Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-09-12
For the Joui n1l.
ATRIp TNEGVGH BELLFFGNTE
AND PENNS VALLEY.

Bcllefonte is quite business
place compared TO what it was twen-
ty years ago when knew it much
better than do now i; but it has its
nps and 6o,ceS as much IS ever. In
fact it will never set r.d Cf these,
for ndtare has placed them there.
Bellefonte drains the trade OF a
large and very fine agricultural coun-
try. and to me it is matter OF
wonder that her intelligent and en-
terprising citizens have so long been
content with only branch rall
load. What a round about way one
has to travel to get there. Why
not 90 to work at once and BALD a
road to Lemont, to connect with the
l.. C. S s. C. Il. Il. ? That would
be business on the first floor, and
would be credit, as we'll as a last
ing benefit to the celebrated inland
toWn-BeiIeIonte.
The oflice of tie Singer Sewing
Machine. at Bellefonte, Sunder the
management of Nj, S. .. Mingie,
of Williamsport, is doing a very
brisk business, and gets rid of that
excellent machine very fast, as l am
informed by the salesman, Mr.. w.
S. Wagner. The two resident Den
lists, Drs. Swaltz and Rhone, both
seem to have q very good practice.
Miss Lizzie Baker, of near le-
mont, has lately teen appointed Pie
ceptress of one or the adjunct schools
Of North Western College, located
at Naperville, Illinois. She is a
graduate Of the University at Lew
isburg and is u lady of much talent
and culture.
At Boalsburg the businessmen
appear Qi ite happy and coIltented.
They seem to be entirely satisfied
whether much or little is done in
the line CT business. For good
churches this town stands pre-emi-
nent. Two magnificent structures
Reformed and Lutheran, greet
you as you enter the place from
Benefonte, standing side by side.
/ thought to myself as l passed
along-these people with their re-
spective pastors must be very peace
able christians for building so slosely
together. Hope the proximity of
tie churches may be emblematical
OF christian union between the two
congregations. Rev. W. II. Groh
is pastor of the Reformed charge, as
lie informed me, for the last twenty
Years.
Potters Mills appears very much
dilapidated and out of repair, COM
pared 10 what it was years ago. It
was at one time quite a business
place but like many others its for
mer glory has departed. D.. A. S.
Weaver, young and energetic prac-
titioner, has quite an extensive
practice at this place.
Spring Mills was very fortunate
in getting the rail road. 1t has
helped the place some in improve
ments, and in time Spring Mills may
yet become qaite a centre Of bust
ness.
Millheim is yet the same old place
that it was thirty years ago, when
spent my bOyhood days in it. In
many respects it shows fair signs Of
thrift, as for instance in the number
Of new buildings going UP, but in
others there is still much inertia and
fogyiSm. L will never forget the re-
mark made to me some twenty-five
years ago by Bishop Long, long
since dece ased, Of the Evangelical
church. The good bishop preached
one evening in Millheim, and it hap
pened to be On a very dark night.
1 was sent home from church for a
lantern, to show the ola gentleman
home. We were walking in the
middle of the street and l suggested
that we take the pavement. pave
ment ?' exclaimed the good Bishop,
Why bless me young man, l never
saw pavement in your town in day
time, and how do you suppose l
could find it on such a dark muddy
night ? Let's keep the street and
be SAFE" So it is to the present
day. It would require good many
Bishops to find decent sidewalk in
Millhelm. Men seem to attend to
their work without bothering
whether strangers have good side
walks to walk over aDd as fr
themselves, they don't need such
luxuries in the least. Happy peo-
pie !!
Yes, Millheim has improved some
of late years, but L see Ilo reason
why she don't improve much faster
She seems TO have much mere busi
ness and trade than many of hel
neighboring towns, and ought real
ly to do more for public improve
ments. and the very first renllisit,