Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-11
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| Inc w llllamSpOrJ Jall Has 40 Plloou-
ers.
S. NJ. Lossy, Of Pike Mills, Tioga
county, III years old, and has lived on
the same farm SS years.
The Snyder county fair will be held
at Sellnsgrove on the 9th, 10th and l1th
of October.
There is fine of $25 for destroying
signs in any form that are posted along
the public roads.
The beer drinkers Of Pittsburg and
Allegheny county consumed $4,000
kegs Of the brown beverage during Au-
gust.
The freight business on the Philatlel-
phia and Erie Railroad is very heavy
iusC now. Over $50 loaded ears
left Wllliamsport in one day last
week.
There are twenty-five miles of freight
cars loaded with grain on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, and eighteen miles of
cars of similar freight on the Reading
railroad, now waiting delivery to the
gram elevators in Philadelphia, for
shipment to Europe.
A yourG man named Rager, of Ind-
anna county, was bitten by a rattle
snake recently. lie Immediately cut
an onion in two pieces, taking out the
heart filled it with salt, and applied it
to the wound. He changed it occa-
sionally for two hours and then went
to work again none the worse Of the
bite.
immigration to this country from
Europe is largely on the increase. Ey-
cry month IN this year has thus far
sent more euigrants than the CORE
spending months last year. The total
up 10 the close of August foots up 76,-
800, against only 54, l55 for the CORE
spending time last year. Scotland, Ire
land, Sweden and Norway furnish
most of the increase.
TuE New POSTAL CARD.-The new
two cent return postal card is out. 1t
is provided with Il stamp at each end,
and room for writing two messages. If
the sender wants an answer, he must
remember not to occupy all the space.
One stamp is cancelled at the Office
from which ii is sent, and the second
from the point where responded to.
The postals Will soon be IN general cir
culation.
y MAN WHO SNAPPED WIVES
Erie, Sept. l. Chas. Burnham, law
yer of this city, once wealthy, hut of
late years sunk into a mere hanger-on
about aldermen's courts, fired two shots
into his head this morning, one of
which penetrated his brain. He lies in
d hopeless condition. Some years ago
he swapped wives with another man,
and domestic strife with the present
Mrs. B. is said to be the cause.
Thomas II. Stopfell and Helen Reed
were married at. Edenburg, Pa, against
the wishes OF the Reed family, the
brides brother. particularly, having op-
posed the match. The young couple
were at the village hotel. getting ready
to start on the honeymoon tour, and
the brother dashed into the room in
great rage, and attempted to shoot
Stopfell. The girl saYed her husbands
life by seizing her brothers pistol; but
the excitement. speedily caused her
death.
THE NEXT CENSUs.-Census day
will be June 1st, 1880. On that date
in the neighborhood of 10000 enumtr>
ators will commence their labors-those
in the cities being required to complete
their work in two weeks time, while
others viii be granted time during the
whole month of June. Persons alive
on the first of June (but dying before
the enumerator reaches them) will be
counted in the census. Births subse,
quent to the first Of June, will not be
counted. Special agents will be en-
ployod to collect statistics relating to
education, mining, manufacturing, ag-
ricultural and various other depart.
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