The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18

A1lpCi oASS 49,
was on Wednesday last appointed by
Governor Hastings chaplain Of the
Fifth Pennsylvania regiment, vice
Joseph F. Hartman, Of Altoona,
resigned.
Brother Seal, of the Millersburg
Herald, has the Republican nominal
ton of the upper end OF Dauphill
county for Member of Assembly
As the district is very strong Repub-
licap, a nomination is equivalent to
an election, and Bio. Seal has oul
congratulation,
Will l.. Dewart, S,,nbury, John
V. Lesher, of Snyder County, and
W. L. Kurtz, Of Lewisburg, are
among those ofa facommitteeappointed
to formally notify George A. jerks
of his nomination for governor by
the democratic party. The affair
will take place at Bedford Springs
August II.
The railroadcompanies are begin
ming to use aluminium checks fol
baggage. The improvement is one
which will be appreciated by those
who travel with half a dozen trunks
who who were formerly obliged to
carry the old-fashioned brass check,
one OF which will weigh as much as
half dozen of the new ones.
Last Sunday afternoon, a son Of
DIR. Bordner, riding on a bicycle
down hill near Clements Park,
collided with w. G. Won Media and
Miss Sadie Whitmer of Selinsgrove
who were pedestrians. The cloth
ing ofthe latter was pretty well
torn, though no one was badly in
jured. The rider, it is said, neglect
ed to ring his bell.
The editor of an exchange says he
lisa true Christian and an adamantine
pillar of the church, and loves sacred
songs, but when night after night he
hears aneighboring family that owes
him three years. subscription sing
ing "Jesus Paid it Alp he feels like
shedding his Christianity for few
moments togo over with club and
give them a receipt in full.
Harvey Romig of Selinsgrove OH
Saturday evening while driving
horse ndbuggy on North Market
Street, Sellnsgrove, drove into a
bicycle rider from Kratzerville
The rider was going in the same
direction. The wheel was damaged
seriously and the rider was badly
cut and had to 90 to physician tc
dress his wounds.
Henry Meek, one OF Port Trever-
toms representatives in the "Gankc
Spanko" war, is Il wagon master at
salary yofSl05 a month. AtTampa,
Florida, he was loading mules on Il
transport, when he was kicked by
one of them and had his right arm
dislocated and badly bruised. II,
had been detailed for service at San
tlago and was ON his wayihere when
injured. He is now ON Il twenty
days turlough at Port Trevcrton.
1t is stated that the Brotherhood
OF Railway Trainmen is the largest
order numerically andpays out more
benefit claims than any railroad or
ganization in existence. They pay
losses once month and on Wednes-
day sent out checks representing
,s4S,000 for one month. The treas
ury expects the disbursement il
August for July will reach $4,000
the largest sum ever paid out fol
benefits for any one month.
Harry NIullneroi' Port Trevertor
| a private in the 2lst United State.
;; Infantry encampedat Camp Hobson
Lithia Springs, Ga, writes to hi:
; ;tormerschoolteacher, Edwin Charlie
of this place, that soldier life is moi
what it is cracked up to be. H,
saysthey saw sixteen Spainards oneo
whom was to be shot as Il spy
There are some men in hisregiment
he thinks, who would he able to lick
the sixteen Spainards.
| DR.. A. r. Pottiegcr had an old
fashioned barn raising Monday fore
noon. The structure is 4Ox4O feet
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