Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-01-01
Local Department.


MAI observation-disclosures editors
statesmen, clerks, book-keepers, an,
p6fters, return their thanks to gener
Gus public for liberal patronage Il
Office and store. ThankS-and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALE.
The school board of Millheim |
hereby most respectfully informed tha
there are three schools in operation il
town; that each school has its owl
teacher, whose combined names aft
Observation-Disclosures; that
the teachers are getting along "mid
dling", and if they have the least doub
on any of these points they had better
go and see for themselves. ~
The auction man-this time from
Milton-ls here again this week, selling
goods just dirt cheap. Our merchants
are pleased beyond description-oi
course they are. Guess these chaps
come under the impression that we
have 10 stores here, tor the only way
anybody can eyer find out that We have
Il few of them, is by close and thorough
inquiry.
A train of twelve sleighS stopped
in town one day last week for dinner
on their west ward, no trip. They
were real nice looking affAirs, too much
so for poor country editor, and so we
didn't offer to trade for one on SWbScrip-
tion. But where is little Sammy Faust
and what is he doing there?
1t is with reluctance that we decline
the publication Of Deputy Leonard
Rhone's report to the State Grange, at
Bloomsbury. 1t Is entirely too long
for our columns at this time.
The Evangelical Sunday School
will have its annual festival this eve
ming, and the Methodist this after
noon. Ample preparations have been
made and we hope the matter will be
success.
From the Girard (Kansas) Press
we learn that Mr.. A. v. Wolf, former
ly of Asronsburg. has been appointed
route agent on the Messer & Parsons
r. r. Alf is to enter upon the duties
of his appointment at once.
The holidays have passed by very
pleasantly here in Millheim. Sunday
School ana family festivals, friendly
visits anu greetings, present making
aud receiving, all, executing the weath.
er. combined to make the season hap,
by and enjoyable one. But the wealth.
er, oh yes, the nasty, disagreeable
weather.
Read this number of the JOURNAL
outside, editorial and
local departments, correspondence, ad-
vertisements, legal notices and al, and
ask yourself candidly whe'he as a
readable local paper the JOURNAL is
one whit behind any other i'll Central
Pennsylvania. Perhaps you can get
your neighbor to subscribe if you ask
him to do so and give him the paper to
read.
REPORT OF MILLuEtM PRIMARY
SCHOOL for month ending Dec. 18th,
1879. No. in attendance-52. Aver
age attendance-4S. Per cent. of at
tendance-8l. School was closed Nov.
9th, Thanksgiving day. Visitors
Mrs. 5. ID. Musser, Mrs. J. +. Cham
bers, DIR. s. 6. Gutelius, Mr.. w. II. Is.
Eiserhuth and Prof. Henry Meyer, Co.
Supt. CoEduct this month has been
good--average-70 per cent. Progress
-S3 per cent. No portion of that au-
gust body known as the school board of
Millheim Borough have as yet chosen
to visit the school If we are justified
in judging of motives by corresponding
actions we can not Shelp thinking that
our directors have not the good of the
schools at heart proper supervision is
beneficial, and once more, gentlemen,
you are called upon to awaken from
that comatose sleep into which you
have permitted yourselves to fall, to a.
rise and attend to your duties.
J. r. VANORMER,
Millheim, Dec. Is. '79. Teacher.
[Since writing the above, Mr.. A. c..
Musser. Secy., called to see us.]
The festival of the u hited Sunday
School of Millheim, on Christmas eve
ming, was o decided success, and it
will be long and pleasantly remembered
by all concerned. The church was
very profusely decorated with ever
green. The arrangement of the gar
lands and festoonlngs displayed e xqui
size taste. In fact it was the most
elaborate and yet the most chaste and
neatest church decoration we have yet
seen in Millheim.
The Christmas tree seemed to be al
that the Juvenile heart could wish for.
The historic Old buffer, Mr.. Santa
Claus, was exceptionally lavish in his
presents to the little ones. No doubt
the children-God bless them-received
more candies than many or them get
the whole year round,
One address was delivered, h1 Rev.
John TomlinSOn. and that was short