The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-07-27

/ Miss Hattie Howell of Beaver
town visited james Deitrick and
family inSwineford, during the week.
Senator Ed. NJ. Humnael Of Sc
linsgrove has been appointed one Of
Pennsylvania's commissioners to the
Paris Exposition.
| Ed. Enterline and friend of near
Danville rode their wheels to this
place last Saturday and Spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with George H..
Steininger and family.
Next year, 1900, it will be 100
years since this town was laid out
and steps should lie taken to hold
a centennial celebration about July
4tb, next year. Don't all speak at
once.
The State of Pennsylvania hatch
ed 30,O0O,OO0 shad in the Delaware
this year and the United States
hatched 20,OO0,000 of the same fish
in the Delaware and Susquchanna
rivers combined
Miss Sue Shelly, who had been
staying at Freebnrg, came to Mid
dleburg on Saturday and is making
her home at the present at Attorney
Crouse's residence. Miss Shelly is
an instructor in Elocution.
! Are you keeping strict account of
everything raised on the farm as
well as everything solder consumed?
Remember these will be asked you
by the census enumerator next year
and an intelligent answer expected.
The oat crop in SNYDER County
is a very good one and it is ripening
rapidly. Soon it will be cut and
the wind will again be blow
ing over the oats stubble and signify
the movement of the seasons toward
fall.
DR.. c. l.. Keedy, President of
Kee Mar College, Hagerstown, Nd,
was at Middleburg on Friday night
and Saturday looking up the inter-
ests ofh school. 1t is probable
that Lula Smith will return to this
institution again.
| Col. Chas. Kleckner of Philadel-
phia, who has been staying at New
Berlin visiting his sisters, came over
to the county seat on Saturday after
noon. The Colonel has many friends
in this section of the state who are
always glad to see him.
If you want your hair cut with
out steps or nice easy shave and a
refreshing shampoo, 60 to A. E.
Soles, in the bank building one door
east of the Post Office, in room with
the drug store. A clean towel to
customer, and satisfaction guaran-
teed.
SATURDAYS Lewisburg Chronicle
says: "The following compose a
party who are spending two weeks
at Schoch's Dam, Snyder County
Messrs. C. H. Bernhart, Frank
Nogel, Mark Haltpenny, Bob Van
Valzah, with "Doc" Byers as chief
cook"
Rev. J. NJ. Rearick of Centre
Hall, Centre County, pastor of the
Lutheran churches in that vicinity,
and wife last week were visiting re-
latives at this place. The parson
and his wife are natives of Snyder
County and we are always glad to
see them.
Joseph Runkle of Bellefonte and
Miss Virna Geiss made an early
start last Saturday morning for a
drive to Middleburg, where they
will visit friends. Miss Elsie Geiss
has taken the position Of hello girl
in the Bell telephone exchange until
Vlrna ret,,rns.-Centre Hall Reporter
A very severe electrical storm
passed over Middleburg and vicinity
last Thursday evening doing much
damage. They heavy rain fall wash
ed out the fields and a great deal Of
the water and dirt came down Mar
ket Street. Lightning struck Banks
Yoder's barn at Globe Mills and it
was consumed by fire. Hail fell in