Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-01
News Miscellany.

| O'o,Jo,dllu lilo ACCOMPLISHMENTS S-ot,ooo'-
81. That's II healthy old county.
The old Conewango bridge, swept
from its foundations at Warren by the
floods, drfted to Rising Sun, Ohio, in
five days. The distance of 7G5 miles.
The Treasurer of Cltarllell county
one day last week received a check for
5000, marked conscience money from
some unknown conscience struck indi-
vidual."
But one prisoner In the Greene
county Jail. The county IS out Of
debt aud has an $4,000 surplus in its
treasury. A happy county and a bless
ed people, truly.
Jacob Johnson, OF York, owns pow
der mill seyen miles. away. Tho other
day Mrs. Jchnsohssent. their setter dog
to tho mill bearing an order for some
powder. The dog made the seven miles
IL one hour.
Eighteen years ago two knives were
stolen from Peter Fishel's store in
York. Last Saturday q man called at
the store and paid two dollars tor the
knives. lie said that his conscience
had troubled him for eighteen years.
Two sharpers beat farmers of Clarion
and Armstrong counties out OF $4,000
10y getting them to sign lease Of land,
the concluding portion of which was a
judgement note. The notes were af-
terward disposed Of.
The citizens of Lock Haven are max
ing a bold move to have the car works
and machine shops of the Susquehanna
81 Southwestern railroad located in that
city. \ committee # business men
have started out to Iase $4,000 for
this purpose.
Dming the late cold weather a
branch of the Allegheny river near
Coudersport, Potter County, was fro
zen solid TO the bottom. Whole
schools of speck led trout were caught
in the ice, and were dug out by farmers
and shipped to Buffalo.
While Warren Brashington, Of Elk
Hill, Warren county, was chopping
down large pine stump few days a.
go, he found near the top OF the stump
1T least bushel of rattlesnake eggs
and dozen rattlesnake skins. lie
saved Il skin five feet in length and burn
ed the eggs.
John Clements Ralst0n, foreman in =
milwaukee soap factory, has fallen heir
to half Of an Irish estate valued at
something over S3,0Co, 900. Search for
him in tho northwest has been making
for ten years, and his discovery is due
TO reporters stories growing out of
three letters of inquiry received by
Mayor Stowell.
BY the explosion of kerosene lamp
in farm house on Preside creek,
twelve miles from Bracket, Texas,
fonr children of ages varying from two
to seven years, were burned to death,
and their mother, Mrs. Michael Melon
aid, who was alone IN the house with
them, was compelled to witness the
scene, the flames having cut her off
from the child ren's room.
Mr.. Blackburn said there are 20j sa =
looms in Sin enandoah, and only eighty
of them are licensed. He also said that
Shena ndoah was the GOmorah of
Schuylkill coun ty, and that Schuylkill
county was the banler whlSkey county
of this State. This is a terrible state
ment, and yet its truth can scarcely be
denied, though there are towns and
counties in o ther parts Of the State
that are not far behind.
Judge Elwell, of Columbia county, in
a case Of the Commonwealth vs.. David
Hollingshead for illegal fishing, holds
that an outline is not a permanently
set means Of taking GSh and therefore
not iniictahle under the act Of June 8,
1878, but adds, for the purpose of pre-
venting misrepresentation, that if any
bass, pike or pickerel are caught in any
other manner than with rod, hook and
line, the person is liable to a penalty.
A GOOD TINE a eotemporary says
this The duties of President are not
resting very heavily upon Mr.. Arthur
just now. Congress is not passing any
bills for him to sign, and he has post
pOned making any appointments until
the Federal Legislature adjourns. He
therefore has nothing to do but enjoy
himself, and he appears to be taking
advantage of the opportunity to crafty
his ambition to shine as social star,
and in putting in his time at fifty bouS-
o,d q gear, whereas it might have been
less than Eve.
The law of public sales is as follows
In sale by auction there are three par
ties, viz The owner Of the property to
be sold, the auc uctioneer, and a portion
of the public. The articles must be