Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-11


The society for the protection of pub
lie morals, of York, has notified the
proprietorS Of cigar and other stores TO
close their places of business on Sun
day.
John NJ. Smith, of Womlesdorf, has 4
large collection Of rare coins, among
which is coin Of the period of Titus
Antonius, one Of the Roman Emperors.
The coin is l74S years old at least
A loaded gun fell from the ceiling
where it hung in \ house at Engels-
Vile. Pa, aud child playing in the
room WAS instantly killed 10y its acci-
dental discharge.
Jacob Rogers, formerly OF Phillips
burg, Pa, how living in Iowa, is near
ly l07 years old. and the railroad com
panies in his adopted state all furnish
him with free passes.
Rival hunting parties of Brady aHd
Union townships, CleLrtield county,
recently INDUCED in Il squirrel hunting
contest which reseultcd in the useless
killing of ,lS5 o. the little animals.
York boasts Of a church for eyerv so
inhabitants Gettysburg has "a church
for every 800 inhabitants, and Hanover
one for about every so. Er.
And Millheim has one for every
l44.
Anti gossip societies are forming in
some portions of thd State. Very com
mondabIe. In Lew iSbmg such socie
ty would be daisy but the number
of deaf and dumb ladies is too small ev-
ell Tor nucleus. -citrOnicle
EX-County Commissioners Walker,
Ehrman and Whitmayer, of Lebanon
county, were arrested recently for mall
feasance in office, upon information
made by William NJ. Derr, leading
member of tie bar.
Matthias Flag. y Lock Haven
butcher recently built sausage 37i
feet long and II reet-no inches, in di-
ameter. The account does not state
whether he intends to donate it TO his
preacher or present it to his printer.
The rare occurrence Of three members
of one family being married at one time
was witnessed in Emclenual Lutheran
church Pottstown. lately. The parties
where John Wahl and his sisters,
Misses Christ ed Mary Wahl.
a SotruY gUrRAaE. The South
c"roln" lr d'e is credited wi'hd"
ing some Il eaElent work during its late
session. 1t sat but twenty days, yet
passed lS1 important and much needed
acis.
The distress in Ireland IS on the in
crease. Even the better class OF farm
ers are suffering from the famine. Re-
ports from some districts state that
large number Of farmers with holdings
of twenty acres are absolutely without
stock and food.
Tha Mlddlebarg Post says "A
grim Ike is going the rounds to the eff
feet that Judge Bucher has directed The
prisoners ender sentence of death in
the Snyder county Jail, to 20 home an
til they are sent for to come back and
get hanged"
A Human Brute Arrested.
LEBANON, December 2g.-Charles
Peterson, "a Swede, was arrested this
afternoon near Fontana for haveing en-
tered the house of John TIMBER near
Go ornwall last night and deliberately
emptying Kettle of boiling water over
two of Umber's childten, scaldlng
them severely and afterwards knocking
Unber down with club and beating
him severely.
A Woman Who Never Was Tired.
From the Detroit Post and Tribune.
Arbela, TuscCla county, boasts of 4
woman who has gone into the woods
with her husband and done her half of
the saving, splitting and pilling four
cords of wood in day, and can keep 1t
up for any length of time. She weighs
l3O pounds and is 80 years old of Eng
lish decent. and the stramgeSt Of all is
she says she never saw tired day III
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