The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-12
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA, MARCH r. 1896

mtIulnDurg ana having embarked IN
business there for himself does not
forget Middleburgh. He paid his
respects to the town on the Holy
Sabbath.
A man named Simmons is said to
have declined to become the private
secretary of man named Green for
peculiar reason. The salary was
tempting aud the work would have
been light and agreeable, but then, as
he said, he couldn't bear the thought
OF signing letters, Green, per
Simmons.
A facetious exchange arises to
suggest that the young woman :
privilege to ask ayoung man to
marry her also extends to inviting
him to have an ice cream or a Ham
burg steak with her. And il might
have been added: There is no law
against her asking him also to be al
lowed to put on his skates.
Last week the towns of Sunbury
and East Sunbury were united, as
the Sunbury papers say, in the
bonds of wedlock. 1t seems strange
that these two who have been
sleeping side by side for thirty years
should get married at this late date
especially since the old woman is %
years of age. 1t might be consider
ed leap year engagement.
They tell OF mind reader who
read newspaper before select au
dience Of ladies and gentlemen one
evening through the thickness of IA
two horse blanket. After the feat
was accomplished one of the ladies
left the room, at the same time re.
marking to friend that she was
not going to stay here any longer
g $50 only a calico dr. n.
The cantata, "Jephthah and his
laughter " was rendered in the court
buse By home talent on Friday and
SATURDAY snings. The production
vas aim uably presented and the
prticiia ts were warmly praised
f)r thcsu ccessful rendition of the
clntatu / jas rendered under the
alspicc, ul IA Lutheran Sunday
School u oft II net balance of
ABOUT $50 for the Treasury.
We learn from Iowa papers that
Arthur Kerstetter, son of our prompt
paying su )scriber, Henry Kerstetter
at Dysart Iowa, was married last
Thurs lay in La Port City to Miss
LAY I. b terly by Rev. NJ. Knoll
The young people stand high socially
and the many friends of their pa
rents, who reside in this county will
be glad to learn of the happy union.
The Leila Band serenaded the young
couple.
The publishers of Nc CIve's $
Mdgazine have decided to spend
twenty thousand dollars for short
stories during the coming year.
They announce that new writer's will
be especially welcome. Payment
will be made on very liberal scale,
and it is believed that this will be
more satisfactory than Offering
prizes. Stories should run from
1900 to 5000 words. The shorter
tho story, the better chance of sue.
cess.
A person who has no higher object
in life than TO become skilled in the
urt of tattling about and magnifying
the short comings of neighbors is II
dangerous character, and if to this
be added love for and desire to be
chief scandal monger of the town,
he, she or it becomes q nuisance to
be stunned with as much care as
one would avoid contagion. A scan
dal monger, be the thing man or
woman, Isl creature to be left Sc
verely alone.
The marriage of Miss Mary Gem
berling, OF Selinsgrove, late an EN-.
ployee at the Academy, and Mr.. Cliff.
ford c. Knight, Of Far Rockaway,
L. l., is announced to take place the
coming Sunday at the home of the
bride. Miss Gemberling is vel
known in Lewisburg and was a
member of the Lutheran church OF
Z his place, She was greatly inter.
Q sted in the Sunday school and the
y oung pc ople's work in the church
Cur best wishes 60 to the prospec-
tive bride and groom.-Lepis6urf
+, JhroRicie.