The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-20

test will be awarded, Saturday. Aug.
Goth. A few new subscribers may
bring the first prize instead OF the
second.
Chas. Meiser and William Stahi-
necker on Saturday went to Buffalo
to buy cattle. They will visit Amer
ica's Great Cataract before return
ing home.
Susqueharna University will open
Sept. 3rd. This school deserves the
favorable recognition by all our peo-
pie. Send to DR.. j. r. Dimm for a
catalogue.
VIM. Zerfns and Miss Jesta Frey
man took part in the choir conven.
tion on Saturday. Rev. McLain OF
the Lutheran church delivered the
address of welcome.
Mrs. Theadore Walter of Akron,
Ohio, came in from the West on
Tuesday evening and is being enter.
tanned by her sisters and parents at
Ex-Sheriff Bolender's.
For sale cheap, Hartford Bicycle,
in good repair, '93 pattern. For fur
ther information call on
JSo. f. WAGENsELLER,
Selinsgrove. Pa.
On Saturday evening of this week
there will be partial eclipse Of the
moon. 1t will commence at 1I:07
o'clock Saturday night and last un
til 4:49 o'clock Sunday morning.
For refusing to send his trunk to
the station when he ordered it.,
Marks Bacharach. Philadelphia
merchant. sued hotel proprietor r.
II. Hutchinson. of Shenandoah, for
$4,000.
The Tax collectors of the various
districts brought about $4,000 to
Middieburgh Monday. The total
amount of the taxes to be paid to
the county Treasurer aggregates
this year about 800, O,0o0.
A. III. Smith, editor Of the Eliza
bethville Echo and his wife are vis-
iting at A. 5. Beavers. Mrs. Smith
had been very seriously i'll aud we
are pleased to state, has so far re-
covered as to be able to come here.
The Evangelical Campmeeling be.
gan at Bowers Grove on Tuesday Of
this week. Quite number of fam.
lilies of town are camping out. II
the weather is favorable, between
5000 aud 10000 people will visit the
camp ground next Sunday.
Don't place your order for q buggy
until you see the Safety buggy man
ufactured by the Safety Buggy Co..
Of Lancaster. A sample buggy can
be seen at my livery stable near the
Washington House.
u. w. ~. coNESs hStuJ.
McClure's Magazine for Septem
ber will contain short sea story OF
quite unusual quality and interest,
by new writer, Morgan Robertson,
once a sailor before the mast. There
Sill also be stories by Mrs. Spofford
and Clinton Ross.
On Wednesday evening OF this
week Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Ulsh will
give reception at their home in Sc
linsgrove to their son DR.. Ulsh and
his bride, formerly Miss Ethlyn
Mitchell of Driftwood. The editor
acknowledges the receipt of an in
yitatlon.
The bugs are pretty bad this sea-
son and the farmer is having tough
time. The 16 TO | men are silver
bugs, the prohibitionists are water
bugs, the women suffragists are
lady bugs, the sound money men
ere gold bugs, the mugwumps are
humbugs, some candidates are
straddle-bugs.-and the potato bugs
are eating up all the Paris green.
VIM. +. Walter of Akron, Ohio,
a former resident of this place, came
to town on Friday afternoon accom-.
panied by his bride, Miss Crone, of
Akron. The calathumpians sere-
naded the young couple on Friday
evening. We wish our young friend
and his bride happy voyage down
life's rugged stream. They are
staying at Calvin Stetler's and with
other relatives.