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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-11
Geo. M Shindel.

The Parliamentary and Clerk OF
our courts iS Geo. VI. Shindcl, Il
vouny man of more than ordinary
ability ~ an efficient officer. Born
at MiddIcburg Feb. |, lNIH, he de-
,ccnd> from long line ofillu-trion~
ancestry. He was educated in tnc
public schools and by privatctutor-.
At the aye Of fifteen wears hrcntcrrd
the drug store of hi. father and
spent five years in that calling.
Later he wa, employed la, a clerk in
the public offices of the county and
that paved his way for a public
career. In 1891 he was elected to
the position of Register n Recorder.
Three years later he was reelected
to the same position, In 1897 he
was nominated on the Republican
ticket for the position of prothono-
arv in very hard fought battle.
This was considered Il very high
honor a. two consecutive terms III Il
public office was all that was conccd-
ed To the same man. On November
-, 1897, he was elected by ma lor-
itv of 1910 against one of the most
pop,llar Democrats in the county.
Mr.. Shindcl is very neat pcnman,
a very accurate and conscientious
officer who fills the position of his
trust with the assiduity that one
would assume in the transaction
of hi. own private business.
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FREDERIC T.. BOWER. ESQ.

Mr.. Frederic r. Bower was born
Selinsgrove, Pa, Jan. Il, 1916,
, son of Hon. Thomas Bower and
. wife Mrs. Catharine Bower. His
ther was for many yearspromlnent
politics and business, having held,
nong other positions, that of Rep
sentative from old Snyder, Union
NJ .Junia;a District in our State
,rislaturc in 1897. During thc
lion he was chairman of the Com
i,tee on Currency and Banking.
.r. Bowers mcther is Il daughter of
On. George krcmcr, who repre-
i ted his district in Congress dur
the memorable contest in the Ma
lal House of representatives he
Ven jackson, Clay and Adams for
IT Presidency, in which MIR. krc-
,r was Il prominent and ardent
,qmpion of General Jackson.
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in his long connection with this bak-
cry has never had II bad lot of bread.
He deals also. in Peanuts and crack
rrS bv wholesale. The Middlcburg
bakery has Il reputation also IN
prctzclS which arr shipped to the
coal regions and to all parts Of the
state. Candy and pop crn balls
are manufactured in the winter time
and Il very large quantity i handled.
The baker j. that we'll known gen
tlcman. John Sickle. assisted bv EI
uowcll and others. The bakery
has Il capacity OF l1I t" 200 IoavcH
ON one baking. He serves tine lest
bread and cakes ON nthcmarkrt. Mr..
Mci>rr has fully demonstrated to all
,ur people that it i cheaper To buy
cakes and bread than To- bake them.
The Bakery in all it> departments
has Il reputation for rlrrnlin"S>, one
of the mos, essential features OF II
bakery.
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Prothonotarv'S office. Both are ma
tives of this vicinity and are well
known active progressive business
men. They are dealers in coal,
grain and bark. In railroad and
mining ties they have a very large
trade. Prop timber has been a very
important feature in their business,
they have shippcdin one month 80
cur loads or about 600 tons. They
also handle phosphate and seeds of
all kinds. They are thoroughly
imbucd with the ideas of public I'M
provcmcnts and are willing to prove
their loyalty t" industries proposing
to locate here by giving TO them all
the support within their power
They are honest, straightforward III
all their business dealing with their
patrons. They have been in buSl-
ness since 1899, but they have Il
most extensive business and one
which keeps them very busy.
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The Excelsior Planing Mill

GO. r settler. C,lvin S'etl,r,
Foreman. Sr,'y ana Treas.
The Excelsior Planning Mill of
Middleburg was opened May lSl2
under the firm name ot Stctler,
Stnhlncckcr n Co. Jrnuary |, lSNI
the same passed into the hands of
Aaron Stctlcr VIII died April 9TH,
1890. The mill i still conducted
under the same name hv the heirs.
The mill has run for - wears
with the following list of accidents,
viz. Aaron StctIcr, f'rcdcrick Wal
ter. Geo. +. S;ctlrr and Edward
Mitchell, al had their hands and
fingers cut hv small circular saw
and all ON the same table. The first
; men were experienced workmcn
in the mill, the last inexperienced
and not cmplovcd in the mill.
The mill now is equipped with a
full line of first class wood working
machinery, in spacious hulIding
we'll ventilated and lighted, with ;
large lumber sheds and storage
rooms.
In connection with that of goncr-
al planning mill work, the firm in
1879 added Il caskrt factory, where
all kinds and STYLES Of ca,kct-, plain
and fancy work and cloth covered,
are manufactured for the trade, II
full line of caSkct hardware, Innings,
trimmings and robes are kept ON
hand. They are prepared t" fill
orders from undcrtakcrs ON the
shortest possible notice.
The mill was in its infancy when
the Isl" PANE struck this section,
and for a number of wears had hard
work to keep above water, but hv
careful and conservative manage
mcnt the plant Stanlsto-day clear OF
all membranes.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-11
EAGLE HOTEL.

The first attraction that meets
the gaze Of the stranger when he
alightS from the train AT the depot
is the Eagle Hotel Il very good like
ness of which we present herewith.
1t is owned and conducted hv u. X
Haas, gentleman who i a very
active and energetic in all he undcr-
takes. He i a firm advocate of the
idea of buiI'ling upatown and what
Is more is willing to back up his
idea, bv assisting togct industries To-
locate in our midst. The hotel he
conducts j. under careful manage
mcnt and no guest ever stops at til"
EAGLE, but feels that it WAS we'll for
him to have been there. The hotel
is nicely fitted up and the guests
enjoy all the comforts of Il modern
hotel. In Il hrict' time Mr.. Haas
will add to his hotel a first elias,
livery that will outdo any livery in
the town. This will render the
Eagle Hotel complete and will give
To the outfit a completeness it would
not otherwise receive.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-11

1t is with Il great deal of pleasure
that we are permitted to present to
our readers Il likeness of one of the
oldest hotel stands in the county.
1t is unnecessary for Us to say that
people who knew the Washington
House aS il was in the tortics when
it first became hotel, would not
recognize the present building a> the
same one. The proprietor, Mr..
Carbon Sccbold has been in that
building for seven wears first leasing
it and now owning it. The Hotel
has recently been rcmodclcd and re-
fitted in such way that it has no
superior inth" county. ItIs ropcci,
ally adapted for the accommodation
of the travelling public. The rates
are 81. 80 per day and those who
stop at the Washington House aver
that the accommodations at MANY
500 houses are iutcrirr to Mr..
ScchoId'S ho-tclrv.
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Mr.. Bower was educated at the
University asLewisburg (now Buck
:rll University where he graduated
n 1869, having among his class
mates President Harris of Bucknell,
Judge Bell of Huntingdon, Pa. and
Mr.. Andrew A. Lesser of Lcwisburg,
Pa. After diligently pursuing the
.tudv of the law in the office of the
Hon. John p. Cronmiller he was
omitted to the bar in 1873 and has
.ince successfully llypursued his chosen
profession.
In 1882 he was elected District
Attorney of our county, and so well
lid he serve the public that, although
his party was largely in the minori-
", he was reelected his own sue
'yssor bya handsome majority. Since
his admission to the ban he has been
'oncernedin a large proportion otthe
most important civil and criminal
'aScs tried in our county.
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" <ININ I\t.II.

For the past year Mlddlrburg has
ayain .uund the convenience of hay
Ing Il photograph gallery. The
hotographcri, i, ". Ncvim Englc, Il
native Of WiIIIam-port, Pa, who
learned the art with |. {. Lee Dan
vile and worked with Hunt a
EIIlngcr, v lIIiamsport. For wears
prior to coming here he was amcm-
bcr of the firm IInglc brothers at
WiIIiam>port. Mr.. Engic came to
Middlcburg, May H., lSoS and hv
close attention to business has won
for himscltthc reputation of making
a good likeness. Tie takes delight
in pleasing the people and takes
great pains in getting good pictures
of babies. Most of the photographs
from which the cuts in this issue
were made were taken by MIR. Englc
and they are all good photographs.
Mr.. Englc understands his business
thoroughly and no one will he dis
sappointcd in employing him.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-11
DIR. J. W. OItW1s:.

We present in this issue OF the
Posi- a cut of the handsome resi-
dcncc of DR.. j. ". Orwig, who since
the war has followed the profession
of dentist. He moved to Middl, =
burg in 1868 and has resided here
ever Stree with the exception OF four
wears from 1876 To- 1850 when he
resided at WatSontown, Pa. llcsol-
dicrcd for five and onc-halt years
during which ti"c he participated in
81 engagements. He served first in
the DIST i. V. |, Go. T., but when
he Joined the regulars, he was as
signed to the position of huglcr OF
Go. B. First Cavalry. II" has built
up Il very large practice in his pro-
icooion extending away from town
a. much aS ten and fifteen miles. lie
is ~killtul workman at his chosen
profession and has made Il very large
number of plates during hi. career
a. dentist.
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versity schools, still, however, main
tained his law office in Middleburg.
Mr.. Bower was Il sol!ier during the
civil war and is Il member of Andrew
Gregg Tucker Post No. -, Il. A..
X. of Lewisburg. He is a member
of Latavette Lodge, +. and a. NJ.
1874 of SelinSgrn>c, Pa.
His two eldest SONS were soldiers
in the Spanish American war, Hr'
with his family, are members OF tn"
Baptist church at Lewi>hurg and his
lite and character are such a. to gam
him the ungrudging respect OF the
entire community.
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JOHN W. ltlNk1E.

The beautiful homcot Mr.. Runklc
is one of the prcttiest andmost COM
plete residence in this town. For
lG wears Mr.Runklc has been close
" identified with the business inter-
c.ts of the town. For & years he
was IA partner with {. {. Sccbold in
the general merchandise business
and for the last ten wears he has
been with his present partner, k.
&. Walter. For three wears the
firm of ScebolI and Runklc occupied
the present location of MIR. W. H..
Beaver. Since then their business
wa, carried on in the Scchold build
inc which Runlllc and Walter now
occupy. Mr.. Runklc is native OF
the great County of Center. lie
has held Somcpositions ofhonor and
trust. Mr.. Runklc was appointed
Postmaster of Middlcburg, June l6,
1893 and served four years in that
capacity meeting with the hcartlest
appreciation of the patrons OF TIE
Office. He served one term as Chief
burgess of this borough and is now
serving his second term on the town
Council of Middleburg. MIR. Kun
kle is good business man and an
admirable citizen.
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ClIAS. 4. MElSER.

The Middlcburg Bakery is con-
ducted bv Chas. A. Mci,cr, young
man of push and energy. lie has
been in business has grown very
extensive. He buys his flour by
the car, runs two wagons and owns
three horses, and runs his wagons to
Fremont, Freeburg Richfield, krea-
mer Globe Mills, Adamsburg, Bea-
vertown, Paxtonville, Troxelville,
and Centrevillc. The bakingis done
by German, who learned the trade
in Germany while a mere boy and
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His ability and ardor as an advo-
cate and his fidelity to his clients are
well known. In 1873, MIR. Bower
married Miss Harriet Harris. sis
ter of President Harris of Bucknell
University, and a lad of education
and great force of character, whose
Jealous labors in the Sabbath school
and elsewhere in our community soon
made her name a household word.
Always especially interested in edu-
cation, in 1898 Mr.. Bower, with his
interesting family, moved to Lewis
burg for the sake of the educational
advantages TO be secured at the Uni
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FIRST NATIONAL. BA>k.

This banl, was chartered pcccm-
bcr lSS9 anditS organization was the
result of Il citizens movement called
into being by CRYING need. Prior
To its establishment this county had
but one bank. Soon after it, doors
were opened to the puIIir in ron,c-
1ucnr" OF lto superior management
il rapidly grew in favor and i in
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SrEININGEK BROTHERS

The firm of Stciningcr Brothers
is composed of John NJ. Stciningcr,
who for Ii wears was the foreman of
the PoST. and Geo. II. Stciuingcr,
who for many wears WAS clcrl>ln the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-05-11

II. Burn, Smith ot New Ken
,ington -pcn, few day in town
this week un hi-iuc~- for hi father =
estate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
Corporation Receivers Its Soul.

Kansas has new corporation law, worthy
Of the old Populist State, but an anomaly
in the rich and thriving Sunflower com
monwealth OF to-day. One of the pro-
visions of this law commands foreign
corporations to file annually report show
ing their profits. This ingenious plan for
unbaring the secrets OF business to its
competitors has vexed the gizzards of the
soulless corporations. Some OF them talk
about interstate commerce and the Supreme
Court. Others are Fostering the State
Charter Board in the hope Of finding out il
every foreign corporation which sells its
goods in Kansas, although it may have no
branch there. is liable to the law and bound
to spread its profits upon the record
A Chicago corporation looked at the stu
alton intently and then proceeded to choke
1t. 1t was an act Of genius. The directors OF
the concern, harvester corporation, said :
"Thc farmers hate corporations The
Kansas law hates corporations. We hate
to be hated and we hate to exhibit our
profits. Therefore we will no longer be a
wicked and soulless corporation. We will
give up our charter and become an in
nocent copartnership, hated OF no man
and exempt from tho corporation law"
And they did. Now their rivals that are
corporations are very thoughtful, being
obliged to report while the innocent Chicago
copartnership is not. To them, too, copart-
nership is the road to happiness.
1t is strange what dupes OF words mon
are. II the world would consent to 20
backward, and corporations and trusts
would reduce themselves to the simpler
terms OF partnership, the DEMONSTRATING
hunter of the octopus would grow meek as
milk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
Shamrock and Nallyrie.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: As the
newspapers are expressing their opinion that
the cup is in danger OF being taken to England.
1t may interest the readers OF THE SUN to see
what some OF our papers had to say about
the Valkyrie four years ago.
She is probably the quickest boat in stays
ever seen. She can spin round on her keel like
a top."-Iress.
No one among the spectators felt at all
easy over the Defenders chances OF an easy
victory over that rakish- looking. strongly built
vessel "-Tribne
THE valkyre has won many friends since
she has been in these waters and even the
most ardent admrer OF the Defender thinks
EnRlishmen have great, confidence and think
the cup as good as won. lanes
AS for the Valkyrie. she has certainly gained
steadily in the esteem OF American yachtsmen
since she showed herself outsd Of Sandy
Hook. The Defender. as a defender. is not u
to do her duty in the greatest International
contest of a long and glorious series. Sun.
When | asked whether the Earl had sue
ceeded In making wager on his yacht defeat
ing the Defender. MIR. kersey laughed Lord
DunrRven also smiled. NO" said Mr.. Kersey,
they are willing to take the odds we ask, |
guess we can accommodate all who como
alonR."-Hrald.
Proved herself a hier Went through the
water easily. threw up no big bow wave. and
answered her helm quickly. '-Herdld
Every one seemed impressed with he ire
mendous rig. and the majority Of visitors left
the yard muttering that the cup was in
danger; Sun. HENRY RoMEIKE.
NEW YORK. Sept g.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
Shamrock-Columbia.

II we are to judge by many Of the
reports upon the doings of the Shamrock
recently printed in the papers. the Cup
races will be somewhat exciting. The
Scotch-Irish craft is made out to be as good
as foreordained victor il the wind has
any life in 1t, although the Columbia beauty
as she is, is to-day probably as stout a
wrestler with wind and wave as the mighty
Defender herself
1t should be remembered in making COM
PARSONS between the well-tried Columbia
and the untried Shamrock that the fear of
the foreigner has been abroad before in
tremendous force. The Thistle, before she
saw the Volunteers stern run almost out Of
her sight, could go to windward without
sails, according to the observation Of some
experts. Valkyrie III. was reported as
beating tugboat that could log about
seventeen knots. In our own waters back
in the Vigilant's year New Yorks sailormen
were sad with the same sort Of anxiety
about the two boats building in Boston for
the trial races. II was known here that
the Vigilant and Colona were very fast,
but the Pilgrim and Jubilee. the fin keels Of
Eastern waters, had the trial as good as
won in the opinions not only OF Boston but
OF New York. The Pilgrim judged by the
great tug test, could about hold her own
with torpedo boat. But when matched
against the sailing yachts Of their class the
Boston boats were nowhere.
The Shamrock is doubtless very able
boat, perhaps ADLER than the Columbia but,
the various estimates Of her speed, made
on the strength OF watching her sail all by
her lonesome down the Bay, measure her
qualifications for racing against the Column
bia about as accurately as would study OF
the coming Oceanic's log.
Beneath all the domestic fears and for
eign hopes is the unquestionable fact that
Columbias superiority to Defender is
greater than was Defenders over Vigilant.
II Sir THOMAS Upton has got yacht
enough better than the last Brtish-built
representative to beat Columbia, then his
designer has accomplished the greatest
single stride in boat-makng that is to be
credited to any nation. In the language Of
Private JOHN ALLEN, as he stood one day
watching his party in the Senate, preparing
for certain defeat I'VE don't think"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
Tho Democratic Emblem for 1900.

Before the Chicago platform Democrats
who were assembled at Cooper Union on
Monday night the Hon. JOHN j. LENTz OF
Ohio condemned the imaginary purchase"
OF the Philippines as he would tho sale Of
other portions OF the United States, say the
estate OF Maine to England or Canada"
We will not stop to discuss with this
strenuous representative OF modern Democ-
racy the American Governments constitu-
tional right to sell State; but, even II Mr..
LENTzs comparison Of the purchase Of the
Philippines with the sale Of Maine were in
tho abstract valid, there can be no force in
1t for the reason that, II buying or selling
territory Is to be done at this stage OF our
history, the United States will buy, and
not SELL The people Of this country would
rather see its territory grow than shrink.
The principle by which the Democrats
maintain that this country Is morally bound
to sell the Philippines. or give them away,
OF course. eventually, to some powerful
nation OF Europe, ties the party logically to
the proposition that all territory formerly
purchased by the United States ought to be
got rid Of.
The first lot put up for disposal under
tho aupi-lluperldiisb poticy Woulu Do LILO
ancient territory OF Louisiana, reaching
from the Gulf OF Mexico to the Pacific
Ocean. At the time Of their purchase the
inhabitants OF that region no more gave
their consent to government by the United
States than have the Agulnaldos. They
were never asked for it, although the pur-
chasing agent in chief was THOMAS JEFFER-
son. invoked so frantically. together with
all his works, by the anti-lmperialists.
II our relation to the Philippines is to be
determined according to the Ideas now
urged by the Democrats, then more than
half the land OF the United States will have
to be auctioned of.
Is the emblem Of the Democratic party for
1900 to be red flag2
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Bryan ON the Statue of Liberty.

The burden OF Mr.. BRYANs speeches
nowadays Is anti-expansion rather than
free coinage at sixteen to one. The reason
Is obvious. II Mr.. BRYAN is devoting more
words just at present to Surrender than to
Silver, it Is because the silver issue holds
for him yet all OF advantage that it ever
held, while the surrender issue is a new
appliance, an experiment which seems to
him to be worth trying.
That it is working pretty well for Mr.
BRYAN, such inveterate "anti-imperialists I"
as the Hon. RICHARD CROKER and the Hon.
PERRY BELMONT are coming forward to
testify.
Possibly Mr.. BRYAN hopes even to charm
forth the Hon. ARTHUR PUE GoRMAN from
his hole in the ground by the same seduc-
tive strains.
At San Francisco on Thursday, on the
eastern edge Of the great ocean which
| washes Amer can territory six thousand
miles further westward Mr.. BRYAN in
structed his hearers that unless we sur
render the Philippines to AGUNALDo we
ought to take down the Statue OF Liberty
in New York Harbor and send it back to
France "and tell them we are not in the
liberty business any more"
He pretends to believe, and would like
to have others really believe that the sup
preston OF the Agunaldian insurgents in
Luzon is a process Of enslavement; that the
presence Of the American flag there means
the destruction Of liberty for the Flipinos
Humbug unworthy OF BRYAN
1t is not because we have gone out OF the
liberty business as Mr.. BRYAN elegantly
| expresses it, but because we are still in the
| liberty business, and intend to remain in
the liberty business, that our flag is flying
in the Philippines.
That flag carries to the Filipinos the best
brand OF liberty known in the world. 1t
guarantees to them the enlightenment and
| the protection which go with American
Institutions; the liberty which tho Bar
| tholdi statue typhes.