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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-25
Thursday, May 25, 1899.
STONE TAKES $4,000 FROM SNYDER
COUNTY.

Governor Stone has been very
generous (?) to Snyder County as he
has cut the public schools out of al
most $1,000. He cut Oft the state
appropriation for public schools the
magnificent sum of 81, 100000. OF
this sum Snyder County loses ST.
937.56 for each of two years or a
total of S3,S75.56 for two years. If
the Governor had not cut the appro-
priation Snyder county would have
received S21,S13.53, but since the
cut the schools of this county will
receive only S19,375.97.
This loss to Snyder County is a
very serious one. Money does not
move very freely here at any rate
and to have cut off from the income
the sum of almost $4,000 means Sc
rious embarrassment in the conduct
of the public schools. What makes
the situation more aggravating isthe
fact that by an act of the recent Leg
islaturc, the minimum school term
hasbeen increased from six to seven
months. This brings on the neces-
sity OF more money torpaying teach
ers. Hence the directors of the
county will be confronted with anew
problem. In some way the matter
must be bridged over. Something
must suffer. If it is the teachers
salaries it means less efficient services
of public servants who need an in
crease instead of decrease in their
income. The governorhas certainly
made an error in making a dab of
that character on the public schools,
the very essence of future develop
ment and social strength.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-25
GUN COMPANY A WIND BAG.

Mr.. VIM. II. Whitney of New
York City, the inventor of the ia
nous Gun, has been in town for a
week or more, and he made a great
many friends. He has a gun that
is one of the best, if not the best on
the market. Unfortunately, theold
gentleman, like other inventors,
was not able TO command capital
enough to put the product of his
skill on the market. He had busi-
ness dealings with capitalistsand the
business failed for some reason or
other. His business has been idle
for number of years and being
anxious to resume operations, he
went to New York City to secure
the assistance of monied men to get
his business on foot again. He got
in with a man who has agreed tc
promote a corporation for him and
his business.
This corporation came to Middle
burg withrepresentatives who asked
the citizens Of this place to rais'
S25,OOO to float bonds to the amour
of that sum to be secured by frs
mortgage, and to donate the corpora
ton building and lot. The com
pany agreed to put into the building
machinery and tools to the amour
of $4,000. 1t seems evident tha
the cost of the machinery may hav
been $4,000, but as they can to
large extent be used only for tn
manufacture of the Whitney Cur
they could not be considered goo
security. The committee in charg
got the company down to express
willingness to accept $4,000 an
then to $4,000 which was plent
of evidence that if they could nc
get a big pull they would take
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-25

For SALE.-I offer for sale fifteen
acres Of farm land, twenty acres
of partly cleared land and twenty
four acres Of timber land, all situat-
ed at New Berlin in Limestone town.
ship, Union Co. If so desired, it
will be sold in lots. For particulars
inquire Of A. T. Taylor, Kishaco-
quillas, Pa. 3-23-3mo.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-25

OhNu NSOASC, Oht"nS' oo"',
Wolf John, Wolf Philip, Welker
Christian, Wittenmyer Andrew,
Wittenmyer Jr., Wittenmyer Mi
chael, Walter Jacob, Walter Jacob
Jr., Walter David, Walter Philip,
Walter John, Wittenmyer Wilhel-
nina, Wertz Christian, Wagner
John, Wales John, Wsyrick Will
liam, Weyrick Peter, Weitzel Philip,
Weitzel Peter, Wenner Christian,
Waggoner Youst, Weiser Conrad.
Wenner Andrew, Weiss, John e. Co.,
Wertman Jacob, Warlin Michael,
Wittenmyer Jacob, Walter Henry,
Wesh Jacob, Weiss Jacob, Young
George, Yoder John, Yoder Jacob,
Yoder Michael, Yeager Christian.
SINGLE FREEMAN.
John Kern, Nicholas Ralyart,
Philip Shaber, Michael Newman,
Christian Kemmer. Jchn Traisler,
John Haines, George Bowersox,
Jacob Felmly, David Spade, Davis
Ernest, Henry Blume, John Wey,
rick, John Match, Georgeand Adam
Evigh, Peter Bastian, Jacob Weiss,
John Kratzcr, John Bell, George
Walter, Henry Rhode, Jacob Stein
bruch, Jacob Boush, George Steim-
ley, Nicholas Arbogast, Christian
Glass, George Menges, Thomas
Guynn, George Millar, Henry Pont-
ius, Frederick OFT, Matthias Dauber-
man, John Aumiller, William Haas,
John Shaber, Peter Brouse, Adam
Fisher, Benjamin Weiser, Andrew
Roush, John Deal, Daniel Hassing-
er, Christian Gruber, George Gem
belling, Christian Schnure, Frede-
rick Hooker, Jacob Wittenmyer,
The total amount of taxes fer that
year in all of the township was
S4O4.S3.
TO John Smith, Collector of Penn
township:
PURSUANT, to sundry acts of AS
sembly respecting the mode of COL
lecting and paying county rates and
levies, you are hereby authorized
and commanded within ten days
from the date thereof, to ask, de-
mand and receive from every person
named in your duplicate thesums OF
money they are severally rated and
assessed and if any person or persons
shall refuse or neglect to pay to you
such sum or sums of money within
the space of forty days, after demand
made by You, that then you are au-
thorized and required to take, seize
and distrain the goods and chattels
of every such delinquent, orso much
thereof as shall be necessary to dis
charge said taxcsand costs and make
sale thereof according to law and
after deducting said taxes and costs,
you are to return the overplus to
the owner. But if goods and chat
tells cannot be found, you areto take
the body of such delinquent to the
goal of the county and deliver him
to the keeper thereof, who is requir-
ed to detain him in custody until
said taxes aud costs are paid, or he
be delivered by due course of law.
Given under our hands and seals
this 18th day of May 1897.
HENRY NANDERsLICE,
n. STORKMAN,
Commissioners.
NoTE.-You are to meet the
Board on Thursday, the 3lst day of
Aur,,ot povt Of tho houco of Cbric
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-25
MiddIeburQ's Present Opportunity.

MiddIeburQ's Present Opportunity.
Philadelphia Iaquirer.
Within n short time the people Of
Middleburg have managed through
their representatives to securea shoe
factory for that town, and now they
have before them a business-like
proposition from certain capitalists,
who propose to establish a gun fac
tory. For some reason or other they
are hesitating over the proposal, and
there are hints that the industry may
60 elsewhere. While it is possible
that it would be located in some
other Pennsylvania town, thus sub
serving the interests of the State as
we'll as if established at Middleburg,
that is not the view which the peo-
pie Of the latter place should take of
the matter. To the Inquirer it does
not matter where it goes SO long as
it remains within the State, but the
Middleburg Post takes the local view
and earnestly urges that it be ac-
cepted. off" it says, eve all pull
together, we can easily make a town
in the Middlecreek Valley having a
population of six thousand in five or
six years"
In the case of the shoe factory
success was insured through popular
subscriptions ranging from five hun
dred dollars down. The smallest
was gladly received. The gun fac
tory, however, is large enterprise.
BY the close of the second year its
owners agree to employ three hum
dred hands, which will mean the
construction of not less than two
hundred new houses. They ask a
thirty-fve hundred dollar plot of
ground and a contribution of twenty
five thousand dollars to be secured
by bonds, the interest of which is to
be guaranteed. In what form this
guarantee is to begiven the Inquirer
is not advised. but if that is satisfac-
tory the industry should be welcom-
ed by every resident Of the place.
1t is alwsys wise to look carefully
into proposals of this kind, but it is
also wise to remember that many a
desirable enterprise has been lost by
hesitating too long.
The above we clip from the edi
torial column of the Philadelphia
Inquirer of Tuesday morning. Tt
our esteemed contemporary we de
sire to say that the advise given i
wholesome and timely upon all occa
sions. This money was raised or il
such a shape it could have been com
manded by our committe at a mo
ment's notice, but the security wa
such that no careful business ma
would care to risk any such sun
The company had corporation wit
a capital stock of 100000 and {
that stock one man was to hay
, $125,00O worth of it simply to Il
cate the plant and float the stool
, We can assure the Inquirer that "
, have all the water we need in OF
own historic old Middle Creek, "
, need not 60 to New York to get an
watered stock OF a concern that h,
l nothing else. The position whic
= the Inquirer takes is all right, but
has been discovered thatthe securit
= is no good.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-25
n. STORKMAN,
Commissioners.

NOTE.-You are to meet the
Board on Thursday, the 3lst day of
August next, at the house of Chris
tian Gettig in Sunbury, in order to
get such allowances as shall appear
to them just and reasonable. If you
neglect to report on said day, to set
tie your duplicate no allowance will
be given.
The above paper was handed to us
by Mrs. Lizzie j. Smith of this
place. The same will be presented
to the Snyder County Historical So
ciety.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
PASSENGER TRAIN DETAILED.
Seven Persons More or Less Sc
 riously Injured.

Parkeville, Mo-, March SO.-South-bound Burlington passenger train No. 20, from Omaha, was derailed three and one-half miles north of Parkeville this afternoon.
 Seven persons were more or less seri- ously injured, as follows:
 B. T. Norton, Kansas City, head badly bruised and face smashed; O. E. Hende, mail clerk, Kansas City, face and head bruised; w. B. Yoak, Atwood, Kas., hip bruised and wrists sprained; Peter Moore, Palmyra, Mo-, hip and shoulder hurt; Will liam Rogers, brakeman, leg and hand hurt Prof. H. W. Lohrman, Topeka, Kan. shoul- der and knee injured; Mary A. Miller, Milo, Mo-, foot mashed and head cut.
 The mail and baggage cars were turned bottom side up, and the sleeper turned on its side. The diner left the tracks, but re- mained upright.
 The cause of the wreck though not defi- nitely known, is supposed to have been spreading rails. The train was running at about thirty-five miles an hour.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
FIRE AT COLUMBIA.
Opera House and City Hall Consume
 by Flames.

Columbia, S. C., March SO.-At o'clock this evening the city hall and opera house was discovered in flames and burned to the ground, together with the adjoining build ing, occupied by the Posal Telegraph com pany.
 The fire started on the theatre stage and in a few minutes had enVeloped the entire building. The aggregate loss is about $70, 000, with $35,55o insurance. The city police headquarters, electric light station stores beneath, and library rooms were totally de- stroyed Practically nothing was saved. By hard work the Carolina National bank building and Western Union was saved, though all telegraphic communication with the outside was cut off for several hours.
 The building was erected during recon struction days and its original cost ran into the hundreds of thousands. There were no serious casualties.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
Populists to Meet

The populists are to take a hand in the matter of hold ng constitutional conven- ton. Chairman Grove has been in the city for the past three days working up aisenti- ment among his followers. Last night the populist executive committee met and is- sued the following call for state conven- ton:
 "A state convention of the peoples party of Alabama is hereby called to meet at Birmingham on the Sd day of May, 1899, for the purpose of nominating candidates for delegates from the different senatorial districts, and to take such other action as may be deemed best. Representation Of the respective counties will be based on inc vote for Hon. G. B. Deans for govern or, one delegate being allowed for each 20O votes so cast Where not otherwise or dered county conventions or mass meetings should be held by Saturday, April 23.
 By order of the state executive commit tee. G. b. CHOME.
 Chairman Grove said to an Age-Herald representative today that he could not fore "a st the action of his party but that full ticket for delegates would be placed in the field
 He said that the first purpose of the con vention was to organize for the campaign of 1900.
 eve endorse our national ticket, com nosed of Barber and Donnelson. nominated in cincinnati last September" said the chairman.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31

It has been something over forty years since Mrs. Croly-Jennie June-first entered upon her journalistic career and opened the way for her sisters to join the army of newspaper writers. She was considered little less than freak, and so fearful was the editor of the paper upon which she was employed as a reporter that her secret would become known that he forbade her mentioning anything concerning her work even to her associates.
 Sorosis, the premier of woman's organiza- tions and the most famous women's club in the world, also had among it's founders Mrs. Croly. She served number of years as its president, and when her term of of flee expired she was made honorary presi- dent for ufe-
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
NEWS OF COMBINE
 IS CONFIRMED
Both Birmingham Rolling Mills
 Concerned in the Deal,
SAYS REPORT OF IRON AGE
Also Intimated That One ot the Fur naces of the District is Included Means Better Times for the
 Birmingham Mills.

New York, March 9O.-In it's review of trade conditions the Iron Age says: Tn many branches the iron and steel mar lets have auieted down somewhat. This Is due in certain lines to the withdrawal of sellers pending the completion of arrange ments for consolidation of interests.
 "In other branches it is due to the fact that buyers do not share the confidence of makers in the maintenance of present prices. and are beginning to test them by withdrawal from the market. Many are now buying from hand to mouth.
 Tn the foundry iron markets business has quieted down considerably, although reports from southern markets report further advance. Opinions vary greatly as to the capacity becoming available by blowing in of new plants. There is no doubt that every means is being exhausted for idle furnaces to get into line.
 ''The subscription books of the consoli- dation of the western and southern bar mills were opened today. A furnace prop erty in the Birmingham district is includ- ed, but none of the Pittsburg and eastern mills are in the consolidation.
 "The sheet mill negotiations are still hanging fire, but it is believed that ulti- mately something will be done with this interest
 "The tube consolidation Is reported to have reached the point that subscription books will be opened In few days"
 This statement of the Iron Age is merely confirmatory of facts previously published in The Age-Herald except as to the refer ence to the new combination acquiring fur mace property in the Birmingham district The Birmingham rolling mill is in the deal, as was authoritat lively told in these col umns some weeks ago. The Alabama rolling mill at Gate City is likewise includ- ed. These are the only rolling mills now in operation in this district.
 As has been heretofore stated by The .Age-Herald, the combination means a ,reat deal for the good of Birmingham and the stockholders of the Birmingham roll ing mill It is understood that all the monetary troubles of this rolling mill have been satisfactorily adjusted. It will be re- membered that three weeks ago an expert was sent here to examine into the condi- tion of the Birmingham mill, and it is pre- sumed that he also examined the flourish ing plant at Gate City.
 Now that the deal has been consum- mated, the local mills will begin a new period of prosperity and usefulness. The Birmingham mill is no longer troubled by lack of capital. and it is working night and day This pleasing fact concerning the city's greatest single industry will add greatly to the abounding spirit of progress and development observed all over the city and district.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
A RECORD BREAKER.
Storm of Great Severity Visits South
 west Kansas.

Kansas City. March s1.-Reports from the southwest tell of a general storm exceed ing in severity that of Wednesday,, which was a record breaker. Chillcothe reports the worst snow storm in northern Mis- souri in many years, with fall already exceeding foot in depth on the level, and the storm still raging. Atchison, Kas., re- ports heavy snow from there to Omaha, which is being drifted by a strong wind. The Missouri Pacific reported from to 12 Inches of snow from Atchson to Grafton, and two feet at Blue Rapids. At Leaven- worth street car traffic has been impeded.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
Secretary Long in Virginia

Raleigh, Va, March SO.-Hon. John D. Long, secretary of the navy, accompanied by his wife, daughter and physician, Dr. Rixey, reached here today on the light house tender Jessamine. The party visited a number of points of interest in the city and during the afternoon drove to the ship yard of the w. R. Trigg company, where are being built several torpedo boat de- Stroyers, and torpedo boats.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
Four British Sailors Killed

Washington, March So.-The British em- bassy here has received advices from Sa- moa in the shape of dispatch to the Brit ish foreign office from it's representative there. It Is under date of March 20, and Is a brief report on the collision between the two factions there and the lombard ment by the British and American vessels. It does not go into details, but is con- firmatory of those received by the Asso- cated Press. It announces that four Brit iSh sailors were killed.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
,..!S:s .EEsz Az ss':
LUMBER GOES UP
North Carolina Firms Agree to Put Up
 the Price.

Norfolk, Va, March 3O.-The price of lum- Der has been forced up. Two North Caro- lima lumber associations have for some time past been endeavoring to bring about more favorable conditions in the trade, but up to today nothing tangible was accom- plished.
 A uniformly high rate was for a long time, however. almost an impossible con summation, but through long and hard eff forts the association has at last arrived at an understanding. The advanced price is only 50 cents per thousand feet but it means in the aggregate tremendous sav- ing to the mills.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
HEAD ON COLLISION.
Passenger Trains on the Bluff Line Col
 lide at Hayes, Ill.

Alton, H.. March 3O.-A head-end collision of passenger trains occurred on the Bluff line at Hayes, ton miles above Alton, at g o'clock this morning. and the following were injured:
 Dr. W. Porter, Jerseyville, Ill.,; Phil Gardner, Bonneville Ind; Mrs. B. H. Yu- than, Bell Trees, Ind; J. H. Mallon, bag gageman.
 The engineers and firemen escaped by jumping. The trains were scheduled to pass at Hayes. They arrived simultaneous ly, and one slowed up to let the other in on the siding. The air-brakes of the latter train failed to work, and the train could not be stopped.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31

ter months. The snow. though not. oxer four inches on the level. was badly dEifted by a forty-mile wind, which drove 1t through the downtown streets in clouds.
 The storm was general throughout the northwest, the reports generally showing that while great inconvenience was oeca- stoned, but little damage was done.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
Flood on the Ohio

down the Ohio, but not dangerous one. There is rising water between Wheeling and Parkersburg, also from Portsmouth to Louisville. At all ether points on the upper Ohio above Portsmouth the river is falling The rise between Parkersburg and Wheel ing is the outpour of the Parkersburg. All tributaries above are failing. Here at 10 o'clock the river is forty-eight feet and eleven inches and is rising three inches an hOur.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
Organizing Bar Iron Trust

Youngstown, O., March SO.-The Republic Iron and Steel company is the name of the corporation which is to control thirty bar iron mills west of Pittsburg. The capital stock is to be 5000 900. The details of the organization will be completed next week when officers will be elected. The new com pany will erect a steel plant here
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
Will Hold Public Meeting

The local lodge of the Fraternal Union of America will hold a public meeting to- night In Magnolia hall, in Third avenue. be- tween Twentieth and Twenty-first streets. The supreme secretary of the order, Col. John L. Handley, of Denver, Colo, will be present and has consented to deliver short lecture.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
Ready for Business

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Johnny, are your people going to take you with them on that trip across the oeean?"
 "Yes'm."
 Aren't you afraid?"
 Nome; aint afraid of nothin'. I've been vaccinated an baptized"
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
Real Success

From Puck.
 First Actor-Was that new play suc- cess?
 Second Actor-Was 1t? Why, we got our full salaries for nsly two weeks, and busted only nine miles from New York.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
Designs on the Dog
From Puck.

fTOHl fuCh
 Customer-I want to get a dog collar; something handsome and showy.
 Dealer-Will this one do?
 Customer-No; I'd like something more expensive than that. You see, it's my wifes dog, and I'd like to get some one to steal 1t.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31

Mrs. Croly is a forceful and convincing writer and an able and fluent speaker, with that delicate perception of humor which is invariably found in those whose life runs in a serious path. yet who have a keen sympathy with the efforts of those who are struggling for recognition. Mrs. Croly is a model mother, and though her love of lit- erature and art is strong, her desire for domestic happiness is stronger.
 Mrs. Crolys youngest daughter is named after Alice Cary, the poetess, and is the youngest member of the famous Sorosis. She is very bright, inherits her mother 8 conversational skill, and was educated in Germany.
 MRS. JENNIE
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
scored Its Third Victory

Charlottesville, Va, March sc.-The Uni yersity of Virginia baseball team scored its third victory of the season today by de- feating Lehigh. Score-virginia, 8; Lehigh,
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
The Trouble With Reed

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 "It looks as if there was broad chasm between MT. Reed and the presidency" "Yes; sarcasm"
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
A Mighty Struggle

From the Chicago Record.
 "Pa, what Is a hero?"
 "A hero is a man who tries to read newspaper in a room with a boy about your size"
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
A Cautious Father

From the Chicago Post.
 How does it happen that the Croesus girl has left her husband, the count? Everybody said her father bought him for her."
 "Evidently it was a mistake. He only had him sent up to the house on approval.
The age-herald., 1899-03-31
snowstorm at Chicago

Chicago, March 3.-Chicago was visited today by heavier snow storm than pre-
 vailed at any time during the regular win-