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

President Arthur has designated
Thursday, Nov. Goth inst, as the day
for National Thanksgiving. Presum-
ably the Governors of the several states
will fix upon the same day.
The meeting at MadiSonburg last
Tuesday evening was full-sized demo-
cratic rally. The spacious town hall
was well filled by an attentive and re-
spectacle audience, who were address
ed IN an able and comprehensive man
ner by j. l. Spangler and ID. +. Fort
ney, ESqs The Rehersburg and Mill
helm Cornet Bands were on hand, dis
coursing some fine music. 1t WAS just
the thing to waken up the democrats
of that vicinity to do their duty on
Tuesday next and Miles township will
show that it is an old democratic
stronghold.
Our schools begin on Monday next
| for the winter term and we fondly hope
they may he fully successful and If
teachers, parents and pupils but coop
crate harmoniousiy they will be Many
requisites enter into the make mp OF
good schools Among those of primary
! Importance are competent teachers,
proper supervision 10y the board and
regular attendance 10y pupils. If
parents wish to reap the full benefit of
school privileges they must see to it
that children go rCgUlarly and that
| they devote their evenings TO proper
| preparation of their studies. If there
be no system or discipline in this mat
ter both time and money are largely
| wasted.
From the Ellsworth iKansas) News
of the 18th ult., we clip the following,
which shows that, our friend Rev. }
\. Bright stands well in public estima-
tion and especially in the peculiar or
der Of which he has long been an hon |
ored memrer ..
Rev. j. 4. Bright, pastor of the Lu
theran church of tLis city, was appoint
ell Worthy Grand Chaplin of the |
Grand Lodge of the |. .. O. F., of the |
State of Kansas, at its recent meeting |
at Topeka. We congratulate our rev.
erend neighbor on this honored ap-
pointment. Surely Ellsworth Lodge |
No. 1O9. |. Q. o. F., with both the
Grand Master and Grand Champlain
among its members, should be consid-
cred in the front.
Joseph Fansler, a well known citi-
zen, who was born near Millheim and |
spent his entire lifetime here, died last
Thursday night in the SO. h year of his
age. He WAS one Of the hum
ble of the earth, true, faith
full, industrious as but few, harm
less and inoff5nsive as child. If ever
"a man lived who was faithful with the |.
one talent which his Creator saw fit to
give him, that man was Joseph Fans
Ter. He had not an enemy in the |
world. To him life was but one con-
tiuous round of toll and frugality. But
for all that he may shine in his Say
iour'S crown rs brighter jewel than
many others more gifted with talent or
favored by wealth.
The Luther Memorial at Bellefonte
last Friday was a full success notwith-
standing the unfavorable weather. The |
morning session was fairly attended,
the afternoon meeting was full, but in
the evening the spacious court house
was literally packed. Addresses were
delivered in the morning by Rev. Sam
uel Henry, of Mifflinburg, IN the after
noon by Rey. DR.. Morris, of Baltimore,
and IN the evening by Rev a. He'll !
man, of Lock Haven, Rev. John Tom
linson, Of.Aaronsburg and again by DR.. |
Morris. The add resses were all good,
timely and appropriate to the occasion.
That of DR.. Morris especially eXcelled.
The Doctor is not only ripe profound
scholar, but a speaker of high order,
an elocutionist and rich hGmoriSt. His J
addresses were replete with historic
information and splcy anecdotes and
incidents of the great Saxon Reformer
and the Reformation. The vast audi
ence seemed to enjoy it all with i0!in-
ite satisfaction and pleasure.
The music was rendered by the Luth-
eran choir, the Bellefonte Orchestra, un-
der the direction of Miss Ohnmacht,
and the Zion Cornet Band. The per-
formances were of u high character and
we do not care ever to hear any better.
g Elm fcSte Burg iSt unSer Gott" was
given both by the choir ana orchestra
III manner truly thrilling
The exercises throughout were a rich
intellectual and musical treat and will !
long be remembered with pleasure by
all present.
In MEMORIAM. Mr.. George Boil !
linger, IAN honored and beloved citizen,
departed this life at his home in Aa- !
ronsburg, Thursday night the 25th ult.,
in the Goth year of his age.
For several years past Mr.. Bollinger
was IN invalid unable to do any work,