The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29

on Sunday.
A festival will be held at Bergey's
school house July 3lst. The Trox-
elville band will furnish the music.
Miss Alice Pawling of Selinsgrove
spent few days very pleasantly
With Hon. G.. A. Schoch and wife.
G. A. Lamb of Sunbury and G. F.
Lamb, a druggist of Shamokin, were
in town Monday looking up business
prospects.
About dozen cyclers and other
visitors from a distance were last
week stopping at the Kleckner Hotel,
New Berlin, very popular summer
resort.
Congress passed the new tariff
bill on Saturday afternoon and it
was promptly signed by President
Mckinley.
The School Board has reconsider
ed the motion to locate the new
school building on Sugar Street and
they are again trying to get a ma
iority for another location.
This anxiety on the part of legisla-
tors over their expense bills is quite
natural. A check from the Governor
and check from the Tresury are
very different things.
The taxpayers of Mifflinburg will
vote Saturday, August %, for or
against the construction of water
works at the borough's expense. It
is estimated that such plant would
cost $4,000.
The Penn Telephone company
have erected the poles for their new
line. The wires will be put up soon
and the phones placed for the use
Of the subscribers. The line will be
in use in few weeks.
John F. Stetler has the contract to
erect the new school building at
Millroy, Miffiin county. John is
erecting great many buildings in
Miffiin county and he certainly does
his work right.
In speaking of Jacob Heiser's big
strawberry yield las, week. we stat
ed that the price averaged 5 cents
per quart. 1t should have stated
that the price averaged little over
So. 90 per bushel.
The Editor acknowledges the
receipt of an invitation to attend the
Masonic Picnic at Island Park, Aug.
ust 4th. The Sunbury, Danville,
Lewisburg, Northumberland and
Selinsgrove Lodges will attend.
Bonneville Smith tramped on a
broken glass tumbler that cut
through the sole of his shoe and into
foot, so that he had to pull piece of
glass out of the foot. 1t also had
cut an artery, which bled severely.
Mr.. Smith is unable to wear shoe.
When a member mas received
notice to explain bill and he fails
to appear. Is it not prima facie
evidence the bill was trumped up
for the purpose of taking money
from the State unjustly! What
would you call it,
Governor Daniel Hastings by |
scrutinlzing expense bills too close
", will deprive some members from
Summer vacations; some will stick
heir friends on endorsements, 9TH
srs will have to give up proposed
purchases, but the people are the
gamers.
A COW broke into the cistern on the
arm of Editor Schweier, of the SEN
incl, near Mifilintown. one day late.
y. The cistern was 15 feet deep,
about 10 feet OF water.
The animal was kept from drowning
~ holding her head above water with
! rope fastened to her horns, while
he water was being pumped out.
,ut the pump soon gave out. After
'arious plans were proposed aud
'dvice given how to get her out, it
vas decided to put derrick over
he cistern and lift her out. The
lerrick was soon there and a strong
ope fasened to the animals horns.
nd she was slowly and gently lifted
ut and laid along side of the cistern.
he soon got up and walked away,
nd the next morning she was chew.
ag her cud, and was all right. |