Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-05-31
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

Mr.. p. III. Meyer has returned from
hiswestern trip.
Mr. John Dutweiler, one Of our
venerable old men, is down with sick
ness. !:
The quoting business is booming
in Millheim. Other lines Of trade are a
little dull.
The pleasant coentenance Of II.
Gross Yearick, of Paila lelplid, ,sho wed
itself in town last week.
Splendid Marriage Certificates, Con-
firmation Certificates, Baptismal Ger
tiicates, at the journal Store. tt
Mr.. Jacob L. Slower, Haines town
ship, has a lot of excellent lime for sale,
in any quantity ct the lowest ruling
price. y
The variations in the weather are
from cool to rainy and from rainy to
cool, with just little sunshine occa-
sioually.
-Lewisburg now talks of nail works
and other industrial establishments.
The town seems to be thoroughly a
wakeucd.
A lot of beautiful Photograph and
Autograph Albums, Fine Writing Pa
per andStereoscopic Views, just receiv
ed at the Journal Store.
Mr.. John Slower, OF Painter, Mif-
fin, was here with his family, this
week, to visit relatives and friends.
John reports matters fairly prosperous
over The mountains.
-Yony Harter had gang of men
and teams at work on Tuesday filling
and grading around the new church,
after which neat fence aud good stone
crossing will be in order.
Our Methodist friends will hold
quarterly meeting next Sunday at
Spring Mills. Presiding Elder MeGar-
rah is expected to be present. IL is
worth going five miles to hear him.
The Missionary Institute Al Sclins-
grove celebrated its 2jth annual COM
mencement exercises last week. Rev.
W. e. McCool delivered the Ala mi ad-
dress. The institute is in a furnishing
condition.
Our old friend Mr.. Anthony AL
bert, Of Wheaton, Ill, writes us that
they have cold and raw spring weather
and even some snow on the 2lst of
May. Otherwise our old neighhor IS
getting along well.
The BellefOnte Dsnaocrd! asks
christian people TO believe that Michael
CoOney, of that place catches an aver
aga of 3 trout d lilly al that he is too
'digniisd to accept anything in the
trout lire under II or Is inches long.
Those who are good judge in such
matters say that the exredises and re-
hearsals of the Meyer Philharmonic So
cjety are of a high order. We predict
that the society will do itself honor at
the coming Grand Jubilee at Selins-
grove.
The Lutheran Ladies' Mite Society
have concluded to postpone their inten-
ded festival to the Fourth Of july. Of
course straWberrYs will be out of season
then but We risk nothing by predicting
that something equally delicious will be |
furnished.
Mr. Samuel 2. Kerstetter, promi- |
nent citizen of Lewisburg, committed |
suicide on Sunday night by shooting !
himself is the head. No cause for the !
dreadful deed in known. He had been |
suffering from malaria. He leayeS a |
wife and FIVE children.
SOMETHING FOR MILLHRrM TO THINK |
ovER.-A company for the manufac-
tare of axes has been formed in Harris
burg. Owing to the high prices of |
building lots in Harrisburg it is proba-
BILE that the factory will be built across
the river, in Cumberland county.
The Meyer Philharmonic Society |
meets at Aaronsburg this Thursday |
evening and at Rebersburg on Saturday
evening. DR.. w. 0. Perkins, of New
York, the director of thecoming Grand
Jubilee at Selinsgrove, will visit and
personally muster the Philharmonic at
Aaronsburg next Tuesday evening.
The West Susquehanna Chassis at
its recent session at sCentre Hall ap-
pointed a committee to organize
congregation at Spring Mills. The
Chassis also passed a resolution unani.
mously in favor of Prohibition by con-
stitutional amendment as the only legal |
remedy for the evils of intemperance.
j. A. LIMBERT will carry express
and freight goods from Coburn to any
point along the route at the following
rates ALI packages weighing less than |