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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-07-30
Middleburg Gets Another Bank.

Middleburg is going to have another
bank. There were rumors Of such a
move for some time, and during the
past week, the project took more def
mite shape. The capital stock will be
s25, 900 and the application was sent in
Saturday to the Comptroller Of the
Treasury for charter. The new insti-
tuition is backed largely by Swineford
capitalists and few from this side of
the stream. The bank will be located
on the Brooklyn side of the river. A
lot was purchased from Miss Amanda
Witenmyer, where the bank building
will be erected.
1t is rumored that John r. Kreeger.
formerly Assistant Cashier of the
First National Bank Of this place, will
be the Cashier of the new bank. Four
teen years ago Snyder county had only
one bank, now there are four and:those
already in existence seem to be doing
q prosperous business, which seems to
be the impetus of the new institutions.
We hope they may all prosper abun-
dainty.
The new bank project is being sup
ported by Azariah Kreeger, A. H.
Ulsh, w. B. Winey, Geo. NJ. Shinde,
Steininger Brothers, Banks w. Yoder,
A. G. Bashoar, NJ. X. Schoch, Charles
Bolender, Henry Dietrich, James Shu-
man and others. BY an arrangement
Of the promoters, no one win be per
mitted to take more than 81 900 Of the
capital stock.
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swlNEFoRp.

Harry Bingaman spent Saturday at
Kreamer.
Lee and Harrison Winey drove to
Richfield Saturday.
John Shannon wife and children
spent Sunday at Paoli.
Charles Heinbach of near Centreville
transacted business in town on Satur-
day.
John Renninger, Sr., and wife spent
last week at Riverside, with James
Enterline.
The Middleburg Leather Manufac-
turing Co., received car load of hides
last week.
Mrs. Lewis Miller is spending some
time at Strode's Mills with her son,
John Miller.
Mrs. c. A. Rathfon and daughter
Beulah, are visiting at Granville with
John Gilbert.
Misses Edna Walter and Edna
Winey Of Beavertown, spent few
days in town last week.
Lottie Heiser died Sunday night of
rheumatism Of the heart, aged Is years,
s months and day. She was buried
Wednesday at Mt. Pleasant Mills.
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MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER COUNTY, PENNA, JULY 80 1908.
Merchant J. +. Magee Of Kresm er
was In town Monday.

Merchant J. +. Magee of Kresm er
was In town Monday.
Hon. Jere. Grouse Of Selinsgrove Is
spending few days in this place.
Mrs. Jacob Walter and daughter
Izors, Of Seiinsgrove, are visiting here.
Miss Lizzie Ripka Of Lewistown and
w. w. Ripka of Harrisburg are visit.
in the Flats.
Any one In need Of rye straw thresh-
ed with fail, cali on Chas. A. Hack
enburg, Aline, Pa.
Henry C.. Nagle OF South Bend, Ind.
is visiting his parents, J. P. Nage and
wife near the Summit.
Commissioner Clerk J. n. Brosius
and family attended the picnic at Mt.
Pleasant Mills Saturday.
Thomas Attinger, formerly resident
Of Chapman, was killed at Berwick last
week and was buried in Paradise ceme-
terry.
Mrs. DR.. Deckard of Richfield visited
her sister Mrs. Ripka on her return
from Atlantic City and other eastern
cities.
Mrs. T. Bruce Birch and four chill.
dren OF Selinsgrove passed through
this place Tuesday afternoon on theil
way to Miffiinburg.
James Beaver and family of Mifilin.
burg were Hospitality entertained al
the home Of his father, Gabriel Beaver
and wife Sunday. Mr.. Beaver has in.
vested In valuable piece Of horse
flesh that brought them over and took
them home in double quick time.
Milton Orwig of Philipsburg, former
ly Of this place, was visitor here Sat
urday and Monday. He is employed
in large wholesale house in Philips
burg, and at present, he with his fam
lily are spending their vacation with
Mrs. Orwig's mother, Mrs. Matilds
Fisher, At Salem.
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John Dietrick and wife of West
Milton spent few days Of the past
week with her parents, John Stetler
and wife.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Saloon
snlasher, assed through Middleburg
last Wednesday morning on the train
on her way to Shamokin.
The members the Reformed Church
of this place celebrated the Lords Sup
per Sunday morning. The new pastor
Rev. Noll Of New Berlin, officiated.
Robert Rearick, the elevator man in
the Harrison Building at Sunbury,
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs
William Rumig on West Market
street.
William Ayers, the popular new
benedict Of Paxtonville, was in our
city Saturday smiling cheerfully to his
many friends here and paying a visit
to his parents.
Mrs. Shipe Of Sunbury, nee Name
Clelan, who has been spending some
time with her mother at this place, is
the mother of bouncing hoy. Mother
and son are doing we'll
The republican primary election Of
Mitflin County will be held Saturday
Aug. 18th and the Convention, Aug.
IS. Saturday August lst is the last
day for Candidates to register.
w. d. Bilger, the enterprising phos-
phate agent of Jackson township, was
IA: the county seat Saturday evening
shaking hands with his many friends.
He Is selling great deal Of phosphate.
NJ. Millner of Sunbury was in Mid.
dleburg last Thursday to attend a
meeting of the directors of the First
National Bank. He has just moved to
Sunbury and will open a store abou,
September first.
The German Medicine Company
who gave entertainments in Swineford
last week, decided to come to Middle
burg this week. They are exhibiting
~ the lot near George Sra.,h.'s car
penter shou fupulous neighb,
-. she had "sta
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE MAGAZINE.
0fisial Program Of Snyder coanty
Teachers Instimtr.

The 4Sth annual session of the TeAch-
ers' Institute Of Snyder county will
convene in Middleburg, Pa, Monday,
Nov. 30. 1903, and the fourth annual
publication Of the "Teachers' Institute
Magazine will be issued as the official
authority Of the convention under the
direction of the County Superinten-
dent, Prof Geo. w. Walborn, Freeburp
Pa.
The book will contain all the official
announcements Of the program, the
instructors, entertainments, names and
addresses Of teachers and directors.
A few pages will be reserved for al.
vertisements Of q clean and respectable
nature, at the following rates Full
page $500 ; half page $500; quarter
$l.75.
The size Of the page will be the same
IS last year q inches by s,-the type
page 4sx7i.
In order to get the book to the teach
ers and directors in ample time, il
will be issued earlier tha usual and
copy for ads should be sent at once in
order to facilitate neat displays.
This Is splendid mean lis of advertis
ing for schools, colleges, book publish
ers and school supply houses.
Send in your copy at once to
GEO. w. WAGENsELLER, Publisher,
tt. Middleburgh, Pa.
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Fire at Mcclure.

Monday about noon the residences
of Rev. Dutt and Lewis Msnbeck at
Mcclure wess destroyed by fire. 1t is
not known how the fire originated, but
it. is thought 1t may have been started
with sparks. from q railroad engine.
some insasnnce was carried.
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Attention.

Capt. Ryan Post, 36+. Every mem-
Der, this means you. Not the other
comrade! Every one Of you, is not
only invited, but urged to attend the
regular meeting of the Post on Friday
evening, August 7th, next. Post
meets at O'Clock. Matters of vital in
terest not only to the Post, but to your
self individually will be considered. 50
don't fail to come.
JNO. Y. SHINDEL, p. C.
q. {. Gutelius, Adj.
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Card of Thanks.

The family of William Boyer desire
to return thanks to all who so kindly
and generously assisted them in bring
ing home the body and the burial of
their son Charles Boyer. Special thanks
is extended to the pastor and to Lodge
No. ia Brotherhood of r. r. Train
men, Altoona.
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Letters Granted.
Marriage Licenses.
Mrs. Musser Burned TO Death


Monday evening at Lewistown Mrs..
Levi A. Musser, formerly Of Penus
Creek, this county, was making ire in
her stove and in order to hasten il.
poured Kerosene into the fire from the
can.
The oil ignited and the fire communi-
Gated to her clothing and burned her
80 badly that she died at midnight.
Her sister, Mrs. q. w. Sheary. had
been very i'll and was thrown into a
relapse from the shock of the news.
Mrs. Musser and Mrs. Sheary are
sisters ot Postmaster f. H. Stine Of
Penns Creek.
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NUMBER 80.

SATURDAY, Sept. 10, The Reformed
churches Of the West end Of the
County will hold reunion and
picnic in DIR. Smiths grove at Beav-
er Springs.
MONDAY, Oct. 5, Regular Term Of
Court opens.
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|vely Little Liners.
.,le and the Bustle OF the
bunty Seat, Told In Brief
Paragraphs.
. More or Less Prominent.
l.,,og Population and Events OF In
"a, that satisfy Curiosity and
Apps... the Thirst for
News.

..a.ou closes on the last day Of
nth.
Cave was sold at public sale
day, July %.
indications are that oats will
very fair crop.
Yoder of Mifiinburg was IN
re on Tuesday.
|. Ripka, who is working at
IN, spent Tuesday in this place
Botteiger has opened u tailor
the bakery building, where he
ng bachelors hall.
Fisher, proprietor OF the En-
pse, Freeburg, was at the county
brsday of last week.
|tiarman, the progressive shoe
ID family of Market street were
Iwn Sunday visiting friends.
(iddleburg Drug Store has ad-
k,ll line of pure Wines and
B for medical use. IT,
|eriff David Reichley of Penns
Is at the County seat Wednes-
Ast week.
that's and flowers will 10 sold
San half price next week.
L. DUNKLEBERGER.
J. Cooper, Of Se'insgrove pass
gh this place Friday on his
be from his farm in Adams
Grimm is spending the week
bly, fishing party at Penns
He spent Sunday at home and
'for the festivities Monday. :
Ice Sale next week, July % to
L. DUNKLEBERGER.
n Foltz, who had been car
at Miffiintown, came home
on account of the illness OF
3, James and Maud Kessler Of
berland and Miss Carrie
Z Hummels Wharf, Sunday
Der at the Washington House.
b get pure Wines and Whis-
hedical use at the Middleburg
Re. tt.
kct John F. Stetler and daugh-
Lillian, were down to Penn
Sunday to pay q visit to B.
an, whose wife has been very
i'll with typhoid fever.
II. l'owersox and daughter
b, have returned home after a
b. sojourn in South Williams
b relatives and friends. They
Wing had an enjoyable time.
Tired Working For Other?
!. {. l.. P.-NO Agency. No
anted, simply enclose stamp.
ugh, 492l Dearborn St.,
;, Pa. 1T
nmor is speaking rather loud
! wedding in the near future
two weil-known persons on
street are to be the chief
J, X. Otis Spessard of Miffiiu-
!. Gearhart Of Lewisburg and
a, Haas of SelinsgrOve Mon
appointed a committee
arrangements to Install
Reformed pastor, Rev. Noll.
pr Doctor for a prescription
the Middleburg Drug Store
pr Wines and Whiskies for
", II.
lvid |. Schaetfer, pastor of the
Church at Mt. Pleasant Mills
", has been elected pastor OF
Creek charge in Armstrong
belonging to the Allegheny
ttshurg Synod. He will pro-
Fpt.
bite shirt waists prices $3.50,
l,5o and so cts., will go next
fices from $l.66 to As cts.
l.. DUNKLEBERaER.
ldleburg Water Co., are adj
or bids for the pipe specials
Us. The contract will be let
Iust lst. They want 1900
ch pipe and 10000 feet Of 4
~ four-inch, 2 nozxle fire
. tons pig lead, 500 lbs. jute,
other items, such as tees,
uceIs, bends, cross 4 bells,
First shipment to be mads
At shipment, not later thar
'w~wsNswws s~~~~v~
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MEN WANTED.
100 NJ !
~ ~ MA

lUO L want from rs to 100
men to build the Middle
burg water works. | will be on hand
to begin work in August and want
as many hands as | can get in order to
hasten the completion of the plant.
Persons who desire employment can
hand their names TO Calvin Stetler.
II. G. FREDERICK,
st. Millville, Pa.
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COURT HOUSE CHIPS.
Deeis Recorded

John p. Maurer and William A.
Mann, administrators OF William q.
Maurer, decd, to VIM. Whitmer IL
Sons, l.l2th the interest in 7425 acres
unseated land partly in Hartley town.
ship Union county, Annaugh town.
ship Miffiin county, and West Beaver
townshipt Snyder county, S95s.ss.
EsteiIa ID. StilIman ct. al. to VIM.
Whitman and Sons, the above tract for
$40, ,54f.66.
Elmira Portzline and husband 10
Mary Ann Kerstetter for 30 acres in
Chapman township, S400.
Letters Granted.
Letters of administration in the es-
tate OF Enos Klingier ate OF Penn
township, We're granted to B. F.. John
\. and :. +. klingier.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-29
KEEPING ROADS SMOOTH.
Greatest Common Need in This Coun-
try Is the Frequent Inspection
of Public Highways.

1t is more convenient to look after
earth roads in spring and fall, but 90
not allow them to take care of them
selves for the remainder of the year.
The greatest common road need in the
United States is frequent inspection.
If this is given daily, no extensive re-
pairs will be necessary, and instead of
a road becoming worse, it will improve
from day to day.
The road should he carefully levelcd
at all times with Il drag, smoothing
harrow or any instrument that will
fill up the ruts, level down elevations
and keep the road 50 that water will
run off readily as soon MS ii falls. The
best method of doing this must be de-
cided upon by each locality. In some
places the road grader is used with the
best results. The great difficulty has
been that sufficient road graders are
not available to keep all the roads in
any particular section in the best of
condition. Drags so constructed as
to level the road and draw the earth
near the middle are very satisfactory
and are not at all expensive. Any
farmer can make them for himself.
1t is very important to prevent water
standing on the surface, but it is
equally important to see that il is also
removed from bitches alongside the
road. This can sometimes be accom-
plished by having good open drains,
but in most cases these should be sup
plemented by tile. Just where to place
the tile is frequently a problem. In
the comparatively level sections of the
central west, a tile IN the bottom of
the ditch at either side of the road is
probably all that is necessary.
If the land inclines to wash badly,
this tile should not be placed in the
bottom of the ditch, for it will soon be-
come uncovered and ineffective. Place
it either nearer the road or between the
ditch and the road fence. The depth
for the tile and the size to be used will
all depend upon the amount of water
to be removed, the character of the soil,
etc. Where the tile is very carefully
laid, one inch of fall to the 100 feet is
sufticient.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-29
TIMELY GARDEN NOTES.

Label all seeds before putting away.
Use both name and year grown on the
la bel.
Fruit cans. baking powder cans and
such like, make good storage place.
for garden seeds.
In northern ATTITUDES raspberry and
blackberry bushes should be laid down
for winter protection.
Work up down trees for tirewood
before Telling any more, and so help
the looks and increase the value of the
wood lot.
Cabbage and turnips will stand quite
hard frosts, but il i rot safe to risk
them out in the field or garden after
the middle of November.
When you get to getting out the
years fuel from the wood lot do not
slash into the trees thoughtlessly. Sc
lect those that interfere with others
or those. that are dead or that are so
situated that they will never amount
to anything but firewood. Then fell
them so as to break down as few as
possible other trees when they fall
| Farmers Voice.
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AN UNROLLED ROAD.
ult. the earth will absorb almost

an equal portion of water.
In building or maintaining roads,
it is therefore desirable that these
smail particles be pressed and packed
into as small space as possible. in
order that surplus water may not
pass in and destroy the stability of
the road. To this end, rolling is very
beneficial. The work of maintaining
earth roads will be greatly lessened
by the proper use of the roller.
After additional matter has been
placed on the surface of the road. il
should be carefully rolled and not
allowed to wash Off into the ditch
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-29
ORCHARD IRRIGATION.
Principle OF Capillary Attraction to
he Put TO Practical I sc by Colo
RADIO HorticuIturists.

Irrigation on the capillary attrae-
tion principle is now being investi-
gated by the state board of horticul-
ture and the government experiment
station at Fort Collins with view to
recommending it for adoption in this
state. Fruit growers who have eN-
perimented with the scheme declare
it to be entirely feasible and much
more effective than the old way OF
feeding moisture to trees by way OF
the roots.
Flage Carter. of Park county, the
first person to try the plan in this
state, wrote Gov. Orman some time
ago explaining the method Of irrigat-
ing tree by capillary attraction. lie
takes vessel. pan or bucket, or
anything that can be tied to n tree
limb and viii hold water. He fills 1t
with water and then bends twig
about the circumference of an or
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out of doors seeds should be put in as
early as possible in shallow drills
three to 3ia feet apart and covered
with a half-inch of fine moist. earth.
They need to be very carefully weedcd
at first, but if the ground is clean and
mellow and the rows straight the
wheel hoe will he able to take full
charge of the work early in the sea-
son. 1t has been repeatedly shown
that cheaper, better and earlier
onions can be grown by transplanting
the plants from greenhouses or hot
beds, where the seeds are sown very
early, When the plantlets are as large
as lead pencil, they are set four
inches apart in rows three feet asund-
er, and cultivation is Immediately be-
gun with the wheel hoe. In growing
from sets the planting is made in
much the same way. Multiplier or po-
tato onions are similarly managed,
Prize Taker is probably the most
popular variety of the present day
Cincinnati ommercial-Tribune.
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Of planks or boards and may he port
able or built in place, the former beng
tHken down and packed away wheh
not needed.
When movable frames are used they
are generally constructed of = inch
plank side pieces being from nine to
u feet and ends six feet length, to re-
ceive either three of four ordinary
sash. each from three to six feet. The
north side of frame mag be 10 inches
wide, south side nine TO ten, thus Civ
ing a slope to the south side which Will
permit the water to run off and allow
the passage of the suns rays through
the glass. End pieces are six feet in
length, or taper from - inches at one
to nine or ten on the other so as to
fit the side boards.
As support for the sash and to hold
The side of the frame in place, cross
strips Of board three inches wide are
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-29
THE ONION IN FAVOR.
Gus sections as II Reliable
Money Crop.

The onion is having a sort Of boom
in various sections just now as a good
money crop. Onions, it is hardly nee
eSSary TO state. may be grown from
seeds or sets. BAILEY has described up
to date onion culture in brief as fol-
lows:
If seeds are used, they may be sown
in the open ground where the bulbs
are to mature, or they may be sown
in green houses or hotbedS and the
young plantlctS transplanted to the
rows IN the open ground. In sowing
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-29
AN IDEAL ROLLED ROAD.

If the earth is left loose. wheels will
rows which will hold water and re-
suit in sticky, muddy surface in
winter weather and dusty one in
dry weather. If the surface is gone
over with heavy roller, it can usual
ly be made sufficiently firm to sustain
teams without deep rutting and to
resist in large measure the pene-
tratipg power of the water. Such
work should be done when the soil!
is in a plastic state, so that it will
pack readily. The moist particles are
pressed together and the road is put
in good condition for immediate
travel-Orangc Judd Farmer.
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BIG MONEY IN CELERY.
Results of an Interesting Experiment
Conducted on II rhree-icrc CO.
Operative Farm.

\ Philadelphia society that has
been running a thrcc-acre cooperative
farm, says in report: One Of the
most Interesting and profitable parts
of this thrce-acre farm was a celerv
plot Of onc-siNteenth of an acre. This
miniature celery farm. after thor
ough fertilization and preparation.
was transplantcd at the rate of 1CO.-
O0U plants to the acre, the rows being
only nine inches apart, and the plants
set in drills five inches from each
other. The plants were grown in the
ordinary way and were transplanted
to the plot at the proper season for
such work, that is, from the middle
of July to the middle Of August. The
plot was given shallow or surface
cultivation every ten days, but was
never handled or banked with earth
as is usually done in celery culture
On this one-siXteenth of an acre 5000
fine large stalks were matured, and
after being hleached, marketed at an
average of ~ cents per stalk. At
this rate one acre Of land will WELD n
gross product of $1,000. ] am not pre-
pared TO say that this can be done
year after year, for we attempted the
same thing last year and failed, but
] am sure that no greater risk is in
crrrsa !, growing cron bv this
me b ou than would De incurred under
the ordinary way, and am confdant
that it can be done with much less
labor in proportion to results.
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Trees Planted I'm the Fall.

When planted in the fall all trees
should be banked up at least one foot
high until spring. This overcomes the
tendency of the trees to heave out,
protects them from mice and prevents
the roots from freezing before they
have taken hold of the soil. In plant
Ing roses, shrubs, vines, and other del
icate stock in the fall, the tops should
be nearly or quite buried with mellow
earth during the first winter. The
surplus earth should be removed early
in the spring.-Horticultural Visitor.
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ROLLING EARTH ROADS.
Department of Agriculture folnts
Out the Importance of the Free
Use of the Roller.

Where earth roads are to be cared
for, the roller is an important imple-
ment. This is pointed out by NJ. O..
Eldridge in az recent bulletin issued
by the department of agriculture.
He calls attention to the fact that
earth is composed of small frag-
ments which touch each other at GER
tain points, leaving voids between.
Where earth is broken and pulver-
lied, these points are equal in vol
ume to the solid particles, and as n
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.ifj(GI{iiIllIIDyiEEfIlIRE I|iIlID iEEfIlIREE
IS css5S2sas- a-ssss fs, q
PLANS FOR A HOTBED.
The One Here Described L. Built Ac-
cc-dinG to Methods hy ENpc-
ricnccd Gardeners.

At this season of the year. gardners
Especially Mar large towns and
cities, derive considerable income
from the sale of vegetables and some
flowers by pushing plants in hotbeds.
These are low glass structures which
are generally heated by fermenting
vegetable substances such as stable
manure, although fire heat is occas-
sioEally applied, steam, hot water and
fiues being used.
Hot beds should be located in some
spot sloping to the south, protected
by buildings, evergreen screens, board,
fences, etc. Frames are made eithe