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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1886
Page
3
Town page records social calls and visits across Millheim and nearby towns. Mentions weddings and engagements in progress, band plans, shop and trade notices, real estate and fence work, farm and lumber activity, and local meetings including the Bible and temperance groups. Also notes weather, markets, and minor legal notices.
Cultivating corn remains the farmer's main work with haymaking next. Mrs. John T Harshbarger is ill. Edward Swartz returns from Woodward to stay with J C Motz. A Kern horse is gravely ill. Rev. Deitzler and his wife visited. The large dog once noted was taken by Samuel Wise of Brushvalley. Crows are blamed for corn Loss. Huey moves from Millheim to Smith Town for the summer. Mrs. F D Luse and Mrs Abs Har ter of Millheim visited. Local Sunday shooters threaten Jumbo and Sankey with trouble. Two boys try to whip Jumbo.
A column recalls multiple town incidents including a wedding, a death and burial of Samuel Miller, decoration day gatherings at St Pauls Lath church, a dog spooking a horse near Nathaniel Booth, and warnings about burial grounds and larder replenishment.
D. E. Kauffman & Co requests to view a new lot of silks arriving today. The note indicates the inquiry is to see the materials before purchase or further processing.
Andrew Stover completes foundation for a new building while Andrew Vanada breaks ground for a dwelling. Joel Kerstetter adds paint to a home and Mr Hosterman adds to a new building. Lizzie Katherman and Kate Hursh visit W A Kremer in Miflinburg as Myra Van Valin goes to DuBois for summer and Mrs Chesty Musser travels to Boalsburg.
A Saturday ball game ends with a watch theft from a player’s vest by an unseen thief. Dr. Harry Van Valzih visits from Clearfield. An advertisement touts liver pills with refund policy. Various local incidents include a knee cut, buggy crash, horse with fractured leg, and stump blasting. Wedding bells announce Roward Crape and Jennie Stover.
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