Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-09-20
Comm uaicated.
MesSrs Editors -

| pie OF your section ana Brush valley
raise their united voice in rebe lion Il.
gainst the present insufficient postal
accommodations -? The service, so
nearly self-Supporting as to allow Il re-
duction in postage, compelS The people
of one of the richest parts of our coun-
ty to be content with receiving their
news when several days stale, and rem
ders it as difficult to communicate with
other parts of our county as with dis.
tant cities.
Rise up in your mi sht and remon-
Strate against this inconyenient and
annoying absurdity.
Travelling Agent.
1t is notorious that our postal facili-
ties are entirely inadequate to the grow
ing trade and business of our towns and
valleys, and efforts have been made re-
peatedly for better accommodations, hut
without avail. Perhaps the right puts
kal indoOcns has not yet been brought
to bear on the matter.
The Georges Valley Harvest
Home Sunday School Picnic last Sat
uldly was big affair and rs credi ta-
lie to all cDucerned as it was big
Three schools participated-the Ge0rg-
e's Valley Union, Locust Grove Union,
both of Gregg township, and the Lib
erty Union, of Penn township. The
Millheim Band was there, of course, in
best trim, and never before did we hear
the boys render better, finer, sweeter
music than on Saturday. Seems TO us
that since they have their debts paid
an are uniformed (now don't you read
that word miffornedl they play much
better than before, and it is getting to
be pretty well understood in this part
of the moral vineyard that no picnic or
other public gathering is entirely COM
plete without the Millheim Cornet
Band.
Addresses were delivered by Rev.
Benz. Hengst. Prof. d. NJ. Wolf, Prof.
Lewis Robb, of tbs Spring Mills Acad-
emy, John Rishei, ESD, and B. Q.
Deininger. Four of the FIVE speeches
were decidedly good, short, pointed
and well adapted to the occasion-of
the ftth it becomes us not to speak.
After the addresses "dinner" was
announced. And such dinner No,
we will not attempt TO describe it-lan-
guage utterly fails us. Suffice it to say
that it embraced all in quantity, quail
ty and variety that Kings and princes
could DESIRE,
The afternoon was very happily
spent, by tie older part of the vast
multitude present in hand shaking and
social conversation, while "Young A
merica" enjoyed itself to the full on
swings, playing "ring tag" and other
amusements. The best order prevail
ed throughout and the absence of suit
ler stands was voted q good improve
ment.
The weather was most delightful
could not have been better if made TO
order, and the committee deserve cred
it for selecting such a fine, sunny, balm
September day for their picnic.
The place is most lovely spot of
earth. The beautiful littlechurch, paint
ed in pure white, amidst cluster of
grand old oak trees; the smooth road in
front the fine grove just beyond the
well-kept Gods Acre (grave yard) and
Old Egg Hill as solid background to
all, constitute rare panorama of beau
ty and loveliuess indeed and to the
writer it is doubly 50, as the scene Of
his early professional labors in the no,
ble calling of teaching.
The picnic was full grown success.
Is THERE DANGER I'm speaking
of the recent. big fire at Miffiin the
Harrisburg Patriot very fittinglY says
Mffn is unfortunate. 1t has, however, scarce
ly any person to blame but its own residents.
The town is very beautifully situated on the east
bank OF the Juniata. Its buildings are mostly OF
brick we'll constructed and fine IN appearance.
Almost thirteen years ago In the dead OF winter
Il fire broke out and the southern portion OF
the place was burned. The town Is not large
one, having only about 600 population, but the
disaster was severe. Ten years ago yesterday
another fire sprung up In the place and an en-
tire suare I'm the centre OF the town was de-
stroyed This was elegantly built up,and until
last evening was one of the finest business parts
| in this section of the state. In place OF buSi-
ness centre it is to-day mass OF smOudering
ruins, scarcely vestige of any ediice that a.
| dorned it remaining. The fault seems to have
been negligence on the part OF the people to
provide protection in case of fire. Not parti-
| Gle of fire apparatus outside of a few hooks aud
ladders is in the place.
1t is remarkably strange that a town
that has the wealth and intelligence
which Milflin has is not better prepar-
ed to meet calamity that has befallen
it few weeks ago, and for the third
time within a period of thirteen years
Who can account for it 1t can not
be that the good citizens of Mlfflin are
too penurious to pay for the requisite
apparatus. That is not the Uhy. 1t is
the old rM life into which so many