The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-02-04
On Tuesday was Ground Hog da,

On Tuesday was Ground Hog day.
The Freebrrg and Paxtonvills
letters are crowded out this week.
Mrs. A. G. Bashoar and Miss Rose
Schoch visited Mrs. A. E. Cooper at
Selinsgrove.
II you want a first class Piano,
Organ or Sewing Machine, call on
Frank s. Riegle. Middleburgh, Pa.
The contract for printing the
Spring election ballots was awarded
to the Posr for $4l, being the low.
est bid for the entire lot.
The State Capital building at Har-
risburg was totally destroyed Tues.
day afternoon. Loss $1,OOO.OOO. In
surance $4OO,0 900.
H. E. Walter has taken possession
of the furniture rooms formerly oc-
cupied by Philip Swineford and has
on hand full line of kitchen furni-
ture, suits, common aud fancy rock
ers. chairs, stands, spring beds. etc.
Come and see him before purchas-
ing. tt.
A smooth, easy shave, genteel
hair cut, or other tonsorisl work. is
always obtained at Soles' Barber
Shop. in Wittenmyer's Building, op-
posite Post Office. Go to Soles and
you will make no mistake, Shaving
soap, face cream. hair oil and egg
shampoo for sale. A. E. SOILS.
DIED.-Elizabeth. wife OF Amos
Wittenmyer and daughter of George
Hassinger was born near Middle.
burgh, Snyder county, Pa, Sept.
3rd, 1921 and died at Benton Ridge,
Ohio, Jan. 9th, 1897. Mrs. Witten-
myer was we'll known in Middleburg
and her friends here will regret to
learn OF her death.
A bill is to be introduced into the
Legislature prohibiting treating.
This is done to prevent drunken.
ness and may 60 somehat toward
that end. II, however, o msu de-
sires to get drunk he will do it
whether he is treated or not. He
can always get the money and Dutch
treats would be the order Of the
day.
WANTED A good man, (having
horse or bicycle prefered) as perma-
nent superintendent for Snyder Co.
to attend TO our business, on salary.
Must send along with application
strong letters of recommendations
as to honesty, energy and ability.
First class man only. State occupa-
tion. Address,
p. o. Box 243, Middleburgh, Pa.
They say that the taxpayers of
Monroe township were assessed 3d.
700 for road repairing, and also re-
ceived S4OO from the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad Company, and yet
that township is 5000 in debt for
road repairing in '96. Notwithstand-
ing all this expense the roads are no
better than they were in 1895. The
taxpayers have a perfect right to
kick. -Selinsgrove 2Imss.
Henry SampselI, the county chair
man of the Republican standing
committee, called at this Office Sat
urday. He thinks that the under
standing of True Blue Republican"
should be interpreted to mean man
who voted for Mckinley. When the
committee meets ON Saturday every
committee should know this and be
required to exact the same require
ments in each district.
Senator Hummel was appointed
on the following committees: Agri-
culture, Canals and Island Naviga-
tion, Education, Foresty, and Law
and Order making five in all. Repre-
sentative Herman was placed on the
appropriation committee, elections,
ways and means committee and the
Educational committee. Represen-
tative Focht, of Union county, is on
seven committees: Appropriation,
Banks, City Passenger Railways,
Eish and Game. Manufacturers,