The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11

The commencement exercises OF
the Musical College at Freeburg
will be held on Thursday evening of
this week.
The Lehigh University Com
mencement will begin at South
Bethlehem next Sunday and will
continue until Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Jno. G. Frain and daughter.
Helen, drove from Millersburg to
Middleburgh on Monday and are
now visiting James VanZandts and
Mrs. Paul Billhardt.
Don't place your order for 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.
II. W. II. JONES, Agent.
We are sorry to learn that Mai T..
G. Hamilton, who had gone through
a very severe spell of sickness some
time ago, necessitating dangerous
surgical operation, has again been
compelled to take his bed. We hope
he may be able to be about again
soon.
A smooth, easy shave, genteel
hair cut, or other tonsorial work, is
always obtained at Soles' Barber
Shop, in Wittenmyer's Building, OPP
posite Post office. Go to Soles and
you will make no mistake, Shaving
soap, face cream, hair oil and egg
shampoo for sale A. T.. SoLEs.
All the people in the Mlddlecreek
Valley are in hopes, says Il writer to
the Courier, that Hoover's mill dam
will become useless, and will be re
me cd in the near futurJ. This, it
.1dlaimed, is the only obstruction
to fish along the whole line of the
creek.
A reward of $3.50 is offered for the
arrest and conviction of the incen-
diary who started the fire which re-
Gently destroyed property to the ex-
tent of $4,000 in Lewistown. The
fellow is described as follows
Weight, l75 pounds height, ) feet !
inches; wore blue sack coat, brown
slouch hat, light pants aud dark
necktie. Left eye blackened and
bloodshot.
The Penna. State f. litorial Associ-
alton will have their annual outing
at Atlantic city. The Editors will
assemble ut the Hanover Hotel,
Philadelphia, on tho eve = OF
June 10Th. A special train will leave
Philadelphia Tuesday morning at s
o'clock for Atlantic city whore Il
special program will be arranged fol
the weeks entertainment.
The Danville Breeze says that in
the future smoking of cigarettes
will not be allowed on the Chautau.
qua Assembly grounds. They are
being cornered down so that before
many years the law will not allow
anybody to smoke them except in d
hog pen and that's where they be
long, though it would be a little
J tough on the innocent hogs that is
the better class, which never smoke
cigarettes"
Conferees representing the Peo,
, pies Party Of the 18th congression-
al district of Pennsylvania, met al
the Washington House in this place
and nominated DR.. @. b. Bush, oi
Orbisonia, Huntingdon county, for
representative in congress, and
elected NJ. X. Hassinger of this place
; delegate to national convention 10
be held at st. Louis, July %, 1896
They also elected Jacob Farley OF
Union, alternate delegate aud j. Il
Altman of ,Juniata county, presi-
: Dental elector.
DR.. Thomas May Peirce, founder
and president Of the Peirce Bust
ness College, died at his home, 1916
North Broad street, Philadelphia,
May 10th. For some months past
DR.. Peirce had not been able to
leave the house without an attend
ant. He was in poor health when
he returned from Europe last fall
> and about Christmas time he was
taken with an attack of the grip,
from which his recovery, owing to
his enfeebled condition, was slow
He was a native of Delaware county,
and spent most of his life in teach
ing.