Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-02


the cheapest.
The falling leaves with variety of
tints remind us, that summer has play
ed ont for this year, and fall is on top.
-weare gratified to learn that cur
friend Rev. :. G. Shannon was elected
President of the Synod of Central
Pennsylvania, at its recent session in
New Berlin.
The Centre and Union County
Fairs both opened yesterday. The
Bellefonte fair will close on Friday eve-
ming waIle that of Lewisburg will be
kept UP until Saturday evening.
I'm Washington patent was lately
granted for N pocket umbrella. The
umbrella is constructed to fold it to-
gether, 50 as to put in any common siz-
ed pocket. Next
Jack Frost, the grim blood-chiller
has made his appearance in his usual
cool way, arriving at night so as to fur
nish surprise for the people, when
they step outdoors in the morning.
The Lewisburg Journal was i'm
proved BY having a new head put on it.
We like this new heading very we'll and
would further assert, that brother
Whitman,s head must be level, else he
wouldn't 20 i'm Tor improvements as he
does.
We call the attention of our read
ers to the fact that Mrs. A. Maria
Weaver, our popular milliner, has re-
ceiYed new and livestock OF fall goods
nj which she wishes her customers to
1eak, assuring them entire satisfaction
in her wCzs1.
-THE STYLEs.-Mrs. Sallie E. AL
exxnder IS now in New York to look
after @he styleS-in other words she
went to lay i'm N big stock of Millinery
goods Wish somebody would buy us
= new hat. "A word to the wise &C."
We are now having one of the dri-
est spells ever known in this section.
Even rhe -soldest inhabitaId" hardly
remembers such drouth. One after
another OF the wells in town are going
dry. There is hardly a flesh well on
nj Penn Street.
If Providence favors US with fair
day next Saturday land we hope He
VIII the Odd Fellows picnic at Penn
Cave Ein he wen attended. From all
directions we hear that people are go
ing and the head waters of old historic
Penns Greek viii be quite lively on that
day.
There is rOoIn plenty for all who may
wish 20 come Al are inrited and ,rill
be welcome.
F. u. Musser's new house threat
ems TO knock the spots" off our con-
nemptible little shanty. It's bad in
Pierce 70 make us mad in Just this way
but we can and win forgive him this
personal wrong. He goes back on the
LGndsm1R though, and builds him
French house, and this we will never
forviue. No-neFer-
Teachers examination for Penn
township and Millheim Borough took
place in MilIheim on Saturday last.
TIE following persons were examined
and received certificates w. III. ID. Eli
senhuth. c. G. Ziegler, Mr.. Lee, }. M.
Gephart, A J. Long, M. i. Jamison.
One applicant was rejected Some of
oU directors and quite a number of
people at1erded.
-ODD FELLOWS Picnic AT PENN
CArE-The Odd Fellows, accompa-
nied Nv the MiIlheim Cornet Band, will
assemble mt Il o'clock, A. VI, sharp at
thsir Hail On Penn Street next Satur-
day and leave from there for Penn
Cave. After arriving on the grounds
the hands VIII discourse few pieces of
music- An address will then be deliv-
erred by Rev :. G.. Shannon, which will
conclude the exercises of the forenoon.
After dinner excursions into the cave
WI be made, in which the Bands will
participate. The Farmers Mills Cor
net Band has also been invited for the
occasion.
THE COMMITTEE.
THE GRANGERs' PTCNfC on Nit.
tzny Mountain. last Thursday, was the
grandest affzir of its kind ever yet held
In Centre county according TO the re-
pOats We hear of it, for we had not the
pleasure ot attending ourself, being
prevented by the ''press of business. 4"
The number Of persons present is vari.
ously estimated from i've thousand up.
Tie entire mountain seemed to be liter
ally fiIled with people and vehicles.
Speeches were made by Leonard RhoDe,
ESQ, and by lady whose name we did
not hear.
Our Granger friends had most de-
hghtful day for their picnic.
The JOURNAL Book STORE has
Just received nice lot of goods that
are sold not only as cheap but cheaper