Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-10
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Potato planting is about over and


next IN 0rQer comes cOIH'
-Rebersburg has a new Post Master
his name is John a. Miller.
Mr.. Miller our cigar man, is doing
rushing business since the first of
May.
The Selinsgrove Times has the first
make story Of the season-and a tough
one it is.
The May meeting of the Millheim
B. s. L. Bssociation comes off next
Monday evening.
An exchange says that the brown
ing of coffee in houses is an eX cellent
disinfectant. Worth while trying.
MIR. Jasper W. Slower AMI lady
are now snugly housed in Mr.. Snook'S
mansion.
Mrs. John Keen is away visiting
at her Brothers., Mr.. d. Q. Bower
Laureltoa.
On trip to Woodward the other
day we noticed that the grain and grass
fields never looked more promising.
The steam saw mill at Frank
Weaver's was moved to near Capt.
McCool's near Spring Mills, the other
day.
The Penn street people have Plant
ed shade trees along their frouts, a work
that deserves both praises .aad immita-
tion.
MIR. T. G. Erhard and lady are of
on a trip to Kansas. Hope they may
erjoy themselves fullF and return safe
ly and well.
Mfr. Jerome Spigelmver has broken
ground for his new house on Penn
Street and expects to have it under roof
II a short time.
"A lot of beautiful Photograph and
Autograph Albums, Fine Writing Pa
per and Stereoscopic Views, just receiv
ed at the Journal Store.
Many people are just now in the
agonies of house cleaning. 1t is the |
time emphaticalIy that tries mems
souls, but we hope they will all stand |
the test.
Tho series of sermons delivered |
onco week by Rev. Beri. Hengst for
the special benefit of young folks are |
highly spoken of. May they be pro-
ductlve of much good.
Mrs. John II. Thomas and children,
of York, spent several days here visit
ing at her sisters, Mrs. H. K. Luse
and other places. They left Us on
Tuesday for New Berlin.
Mr. John G. Motz s. lady shortly
expect to make on extenled trip to the
west, as far as Colorado, and purpose
staying the greater part of the sum-
mer. We wish them much pleasure.
The Evangelical congregation at
Woodward purpose to paper and paint
their fine, neat church. \ new fence
is also talked OF, all of which when COM
pleted will make it appear substantially
new.
Look at Mrs. W eaver's Spring An
ncuncement in another column, and do
not fail to heed her invitation to call at
her shops on Penn street. She has the
best Millinery establishment in this
valley and donr you forget it.
The Lutherans of AarOnsburg
have decided to enclose the church and
cemetery with new substantial fence
and have planted maple shade trees on
the east, front and west sides. This is
commendable and should be more gem
orally initiated.
j. A. Llmhert is really one of the
most accommodating and reliable fel-
lows that ever drove stage. Through
out the year he carries very large a.
mount Of express goods all along the |
Ionte, and delivers them in person.
Everything is always right and his |
charges are really moderate. You can |
safely entrust our business to him.
The laying of the corner stone at
Coburn on Sunday was attended by a
large number of people. The weather
was delightful which no doubt helped
the attendance materially. The ser
mon was instructive, the exercises in
teresting and the collection satisfact-
ory.
The Lutheran Ladies' Mite Society
will have speciaI meeting this (Thurs-
day) evening TO talk over the matter Of
holding a strawberry festival. We hap
pen to knOw-and surely mean no dis
respect-that they are equal to both
emergencies. They can do lots Of
talking and hold first class festival
too.
Last Thursday and Friday summer
came down upon us like food. The
thermometer fiuttered away up in the
eighties and everybody thought it was
awfM hot. Friday afternoon the heat
,rao brolroy bu q thunIn. ch0Unr On