The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-08-28

The little fellow was holding the horses
in temporary absence of the driver.
The team ran away and the machine
pissed over the little fellow, cutting off
both his feet.
The Republican State League Of
Clubs will probably take charge of the
mass meeting at which Judge Penny
packer is to formally open his CAM
paign with speech in the Academy
Of Music in Philadelphia soon after the
Erie State convention Of the league,
which will be held on September 18th.
Weather prophets and people who
make practice Of closely observing
the habits Of animals, say there is ev-
cry indication that the coming winter
will be long and severe one. The
winter, it is predicted. will begin q
month earlier than usual and will con-
tinue longer than for many years past.
Pennsylvania will within the COM
ing year pay out between $4OO, 600 and
5000 for bridges destroyed by floods
and fires in the past six months, as the
law compelling the state to replace
bridges across navigable streams when
they have been destroyed. by fire, flood
ETC., is being invoked in many cOun-
ties.
The Erdley's Union Sunday school
picnic will be held on Sept. at the
Erdley's church. Able speakers will
be present at the morning session
which will be held in the church. Re-
freshments will be sold during the day
for the benefit of the school. All are
invited to come and enjoy a day of
pleasure with us.
Homer Capwell, of near Hallsteah,
Susquehanna county, pursued the h, :
roic remedy when he was bitten on
the end of his thumb by a rattlesnake
while he was picking huckleberries.
He shot the snake with his revolver
and then held the revolver against the
second joint and shot the thumb off be-
fore the poison had time to freely cir
culate in his body.
Have you considered what it means
to hold diploma issued by the First
Pennsylvania State Norman School at
Millersville? Free tuition is provided
for students over seventeen who at
tend the Millersville Normal School
for the purpose of preparing to teach
in the public schools of the State.
Comfortable rooms for the fall term,
which begins September 1st.
The Harrisburg Star-Independent
says: Over sixty tons of paint will be
used in the improvements to the I'm
ion station of the Pennsylvania rail-
road in this city. 1t will take over
twenty tons of paint to cover the depot
shed and the structural iron work sup
porting it and the new sheds that will
be constructed alongside the present
depot shed will require over forty tons
of paint.
AT the regular August term of court
in Perry county Judge Shull refused a
new trial in the case of John Karl VS..
Juniata county. Mr.. Karl brought
suit against this county for injury re-
ceiyed by being thrown from his bug
gy on the Mifllin bridge. Repairs were
being made to the bridge and his bug
gy ran into pile of plank. The case
was tried in Perry county and Mr..
Karl lost it. 1t is now thought he
will appeal to the State Supreme Court.
The Sunday school at Red Bank,
west of Freeburg, had an enjoyable
time last Saturday in Bowers grove.
Music by the school, VIM. |. Freed
superintendent, Dora Arbogast organ
ist and the Fremont band was in at
tendance. Addresses by Rev. Gilbert
and Prof. w. Meyer. The Sunday
schools at the Summit and Ebenezer
in same township will hold similar
meetings Saturday, Aug. 30th.