Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-08-16
LOCAL DEPARTM ENT.
Oats harvest.

II UIdbOCo t'N''
-Campmeeting and picnics.
Dry weather and dusty streets.
--Increasing-our subscription list.
j. Spigelmeyer's new house on
Tenn Street is nearing completion.
The delegate election on Saturday
was "A rather dull affair and but light
vote was cast.
MFR. u. a. Musser and iady,r return
ed from their Iowa trip all safe and
sound on Friday evening.
The Ready Reference Tax Receipt
Book for men, and Jersey Jackets for
the dear ladies, are all the rage.
Our Methodist friends have put a
new. substantial roof on their church
Presumably an entire overhaGling and
painting will soon follow.
Mr.. B. F, Economist, of Milton,
was i'm town again last week. Frank
still thinks Millhelm is a good place to
visit. So il is-dad 10 stay.
1T affords us pleasure To state that
Rev. Hersld's select school is q success.
He has already established reputation
as a competent and efficient teacher.
Really, what cooling effect oats
stubbles haYe oil the atmosphere. Ills
now astonishing said the old lady, that
rs soon as the oats is mown the wealth
er gets cooler.
The Reformed and Lutheran SUN
day Schools of AaronsbuIg viii have
Il joint basket picnic in Coourn's
Grove. short distance east of town,
Saturday, September first.
Don't skip over the democratic
Platform on another page. Read it
carefully and entirely, If you are
iemocrat-lf republican it is the
more necessary for your political good.
-Deininger s. Mussar placed very
fine monument at the grave of oar de-
ceased tellow-citiZ IN, Mr.. William Mil
Ter. It reflects much credit on his sur
viving consort as we'll as upon the max
ers.
Robert p. Wilson, son os the late
DR.. Charles L. Wilson, of New Berlin,
committed suicide at the C0llonade
Hotel, New York, on Monday night
the 7th Instant, by shooting himself in
the head.
From the Miffiinburg Telegraph we
we learn that Rev. A. G. Feiker has
accepted call from the New Berlin
Lutheran charge. Mr.. Felker served
the Aaro1sburg charge some sixteen
years ago.
The other Friday Mr.. Samuel Has
senplug. of Mlffiinburg who is labor
ing under a DISTURBED state of mind,
attempted to- mmitsuicide by stabbing
himself i'm the abdomen. The wound is
not dangerous.
Several of our citizens on Main
Steet turned street sweepers yesterday
in order to give the town an improved
look during campmeting. Cleanliness
next to godliness-in this case it even
prccedes godliness.
LEY. w. NJ. Lands has re signed
the Rebersburg (Reformed) charge and
goes to Adamsburg, Snyder county.
We much regret to lose him, as a
neighbor, friend, and faithful minin-
lister of the Gospel.
The meeting of the Centre County
Sunday School Association, at Spring
Mills, next Thursday, should be well
attended, especially b5 Super;ntendents,
officers and teachers. See order of er-
erciSes at another place.
Rev. J. w. Goodlin, of York, for
twelve years the able Secretary of the
Board of Home Missi ons, has accepted
a call from the Salona Uutheran)
charge. Mr.. G. is an able preacher and
a most excellent christian man.
"A new, Pennsylvania Pin Brake
Grain Drill, with Phosphate Attach
ment, made at A. B. Farquhar's cele-
brated Agricultural Implement Works,
York, Pa, for sale at bargain. For
particulars call at the JOURNAL office.
-Dinges, Vonada g Co, tho live
merchants at Cohurn, expect to occu-
py their fine new store building by a.
bout the middle of September. They
expect to keep very lar line OF all
lines of merchandise and sell at rock
bottom prices.
Rev. E. d. Keen is here visiting
and attending campmeeting--throwing
two birds with one stone. MaR looks
first rate. It seems the Gospel busi-
ness agrees well with him. We consid'
er it trife thin in him, though, that
lie didn't bring sic along.
Mr.. M. Harris, the active and gen.