The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-01-24
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA, JANUARY "a 1885, M

good after Tuesday Jan 10Th.
Jacob Rhoads who had been at
Harrisburg visiting his old home is
again in town.
An entertainment was held in
Ocker's School house, Centre Twp.
last Friday evening. II. \. Bower
sox is the teacherand the entertain
ment was a brilliant success.
a live deer was seen skirmishing
across the fields near Fremont last
week He was chased out of the
woods by some dogs. The deer es-
capped again to secure hiding place.
BARGAINS, BARGAINS 500 Pairs of
Shoes on our Bargain Counter.
For sale way down in price. Call
and see them, at VI $. ScHRoYER's,
SELISsGRovE, PA.
The nomination convention of
Franklin Township will continue
from to L. VI. on Saturday in
stead of from to 1 Z. VI. as pre-
viously announced.
SHINGLES ! SHI>dLEs !! / have Just
received lO0,OO0No. |, and 3 2i-inch
White-pine Shingles. Call and see
them before buying elsewhere.
f. II. Maurer, New Berlin, Pa
Beginning with this week all cou-
pons will be dated stating how long
n coupon will be good. This is rem i.
dered necessary to avoid combina-
tions by persons who are collecting
coupons.
Correspondents must not write on
both sides of sheet. If their sup
ply of paper is exhausted they
should inform us. Our correspon-
dents would save us great deal of
unnecessary trouble by consultinc \
dictionary.
The nominations for the February
election must he made Is days be-
fore the election and the nomina-
tions certified to the Commission
ers' Office on or before the lst day
of Feb. 1895.
The prophets who were around
last week predicting that the French
Republic had reached the end of it's
rope now perceive that that same
institution has several thousand
coils of twisted hemp lying upon the
reserve shelves.
A letter was received from the
dead letter Office in Washington by
a Senator addressed to him at the
Senate of Penn'a, Philadelphia.
The clerks in the dead letter office
think that Philadelphia is the Capt.
tai of Pennsylvania.
1t was Brother Andrew Carnegie
who the other day said it was a sin
for any man to die rich. Perhaps
Brother Carnegie has just cut the
wages of his employees from 80 to 90
per cent, in his solicitude to prevent
them from dying sinners.
The nominating caucus of the
Republicans of Middlepurgh will be
held in the Public School house on
Thursday evening Jan "a tn at 6:3O
L. Nj. The convention for nomina.
ting will be held on Saturday Jan 26,
in the Register and Recorders
Office from | to =. NJ.
Ordinarily the winter time is con-
sidered an unfavorable season for
a strike, but Il strike on trolley line
is an exception. The motormen
who pick out the period of cold
snaps for tie-up show great shrewd-
ness-at least, if they work for a
company which refuses to use yes.
tibuled cars.
Many people are not familiar with
the origin of the superstition of the
number ls. 1t is supposed to have
originated when Christ sat down
with the twelve apostles, to feast,
he being the thirteenth, and after
wards crucifed. Since then it is
supposed by superstitious people
that thirteen is an unlucky mum Der.
The Musical Convention to be
held at Selinsgrove promises to be a
grand affair. 1t will open Monday
Feb, 4th. Two grand concerts will
be given on Friday and Saturday
nights Of the same week. Special
musical talent has been engaged for
the occasion and the affair promises
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