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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1882
Page
3
Local newspaper issue edited by Deininger and Bumiller presents notices, news briefs, and sections typical of 1882 frontier journalism with community items and advertisements. The issue shows the period voice and regional coverage of events, people, and commerce relevant to readers.
Notices report J A Limbert resuming Coburn Millheim Woodward stage operations. Spiglemyer advertises 10 percent off goods. A private sale of town property invites inquiries.
The criminal court of Berks county in session opened with one hundred ninety five suits on the docket. The report notes strong totals for the region with a sizable trade in Scranton and a large silk factory in Allentown. The figures reflect a solid local economy.
Erie Mail departs Montandon at 6.52 A M for Erie Canandaigua and intermediate points Niagara Express leaves Montandon at 2.00 P M for Kane Canandaigua and intermediate stops Fast Line leaves Montandon at 5.50 P M for Lock Haven Watkins and intermediate points
A sequence of local death notices reports Fanny Murphy aged 25 in Pine Grove Mills on the 6th, Abraham Craine aged 78 in Ferguson township on the 8th, Benjamin Brouse aged 81 in Ferguson township on the 5th, Mary Mark aged 65 years eight months and 22 days in Millheim on the 17th after illness, Adam Stover aged 72 in Miles township on the 16th. The Stover passing notes his family loss and civic regard. burial occurred Friday the 18th with many relatives present. Aug 16 marked births and deaths in the same calendar day.
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