The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-02-23

James Ayers and Mrs. A. S. Bea-
yer are confined to their beds with
illness.
W. +. Stahlnecker, the obliging
clerk ofthe Washington House at
this place, spent Tuesday at Sum
bury.
For RENT.-A small family can
rent a desirable house near the
centre "f town by applying at this
office.
ID. X. Haas and ID. X. Knorr are
in Illinois and Iowa buying another
carload of horses and will bring
them in to Franklin to offer at a
public sale. No doubt they will
make an excellent selection as they
are good Judges of horse flesh.
The funeral ofNlaggie Heimbach,
daughter of Charlesand Jane Hack
enbcrg) Heimbach took place Friday,
on the 9TH inst, from the residence
of Daniel Hackenberg. Services
wereheld in St. Peters church. In
terment in the adjoining cemetery.
Rev. S. b. Boughter otliciated.
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 to buy
new razors or exchange for old ones.
RazorS honed and guaranteed to give
satisfaction. !. r. SOLEs.
Last week we began the publica-
tion of Il letter written from Ha-
vana, Cuba, which is very interest
ing. The second installment APP
pears in this issue and twill be con-
cluded in next weeks issue. 1t is
written by a friend OF the editor and
will be found interesting reading.
The ninth annual convention of
city and borough school superintend-
en.s vii! meet in Harrisburg in the
High School building on Tuesday
and Wednesday, February 2Sth and
March 1st. The annual meeting OF
the State School Directors Associa-
ton will be held on March lst in
the same building.
Mrs. Franey Goodling, widow OF
John Goodling, died on Monday
night at her home near Oriental.
Funeral took place on Thursday.
The body was inferred at st. PauPs
church near Mahlntongo. Rev. Jos.
Aucker. formerly Of Oriental, died
at his home near McAlisterville
on Sunday.-Lcerpool Sun.
The Mann Edge Tool Company,
at Lewistown, on Friday, posted
notices of a 10 per cent. cut in wages
in their wheel and forging shops,
affecting nearly 200 men. The for
gers returned to work, but the pol
isi,ers and grinders are still holding
out for the old scale. A compromise
is sexpected by Monday.
The w. c. r. U. has won big
victory in their fight to have the
army canteen abolished. This will
prevent the sale of liquors under
the sanction of the military organi-
zation, and be stepin the rightdi-
rection. The work wasaccomplish-
ed quietly, but effectively, for all,
and great credit must be given to
the ladies for the result.
On Monday evening of this week
J. G. Beck and lady Of Selinsgrove
came to the county seat with a crowd
Of young people consisting of John
A. S. Schoch, Claude &. Burns, Geo.
Lumbard, Charles G. Bolig, George
s. Schoch, George Scharf, Ira S.
Heider, George Heider, Harry S.
Coldren, Eyer Lutz, Robert Potter
and Harry X. Scharf.
Rev. w. H. Hilbish of Mcclure
was visitor to the county seat on
Monday, and while here he was a
caller at this office. The parson,
when quite a young man in Shamo-
kin, learned the printing trade, and
while at school at Susquebanna I'm
iversity, was a classmate of the edi-