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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1881
Page
2
Thursday issue published in Musser's Building at Main and Penn streets. The paper costs 1.00 per year in advance or 1.25 if not prepaid.
German preaching in Aaronsburg next Sunday morning. Rev. C W B Siegel, Pastor.
The Mithhelm Lodge No. 95 I O O F meets in their hall on Penn Street each Saturday evening. Rebecca Decree Meeting occurs on or before the full moon each month. Providence Grange No. 217 P of H meets in Alexander's block on the second Saturday and the fourth Saturday of each month at 14s Pp. M. Miltheim B and L Association meets in the Penn Street school house on the evening of the second Monday. Millheim Cornet Band meets in the Town Hall on Monday and Thursday evenings.
Regular court sessions set for the fourth Mondays in January April August and November. List of county officers includes President Judge Charles Mayer and other officials such as Prothonotary T C Harper, Register of Wills W E Burchfield, Sheriff John Spangler, Treasurer Adam Veanek, Coroner Dr Josep Adans, and County Commissioners Andrew Greggs George Swab Jacob Dunne.
Fragmented OCR records list names and places in Bellefonte and nearby towns including Milesburg and Halfmoon. Entries mention individuals such as Nicholas Redding Charles Schrader and Barris with scattered directions and unclear dates.
The piece pins blame on Republicans for blocking public business until they seal a bargain with Mahone. It urges Democratic unity against Conkling and anti Conkling appointments for New York, recalling the so called corrupt bargain behind Hancock’s election.
The New York Observer laments partisan fights over appointments, noting fierce intra party strife as the race to be the party’s greatest unfolds. It calls the Senate to act promptly on nominations and resolve the controversy quickly to preserve government dignity.
The Clinton Democrat reports a forged letter about Chinese labor used in a presidential campaign. Prosecution of alleged forgers lagged after funding from Democrats. Now arrests may be dismissed as officials avoid admitting James A. Garfield authored the letter.
Washington Letter notes expected reforms in the Interior Department and related offices, with windfall promotions to fat clerical posts avoided. It reports on Senate deadlock over secretary and sergeant at arms, and the President restricting office-seeker access while directing that all applications go through proper departments. It recalls Hayes era methods as an object lesson.
The rural press laments a mass exodus of young men to the U S. Unmarried males leave, impacting marriage prospects and future community prosperity. Ministers urge faith, perseverance, and diligent duty, promising a hard but reachable shore ahead.
In Sunbury Pennsylvania on April 6 teen Lottie Weaver 17 was shot by her 14 year old brother George Hoover during a dinner dispute at their home three miles from town. The jury ruled the death a deliberate shooting by the mother and George Hoover. George to be brought to town for jail after the tragedy.
A strong earthquake struck Scio and nearby islands causing widespread destruction. Thousands killed or injured as villages burned and panic spread. telegraph office looted and shocks felt at Syra Smyrna and other isles. Government dispatch cites about three thousand dead or injured.
In Yankton Dakota on April 8 flood waters fell back to natural banks though bottom lands remain submerged. About a thousand people have been rescued from inundated farms while many in the county remain cut off by ice walls. Reports describe women burned to death or injured by clothing catching fire, including Miss Bickhart of East Perkiomen township.
Property owners should note that Pennsylvania law renders deeds and conveyances not recorded within six months fraudulent and void against later purchasers or mortgagees for value. County records serve as the sole proof of good title.
In Danville and Scranton areas reports claim cats carry contagious diseases from house to house through their fur. The text notes this is not a new discovery, as cats near smallpox patients have been believed to transmit infections to other cats, and similar ideas exist for diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, and malaria to some extent.
In Reading on April 7 Amos Risser and his younger brother Henry quarrel over potato work while their father is away. Henry fatally stabbed Amos with a large knife, severing a two inch long wound penetrating into the intestines. Amos, about twenty, lies gravely wounded while Henry, fourteen, is involved and the family awaits the father’s return.
A Rothschild heir is described as weighing ninety pounds and valued at £9,000 in the report. The article notes the surprising contrast between his frail physique and perceived wealth.
Notice in Centre county Pennsylvania informs all debtors to Amos Alexander late of Millheim to pay promptly and all creditors to present claims for settlement. Executors named: W R Alexander A Alexander J R Alexander Lecutors. Also caution on a note for 103 dollars dated March 15 1881 not to be negotiated and not payable without legal compulsion.
Rail schedule lists Trains Nos 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 with connections to Erie Mail Pacific Express Day Express and Niagara Express. Westbound links run to Whitliamsport Jock Haven Kane Corry and Erie Buffalo Niagara Falls via Emporium Canandaigua and Canandaigua. Eastbound ties include Harrisburg Baltimore Washington Philadelphia New York Elmira Watkins and Buffalo with Niagara Falls routes.
On and after Sunday November 27 1880 the trains on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Division will run as follows as announced in the timetable.
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