The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-01
E. g. Shaffer of Orienlat is the ne W
postmaster at that place.

Il. Il. Shaffer OF Orienlat is the new
postmaster at that place.
Rev. j. NJ. Rearick OF Center Hall
was at our county seat last Wednes-
day.
Miss Nora Greene of Lewistown
was the guest of the Misses Witten-
myer last week.
Why is philanthrophist like an
old hOrses Because he always steps
at the sound of woe.
Herbert Bower and family of Cum
berland, Nd. and Edward Bower
aud family of Renova are visiting at
the Bower homestead in Swinford.
Arthur Roudabaugh died last week
at Hartleton and on Saturday his
remains were buried and the same
day his application for the Hsrtleton
postmastership was approved in
Washington.
The annual examination OF teach
ers and applicants for school in the
borough Of Selinsgrove will be held
in the High School Building Monday
July 9Th, 1897, by Supt. F. G. Bower.
sox of this place.
Ex.President Cleveland has been
made Doctor OF Laws. He did not
secure his diploma early enough to
enable him to effect any brilliant
couls in national legislation.
The house that is kept completely
closed during the day is the one that
will be the coolest at all time. Open
the window after the sun sets, but
not while the glare is on the pave.
ment.
required just 8 hours to arrest,
try, convict, and imprison an Ohio
postmaster who was 1885 short in
his accounts. The facilities for
locking up the small thieves are IN i.
surpassed.
The Pennsylvania railroad author
tiles have rescinded the order rela.
tive to the selling OF newspaper aud
cigars on trains stopping at stations
so far as it applied to the Union news
company.
The school board completed their
organization on Tuesday evening.
G. G. Gutelius has been elected presi.
dent, DR.. G. E. Hassinger secretary
and W. I. Garman treasurer. A 8 mill
school and a 3.mill building tax was
laid.
Lycoming county has three candi-
dates for governor. Two are Republi.
cans, Col. Coryell and Attorney Gen
eral McCormick; the third is a Dem /.
ocrat, Senator Cochran. Center still
has a few fit for governor, aud many
who think they are fit. Why not put
out some more, they can supply the
timber for the next fifty years There's $
Fortney, Judge Furst, Jack Spangler
Jack Dale, Hewes, Reeder, &c.
In McClures Magazine for July,
Hamlin Garland will conclude his
series Of papers on the personal side
of Grants early life, with o paper
showing Grant as he actually ap.
peared in the full heat and burden of
one of'his greatest campaigns-the
investment and CAPTURE of Vicks-
burg. Like the previous paper, this
one will embody reoollections of
Grant by his close personal associ-
ates.
d. G. Buck, of Kreamer. Snyder
county, has taken the agency for the
new book, entitled Earth Girdled", /,
BY T. De Wit Talmage, and will call
on each and every family in the coun.
ty. The book should be read by all
as it is q family necessity. He can al.
so furnish you with all other valu-
able books, such as "Uncle Toms
Cabin, "Ten Nights in Bar Room"
and others.
The Beech Greek railroad is to en-
ter Altoona and Q bee line between
Pittsburg and Philadelphia is one OF
the probabilities Of the future, with
the Beech Greek as part Of the line.
This would shorten the distance "a
miles and save almost two hours in
the running time. The main pur.
pose Of the Beech Greek company's
desire to enter Altoona is to tap the
new coal field from which to receive
increased freight traffic. The Beech
Oraak railroad In doatinad In hecoma