Evangelical and Methodist Services and Meetings
Evangelical updates note Rev B Hengst and Rev H A Benfer preach next Sunday evening. Sunday School set for 1 4 P M with D L Zerby supervising. Missionary Society meets on the third Monday evening each month. Methodist reports Rev Furman Adams as preacher in charge and Sunday School at 10 A M with D A Musser as superintendent. Reformed attendance and leaders not fully listed.
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B. Hengst
H. A. Benfer
D.L. Zerby
Supt Missionary Society
Furman Adams
D. A. Musser
Zwingli A. Yearick
Millheim
Mite Society
United Brethren
J. G. W. Herald
A. R. Alexander
Millheim Lodge and Grange Schedule and Officers
Millheim Lodge No.95 I C C F meets on Saturdays at Penn Street hall with Rebecca Degree Meetings on or before the full moon each month. Providence Grange No.217 P of H holds sessions on the second Saturday at 144 PM and the fourth Saturday at 1% PM in Alexander's block. D. L. Zerby Sec. T. G. Ermard Master. Millheim B and L Association convenes at Penn Street school house on the second Monday evening. A. Walter Sec. B. O. Deininger President. Millheim Cornet Band performs at Town Hall on Monday and Thursday evenings. J. H. B. Hartman Sec. Sam Weiser Jr. President.
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T. G. Ermard
Miliheim B. & L. Association
Penn Street
A. Walter
House Elects Carlisle Speaker of the 48th Congress
Congress met in Washington with 316 roll call votes. John G. Carlisle of Kentucky elected speaker over J. W. Keifer of Ohio and others. Carlisle’s oath and conservative address followed as Senate and administration routine proceeded. Gettysburg Compiler notes discuss Arthur vs Blaine and veteran generals’ status.
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Congress
McPherson
House
Geddes
Ohio
John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
Cannon
Illinois
J. W. Keifer
Lyman
Massachusett
G. D. Robison
Massachusetts
Morrison
Virgin
Virginia
Reed
Maine
Calkins
Indiana
Carlisle
Keifer
Robinson
James
New York
J. S. Wise
York
North Carolina
J. W. Wadsworth
Ochiltree
Texas
Edward T. Lacey
Michigan
White
Messrs. Randall
Pennsylvania
Senate
Edmonds
Iron Industry Declines as War Anxieties Rise
A looming France China conflict looms over the iron trade with mills in Pittsburg already shutting down. The downturn leaves about 10,000 iron workers unemployed as production stalls across the state and several large plants halt operations.
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Pittsburg
Democratic and Republican state governors in 1869 almanac
The article notes that in the current period all states except Maine New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Virginia Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska and Oregon have Democratic governors or governors elect, totaling twenty six Democrats and twelve Republicans. An 1869 political almanac lists six Democrats and thirty one Republicans. Times change.
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Sansom
Indiana
No Use Knocking for Admission Montana Seeks Statehood
Omaha Herald notes Montana is a current candidate for admission to the Union. It cites 1880 white population of 35,585 and 1882 votes at 23,318, suggesting a total under 60,000. Analysts say Montana and Dakota will not cast electoral votes next year, urging patience until a stronger showing is achieved.
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Omaha Herald
Montana
Dakota
Solid South Redefined by Mahoneism Fallout
The Sunbury Democrat laments Mahone and Mahoneism as ruinous to the South and cites Virginia efforts to halt such tactics. It argues the Southern bloc remains solid against destructive methods and warns Republicans they must choose different tools to divide the region.
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Mahone
Virginia
Bloody Fort Pillow
Chalmers
Missisippi
South
Sunbury
Multiple Local Incidents Spark Interest Across Counties
Grant Filling, 15, of Indian Town Gap Lebanon County, died after a gun misfire while with his brother and another boy. A mule and a Phoenix Iron Company locomotive collided at work, the mule unharmed but the locomotive damaged. Luther wedding ring of 1520 Martin Luther to Catherine is on exhibit in Frankfort. George Mercur of Bloomfield built a vast inlaid writing desk from 52 woods, in nine years, using nineteen jackknife blades.
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Grant Filling
Indiantown Gap
Lebanon County
John Trout
Phoenix Iron Company
Martin Luther
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Christ
Catharine
Hartford Courant
George Mercur
Bloomfield
Mercur
Life's Labors and a Health Restoration Story
A article extols diligent work and active living while recounting Mr. J. W. Reynolds of New Lisbon Ohio who suffered general debility and sleeplessness. After eight bottles of PeruNA he regains vigor and praises the remedy as the cause of his renewed health and daily public activity.
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J. W. Reynolds
New Lisbon
Columbiana County
Ohio
Perunna
Common Sense Test Pins Pay to Attendance
The Ledger urges lawmakers to receive pay only for sessions actually held and attendance, not for absences or for sessions not held. It warns the Legislature against unearned pay and notes the public’s disgust with the extra session.
Rooms for rent in central Philadelphia remodelled inn
The notice advertises furnished rooms in a central Philadelphia location near 6th Street and Walnut Street Theatre, on both American and European plans. Rooms range from 50 cents to $3.00 per day, remodeled and newly furnished, under W Paine MD as owner and proprietor.
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Walnut St
W. Paine, M. D
Jos
M. Feger
The Washington Monument’s Winter Quarters and Height
The Washington Monument builders halt work for winter, reporting 410 feet reached. They expect completion in 1885, noting it will be the tallest artificial height in the world at 550 feet, with few structures approaching its summit.
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Washington
Washiington Monument
American
Bunker Hill Monument
Trinity Church
Capitol
Salisbury
Antwerp
City Hall
Philadelphia
Colonge
Tower of Babel
Wag on Wheel town name hints at weary residents
Colorado announces Wag on Wheel as a new town name derived from locals' fatigue. The excerpt also notes a cartoonish instance about a strict father in Atlantic City who had his daughter's teeth pulled to deter an unwanted suitor, illustrating sensational humor typical of the era.
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Atlantic City
N. J
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