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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1885
Page
3
A crowded Millheim column reports sales at Spigelmyer's and Kauffman's, church and school notices, repairs, births and deaths, road and bridge concerns, and an ordinance against fireworks. Local residents include Miss Mary Straw and Rev. Hengst with community updates, weathering fires, repairs, and new businesses.
Coburn news covers Miss Emma Wolf visiting Mrs. Stover, school board meeting, store plans by Thomas Hosterman, proposed north side shoe shop, summer building talks by Luther Guiswite and John Bowersox, sickness among Mrs. Eisenhuth and Mrs. Witmyer, rumors of a Camp meeting, theft of Ev church corner stone contents, Mrs. M. C. Clark to occupy Stover's house, Ohio visitors Miss Ricker and Miss Meyer, gypsy fortune tellers, boggy misadventure involving Ammon Grenninger, Rev. Hengst sermon, early hay talk, wall clarification by Mr. Stover, sale of cheap summer shawls, horse rescued from tan yard vat, Willamsport visitors to Penn Caves, Prof. Hosterman school close, Philada. visitor Co Cummings, and sale of 3000 lath by D S Kauffman & Co.
Smith Town residents hosted Miss Katie McCool of Spring Mills and Miss Ida Gatelius of Mifflinburg with Miss Lizzie Keen and Lyman Emerick present over Sunday. B F Frankenberger renewed his home with a portico and summer house, fresh paint and paper. Four local boys enjoyed a fishing trip catching about sixty fish. Miss Annie Smith and Miss Ella Swartz visited. Mr Gutelius of Mifflinburg displayed a new fancy buggy. Most locals attended the M E festival in Millheim Saturday. JUMBO bargains at Kauffman’s Main street store.
News from Galover and nearby: a steam saw mill planned by Noah Weaver, a June 27 cake walk announced, visits by Charles Kreamer and Prof Jacobs, possible new smith shop, a fatal laudanum dose by Jack Roush, pink eye in horses, cut worms harming corn, and a Union Picnic planned at Penn Cave for the 27th. several residents and travelers mentioned with small chores and local commerce noted.
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