The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07

successful merchant and the mer-
camille appraiser ofSnyder CO., was
here on Saturday preparatory to
beginning work as appraiser.
f. S. Mitterling lumber dealer
of Strouptown, was in Middleburg
Saturday and ordered an advertise
ment of shingles and boards placed
in the PosT. See ad. elsewhere.
In the list of those who are max
ing external improvements to their
property are David Ocker, Prof.
Paul Billhardt, Allen Clclan, VIM.
Beaver, w. f. Feese, ID. A. Kern
and others.
S. p. Sampsell, of Salem, a bro
ther of Judge Sampsell and one of
the most successful farmers ofPcnn
twp, came to Middleburg Saturday
to test the strength of dentists nip
pers and of course dropped in to
see us.
Jacob W. Benfcr, of Freeburg,
and d. f. Seip, of Mt. Pleasant
Mills, VIM. Hassinger, Of Paxton
vile, and G. f. Dunkelberger, of
Kremer, were among our callers on
Wednesday-our press day-last
week.
Our special offer is still good.
One dollar per year in advance.
Old subscribers may pay up arrear-
ages and take advantage of our
special offer of one dollar per year
in advance. This is good only tor
the 60 days.
DIR. |. G. Barber, of Dan vile
and family spent a few days in town
during the past week. The doctor
is a successful physician enjoying a
large and lucrative practice at Dan
vile. While here, the doctor had
no superior.
On Monday Mrs. Harriet Smith
and daughter, Alice, went to New
kensington, Pa, to make make
their future home. III. Burns Smith,
the formers son, precededthem, and
is filling a pleasant position in that
very active town only IS miles from
Pittsburg.
| New GoODs. Easter novelties
together with house hold articles
which we wish to make a speciality
April 9th. We will give to each
purchaser an Easter gift worth hav-
ing, Ulrich and Osmun, don't for
get the time and place, Selinsgrove,
Pa. 3-31-2t
Last Saturday Andrew Wolfkiel
completed his 44th year in the SER
vice of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. He has been conduc-
tor for "a years and has been over
the bank 36 times. For faithful
ness to the technicalities of his in
structons he has no superior.
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 Soes and you
will make no mistake, shaving soap,
face cream, hair oil and egg-sham-
poo for sale. A. r.. SOLEs.
The Snyder Co. Tribune cameout
last week in a new torm-a seven
column quarto, much improved in
appearance and in the amount and
quality Of its contents. The "young
bloods" in Snyder county journalism
seem to have awakened the time
tried journalists of maturer years.
We agree with Bro. Lnmhard that
Snyder county needs better news
papers. He might have added that
we don't need any more to add to
the struggle for bread.
You may publish column after
column in laudation of man orfrm
and they think it is only a duty you
owe to the public to commend them,
but print one line that can be con-
structed as a reAection-no matter
how true-and they are up on their
high horse in a minute and all the
good things you have said count for
naught, and yet majority Of people
will claim they like to see paper