The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-04
Our Big Pd,e Offer
FREE TUITION, ere. FOR 81 WEEKS WILL
DE GIVEN BY THE POST At rHE BLOOMS.
BURG STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

% much lnterset has been awaken.
ed IN the PosT's efforts TO raise tb.
standard of the teaching force of
Snyder county that we have decided
to make another prize offer For
the person who receives the most
votes during the contest we will nav
Tor the tuition, boarding. heat.
furnished room, washing, light and
use OF gymnasium for 2s weeks nj
the Bloomsbury State Normal
school. For the person who receive,
next to the highest number of votes.
we will pay for tuition. etc, as above
for Ii weeks 1t will be observed
that the second prize is as large as
the one won by G. W. Smith and
the first prize is twice as large.
The contest will be open to all per.
sons in and out of the county, more
especially to teachers and those
preparing to teach. There is one
exception. 1t will not be open TO
{. W. Smith, the winner of the
other prize.
The teachers we're somewhat
handicapped during the last contest
owing to the fact that all of them
were busy with their schools. The
schools have nearly all closed and
this will afford special opportunity
to work for these magnificent
prizes. We will not issue a coupon
until next week. This will give
every body plenty of time before.
hand so that the news of this grea.
offer will reach the ears of all before
a single coupon is issued.
1t might be inferred from the last
contest that persons residing in or
abe [sA&' HSASAAe advnu-
ySe. Such, however, Is uo.the case
There are AS many copies of the
Posr 90 to the East end or TO the
West end Of the county a. remain in
this section. The other sections
of the county are supplied equallya,
well considering the extent OF ter
ritory. Besides it will be an easier
matter for all contestants if every
district has a contestant or tw1
The only advantage that accrue la
} the last contest was due to those
who first announced their names by
sending votes in early. T1is curly
announcement apprlsed thelrl .,-
in good time Of their wishe,. Ity,.
, desire one of these prizes don't be
afraid to let your friends know
about it. These prizes aggregate in
value to S2OS 80. There ought 10 br
} at least twenty five contestants for
these prizes II there are more con
= testants, the contest will require
! less work for each contestant II
there are only few contestants
the entire county must be canyassed
We have, however, no fear of this
since the popularity of these prizes
has spread so rapidly The more
contestants that are in the race, the
less will be the number of votes re.
quired to win the prizes. Next week
we will begin the issue of the cou.
pons when the contest for these
prizes will be submitted TO the good
judgment of our many readers.
Charles Sitter, of Mitllinburg,
dental student of Philadelphis, call.
ed on DR.. j. c. Amig on Monday.
Mr.. Gortner, member of the
Milton Furniture Company, was in
town on Monday and Tuesday.
This company whose advertisement
appears in the Posr has furnished
the new outfit for the Central Hotel
The following letters remain un.
called for in the Middleburgh Post
Office; James A. Mevey, Mrs. Bar.
barn Oaks, Edward Oaks, Mr..
Beckner-2, Mrs. Lottie Banford
Benchmen Loose, Mrs. Sarah J.
Trutt and No. 996S class B.
j. W. RuNKLE, Z. NJ.
On Saturday evening Lester c.
Bachman was married to Miss An.
ME Renninger at the home of the
brides parents in Franklin Town.
ship, by Rev 5. 5. Kohler. Mr..
Bschman is successful teacher
and stood second in the Posr's late
scholarship contest. We wish our
young friends u long and happy
future sailing down the stream of
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