Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-07-31


Jacob Sankey's horse isn't worth
one cent any more. He quit breathing
and that destroyed his usefulness COM
pletely. It's mackerel fact.
The dog DAYS have commenced,
some chap reminds us. Before being
told we didn't perceive the difference.
Guess It's because we have dog days all
the year round.
The MillRe1m Turnpike Company
has q heavy force Of workmen on their
new pike and it is rapidly approaching
completion. Push it through, gentle
men.
-MR. GUST n. PUBLIC has the honor
of having built the first side walk on
the new part of Penn Street. Wish the
council would compel rs to make one
too.
Michael and Noah Slower, trustees,
will offer some valuable real estate for
sale, situate in Haines township, on
Saturday, August es, next. See notice
and posters.
We haven't got the slightest 'dispo.
sition to brag, for that sort Of thing
would go entirely against our modest
grain-but really, don't you think the
JOURNAL is now about the neatest,
raciest, and for its size and prize, alto
gether the best paper in a radius of p
well, we wont be too exact in drawing
lines lest some fellow might get his
Dutch up for being excluded, and go for
! us.
The wheat crop-a good .one-has been
| gathered, and with manv others, 1--WE, think IL Il
good time 20 agitate the holding OF Harvest
Home Picnic somewhere IN this county-at
some point convenient to the people Of Centre
county, who, we are Informed, are very anxious
say the farmers of the valley? Do you favor
the idea? IL NO, LEI US hear from you. Our CO.
lumns are open for any suggestions on the sub
MtGtin6Org Telegraph.
That's right, brother Schoch, tcc are
IN tor an excursion and the zoe" as
here used means about 1000 people!
The new machine of the Central
Mfg. Co., the Bates Harvester, was
tested Monday, in a field of oats belong
ing to James Biehl in Buffalo. The test
was for the purpose of ascertaining the
amount of draft it required. A dyna-
mometer was attached for the purpose
which indicated an average draft of
go pounds. This is much lighter draft
than is required by any other harvester
to our MISUNDERSTANDING ChrO-
nicle
NOTICE is hereby given that all
persons occupying premises in Mill
helm are requested to clean the alleys
in the rear of their lots, of all rubbish,
compost, manure, stones, wood, timber
or any other matter or thing constitut-
ing an ebstruetiofi or nuisance, within
ten days from this notice. On failure
to comply. with this notice the said al
leyS will be cleaned by the borough au-
thorities at the cost of those concerned.
FRANK KNARR,
President,
j. II. REtFsNYDER,
Secretary.
The JoURNAL Book Store has
Just received q nice lot of goods that
are sold not only as cheap but cheaper
than can be bought anywhere N Penns
or Brush Valleys. Fine Family Bibles,
Pocket Bibles, Photograph Albums,
Autograph Albums, Splendid Paper
Boxes, Knitting Cotton, Blank Books,
Hymn Books, Java Canvass, Zephyrs,
Germantown Wool, Fins Fans, Velvet
Photograph Frames, Chrotbos, Sunday
School Reward Cards, Motto Frames,
Notices, Games, Paper, Ink, Pens and
Pencils in great variety, and many
other things that cannot here be stated.
CALL AND SEE.
-PERsoNAL.-Mrs. JOHN l.. Nogle,
of Philadelphia, daughter of. Ex-Sheriff
w. L. Musser, is home on visit to her
parents. City life seems to agree with
Aggie-she looks well.
Prof. w. Il. Meyer, who was ''home''
for several weeks past thinks his vaca-
tion is about up and talks Of going back
to Clarion to resume his do, re, mi, ia,
sol, Ia, 81, do. 1t must be real lonely
for Will out there.
George w. w. Skunk, for the last six
years a pupil in the Loysville Orphan
Home, is back to stay. School oyer,
George-work begins.
Geo. w. Slower, of Penn's Creek, has
been confined to his bed by sickness for
the last three weeks. aope he may
soon recover.
Mrs. John D. Foote has been serious
ly i'll FOR some weeks past, without any
immediate prospect for the better. She