Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-10-27

stood black and gloomy as penitentia
ries. Bravo! gentlemen.
The new Evangelical church q
Aaronsburg will be dedicated to th,
service of Almighty God, no prevent
ing providence, on Sunday Nov. 20tl
next. Bishop II. Bowman will of
ticiate. The public is heartily invited
to attend.
p. G. WEIDENIYER,
J. NJ. DICK,
Pastors.
The foundation walls for the new
church are now completed and it is ;
piece of work that all concerned may
we'll be proud Of. The committee hat
the good luck to iud quarry of &c
cellent stone, and of such that boss
mason, Mr.. John Kerstetter can build
a wall that can not be exceeded fol
uniformity and durability anywhere.
John knows just how to do it.
BURGLARS ABoUr.-Oa Wedncs.
day night al attempt was made to
burglarize the safe at Coburn Station
but we are glad to add that the rob
bers failed of their point. On Thurs
day morning the safe WAS found out
side the depot, the knob wrenched off
and as it appeared IN effort had been
made TO explode it with powder, which
was unsuccessful.
Mr.. Alem B. Steele, of the Belle
fonte Republican, honored us with 4
short call last week. He is a lively,
chattY, intelligent and altogether
pleasant fellow, and was honest enough
to admit (confidentiallyl that the re-
publican party has a much. greater
number and larg9c percentage OF
scoundrels than the democratic. Wei,
an honest confession does the soul
good. Call again, Al.
-RCY. J. NJ. Dick, OF AaronsburT,
on his way home from Nittany Hall
last Friday night met with an un-
pleasant incident that might have
turned out in sad accident. lie was
driving along at a brisk gate, when
his horse ran against a post that stood
out in the road rather far, and the
night being dark one, could not be
seen. The shock threw the Rev. ont
of his buggy, injuring him slightly,
while the horse made for home with
ont his driver and arrived there safely
at midnight.
There was quite curious and eX
cited crowd cf people on Main and
Penn streets list Monday forenoon.
David Ulrich's house was moved from
Bollinger's former residence to the
island in Elk Creek, s0uth of.town, By
means Of wagons, lpgs and rollers,
having 16 horses attached III front to
pull the building a distance of about a
half mile. Everybody vas anxious to
witness the unusual proceedings and
if necessary to lend a helping hand to
the work. The jJb was completed
successfully and Dav. has his house on
the foundation walls and ready for
use.
The Scientific Society of Lewis
burg will give free curse OF lectures
during the coming winter. The lee
turers already secured are Dr.. G. W.
Harrison, OF RingoSe, Y. j., Rev. 5.
DYor, Ph. D., West Chester, Pa, Prof.
W. f. Blckhout. of State College, Pa,
and Prof. VIM. Y. Oven, of Lafayette
college, Pa.
DR.. Larson will open the course,
November lSt, with Il lecture on the
"AnteTiOr EXtremitieS of Vertebrated
Animals" This lecture will be very
fully illustrated with charts, drawings
skeletons and preparations. On Dec.
9Th, Dr.. Dyer will give an interesting
lecture on Lyric Poetry and Song
Writing, with Original Illustrations. y
other subjects aud dates will be early
announced. This will afford rare
chance for inprOyem 3nt to our teach
ers, students and others, which we
hope not few may take the oppOrtu-
nifty to improve. We expect to an
nounce each lecture in due time and
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