Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17


Cherries will be plenty in Lewis
burg, but scafoe iu Millheim.
The proposed paper mill at Lock
Haven will employ $50 hands and dis
tribute $50, 900 q month in the neigh
borhCod.
We understand that our town
council is about to fill up the mud pud-
die in the diamond and make other i'm
proyements. Hope they will.
UTICA was ten months subscribing
5000 to finish church building, and
only four days raising $50, 900 to estab-
lish new brewery.
john .. Foote'S brick pavement in
front OF the old Harter property was
all cut of keller, and so he had it taken
dpand will relay it one Of these days
all level and smooth.
The Womens' Christian Tempe
rance Union of Lewisburg had. q fes-
tival recently and realized S99,29, sixty
dollars of which some was sent to the
Ladies' Relief Society of Milton.
The General Conference of the M.
E. Church, now in session at Cincin-
natl, passed a resolution fOrbidding
members of the church to sign applica-
tions for tavern license. Expulsion
from the church is the penalty for Of
tenders.
1t seems that every fellow from
Millheim who was in Bellefonte last
week called at all the printing offices
up there just to get his name in the pa
per and be called a prominent citizen
of Millheim. That's just how some
men do.
The Centre County Agricultural
fairiis to be held on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, October 9Th 7th and
Sth, next. What is the time fixed for
the Union comfy fair. Are they
both on the same time again?
AT citizens meeting at Lock Ha-
ven on Saturday night sufficient money
was subscribed to secure an extensive
paper and pulp manufactory, TO be
built by Armstrong, Dixon & Co., of
Philadelphia.
On Tuesday was the day of appeals
for Penn townships and Millheim boz
rough. :. The entire board of .cOmmi.
sioners, .Messrs. Gregg, Dunkle and
Swab, were present. Quite number of
our people appealed from their assess
ments and many succeeded in having
tIieir valuations lowered. Some diff
ficult questions also arose for the con-
sideration of the commissioners.
DIR. Musser has discovered very
minute worm at work upon the grow
ing wheat which threatens to do
considerable damage. 1t is found at
the grains and destroys their growth,
and is so small that it can scarcely be
seen by the naked eye.
Mr.. Amos Alexander informs us
that a similar insect did much damage
to the wheat crop in PeIns Valley,
some forty years ago, but it disappeared
after one season.
AT the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Lewisburg, Centre
and Spruce Creek Railroad Company,
held on Tuesday the 9Th in Philadel-
phia, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President,
Strickland Kneass Directors, G. B.
Roberts, Edward Smith, ..Wistar Nor
ris, J. N. DuDarrY, Eli Sliffer, James
p. Ooburn and G.. F. Miller.
-AOCA AAoNCu 4S OdA OOAl VOLn-
munity, as a fifty-six mill rate was
adopted at a recent council meeting.
According to the Journal it requires
eight mills for city purposes, fourteen
mills to pay interest on bonden debt,
nine mills to support the poor, five
mills for street repairs, fourteen mills
for water and six mills for fire expen.
ses.
-Neighbcr D. A. Musser is making
vely fine walks in his yard, fronting
the house. He first digs trench
about foot deep and fills it up with
broken stone nearly level with the
ground. He then covers the stone
with mixture of cement and pebbles,
and on that a coating of cement mixed
with sand is applied which makes a
fine, smooth surface. If these walks
are proof against The action of frost
they will. certainly be the best and
cheapest walk yet out.
The Potter county Enterprise is
informed that English, the notorious
outlaw of Elk snant two nichta last