The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-03

Mrs. d. E. McLain and Mrs. Geo.
81. SteininRer spent last Wedues-
day in SellnsHrove.
Hathaway Mertz, who is employ
ed at Selinsgrove, spent Sunday
with his family on Sugar street.
Rev. Frederick Bower last week
visited Samuel Snyder near Fishers s
Ferry to take much needed rest.
Mrs. Newburg and daughter,
Hanna, of Lewistown are visiting
the formers sister. Mrs. j. L.. Marks
in Swineford.
About so Middleburgh people
were at Salem Sunday taking in the
exercises OF the cornerstone laying
Of the new church building.
Glenn Stetler, while playing base
ball on Ascension Day. broke his
arm again at almost the same place
it had been fractured before.
Wilmer Ocker, who holds lucra-
tive position as clerk in q Shamokin
store, spent Sunday with parents
and friends ct this place.
Mrs. !. L. Herman and daughter,
Lizzie. OF Georgetown spent several
days during the past week at Hon.
Chss. w. Hermsn's.
Ira Ulsh and wife OF Millersburg.
formerly Of this place, are the pa
Sents Of recent born infant. So
also are N. T. Orwig and wife of
Houtzdale, Pa.
A serious visitor at the Clearfeld
county jail inquired Of culprit in
one OF the cells, What are you here
for, young mani" For having q
poor lawyer" the victim replied.
Aaron Walter, who resides two
miles back of Sunbury. was Mid
dleburg visitor on Memorial Day.
He spent Sunday at his place of ma
tivity near Centreville.
Rev. S. p. Orwig and wife of Wat
sontown spent Sunday, at DR.. j.
W. Orwig's Rev. Orwig at one
time was the pastor OF the Lutheran
church at this place and he and his
amiable wife have many friends here
who are always glad to see them.
Abner f. Walter of Franklin twp,
hauled load of bark to w. b.
Winey's-the bark weighing 2556
pounds with one horse on wagon
weighing $50 lbs. This makes ton
and half that was hauled six miles
and is remarkably heavy load for
one horse.
We are in receipt of letter of w.
j. Klose of Adsmsburg calling our
attention to some corrections need
ed in the list of dead soldiers. We
desire to get this list corrected and
as nearly complete as possible till
next memorial day. Will the friends
who know of any omission or errors
made. kindly notify us so that the
same may be rectified at once. 1t
was q most difficult undertaking to
get the list correct as those who
have assisted us fully realize.
Mr.. Chapman, the New York stock
broker, who has gone to Jail in Wash
ington for refusing to answer ques-
tions asked by Senators who inyesti-
gated the sugar scandal connected
with the passage of the Wilson tariff
bill by the Democrats, is as smart as
brokers usually are he will utilize in
some profitable way the enormous
lot OF free advertising he is getting.
Editors as a rule, are kind-hearted
and liberal. An exchange tells of
subscriber to certain paper who
died and left fourteen years sub
scription unpaid. The editor ap-
peared at the grave as the lid was be.
ing screwed down for the last time,
and put in a linen duster, a ther-
mometer, palm leaf fan and q re.
ceipt for making ice.
It pays to keep we'll informed on
all important matters. It is false
notion Of economy that prompts a
man to reduce expenses by discon-
tinuing bis newspapers. They A.
ford pleasure and instruction to the
family. There is no investment Of
Q dollar that Q man can make that
viii bring him 80 much in return.
He gets education and information
which are always valuable. !