The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-22
1t is said that pork will be scarce
this fall

Holy Communion will be admins
tered at Erdley's church, Sunday, Aug.
25th. All are invited.
The champion pike fisher in Perry
county is II. II. Priesler. Since 1890
he caught l,63S pike, ranging from l2l
10 . inches in length.
The lSlst Regiment p. V. |. will hold
their annual reunion at Muncy sept.
IL. This regiment held its reunion
here two years ago.
The Williams Grove picnic will be
held Aug. 26-3i. The rate from Mid
dleburg is S2.i2; Beavertown, $2.6S
Adamsburg, S2.76; Selinsgrove S2,OG.
Last "Wednesday evening while Am
mon Spangler was out driving his
horse became frightened and ran away.
Not much damage was done and nc
one was hurt.
The Democratic primary election
will be held in this County Saturday,
Aug. 81, between and i. NJ. The
Convention will be held in this place
Monday sept. md at II A. NJ. The
only positions to be filled is County
Surveyor and President Judge.
This week we begin the publication
of the tombstone inscriptions Of Perry
township. We conclude the insclip-
tions of Monroe township. The re-
cords of Penn township should have
come next but those who have the
matter in charge have been unable to
get the matter here.
1t is aid that Il factory manager oi
Mllroy recently employed $50 @Ir- 10y
driving over the west end Of the coun-
ty. They were employed for factory
work and it was all done in a day.
Those who have been hunting for do
mestics have found that article scarce.
Full information concerning the First
Pennsylvania State Normal School,
Millersville, will be cheerfully furnish
ed by Or. Lyte, Principal. Write to
him fora catalogue. A number of COM
Portable rooms are still disengaged for
the fall term, which begins September
..
UNION COUNTY, pa FARMS FOR
SALE.-15 farms, to III acres, near
market, schools and churches. . Gen
eral Stores-eXcellent opportunities. 5
town properties. Send for list describ-
lug same. c. II. RANCH, Real Estate
Agent, Box ., West Milton, Pa. S-22-6t
Last weeks Selinsgrove Times says :
'Joe l.. Marks, proprietor Of the Mid
dleburg Distillery was in town on Fri
day. 1t is reported that Joe will be- a
candidate for County commissioner,
next year. Joe has the business quail
ties and would be safe public servant.
There would be no extravaganza or
waste of the taxpayers money under
his management
Governor Stone on SATURDAY annomc-
ed his appointments on the commission
to the Charleston exposition, which
opens Dee. |. The Governors ap-
pointces are Ex-senator J. Donald
Cameron and Postmaster f.. J. Stack
pole of Harrisburg, j. G. Darlington,
Frank Ieller, Joseph NJ. Galzam, of
Philadelphia, and Paul VI. Gather, of
Greensburg.
July, 1901, was record breaker in
heavy freight traffic over the Middle
division Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Following are the figure, of the freight
past Lewistown junction
Eastward-Loadcd cars, G7,G92; empty,
l,l5l; total, GS,SiG trains, | ,lG1. West
ward-Loaded ears, 1903; empty, 53,
OIL total 7l,064 trains, 1,2SG. Total
LOADED, S5,154; empty, 54,lG5; total,
1890; trains, 2,i52. Compared with
July, 1900, these figures show gain of
S,592 loaded cars, zoos empty and 2G9
trains.