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


Springs, Mich, an old patron TO III
JOURNAL paid us visit-also a fey
: dollars cash-last week. Happy t
make the acquaintance for the frs
time of such IN intelligent, good look
ing man.
Nearly the entire local page of las
weeks Setlnsgr"ve 7inlcS is filed with
the proceedings of the Freeburg Mu-
steal Convention. 1t must have been I
grand affair and we are glad 10 note
that our friend, Prof, w. T. Meyer
was star of the 6tst magnitude in tht
brilliant constellation.
! PRoF1TABLE BUSINESS. Esquire
| Mayes. Of West Alexandria, Washing
ton county, Pa, recently sphced his
| 2aOOth couple. all in most approved
form of law. He realized the gross sum
OF S6264 II from this business, so that
each clap on an average peid the
Squire fraction over 81. lS for getting
married-and that is considerably more
than we received for such jobs when We
played Squire.
We call the attention Of our read
ers to tire reconstructed advertisement
Of Msssrs. J. r. Smith 4 Co., the en-
terprising house furnishing dealers in
Milton. Their popular establishment
is full-grown and first class in all re-
spects, Elle1 to repletiol HiIh every.
thing. calculated to make a home COM
Portable and ,onvenient, aud at prices
absolutely lower than anywhere else in
Central Pennsylvania. J. r. Smith 4
Co.'S is good place to buy.
The CEN IRE REPORTER is ont in
anew, Improved eight page form, has
new, neat title and appears right Well
throughouc, externally. The local de-
partment is fuller aud the items, obiiG
AIRY and marriage notices written with
more care than usual for the Reporter
all OF which strongly indicates that
Mr.. Kurtz must have employed some
one else TO edit thil particular number
We are entirely willing to give even the
devil his due, and why not the Report
er, although we never did and never ex-
pee. to get the came compliment IN re-
turn from that source.
We heartily wish the Reporter would
still further improve bY admitting into
its columns at least a fair proportion OF
truth when personal, or when 1t
speaks of the JOURNAL and other pa
pers.
Fifteen years ago last Spring Mr..
Kurtz left Aaronsburg, retired as edit
or of Der Center Berichter published
there and started The Centre Hal Re
porter, do noro. TIE publication Of the
Berichter was continued at AarOnsburg
with some interruptions for years after
by Ludwig KurtZ. Thos J. kister and
John NJ. Miller. Later the press, type
and al! that belonged to the concern
was removed to Millheim by Phil. D.
Slower aud the paper continued here FOR
some time by Mr.. Stover, afterwards by
Geo. w. Foote, as the SeI1chter. In
Nav 1876 Walter & Deinineer bought
the material. subscription list and good
vii! of the Beiichter, but changed the
name to that of MILLuEIM JOURNAL,
for the only reason that TO them IL
seemed tn be more appropriate and 10
cal. Since that slime it has uninterrupted
" appeared as the JOURNAL. These are
the frozen facts Of the case, and We
never heard our legitimate succession
Guestlone3-not even by Mr.. kurtz-
until now. Fifteen years after start
ing q ne,c paper, he suddemly discovers
that his paper is 81 years old, and be-
gins the new year 1898, with Haunting IA
braZen falseh0od at the head OF his sheet,
In the egotistical and arrogant words
"Volume, Old Series XL, New Series
XVI" as if his own conceited ipSi dirit
were sufficient to change plain facts.
Candidly, what is wrong with that
man?
FoR SAtr.-R-v. c. F. Deininger
offers his valuable property in Millheim
at private sale For particulars inquire
OF III. K. LIse. on the premises. II
Good sleiging now and our people
are making good use Of it.
YESTERDAY the new engine for ). 4.
Sankey i Co.'S new saw mill was haul
ed from Coburn to the site Of the mill
about half mile south of Elias Krun-
rlne's residence. 1t is q large affair
and required fve teams Of sixteen horses
to move 1t.
TUE "ADvERTIsEAENr. % When
ever Yoney Deiniuger Comes TO Mill
heim everybody knows that the Build
ing Association Is the same even
ing. Some of our people forget these
meetings and would be fined for non-
payment of their IIes but for Yoney.
When they see the "Advertisen,ent'-
that's what they call him--walk the