Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-01-20

old year occurred in New Berlin. A
boy named Clinton Whitmer, about lG
years Of age, received charge Of pow
der in one of his hands by accident, on
said occasion, producing lockjI1, from
the effects Of which he died on last
Saturday.
NOTICE.
Wishing to close all my book &C.
counts, have determined TO sell fol-
cash or produce only from and after
March 1st, 1881.
Twill give my customers the full ad.
vantage Of strictly
CASH SYSTEM.
SAMUEL GRENIEaER.
--Mormonism is spreading so rapid
ly in Idaho that the Governor of the
territory has deemed it his duty to call
the attention of the Legislature to. the
subject. What to d. with tho Nor
mons is getting TO be quite difficult
problem.
ALL IN ONE DAY.-With the rne
sleighing which we now have, you can
start from home in the morning, drive
to Bellefonte, BUY one Of Lewin's
superb sults-cheaper than the cheap
est-and return home In time for sup
per. 2t
Christian X Ross, the father Of
Charley Ross, passed through Altoona
the other day, and TO reporter of the
CAL he said: 1.-The only tidings l
have ever received of Charley since he
was stolen Was the demand for ran
som of $4,000. If had paid that l
would have had him long before this.
As it is have spent SEQ, COO and have
not got him. am still engaged and
have detectives employed, and hope in
time to fad him. l have examined
over three hundred lost children in the
search some of whom had been stolen,
but none of them was Charley.
would not pay the ransom. I wanted
to protect the community and secure
the thieves. AS it is, have lost all
my fortune and my boy"
1t appears that after all the warn
ings that the newspapers contain there
are still some people in the rural dis
tricts who allow themselves to be swim
died. 4 short time ago patent right
man sold VIM. z. Tressier, of Jackson
township, and Henry Lahr, of Lower
Mahony, device to hold bags while
being filed. lie then persuaded them
TO take some of the machines to sell on
commission. He asked them TO give
their names to him in writing, which
they did. In few days after another
man appeared with notes against each
of them for over a hundred dollars.
They did not know thay were signing
a note. Next?-North,mberIaW Co.
Democrat.
Christ's Reformed Church at Madisonburg,
was dedicated to the Triune God on Sunday
Jan. 9th. Large concourse OF people had
gathered to take part in the services-serViccs
well attended during the week previous. Peo-
pse much interested and profted. =,
The church is n brick structure, cruciform in
shape, and gothic in style. Audience room
35x50 with a chapel for Sunday school SC, 2lXi2,
and lofty spire In front of church IN. which is
placed fine bell. weighing SIS pounds. The
windows have stained glass, and walls and
ceiling are frescoeC. A beautiful 80 dollar
chandelier pulpit and chancel chairs-nice ear
pet and new Burdette organ grace the aud
ience chamber. After the church was COM
pete and all furniture secured for il, there was
a debt of about $50 dollars 10 be lquidated.
This amount was raised during the week Of
services and on the dag OF dedication without
any trouble. Thus thiS congregation OF 50
COMMUNICATE members have built beautiful
church costing about 800 dollars and paid for
IT, except about 100 dollars which was secured
on the day of dedication from neighboring
friends The bell is present from George &
Sarah Shafer. The chandelier from George
Shafer, and nice communion set present
from Mrs. Benz. Roush, and pulpit and chan
eel chairs gift from Mrs. Jnc Roush.
Report of Millheim Grammar
School for the week ending Jan. 14th.
1881.
No. ofpupils, males-28, females-22 +,
total-5O. No. attending, males-26,
females-17, total-43. No. tardy,
males-2O, females-l6, total-26.
No. present every day, males-16, fe-
males-10, total-26. Average attend
ance, maIes-21, females-13, tOtal-34.
Per cent. of attendance, males-81, fe-
males-76, totaI-79. No. of visitors
9.
BY the above it will be seen that sew
eral pupils have not been in school at
all during the week. Others have been
there day out of 5, while some were
present 2 days. Some attended, on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday miss
ing every other day. Those attending
only by chance are, not making any
marked progress. trust the attend
ance in the future will be more regu-
lar.
d. L. ZERBY,
Teacher
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