The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-21

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L. Dunkelberger can supply you
with the newest thing in plaid shirt
waists, neckwear, kid gloves, leather
belts and "Plaid Hose" Give her
Il call. tt.
Our Summer Millinery Opening
will take place Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, April 2S, 20 and 30.
l.. DUNKELBERGER. tt.
The Democratic Standing COM
mittee met at Middleburgh on
Tuesday and passed resolutions nrg-
ing Senator Simon p. Wolverton,
ofSunbury, to be candidate for
Governor.
A very complete history of the
Ladies' Mite society of this place was
handed us this week from the able
pen of Mrs. Lizzie B. Smith which
has been crowded out this week. 1t
will appear next week.
J. +. Bihighouse, the enterprising
merchant of Mifllinburg, was in town
on Tuesday night. He reports his
sister Jennie, very i'll with lung
trouble necessitating a treatment un-
der the care of Philadelphia
specialist.
The assessor of Washington twp,
Francis Glass, reports, 43S resident
taxables, 80 non resident taxables,
"a estate taxables. 2OS names en-
rolled in the militia for the year
1898.
X. c. Walter and family spent
Sunday at Atlantic city, N. j.
This week Mr.. Walter is spending
in Philadelphia selecting and pur-
chasing new goods for the firm of
Runkle d Walter.
John Renninger, who resides
about 2 miles east of town, comes to
the front with large chicken egg.
The egg was laid by his own good
stock and measures 81 inches in
circumference. Who can beat this ?
The Lewistown camp of Sons of
Veterans have volunteered their
service to Pres. Mckinley in case of
war with Spain. They secured %
names on Friday night and it is
said they can secure a full hundred
men.
Don't forget our special offer of the
Post for only one Dollar per year in
advance. Those who have been pay
ing 1.5O for the Posi- know how to
appreciate the liberality ofthis offer.
This offer is good for limited time
only.
James Middleswarth, l.. f. Pawl-
ing and Phillip b. Sioyer are the
viewers for a new bridge across the
Susquehanna at Georgetown and
will meet for that purpose in con-
nection with the viewers of North'd
county, on the 10th of April.
Sunday Charles G. Hendricks
and his sister Nettie and Misses
Della and Alice Pauling, all of
Selinsgrove, drove to town and
tarried a while at Hon. q. A.
Schoch's residence. Miss Della is
spending some time here.
On Thursday W. F. Dagle open
ed his new confectionery store in
the Brautigam store building on
Queen street with a fine supply of
goods. Back of the store room he
has u small building with steam
power to manufacture ice cream,
which he will sell at wholesale and
retail.-Northumberland Press.
There is very noticeable feature
in the growth of the steel trade OF
America, namely, that it is larger
outside of the rail business than
heretofore, the former having practi-
cally consumed all of the product
OF steel /; now it consumes but 25 to
80 per cent ofthe years product.
Prof. Edwin Charles on Saturday
went to Pert Treverton to spend a
week Of pleasure and of business.
Mr.. I harles is the active and ener-
getic :rian of the historical So
ciety ana he will no doubt want to