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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20
Letter to Reno Walter,
MIDDLEBURGH, PA.

Dear Sir: John Ackley's house in
Cairo (Catskill Mountains), N. Y, a
conspicuous one in the midst of the
village, was painted IA years ago with
Devoe; has not been painted since: and
the paint is in good condition to day.
He Is going to paint; but there's really
no n, cessity Of it.
Devoe has been sold in Cairo IS years.
Ouragent is Castor Wynkoop. House
owners there want Devoe, and painters
there paint Devoe, 1t would be hard
job to persuade Cairo man to paint
lead and oil-of course a painter paints
whatever his customers wants, even if
it's buttermilk. Marian Van Hoesen,
a Cairo painter, has painted Devoe for
5years. There are two or three others:
all for Devoe, we are told-don't know
their names.
It's the same wherever Devoe gets in
to town: it stays there and owns the
whole business.
Yours Truly,
F. w. DEvoE & Co.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20
The Locust are Coming.

Deputy ''ecretary of Agriculture Mar
tin says that the seventeen-year locust
is due this summer in Cumberland,
Franklin, Dauphin, and other counties
in southern Pennsylvania. Many OF
fruit growers In that section are appre-
hensive of serious damage by these in
sects, and have deferred planting young
trees until next spring.
Mr.. Martin looks for the locust to
make Its appearance in July or August
and says there is no known preven-
tive for 1t. These insects cause great
damage to young growing fruit trees
and the tender branches of larger trees.
While the Deputy Secretary pre-
scribes certain localities for the ravages
of the locust, It is likely that every Sec
tion Of the State will feel the effects of
his advent II he comes at all.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20
NUMBER 10
KREAMER.

Mrs. Magee was to Selinsgrove
Monday.
Mrs. John Diemer visited her son
and grandson of Swineford.
j. j. Mitchell made a business
trip to Herndon Friday and Satur-
day.
Mrs. Levi Artley and Izora Smith
attended Chas. Gemberling's sale at
Salem.
n. G. Gutelius and daughter,
Mabel, attended the debateat Selins-
grove Friday night, between the Se-
linsgroveand Sunbury High Schools.
John Field was to Evendale FRI
day.
w. II. Gordon gave carpet rag
party Friday evening.
Geo. j. Roush went up the coun-
try for horse, but came back a.
toot--apparently not obtaining what
he sought.
Mrs. Anon Gearhart of West
Milton is visiting her parents, Levi
Artley's.
VIM. Gcmberling of Salem at
tended Mrs. Jacob Walters sale
Thursday.
Mrs. A. W. Smith and daughter,
Edna, visited Mrs. L. Walter, the
formers mother, last week.
N. G. Gutelius and wife attended
the funeral of Martin Mensch of
Mifllinburg Monday.
Frank Mitchell, who is working
at Lewistown, spent Sunday withhis
family.
Miss lzora Smith spent several
days with Mrs. Rev. j. Shambach
at the .v..., scat.
Frank HummePs housI'a, l1 tb@
frc Saturday and was not discTp. ~.
until it had burned the furniture of
one bedroom. Then after using con-
siderable water they managed to ex-
tinguish the fire.
Mrs. A. c. Smith visited her SIS
ter, Mrs. S. A. App of Selinsgrove.
Frank Thomas of Sunbury was
through here buying up cattle last
week.
S. Grover Smith was to Selins-
grove Monday.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20
MT. PLEASANT MILLS.

DECO. Spangler's Indian Med
dicine Co. which exhibited in town
week before last, left for Uniontown
Tuesday.
G. A. Reichcnbach, who is work.
ing for Henry Dietrich, spent Sum
day at home.
Grant Mengel, r. Bruce Garman
and Jacob Miller left last Monday
for Bellevue, Ohio, to work.
Rev. J. X. Kelley, the U. B.
minister, preached his sermon at
this place Saturday evening.
The sale of II. j. Swartzlander
Friday,was pretty well attended and
things brought reasonable prices.
J. A. Krcighbum expects to spend
Saturday and Sunday in Lewistown.
Tne schools of this place are
practicing for an entertainment at
the close ofthc term.
James Fisher will moveto Kantz
on a farm,ln April.
John A. Mengel will move to
Middleburg, Thursday.
Our enterprising furniture dealer,
A. G. Garman, received a lot of
furniture last week.
Lewis Minium sold two horses,
one to Riley Kepler and one to
John Kepler. He will quit farm
ing.
Mrs. E. S. Aucker and daughter
OF Nerdilla were guests of Absalom
Roush last week one day.
Jonathan Troup bought a danqy
horse at U. Bailey's sale last week
at Red Bank.
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Buds All Right so Far.

While it is little early to predict
what the fruit yield will be the next
season, as there may be several cold
snaps between this time and the spring
months, yet it is gratifying to know
that so far the buds Of all fruit trees are
promising. The severe winter weather
has not as yet damaged them in the
least. A well-known peach grower
near here states that after making an
examination Of the buds he learns that
cherries, peaches and apples, and in
fact all other fruits will be plentiful
next summer, If nothing interiors to
check their growth.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20

Z earth seems to be well-soaked
water. The rain Sunday showed
hrly.
i reported that 4 inches Of snow
ISunbury Tuesday morning. None
Ire, but it was quite breezy.
! county commissioners will have
Ing for the repairs to Maurer's
\ in Jackson township Monday,
b 3lst.
Ire will be comm union services at
] Sunday morning, March 3lst,
preparatory services in connection
Bhe o ther services.
Absolom Snyder property on
Market Street, Middleburg, was
b Kate A. Manbeck of Franklin
hip last Friday for $1,000.
lies, I have just received a new
+ most beautiful Spring goods for
Trimmed and untrimmed hats,
Is, wrappers, notions, etc.
MRS. E. q. AURAND.
Rothermel of Port Treverton
is hotel stand and 8 acfes of land
pnday to Geo. b. Rine for $1,000
P. II. Daubert, the present hotel
rented the hotel property OH
plc day for three years. 1t went
pr Bob to see the hotel go. But
Daubert is his brother-in-law,
ll make his home with him. He
there around aud about the
he had been for the last Is
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20
COURT HOUSE CHIPS.
Deeds Entered for Record.

Deeds Entered for Record.
Grimm and wife to Daniel
! of burial lot in Evergreen
Dry at Freeburg, for $40.
|Gutelius, ct al to H. H. Grimm,
round in cemetery at Middle
br 50.
pa r. and Jas. w. Hendricks to
fth Stimeling, lot No. 8 in Boy
ition in Freeburg, for $50.
oyer, executor Of Henry Boyer,
!, to Rachel Boyer and Eliza
yer, $50 acres in Centre twp.
2oush and Louisa E. Roush to
5ollinger, II acres and 2 per-
Washington twp, for $lO9S.
H. Roush and wife to Roush
r, - acres and l55 perches in
Eton twp, for $3O7.2l.
Letters Granted.
estate of Cyrus Walter, late of
township, Snyder Co., Pa,
Ptters OF administration were
TO Clara Walter, the widow.
Marriage Licenses.
inark; Selinsgrove,
berhelser, Shamokin Dam.
.e'Ge, Beavertown,
fet Il. Getz, Beaver Sprin ps.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20
Old Copies Of the Post Wanted.

While the subscribers of the Posi- are
hunting up their old newspapers, they
might look for the copies of the Posi-
that are missing from our files. We
will pay literally for copy of each of
the following dates
July 8, Sept. 9, 1869; Apr. 6, Oct. lS,
1879; Jan. 20, 1871; Apr. II, 1873; Nov.
a, Dec. %, 1875; Mar. 7, 1878; May Is,
1879; March 10, May 5, 1871; April 20.
1888; Mar. q, June II, Oct. 80. 1884;
Sept. II, Dec. 3, 10, II, "a, 1885; Jan. %,
May 8, Oct. IS, Dec. %, 1886; Dec. 90,
1887. If.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20
WEST BEAVER.

| Knepp of Lewistown was
p week having sale Of
er-in-law's household goods.
Baumgardner of Burnham
sunday at to spent the day
[amily.
feaster is visiting friends
Pgton county.
W. Treaster of Lewis
e a business call here a
last week.
Alllllps and Ed. Baum
ook a trip to Lewistown
mas been reported they
Is " North Dakota and
armlng business.
'teely has been suffer;oo
humps for the past week.
Phillips went to Clear
", Y last as. week to spend the
our public schools will
IA. iall term Friday next.
'lr' ,ha factory lt can be supple
'ne a' help they need.
Ne'l ladies' turned out in
Y one one. day last week to
quilting at Mrs. Sarah
,ey claim a , they got away
ozen =, full grown chickens
e other side dishes, cakes
numerous to mention.
me Shook was buried at
church haro l..A m, ~
!. died at Parchy town.
Of Burnham, Mialin
she had been living
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20

Call on A. +. Soles In his new shay
Ing and hair cutting parlor for your
head cleaned with refreshing sham.
poo and clean towel to each patron
on the north side Of Market square op-
posite Central Hotel. Satisfaction guar
anteed. n.e ~ r.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20
BY Brlbiny tho Nerves

with opium a cough may be stopped
temporarily, but the Inflammation of
the cough is symptom goes from bad
to worse. DO not waste time and money
on "cough mixture" Remember that
Aliens Lung Balsam does not merely
put the nerves to sleep. 1t gets right
down to the root Of the trouble and SO
cures even deep-seated affections ofthe
throat and luuRs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20
Mrs.. Geo. E. Specht.

Mrs. Rosa Specht, daughter Of Jacob
Smith, was born Nov. %, 1874, was
married by Rev. J. P. Shindel March
ls, 1859 to George f. Specht of this
place and died Thursday Mar. IS, 1902,
aged 81 years, 4 months and IS days.
She was the mother of four sons and
one daughter. The sons are Harry F.,
Francis NJ, Charles (now deceased }
and Frank w. The daughter is Flora
6pecht. Mrs. Specht is sister of James
- Smith and Mrs. Snyder of this place,
Mn. David Keller Of Selinsgrove and
Rev. Jacob Smith Of Lebanon. The
fnneral took place Sunday morning in
the U. b. church Of this place.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-20
Quarterly Conference.

The first quarterly conference for
the present year-of Middlelurg cir
cult, U. Ev. church, will convene at
Kreamer, Saturday, March %, 1902, at
2o'clock p. m.
There will be communion services as
follows:
$Kreamer, Saturday at Up. IN.
Middleburg, Sunday at 10 a. m.
Paxtonville, Sunday at 7 p. m.
Rev. Z. Crumbling, P. F., Of Centre
'Dislltct will offlc,ate at all the ser
vices. J. SHAMBAcH, Pastor.
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~ PERTINENT PERSONALS q
VEXU<G.C|S1S1z

Jacob Paskusz of New York is In
town this week.
Mr.. Shambach moved to Jacob Her
mans place north. east of town.
c. G. Bingaman visited his parents
in Centre township over Sunday.
VIM. III. Howell of Paxtonville was
at the county seat last Saturday after.
noon.
Mrs. ID. E. McLain of Liberty spent
few days visiting her many friends in
this place.
James Ayres and wife who spent the
winter in Willlamsport, are expected
home to day.
DIR. ]. w. and Mrs. Orwig spent the
early part Of this week with relatives
in Union county.
Levi Ramer of Pallas and Peter
Rauch OF Shaded were visitors at this
place Saturday.
Rev. c. c. Basom spent several days
last week with his sister, Mrs. ]. N.
Brosius at this place.
Phares Herman, Ex-county Commis-
sioner, was greeting his friends at the
county seat last Thursday.
County Treaurer Banneville Smith
spent several days last week with his
brother, Adam, at Berwick.
John w. Howell of Sunbury spent .
few days in town last week. He re-.
ports Sunbury a very wet town.
Anon l.. Spangler has been assigned
to New Baltimore, Somerset county
Penna., IS storekeeper and gauger.
Harvey Meyer of Beaver to ownship.
dropped in to see us Wednesday of last
week. He is well pleased with his sale.
Mr.. Shrawder of Port Treverton and
s. A. l.. Strawser of verdills wers CALI
ers at this office Saturday morning.
Judge Mcclure became sick while
holding court in Lewisburg last week.
Court was suspended for several days.
Irwin I. Napp and Melvin A. Napp
of this county left Monday for Belle
yue, Ohio. They will read the Posr
while out there.
Uriah Bailey Of Freeburg. Isaiah
Waller of Center-township and Jonath-
m Reichenbach were county seat visit
Drs last Thursday.
]. A. Lumbard and wife of Selins-
grove came up last Thursday to help
do justice to feast at M. I. Potter's,
given to number of friends.
Albert and Jonathan Gelnett of Aline
were in this place Tuesday: They will
lake charge of the Wittenmyer store
April 1st. We wish the young men
abundant success.
S. E. Benner, the popular auctioneer
If New Berlin, dropped in to pay his
subscription Wednesday of last week,
He has been kept busy having sales
eyer since New Year.
Prof. B. H. Keller of Keller's Busi-
hess College, Lewisburg, was at Middle
'urgh Wednesday Of last week in the
interest Of the institution over which
lie presides. He left an order with us for
900 folders. In the last six months ia
tudents were enrolled.
The New Berlin "Reporter" of last
week says III. NJ. Owens, of Lewis
own, and George Beaver, of Middle
'urg, representatives of the Deering
harvesting Machine Co., were in town
m Monday to set up binder for Nor
on Yoder, local agent for this vicinity.
We are pleased to note that Rev.
oshua Shambach has been returned by
Evangelical conference to Middleburg
barge for another year. N. J. Dubs is
tationed at Centreville; A. d. Gramley
t Mcclure; II. II. Searle at Port Ire.
erton and w. N. Walls at New Berlin.
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Martin Mensch.

Martin Mensch, brother of Mrs. G.
Alfred Schoch and father of Charles
Mensch of this place, died at his home
one and one-half miles south of Miflin-
burg last Thursday morning. Mr..
.Mensch had been sick for the past few
months suffering with kidney trouble
and dropsy which was the cause of his
death. He was about 55 years of age.
He Is survived by his wife, one son and
four daughters.
Mr.. Mench was one of the most prom
inent men of his section and devot-
ca member of the Reformed church Of
Mif1inburg.
The funeral took place Monday morn
Ing at nine O'clock.
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zine and Grinding Make

Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
a long - lead and oil mixed by hand
1l-2l-1y.
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10 CURE A COLD uNoNrDAv

I'D CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II It
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
q on each box. 25s
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-03
AUTOPSY OVER lola.


Paris, September so.-The autopsy on
the remains OF Emile lola has resulted
in an official declaration hat he died
from a~sphyxiation. caused by carbonic
oxide fumes.
The post mortem showed that the
Novelist fell into a densely saturated
atmosphere, as he attempted to open
a window and was s~uffocated.
Mime lola, ii was further declared.
owed her life to the eleveted position OF
the bed.
A medical bulletin issued this morn
ing says:
Mime lola is progressing as satisfac-
torily as possible, in spite Of the terri
BILE shock caused by the news of her
husbands death. Complete isolation is
Indispensable. She had a heartrender-
ing ut of anguish when told Of his
death, which was only communicated 10
her this morning. 1t was followed by
a state Of torpor. She is now calm, but
is unable to utter a word or make Il
gesture"
A crowd Of people drawn there by Gu
riosity has remained in front OF Zola's
house since morning. and his tragic
death continues to be the chief topic of
conversation here. The funeral has
been liked for Friday and interest is
shown in the question whether Dreyfus
will attend
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-03
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
District Court in Wilmington Post
pOned-PensiOn Lists CIOsed
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., September 2Ge-Opin-
ions were handed down as follows by
the supreme court this evening: State
vs.. Wilcox, from Pasquoeank, new
trial; State VS.. Taylor from Craven. af-
irmed: Meadows VS.. Telegraph Com
pany, from Craven. new trial; Weeks
VS.. Railroad. from Jones. new trial;
knight VS.. Taylor, from Pitt. new trial;
Gill VS.. Dixon. from Vance, no error;
Kerr VS.. Hicks. from Sampson, petition
of plaintiff to rehear allowed and judg-
ment of court below affirmed; Young
VS.. Hodges, from Harnett. appeal of de-
PENDANT docketed and dismissed under
rule II; Sutton VS.. ErsGin, two cases
from Lenoir, appeal Of plaintiff docket
ed and dismissed under rule II: mi
Company VS.. Iron Works. from Pender.
petition of defendant to rebear dismiss
ed; Porter VS.. Armstrong. from Pender.
appeal dismissed as premature; Tyson
VS.. Barnes, from WILSON,, per curtam, ar
firmed upon authority of King VS.. Coop
er, 12S North Carolina 347.
Judge Purnell today issued order adj
journing Wilmington district court from
November 9Th to oath. He does this for
two reasons: first. because November
4tn Is election DAY, SccoIu, peCduSe
November 9Th he is compelled to be at
Richmond, to sit OF circuit u of APP
peals and can get no one to mold court
for him.
State auditor Dixon today closed PEN
sion lists for this year. Ample time is
necessary to get lists printed TO ascer-
tain the amount each class of pension
ers is to get and to issue warrants, in
time to be sent out by middle of De-
cember.
Auditor Dixon say reports LAY come
into his office fram all except about two
hundred of two thousand corporations
doing business in North Carolina. He
again calls On these two hundred TO re-
mort.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-03
TWO MEN
just Penalty is Paid, With n Great
show of Nerve.

Bronson, Fla, Sept. 30.-Thedoie
Smith and Thomas G.. Faircloth, the
young white men who killtd the aged
Lewis couple M month ago, were sue
c~essfully executed by Sheriff Sutton to-
day. The trap was sprung at HIP
o'clock and both necks were broken.
Faircloth was pronounced dead in
fifteen minutes and Smith in u and a
half minutes. Both men had wonder
full nerve and assembled the sCafsold
with steady step. They had their cof-
fins opened and inspected Inc com
upon them. Faircloth remark
ed that they were all right. Both lei
addressed the immense crowd with
clear and unbroken voices.
Faircloth was baptized by Rev. j. b.
Colley Of Gainesville, in the box which
was to contain his coffin, in Jail. Both
men professed religion and said they
were ready to die. The sous n dauSh-
tiers of Lewis witnessed the execution.
The bodies were turned over to their
relatives for interment Smith mad a
young wife n badly. Fairctoth was
engaged to De married and expressed u
desire to ave the ceremony performed,
pending the execution, but the sheriff
would not permit this 20 be done.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-03
LONG SCHOOL TERMS.
Average Length This Year over
Four MOnths-Street Car Situation.
POlitics-E. n. Proctor, Jr., Dying.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, n. G. September 80.
None of the efforts to arouse political
enthusiasm this year has succeeded.
Audiences are not large. but they are
attentive and more critical than ever
before.
The average length Of the term of
the public schools this ear is found to
be 16 4s-100 weeks, or about 4 1-2
months. Last year it was IL 66-100
weeks and in 1900 it was IA 66-100 weeks.
1t is now longer than evere before in
the history of the commo schools.
News reached here today from Lum-
berton that E. K. Proctor, Jr., a promi-
nent lawyer there, was dying, Of typhoid
fever. One of his children has the same
disease
James H. Pou will make several
speeches in the campaign in the inter
est of Congressman E. w. Pou, his
brother. His first speech will be at
Rocky Mount next Monday.
The supreme court today took up the
docket of appeals from the Sixth dis
trict. 1t is a light one.
There is no change in the street car
situation here. 1t is expected that by
the end of the year a new company will
buy h system and extend it, but at
present there is nothing definitely
known.
The secretary of state has nearly
completed the very heavy work of send
ing out to the various county election
boards the books, etc, for the 'perma-
nent rolf of voters.
Nearly all the state officers are now
Out in the campaign, and the depart
ments are very barren of news.
Today the two large cannonS were
set in granite beds or bases on each side
of the Confederate monument at the
west entrance to the capital Square n
they add greatly to the appearance Of
the These guns were Or
iginally ava BE- powders one dated
1S4S, the other 1852, and they were taken
at the Norfolk nav yard when Fir-
ginia accepted it in 1861. They were
sent to the Tredegar Iron Works, rificd
and made &c incl rif1ed guns, and a
wrought iron band was sunk on the
breech, making them grealy resemble
Parrot guns. They were mounted on
the sea face of old Fort Caswell. When
in January 1865 that fort vas excavc
uated. they were left spiked n
bonded
The state board of education has sold
to James A. Bryan for 81, 800 five k
near New Bern, including Catfish, Ellis,
Little, Long and Great lakes about
5000 acres. They will be used as a game
preserve.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-03
AN EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDE.
Officer of the KearsarGe
Takes His Own Life.

New York, September 3O.-Lieutenant
Commander William ". Bronough, Of
the United States navy, committed sui
eide today on the battleship Kearsarge,
at the navy yard, by blowing out his
brains with a revolver. Friends of
Commander Bronough believe that ne
was very much worried over the mani
fold duties of his position, as executive
officer, which are considered to be more
arduous than those of n other posi-
ton Of rank in the navy. Purnell, OF
the Harrington, Captain Of the Brook
lyn navy yard, said:
There is an epidemic of suicide in the
navy as surely as there was ever an
epidemic of fever. Such a thing may
occur and cannot be explained. IN
man probably has been thinking OF the
other suicides which are very sad g
fairs, M then in an unguarded mo-
ment the desire to try it seized hIIn
and it was all over in a minute"
Commander Bonaugh was born in
Kentucky and entered the naval acad-
envy in 1873,