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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1882
Page
2
BMilheim Lodge No. 055 I O O F holds Saturday evening meetings at their hall on Penn Street. Rebecca Degree Meeting occurs monthly on or before the full moon. B F. Steven serves as secretary and Rh B. Hant May as noble grand.
A self deprecating note from the editor defends the use of the word we and argues the paper serves common readers not literary snobs. The writer admits not being a trained journalist, calling themselves an accidental country editor doing their best.
Judge Cox denies a new trial and sentences Charles Guiteau to death by hanging on the thirtieth day of June, 1882, within the jail walls between noon and 2 PM. Guiteau defies the verdict, declaring he is a divine agent and attacks Corkhill, predicting posthumous fame and accusing the jury and court.
The Clin ton Democrat criticizes county commissioners and auditors for their annual financial statement. It argues citizens of all parties deserve full light on public funds with clear, itemized disclosures. The piece likens local officials to a model pattern and urges better governance.
The column urges the Auditors and Commissioners to provide a complete itemized statement of county receipts and expenditures for the past year. It questions omissions on taxes owed, bridge and jail costs, road damages, and bond balances, and calls for adherence to the law and transparency. It cites misgivings about printing costs and demands accountability from Morris and Hubbard and a reexamination of official oaths.
The County Statement urges wide circulation of the annual financial report, praising commissioners and auditors for clear disclosure of debt and expenses. It notes the real county debt at 21 553.74 after deductions, with potential reductions if uncollectible claims are resolved. The piece commends efforts to fund debt at the lowest interest and to pursue delinquent collections and long-standing disputed claims.
The Bellefonte Republican county committee named Col. Jas. P. Coburn from Aaronsburg and James Milliken of Bellefonte as representative delegates and proposed John B. Jinn of Bellefonte as senatorial delegate for the state convention in Harrisburg on May 10. They back Gen. Beaver for governor and express strong party unity.
The Harrisburg Patriot urges practical measures to curb drinking and condemns the custom of treating. It argues prohibition is impracticable and proposes enforceable restraints on social drinking to steer the youth away from intemperance.
The text argues for treating drunkenness as a social crime and urges strict laws against alcohol. It proposes parental conditioning, prohibiting treating, and enforcing sales laws to reduce intoxication without resorting to violence, claiming rational measures win public support.
The new county board adopts four week published rules for public information. Meetings set for the first and third Tuesdays at the courthouse in Belleville from 10 AM to 4 PM. All county purchases require board order and bills must be approved before payment. No goods may be supplied by the commissioners themselves. Signed by H C Campanese and others.
A Baltimore Sun Washington correspondent notes the new administration's social whirl from January to early February with nonstop balls dinners and private parties. Overfilled schedules prompt diners to dine often and even break fast together to accommodate invites. A lawyer jokes the president will have several appointments to offer as dinners threaten excess.
Trains Nos. 1 and 2 connect at Montandon with the Erie Mail west toward Williamsport Lock Haven Kane Corry Erie Buffalo and Niagara Falls via Emporium and Canandaigua. No. 5 and 6 join Pacific Express east to Harrisburg Baltimore Washington Philadelphia and New York. Nos. 7 and 8 connect with Fast Line to Williamsport Lock Haven and Erie Mail east to Harrisburg Baltimore Washington Philadelphia and New York.
In Danville Virginia on Lanier plantation near Danville a long running feud between the King and Slate families erupted as Mrs King attacked Mrs Slate biting her face and ears. Mrs Slate was fatally stabbed by a knife thrust and Geo Slate stabbed Mrs King eight times before George Slate shot him. Thomas King was also wounded as he aided his mother. The entire group is reported to be fatally injured.
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