The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-05-24

GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK FOR
SALE.-A grandtather's clock is Of.
fered for sale by Jonathan IIusscr
of kreamer, Pa.
Rev. j. NJ. hearich of Centre
Hall was visitor at isplace. The
parson is well liked in lis parish in
our sister county which we are
pleased to note.
II yon want to see Il good live
circus, donot tail to see Goodrich's
great shows which exhibit near the
depot in this place Thursday,
May 9th. Come one, ccme all.
On account of the rain last Friday
night the meeting for making ar
rangements to hold the Middlcburg
centennial has been postponed one
week. DO not forget the meeting
Friday night.
John X. Krecger, who has been
at Bellcvillc acting as cashier of the
new bank of that place, will return
to his place as Assistant Cashier of
the First National Bank of this
place this week.
Remember that a subscriber who
pays in advance one year gets %
votes in the organ contest. A new
subscriber who pays one year in ad-
vance gets 50 votes. Come in now
or send in your dollar.
The rain LIST Friday night WI,
Cne of the most welcome visitors
thai have come to this section for
some time. 1t was very much need
ed not only to moistcn the soil, but
to reduce the caterpillar crop which
seems to be raging as a regular
plague.
A new schedule will go into effect
on the Pennsylvania Railroad next
j'Sunday. The changes on the Sun
bury d Lewistown will be slight.
The afternoon train leaving Lewis
town, we are told, will leave half an
hour earlier. This is the only change
reported.
Send in your coupons in the or
gan contest. Ina week or two we
will begin to count them. Thcprc-
MUM COUPONS issued from this Of
flee are good until the close of thc
contest. The coupons cut from the
Posi- are good only five weeks from
date Of the paper from which it is
cut.
The county Jail has another pris-
oner again. This time it is resi-
dent OF Middleburg and when court
comes he will follow in the foot
steps of Magdalena Shirk. The
jail is not the proper place Tor such
character, but he should be taken
to an institution for woak-minded
people.
Send in your votes for the organ
contest. We will soon begin to
count the votes every week and an
nounce the result so that all may
know how the contest is moving.
The contest is not yet fairly started
and those who wish the organ for
their church or school can still enter
the contest. Chances are still as
good as ever.
Last Saturday evening, May 10,
f. NJ. Gcarhart, the heentertainer, gave
an excellent entertainment at the
Hassinger church. A large audi
ence was present and Mr.. Gearhart
was enthusiastically received. Mr..
Gearhart ranks high as an elocu-
zionist and as an impersonator and
reader he eycells.
Last Thursday afternoon the pas
sengers on Mail train west were
startled on account of the train stop
ping very suddenly on the trestling
at i'awling station. The cause of
the sudden stopping was on account
of the trestling being on fire. The
train had already gone over the fire
which was at the east end and
the engineer was unable 10 stop the
train before running through the
fire. Fortunately the fire had not
gone so far as to weaken the trest-
ling, else the entire train with its