Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-04-10

Mr.. Wm Miller, who has been II
the mercantile business at Pleasan
Gap, has moved to Millheim. and occcu
pies part of DR.. Harer's house ol
Main Street.
john Page, who had been in SUI
gar Valley the last few years, has come
back to this neighborhood and resides
with Mr.. Baily. on whose farm he work.
as hired man.
To reduce expenses the number oI
professors at the State College has
bnen cut down from sixteen to four
teen and the salaries from $40, 900 to
SIC, 700 per year.
Main street was lined with convey
ances on Saturday and crowds of peo-
pie were moving to and fro. Weiser's
sale was well attended and his goods
sold at fair prices.
Mr., Samuel Van Ormer, the vener-
able father Of Mr.. James n. Van Orm-
er, of Bellefonte, died ut McVeytown,
Miflin county on the 21st ult., in his
eighty third year.
d. w. Adams and Adam Kreamer,
two of our Millheim boys are working
at the painters trade at Aurora, Ill.
They make their home with Mr.. Daniel
Harter, at that place.
Some papers already talk Of organ
grinders. Why it was cold enough
last week to freeze all the music they
grind out before it reached the ears of
listening young America.
The LutLerans have ordered new
mucic books for their Sunday School,
expecting them by Friday, The name
of the book is spiritual Songs" one
of the bost books published.
-Thos. Hickman runs delivery
wagon for the brick mill, drives good
horse and flourishes Ginning bells
sounding loudly in the stleets and an
nouncing that the mill wagon is on the
road.
We understand that the borough
council will agitate the street lamp
question in one Of its meetings this
summer. We hope they will decide
defnitively on the procurement of
lamps.
On Tuesday Mr.. L. B. Stover left
for his western home, Lincoln Centre,
Kansas, after a prolonged visit to his
friends and relations in this valley. He
subscribed for the JOURNAL before he
left. A wise plan.
Mr.. ]. w. Shook is still more i'm
proving his premises on Pens street by
weather boarding his extensive out
buildings. We presume several coats
of paint will be applied as soon as the
WEATHER p6EullS.
Landlord Frain informs us that
Messrs. J. M. Mcclellan and Feiring,
of Armstrong county, will come to
Millheim end of this week with 10 or
II head of fine horses which they will
offer for sale at reasonable prices.
Mr.. Joseph Shafer, of Nittany
Hall, spent several days in town last
week visiting his daughter, Mrs. E.
Bartholomew. He gave the JOURNAL
call on Wednesday afternoon AID
witnessed the process of rolling out the
paper.
Cal Weaver popped into the JOUR-
NAL office the other day on his way to
the station, haying just time enough to
subscribe and pay for the JOURNAL be-
fore catching the train for Shamokln,
Pa. his future place of residence. Wish
you success, Cal.
Mr.. T. P. Barker's confectionery
store a: Coburn is said to have good
sum of custom. He keeps splendid
lot of oranges and lemons, sells ey'
erything at reasonable figures and is a
pleasant and obllging merchant. Good
reasons for thriving business.
Fourteen large volumes of congress :
sional records, containing all the pro
ceedings of the 47th congress have
been sent to this Office through Ex-
Gov. Curtin, for which we are under
many obligations to him. They
are Well-bound and valuable books
Several premises on Penn street re-
ceived their spring cleaning this week.
The time is here that this good exam
Pile ought to be followed by everybody,
An earnest application of the rake
and broom makes wonderful change
for the better in the looks of our yards.
-Millheim Lodge of the /. 0. 0. F.
recently elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: n. G., E. w.
Mauck; V. G., T. B. Jamison; Ass.
Secretary, David Burrel; Treasurer,
John Long; Secretary,C. w. Hartman.
They were installed last Saturday eye
ming.