The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

closes Jan. lst, 1898. BE sure to
have your production in ons time.
The winning platforms will be pub
lished also the names of the winners.
Misses Bertha Erhart and Lulu
Smith, who have been attending Kee
Mari College, at Hagerstown, Nd,
are spending their Nmas vacation
at home. DIR. c. l.. keedy is the
president of the institution.
The different Sunday schools OF
; this place will hold their Christmas
exercises as follows: United Bre-
thrcn and Evangelical, Thursday
evening, Dec. 23rd, Lutheran and
Reformed Friday evening, Dee. "a.
Mrs. George Aumiller of Shamo-
kin Dam was operated on for cancer
of the breast at the Mary NJ. Pack
er hospital, Thursday afternoon.
DIR. W. l.. Shindel performed the
operation, assisted by DR.. p. II.
Rem and DR.. f. b. Cooper.
The two passenger cars on cx-
press East on Monday evening bore
Il deep crease along the entire
length of the train caused by an
open door of Il freight car that was
passed ON its eastward journey. No
one was hurt.
Invitations are out which read
"Mr. and Mrs. John Honsinger re-
quest your presence at the marriage
of their daughter, Anna NJ, and
Mr.. NJ. M. Rote, Wednesday even
ing, December twenty-ninth, at
eight o'clock. Hartleton, Pa,
1897"
If you are contemplating buying
a Christmas present, do not fail to
visit Weis' store, Selinsgrove, when
you will undoubtedly be able to find
something to suit you. The assort-
ment of Christmas novelties for the
approaching holidays is extremely
large and attractive.
A smooth, easy shave, genteel hair
cut, or other tonsorial work, is al
ways obtained at Solcs' Barber Shop,
in Wittenmyer's building, opposite
Post Office. Go to Soles and you
will make no mistake, shaving soap,
face cream, hair oil and egg-sham-
poo for sale. A. f. SoLEs.
"Joaquin' in last weeks Selins-
grove Times seems to have been un-
der the impression that we wanted Il
democratic reform platform. We do
not. We do not even want plat
form for the Republican party, but
a platform for individual candidates
to run on at the coming republican
primary election.
"That the richest and largest de-
posits of gold that the earth has cv-
er produced up to the present time
have been found in the Alaska
klondyke country is now an es-
tablishcd fact. We call your at
tention to the advertisement of the
Alaska Klondyke Gold Mining Co.
in another column" lO-7-6m.
The college students at home
spending their holiday vacation are
A. +. and A. II. Gilbert of Franklin
and Marshall College, Lancaster
Charles Marks of Dickinson Col
lege, Carlisle Bruce Grouse and
VIM. Shindel of Susquehama Uni
versity, Selinsgrove, and Samuel
Wittenmyer, Jr., of Cornell Univer-
sity, Ithica, N. Y.
Our townsman, Henry Fisher,
shipped grandfather's clock to his
son, Samuel, at Harrisburg one day
last week. 1t is a fine specimen of
clock work and was made in 1890.
MIR. Fisher has been its owner for
many years, and the son doubtless
will prize this relic of by-gone-days
very highly.-Ereeb,uy Courier.
In accordance with the usual GUS
tom of the papers Of Snyder county
and elsewhere, there will be no pa
per issued from this Office next week.
We observe the week between Xmas
and New Year as our holiday va
cation. This. Office will be open for
the execution Of job work and re-
lceipting for subscription money.