Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-09-23

ties to go to seed Is S3O,
Fam OCTOBER 9TH, 7Tu, SrH.
EVERYBODY is coming with ''hiS
sisters cousins and his aunts."
--ReY. John Tomlinson is attending
the session of the Synod of Central
Pennsylvania, at Milroy, this week.
john Bame will offer his home and
lot on Penn street at public sale, Sat
urday October 10th next. Buy it.
ENTRIES are already being made and
the coming fair will be the best ever
held in Centre County.
Tile new Reformed church in Mad.
isonburg approaches completion. 1t
presents avery neat and tasty appear
ance.
Thomas Hosterman gives notice
that he has taken out letters of admin
istration on the estate Of Samuel IL.
Meyer, deceased.
Snow fell in Gallagher township,
Clinton county, on the 14th inst. This
township is i'll the Allegheny noun
tains.
The sale notes Of the estate of Jon !;
athan Philips, deceased, are now due,
of which al concerned Will please take
notice. tt
Five masked men entered the
house of Elias Behe, one mile from
Loretto, and after brutalIy beating Mr..
3. they helped themselves to $3.50, and
hearty meal and escaped before help
could be Summoned.
Apples are being delivered at the
cider mills, in New Jersey, at five cents
a bushel Hundreds Of barrels of
prime fruit are sold for seventy-fiye
cents each, after a trip Of twenty miles
in a wagon to reach a market.
"A WEsTMOBELAND county boy
named Sheets, nine years of age, while
handling loaded shot gun, in the ab-
sence of his parents accidently dis
charged its contents into the back of
his little sister, killing her instantly.
The sailor who swan frCm the
wreck Of the Vera Cruz to shore, dis
tance of some thirty miles, in the hur-
ricane, and without the aid of life
preseryer or driftwood, may claim to
be the champion swimmer of the world.
1t was a remarkable feat.
Mr.. Geo. w. STartZ and family of
Lewistown, are here visiting relatives
and friends. George is native Mill
helm boy but left US some seven years
ago, since when he has resided in
Lewistown. We are happy to report
that he looks well and no doubt is get
ting along well.
-DEININGER s. MUssER have just
received q car load of marble direct
from the quarries at Sutherland Falls,
Vermont. This system Of buying stock
in large quantities from first hands en-
ableS them to sell work cheaper than
other establishments that buy from
0bbers.
FIRE.-A large barn belonging TO
Conrad Long, residing in the lower end
of Nittany Valley, was totally destroy
ed by fire yesterday. Six horses per,
ished in the flames, and various
farming implements. among them a
new separator, were entirely burned as
we'll as all the contents of the barn
We couldnot learn whether there is any
insurance on the building or not.
That extensive and valuable prop
erty in Gregg township known as FAR.
MERs' MILLS will be offered at public
sale OH the premises by the executor
of the late Adam Fisher, deceased, OIL
Friday, October 8th next. 1t consists
of Touring mill, saw mill, dwellings
out buildings and about forty acres OF
land. Fine chance for a man with
c apital.
Last Saturday Mr.. Luke Styers
who is working on Seller and Billmy.
er's saw mill. near Fowler station, had
the misfortune to get his hand into a
circular saw while in motion, and had
the thumb nearly severed from the
hand. The attending physician, how
ever still hopes he can save it from am
putation.
BIG SHIPMENT.-Mr. J. r. Wolfe.
of Wolfe's Store, shipped an entire
car load of poultry from Coburn the
other day. The load comprised about
1900 chickens, 100 turkeys, 800 ducks,
and 100 geese. This is the biggest lot
of poultry ever sent from our valley at
one time,