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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1886
Page
3
Local news itemizing sales registers, church activities, new post office, school notes, floods and accidents in Millheim and Coburn plus brief notices on residents, a new paper, and holiday events. Includes village trades, sleighs for sale, and Christmas and New Year celebrations with community details.
Christmas day 1885 in Aaronsburg brought joy to many children as Dr P T Musser gave each a 5 cent piece and two sticks of candy. Over 150 youngsters received gifts. Town updates note plans to fix the old academy to house pauper families and reflect on New Year resolutions. Indians visited the town with a war dance, while civic life includes a singing class attempt and a Lutheran festival New Year’s program. Santa Claus delivered gifts to all the town’s children and residents comment on various local happenings.
Rainy holiday observations note W. C. Duck and sister visiting Nit tany Valley and starting class at Millheim. A steam thresh er changes hands to a Woodward party. Harry Wert and family from Brush valley visit over Sunday. Harry Keller of Penn Pall collects $50 reward after returning a stolen horse to Lewistown’s owner. Philip Stover and wife of Pleasant Valley Kansas visit H. E. Duck.
Willie Fisher and Carl Motz, students at Williamsport Seminary, spent holiday time at home. Miss Sadie and Jennie Walter visited their mother. J C Motz had a minor accident at his mill while assisting with boards. Sunday services and Sunday school were suspended for a stretch. Pine Creek ice activity followed a quiet Christmas with a small Main Street misunderstanding.
On the 2nd inst at the east end of Brushval ley Mrs Henry W Shhulz aged 42 years 5 months and 18 days is noted in a brief death notice from a local newspaper item.
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