Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-05
THE WORLDS END.
"Reminiscences Of the Prophet Miller.
Troy Times Letter

Troy Times Letter.
Two miles from New Haven, across
the line in Hampton, we found the old
residence of Prophet Miller, who fore
told that the world would come to an
end in 1913. The place has passed out
of the hands of the family. out one son
lives near by and number of grand
children. The Adventists, as they are
called, now have small chapel on the
old farm, in which services are some
times held-whenever stray preacher
happens along. The old Baptist church
which stood near by thirty years ago,
and which all Of the Millers formerly
attended, has been pulled down. A
plain marble shaft marks the prophets
grave in a family and neighborhood
cemetery near by. The prophets old
neighbors all believe him to have been
in earnest, and to have believed the
doctrines he preached with such earn
ectness and power thirty years ago. He
died in the winter Of 184e, and we at
tended his funeral. Hines, Of Boston,
preached the sermon, which was more
than two hours long, in the Congrega-
tional church at FAIR Haven. He be,
gan by saying, "I ought to be with yon.
der mourners, for [ am one" Hines
at that time published an Advent Jour-
nal, but we are told he has since apos-
tatized. He was talented man. Mrs.
Miller outlived her husband. We at
tended a wedding after her husbands
death where she was present, and found
her to be a pleasant and active lady.
The ceremony was performed by VIII
liam Miller, the prophets oldest son.
The happy couple were "horned" until
a basket of doughnuts and pitcher of
cider were passed around, when the
musicians, who had made an hour at
least thideous, went away This was
late in the winter Of 1850. The Advent
lists are still looking for the coming Of
Christ at a no distant day, but as the
days 60 by without a realization of their
faith, it grows less and so the number Of
their adherents. There are only
enough now in all the towns around the
old home of the prophet to fill the small
chapel. A few sleigh tracks told of a
meeting since the storm. There are no
sheds attached to it. The old beech
grove has almost all been cut away, and
this to us was typical of the speedy de-
cay OF the whole. Thirty years ago it
was vigorous and beautiful. There was
the old school house where we had
eleven boys big enough to pitch us out
of doors. We went in. The teacher
had but a handful of small boys, but the
blackboard and stove made us welcome.
It seemed as if we could carry the
school house away in our vest pocket.
| Where were our scholars? Dead, mar
ried, gone-s few left.
AT meeting of the Brooklyn Milk
Dealers Exchange, held recently, a
draft of bill for the regulation: of the
sale of milk was presented and discus
sed. The measure proposed is the es-
Enlistment of milkmans' bureau,
under the direction of the board of
health. 1t is proposed to place the bu-
reau under the charge of chairman
and a recorder, at salary of $500
each, and also to appoint eight inspect
ors Of milk, at salary of 1000 each
per annum. The licenses to sell milk
are to be fixed at the rate of $25 each.
A penalty in the form of fine of from
$40 to 800 will be imposed upon any
dealer who may be detected in the act
of selling swill milk. b HN
TRAINS on the Southern Pacific rail-
road are now running to point eight
hundred miles south and east of San
Francisco.