Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-08-28
News EliScel. Aney.

TIE grape crop in the central part of
the state will exceed an average yield.
THE freight business on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad is reported heaYier than
it has been for years.
Col. THoS. \. SCOTT, 1t is announc-
ed will return TO this country about the
middle Of September, and will resume
his regular duties. He is rapidly re-
gaining his strength, AMI looks us well
as he ever did in his life.
TIE 4. NJ. E. CHURCH will hdl.l a
Campmeeting in the Park at Watson
town, commencing August 29th and
continuing over two Sabbaths. a suf-
ficient number Q prominent ministers
will be present.
The wheat crop OF Illinois this year
according to the returns of the State
Board of Agriculture, amounts to A.
Oil ,252 bushels, an average of 1915 bush.
els to the acre. This crop is valued at
S37 ,277 ,757, or al average OF IS cents
per bushel in the farmers hands. 1t is
the largest and most valuable wheat
crop ever sown in Illinois. The area of
land Sown in wheat was 2,137 ,063 acres.
Miss Helen Reade, daughter of a pro-
minent attorney of Ebensburg, Cam
bria county, was married q few days
ago, contrary tc her fathers desires.
Her brother made an effort to shoot her
husband, and the young lady was so
Frustrated with the excitement that she
died on Friday.
The San Francisco Chronicle says {:
"Dr. Hugh James Glenn, one of the
great farmers of California, has $4,000
acres in wheat and expects 100000
bushels, worth in California 80 cents
per bushel. To put out this immense
crop he has 13O gang plows, 60 headers
to cut the grain, to which belong $50
wagons, 6 cleaners, 100 harrows, Is
seeders, 6 threShers and engines. He
employs nearly 500 hands. He has 1000
work horses ard mules, and 1000 brood
mares. He has on this farm 81 dwell
ling houses, 27 barns, and other build
ings to make up 100. Such is speci-
men of western farming"
A TERRIBLE FIGHT.-Kansas City,
Mo-, Aug. 2f. James DObbins and
Michael Burns, farmers and neighbors
living six miles west of here, in Kan
sas, had desperate and fatal encoun-
ter Friday evening, in which both were
killed. 1t appears that Dobbins owed
Burns money, and Oh the evening nam
ed, while passing Burns place, was
dunned Extensively for it by Burns.
The latter having a revolver in his
hand, Dobbins said: "You have the
drop on me now, but if you'll wait till
I come back I'll be ready to meet you.''
Dobbins then drove hcme got two re-
volvers, went back to Burns house
1Ouiu Hlut OlCCllls5 OlI OHO OOOAoOCp 6tIO
opened fire upon him. Burns went in
to his house, got his revolver, rushed on
Dobbins and several shots were ex
changed in very close q uarters. Dob
bins received two balls in his chest an(
one through the head, while Burns wa!
shot in the abdomen, the ball passing
clear through his body, and in the right
arm. Notwithstanding these terrible
wounds the men clinched IN fierce
and deadly struggle, Dobbins falling
underneath. En- this position Burn:
beat Dobbins over the head with thC
butt of his pistol till he thought hin
dead and had partially risen from th'
ground when Dobbins turned him and
was about TO beat him when neighbOr
arrived and separated them. Dobbin'
died before he could be taken hom
and Burns died early the next morn
, ing.