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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1882
Page
1
A longing poem recalls the church bell of youth tolling on Sabbath mornings. The speaker, once a boy, travels wide yet finds the bell’s tone still tethering him to faith and memory. With whitened head he returns to hear the toll, then braced for departure and farewell.
A comic misadventure unfolds as Godfrey Horton courts Laura and Jenny Somers through social maneuvering and a disguised old peddler. Laura’s schemes to secure wealth clash with Jenny’s honesty, ending in a marriage proposal to Jenny via the peddler after Laura’s deceit is exposed.
A newborn in Denver Colorado named Meek counts fourteen living ancestors. Father Arthur E Meek of Denver is son of William Meek of Canning Kings County and grandson of John Dimock of Berwick. Grandparents and great grandparents total eight elders, all living, age 861 years combined. Mrs Tupper, widow of the late Dr Tupper, is a relative.
Mr. Kempster of Denver recalls a September 23 1880 duck hunting accident in New Jersey. A breech-pin fragment penetrated his forehead as his gun exploded, leaving a visible scar and a near death sensation before he sought surgical aid. Across the page a California floral festival showcases vast rose displays.
A report attributed to former secretary of the interior Kirkwood lists grants of acres to seven railroads including Atlantic & Pacific Northern Pacific Oregon & California Southern Pacific New Orleans Pacific and others. Total owned under grants rose from initial allocations to about 18.6 million acres with additional earnings and 82.5 million acres still claimed and withheld under grant terms.
A large tortoise from arid California and Arizona stores water in shell membranes, possibly from cactus secretions, and could supply water in emergencies. The piece also notes extraordinary train speeds, highlighting the Pennsylvania Railroad run Jersey City to Philadelphia in 100 minutes, and compares top speeds on English routes.
The Germantown ancient academy enters its 121st year on May 1. Seven trustees were elected to replace retiring members from a 21 member board. Only eleven ballots were cast as polls closed Monday evening. The retiring trustees were re elected as their own successors. A bell from England once rang students to lessons. A wooden crown on the steeple recalls colonial protests over the crown during the Revolution.
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