Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-09-27

lllS Ju6 NOuIJN OlduSVl iShiN i"S
Thursday, on the summit of NIttany
Mountain, above Centre Hall, and wert
so well pleased with all we saw ant
heard that we concluded to invite our
self to "call again" a year hence, sub
ject to the will of Providence.
The place itself, con the mountain's
top" could not be better adapted for 4
festival Of this kind. A beautiful,
primitive forest, undiSturhed by the
profane hand of the modern lumber
fiend, a clean surface, an abundance
of wholesome water, the pure, eXhilar-
ating mountain air, but above all the
fine, extended view. forms q comblna-
tion of rare loveiiness. Standing on
the very spot where the picnic is an
nually held, the enchanted vision takes
in view of nearly all Penn'S Valley,
one of the finest agricultural regions o.
Our grand old Keystone. Tourists and
literary men have described this charm
ing view in magazines, i'll poetry and
song. 1t must be seen-enjoyed, to be
fully appreciated.
a vast multitude of people attended
the picnic. Competent judges eStima.
| ted the number at five to six thousand.
The Old mountain, for Il long stretch,
was literally filled with people, horses
and rigs" The best order prevailed.
Genuine fellow-feeling, cheerfuluesS
and boniomie seemed to pervade every
Individual present. The dinner, rather
the multitude of dinners, were just so
many royal feasts. The bands were
there, CT course, and 50 were the re-
freshments stands, in great variety and
number. The picnic was simply a
grand success, and in Germany would
he rated as a life-SiZed ''FolkSfeSt."
Two addresses were delivered, the
first by the Hon. Mortimer Whitehead,
of New Jersey, Lecturer of the Nation
| al Grange, the second by DR.. Geo. w.
Atherton, the new President Of State
College, and both were worth going
miles to hear. Mr.. Whitehead held the
vast audience spell bound for oyer an
hour, and in a clear, forcible and argu-
| mentative style gave the history OF the
rise and progress of the grange, what
it has already accomplished for the pub
lic good and what it proposes 20 do IN
the future. The grange certainly has
an able, Jealous and candid advocate in
the person of Mr.. Whitehead.
DR.. Atherton'S speech was truly a
mastery effort. He is emphatically an
able man, strong speaker land possess
es wide range of learning and culture.
The Doctor gave a comprehensive
and comparative statement Of the pres
ent status, the recourses, courses of
study and prospects of State College.
He finds no time to whine and fret ov-
er the hlunders and mistakes of the
past, but looks hopefully TO and labors
hard for present and future success.
He gave the best definition of what a
well balanced, symmetrical education
should be we ever heard. Altogether
DR.. Atherton made a highly favorable
impression upon all who heard him.
These are our Impressions of the pic
mic and what we saw and heard there.
We yet add that never before did we
see a larger collection of Intelligent
faces, both of ladies and gentlemen land
never did zee feel prouder of being Cit
izen of Centre county and of the grand
old commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The committee consisting of Hon.
Sam'l Gilland, Hon. F. KurtZ, Leon
ard Rhone, John l. Thomson and VIM.
McFarlane, Esqs., appointed by the
Centre Hall rail road meeting on the
3Oth ultimo, proceeded to Philadelphia
last week and had a conference with
the Board of Directors Of the Penna.
r. r. Co. The committee presented
the reasons upon which the people "a
long the line of the L. & I. r. R. ask
its extention and completion in clear,
strong language, and we do not see how
the Pennsylvania company can longer
evade her part of what all know TO be
fair understanding, if not a positive
contract.
The road should be built and that
speedily. The people of the lower end
of the valleys have common interest
with those of the upper. A western OUT
Leland especially, communication with
Bellefonte, would be great benefit to
every part of Penns and Brush valleys,
as well as to Bellefonte itself, and there
should be a general interest manifested,
a general effort made to get the road
through.
The JOURNAL has always advocated
the completion of the road and will do
80 to the desired consummation.
CoMETARY PHENOMENA.-On Mon
day night about midnight, the 10th
inst, Prof. Swift, director of the
Warner Observatory, Rochester, N. Y,
discovered another comet in the same
constellation with the one recently
found by Prof. Brooks. It is moving
almost directly toward the earth, and
honoo shoyo vary 1itt1n rnOtion on that