The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-26
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA. MARCH q, 1896
+. Mortimer Pine. New York
Broker, has card in the PosT.

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Mrs. Samuel Dauberman Of New
Berlin WAS buried on Tuesday.
Miss Libbie Dunkelberger has al
ready received supply of Spring
Millinery goods.
Mrs. Adam Coleman OF Adams
township was buried in the Middle
burgh cemetery on Tuesday.
A change Of matter will be found
in the following advertisement: y.
Weis. +. II. Maurer and II. L.
Philips.
w. ID. Baker, Selinsgrove, has en-
larged his repairing room for re-
pairing bicycles. This will afford
increased facilities for business.
T. II. Hsrter, Editor of the Belle.
fonte Gazette. was Middleburgh
visitor or Tuesday. He was fresh
from the Woodward tragedy and
had few blood-curdling stories to
relate.
A meeting OF the Women's Auxi-
larry OF the Cotton States Exposition
Commission met Friday and closed
up its affairs. A balance of $500 was
turned into the State Terasury as
the result of good management. A
permanent organization will be
effected to meet once year in So
cial way. Secretary keenan, il COM
piling book on the work OF the
Commission.
A man who believes in the say
ing, "See pin. pick it up, and all
day long you'll have good luck" saw
pin in front of the postoffice the
other day. Bending down to get it,
his hat tumbled off and rolled into
the gutter, His eye glasses fell and
broke on the pavement his sus =
0eaders gave away behind; he
bursted the button hole on the back
of his shirt collar. and he all but lost
his new false teeth. He got the pin.
f.. A. Ford, general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines, has
issued orders that the rules relating
to mileage tickets must be rigidly en-
forced by conductors. Tickets must
be presented. by the original pur.
chasers or conductors will not hon.
or them. Any one having an un
expired ticket can have it redeemed
at the rate of 2 cents mile if pre-
sented on or before March 81.
McClure's Magazine never fails t.
make good its special claim of time
liness. The April number has fol
frontispiece an excellent portrait o
Professor Rontgen, whom the Ger
man Emperor has, within these few
days, made baron for his marvel
GUS discovery Of the cathode rays
and the leading article is almost tn,
first account yet given OF Professo
Rontgen, as seen in his own labora
tory in the actual conduct Of his ex
periments.
The managers of the Home Tele,
phone Company have completed ar.
rangements with the Shamokil
Telephone Company by which al
the subscribers of the Home Tele
phone Company will have the advan
tage Of communication with Sun
bury, Shamokin. Mt. Carmel, Mil
ton. Northumberland. Hotel Shikel
limy, Watsontown and Winfield
Mi6finbur9 Iele9, dph. Why can
we hear from the Sunbury and Sny
der county telephone company
They ought to build their line nov
and get good connecting points.
The General of the Army, the Gen
eral commanding the U. s. Corps O
Engineers. Vice-Pres. Webb of tn
New York Central, and John Jaco
Astor, compose The Cosmopolita
Magazines Board of judges to de
eide the merits of the Horseles
, Carriages which will be entered i
the May trials, for which The Cos
mopolitan offers $4,000 in prizes
, This committee is undoubtedly tn
, most distinguished that has eve
/ consented to act upon the occasio
| Of the trial of new and useful in
5 vention. The interest which thes
4 gentlemen have shown in acceptin
!. places upon the Committee is ind
j cative Of the importance of the sui
!, iect, and that the contest itself wi
a be watched with marked interest G