Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-04-05
Miscellaneous.


gle pardon. Not much hope for Grim
inals before this board.
There are indications that the forth
coming peach crop from the Delaware
peninsula will be one of the finest and
most satisfactory in many years.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt says that he and
his sons may possible eXpend between
SO, 900 600 ard $50 900 900 in develop
ing the coal resources of;Clearlield coun-
ty.
Miss TiIlie Zellers OF West Buffalo.
aged l. years, reports that she has just
finished a quilt, in which are l43l patch
es. She commenced making it when Z
years Of age.
From the WiIliamsport Bulletin "a
new corps Of engineers have just COM
menced surveying the route for the
Gould line of railway between Belle
fonte and Lewisburg, by way of Nit
tany, Brush and White deer valleys"
A man stopping his paper wrote 81
think folks often to spend their mummy
for paypers, mi daddy dident and every
body sed he was the intelligentes man
in the country and had the smartest
family of boiz that ever was.'
In fourteen different cells in the Ale
ghany county Jail are incarceated four
teen men who are charged with MUIR
der OF this number, five have been Civ
en- Il fair and impartial trial ami are un-
der sentence of death.
4 fourteen-year old boy and large
wildcat engaged in a desperate fight
near Port Allegheny few days ago.
After receiving several dangerous
scratches and bites the boy succeeded
in killing the wildcat with club.
Frederick Boone, a nephew Of
Daniel Boone, the pioneer Of Ken
lucky, was placed in the poorhouse
in Greene County few days ago.
He Is nincty-three years Of age.
During his earlier years he was a
great favorite with his uncle.
Marriott Brosius, who ran for Coh-
gress on the Republican ticket, has just
found out that he is one of the heirs TO
S3S, 900 900, left by a relative in Ger
many. Some OF the reformers out this
way who helped to defeat him ,anl now
would like to borrow money, are kick
ing themselves down stairs every
chance they 'get,-Phllddclphid NerS.
Albert Culp, car inspector at Sun
bury was working under some cars, on
the night of the 10th lust. when train
| backed on him. His death was
frightful one, the cars crushing him
horribly. He was literally decapitated.
Death was instantaneous. Culp was
middle aged man, and leaves wife and
Eve children.
The Latest News About Eliza Pink
ston.
| From the Carton Picket.
Eliza Pinkston notorious for the part
she played deciding the Tilden-Hayes
election, is prisoner IN this county for
law-breaking. Recently she gave birth
to twins, one of whom is called Ruther-
ford B. Hayes and the other Stanley
| Matthews.
The Coming Republican Platform.
From the Chicago Press
The chance of Robert Lincoln for the
republican nomination for the presiden-
cy are gradually improving,at least this
is the opinion of shrewd observers at
Washington. The platform on which
he will run in case he secures the nom
ination will he, "IIe is the son of his
father"
a MANUFACTCRlNG COMPANY i'll
Berwick, Columbia county, has bought
all the liquor licenses within several
miles of its factories in the hope that
the employees will lead quiet, temperate
lives. A good example like this one Is
worthy of widespread initiation.
Delaware Senate Votes for Local
Option.
DOVER, March 29.-The Senate pass
ed the local option bill, to the surprise
of every one, this afternoon by a major
ity of only one. The bill was prepared
by the Delaware State Temperance AL
lance and was not expected to pass the
Senate. The chances for it's passing
the House are about even.
AT THE FUNERAL. of an old miSer in
Bell township, WestmOreland county,
recently, the minister made several Sc
we're remarks of the miser's love ofmon-
eY and general meanness. When the
miser's will was read it was found that
81 900 had been bequeathed to the min
iSter'S church. In this case it would
seem that the miser was the better
preacher.
An Editor Horsewhipped.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 2S.-J. n.
Peers editor of the ColllnSville (Illinois)
Herald, was horsewhipped'in that town
yesterday by Mrs. Henry Marshall, the
wife of business man there, for the
publication Of an article which reflect