The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-03

The Misses Wittenmeyer are
attending a house party at Mr..
Green's at Lewistown this week.
John l.. Stetler of Nottawa,
Michigan is spending two weeks in
Snyder county at Beavertown and
with Johl F. Stetler at this place.
Postmaster j. N. Brosious of Nj.
Pleasant Mills dropped in to see us
last Thursday. He thinks the tel
ephone line will shortly he built
through to his town. We hope it
will.
The school board of Franklin
township on Saturday received bids
tor the erection of an addition to
the Paxtonville school building.
The contract was awarded to J. +.
Stetler for $907.90.
In the election returns of Frank
lin township last week we errone-
ously stated that j. j.. Marks was
elected Overseer of the Poor. We
should have stated Reuben Werlich
was elected to that position.
The Bethlehem Conference of the
Evangelical Association appointed
Rev. j. II. Fenstermacher at Port
Trevertou, l.. II. Yergey at Me-
Clure Rev. f. f. Gilbert OF Port
Treverton goes to Millersburg.
Invitations are out for the mar
riage of Samuel j. Pawling, prom
insnt attorney Of Selinsgrove, to
Miss Harriet Richter, an accom-
plished young lady of the same
place on Thursday evening, March
10th, az 7 p. NJ, in Trinity Luth-
eran church, Se'irsgrove.
). Rptlermel OF l42O King St.,
Seattle, Washington, has sent us Il
copy of Vol. l., No. 1, of the Daw-
son City Gfocier which is represent
ed is the only family newspaper
published oo the Klondike. 1t is
dated Dec. %, 1897, and has a
strong favor Of Seattle G. terpri:e.
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 Soles and you
will make no mistake, shaving soap,
face cream, hair oil and egg-sham-
poo for sale. A. +. SoLEs.
The Canipmeeting Committee
met in the u. B. church at Mid
dleburgh, on Monday forenoon Feb.
2S in which the following officers
were elected. Pres. M. l.. Shannon,
Sec. j. l.. Smith, Treas. Cornelius
Bowersox. Meeting adjourned.
}. l.. SMITH, Sec.
Col. Culberston, the brilliant 1T
torney ard active republican poii-
ticai leader Of Lewistown, was in
orr city last Friday on business
He would have been candidate
tor Congress in his county if Cen
gresham Mahon had not shown
such remarkable strength in other
counties.
The following fittings are re-
ported from Middlecreek Dar
Swanger will moveonH H. ID. Knepp'>
farm; John Zeiber on II. b. Has.
singers farm; VIM. Yost on farm
vacated by Zieber; VIM. Gross or
| G. o. Greenhoe's farm, vacated by
Heimbach. H. w. Ulsh will stock
the farm OfHoward Ulsh.
John V. Lesher, one of the Dem.
ocratic leaders of Monroe township,
was at the county seat last Saturday
He is graduate of Bucknell Uni.
versity at Lewisburg and Will,
there won reputation as Foot.
Ball player. He is now teaching
school in Northumberland count,
and is studying law with Hon. S
p. Wolverton at Sunhury.
The whistle ola locomotive cal
be heard $500 yards; the noise OF ,
train, $500 yards; the report of .
musket or the bark of a dog, 2,SO(
yards; the roll Of a drum 1,60(
! yards, the croak ofa frog 900 yards
: q cricket chirp. 500 wards: a dinner