The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-09

Thomas Hosterman and friend of
Woodward visited Middleburg Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Samuel App and wife of Selins-
grove drove to town Sunday. Mrs.
App remained for institute and
Samuel left tor home.
Ex-SheriiI Bolender, Carbon See
bold, j. +. Stctler and G. w. Wag-
enseller attended Masonic Lodge at
Selinsgrove Monday evening.
1t is said that Morgan Rote, of
Milllinburg, formerly of this place,
will shortly lead one of Hartleton's
damsels to the alter andsay 81 will"
Carbon Seebold, prop'r of the
Washington House, butchered 8
hogs last week that weighed 400
lbs, 3Sl lbs, and 1867 lbs, respect
lively or total of 1l4S pounds.
"STOP."
II. f. Walter wishes to inform
the public that he can supply any
and all kinds of furniture. Call
and see his stock and learn his
prices before purchasing elsewhere.
If.
j. W. Martin recently left the
Montour House, Danville, and ac-
cepted position at Catawissa in the
employ of the Reading Railroad Co.
He visited this place Saturday and
spent Sunday with his parents at
PaxtOnville.
A smooth, easy shave, genteel hair
cut, or other tonsorial work, is al
ways obtained at Soles' Barber Shop,
in Wittenmyer's building, opposite
Post Office. Go to Soies and you
will make no mistake, shaving soap,
face cream, hair oil and egg-sham-
poo for sale. A. E. SoLEs.
AS Is our custom we desire to
remind our subscribers who are in
arrears that next week is court and
as people will be coming here from
all parts of the county, you can send
us some money. Some who read
this are not in arrears and this no.
tice is not intended for them. Those
who are in arrears, come, pay up.
We need every cent due us.
"STOP."
"That the richest and largest de-
posits of gold that the earth has ev-
er produced up to the present time
have been found in the Alaska
klondyke country is now an es-
tablished fact. We call your at
tention to the advertisement of the
Alaska Klondyke Gold Mining Co.
in another column" lO-7-6m.
The BuckneN WHror, the publi-
cation of which has been temporari-
ly suspended, will be issued monthly
hereafter, beginning with January,
1898. Z. A. Linderman, '9S, was
made editor-in-chief and Hiram l..
Purdy, '9S, business manager of the
Mirror. The alumni have promised
to cooperate in the publication Of
the Mirror.
In one Of the public schools an
inspector wasexamiuing class. His
subject was ON animals. The in
spector thought for a moment, and
then asked the class "What ap-
pearance has the zerbaY' Nobody
seemed to understand the question,
so he made it more plain by saying,
"What is zerba ~ To this ques-
ton I'm answer was soon obtained,
for a small boy called out; "a dom
key with foot ball jersey on,"
"STOP."
The Marion Independent tells of
u man in that neighborhood who
shot screech owl, and, believing
there was u bounty ON birds Of that
kind, took it to u justice Of the
peace to make the proper affidavit.
The Justice assured hun that there
was not only no bounty on the
screech owl, but that, ON the con-
trary, there was u penalty Of $5 for
shooting one, The justice said he
was sorry, but Us the man had con-
fessed to the violation of the law, he
had no alternative but to impose the