The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-11
B. f. Hoffman, one of the best

tracted to the county seat on busines
last Friday and while here paid hi
respects to this Office.
Charles l.. Marks attended tn,
Lutheran reunion at Island Parl
on Thursday of last week. He ex
perienced little damp weather be
fore he reached home.
Mrs. d. +. Kremer of Phila,lel.
phia last week was the guest cf he1
parents, John Stetler and wife. Hel
husband is employed in the custom
house of Philadelphia.
Mrs. DR.. J. G. Salade of New
Ringold, Pa. and Mrs. Irwin Auckel
Of Shamokin are paying a visit tc
their parents in Franklin, C. H.
Dunkelberger and wife.
The Middleburgh bottling works
was sold at Sheriff's sale on Thurs
day of last week. Only the per-
sonal property was sold, but it was
parcelled out in small parts.
DR.. Harrington of Hazleton, w.
G. VonNeida and Misses Minnie
Schoch and Annie Potter of Selins-
grove were Middleburg visitors on
Friday afternoon of last week.
FoUSD.-A pair ofspectacles were
picked up on Monday on the board
walk between town and Franklin.
Owner can have same by calling at
Clusters store and proving property.
The Middleburgh Cider Press will
resume operation on Tuesday, Aug.
8, and will be operated on Tuesday
of each week by Edward Mover and
Charles Steininger until the cider
season closes. tt
Mrs. W. a. Lutz, who had been
visiting her many friends here, has
returned to her home at Shppcns-
burg. She was accompanied by
Miss Mabel Bachman, who will
spend some time with the former.
William X. Miller ESQ, of Salem,
one of Snydcr's active and brilliant
young men, was at the county seat
several days last week and incident
ally took in 4 portion of the camp
ing period at the Red bridge grove.
There has been an increase in the
number CT typhoid cases in Mitilin-
burg TO about fifty, hut many of
them are very mild. The veryable
local physicians have the epidemic
well i'll hand and but one death has
thus far been reported.
Maggie Malinda Doebler, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Doebler
township, died on Sunday
morning of summer complaint, aged
] month and 26 days. Funeral SER
vices were held on Mondry.
The United Brethren Sunday
school of this place last Saturday
enjoyed an old style celebration in
HowclPs grove, one mile east of
this place. A festival took place
during the afternoon and evening.
A very pleasant time was spent.
Ex-Sheriff Alfred Specht of Bea-
vertown was in town on Saturday
morning. 1t is said that the sheriff
thinks of entering the race for the
nomination Of sheriff next spring.
Mr.. Specht was popular official
and 1t will require a strong man to
defeat him.
Prof. William Noctling fSclins-
grove lectured before the Teachers
Institute last Friday afternoon. The
Professor is one of the well-known
members of the faculty of the
Bloomsbury State Normal School.
He is a popular educator and wins
friends wherever he goes.
On Friday evening, July 30, a
very pleasant surprise party assem-
bled at the home of Attorney M. I.
Potter. About so guests had as
sembled in Mr.. Potter's absence and
hence upon his return the surprise
was complete. The refreshments
were served upon the lawn which
was beautifully illuminated. The
occasion afforded much pleasure for
the participants.
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