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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1882
Page
3
Local items announce B F Houston and John A Woodward as Democratic legislative candidates. Foundry expansion, visits, railroad talk, and farm notes mark a bustling Millheim scene with church, school, and business updates. A fatal self harm case, weather, ads, and prohibition meetings pepper the week’s pages.
Five more victims' bodies are found as divers search the Scioto wreck. A Cincinnati diver reports a swift current and suspects bodies lie miles below the hull. The missing tally rises to 41 Wellsville, 22 East Liverpool, and eight from other points. Authorities blame alcohol for the disaster.
Two notices record marriages in Pennsylvania. Professor A. E. Gobble, principal of Union Seminary in New Berlin, wed Miss Kate Krauskof of Lancaster on the 27th, at Lancaster by Rev O L Saylor. Another marriage in Haines township Paddy Tunnel united Chas G Carpenter of Philipsburg with Lovina Auniiler of Mifflin County on the 6th by J H Reifsnyder.
On the 11th alt in Sugar Valley Mrs Mary Moyer aged 84 years 2 months and 6 days grandmother of Rev A D Rowe missionary in On the 22nd alt near Robersburg Mr John W Bierly aged 78 years months and 27 days On the Hth inst in Miles township Mrs Margaret Snook relict of Levi Snook deceased in the 76th year of her age On the 4th inst in Kelly in Union Co Col James Moore aged 75 years On the Lith inst in Millheim Mr George Harter aged 77 years 1 month and 1 day Funeral on Friday morning at 9 o clock
Fragmentary note describes egg coal sold by the car load and shipped to a market or buyer. No clear dates, prices, or full names are readable.
Pittsburg July 4. Intelligence reports the Scioto excursion steamer with about one hundred people aboard collided with a tow boat near Mingo Junction Ohio. One hundred are reported drowned and further details will be sent as available.
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