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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1884
Page
2
Millheim Lodge No. 955 I C O F meets in their hall Penn Street every Saturday evening. Rebecca Degree meets on or before the full moon each month. Providence Grange No. 217 P H meets in Alexander's block the second Saturday at 2 P M and the fourth Saturday at 1 P M. Millheim B and L Association meets Penn Street School House on the second Monday evening. Millheim Cornet Band performs at Town Hall on Monday and Thursday evenings.
The document lists Democratic county committee members for 1884 across Bellefonte Milesbore Philipsburg Burnside and surrounding areas. Names include James A. McClain Al Garman James Schouel Luther Rishel John Kossman Peter Lanck and many others with B. Gray Meer named as Chairman.
The first state election this year will be held in Rhode Island on the first Wednesday of April and the next in Oregon on the first Monday of June. Republicans hold both states by a good margin and are likely to retain them. Democrats may skip strong efforts in either state, though Rhode Island could enter the Democratic column if the fourteenth amendment enforcing voting rights were enforceable.
The 1868 Democratic National Convention in New York nominated Horatio Seymour for president with a tariff for revenue and protection to industry. The platform, echoed today, emphasized tariff policy and internal revenue equality to foster domestic manufacturing. The Sunbury Democrat notes the continuity of Democratic principles and predicts New York’s carry in 1884 on a similar platform.
In Washington D C on March 17 1884 a columnist laments the degeneracy of modern politicians and contrasts contemporary Congress with famed pre Civil War figures Webster Calhoun and Clay noting a perceived decline in eloquence and ability.
The piece argues that the Forty-eighth Congress contains capable new members in Adams and Broadhead, praises California’s strong delegation, and notes pension votes for Mexican veterans. It discusses Blaine’s potential Chicago convention influence, predicting strategic, quiet effort over overt campaigning, with party dynamics and regional support shaping the nomination race.
A powerful cyclone swept through Saline County Illinois injuring several and causing extensive damage. In Harrisburg and nearby areas houses barns and outbuildings were blown down with multiple residents injured including Mrs Stouly Mr Shea and others. Transport routes were reported impassable with Cottage Grove precinct experiencing heavy destruction. A separate note describes an unknown tramp dying after being caught near Bethlehem iron works boilers.
An auditor in the Centre County case Commonwealth versus Henry Dunkle will hear the committee account of J A Punkle, Dunkle’s guardian, at Belefonte on Tuesday April 16 1854 at 1 o’clock AM. All interested may attend. C M Bower Auditor.
Letters of administration issued for Isaac Zeigler estate at Miles township and Levi Reeder estate with payment demands. Court sale planned at Rebersburg Hotel April 12 1884 of three Zeigler woodland and tract properties in Centre County with terms: one third cash on confirmation and three payments over two years secured by mortgage.
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