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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1881
Page
2
United Brethren church with Rev L M Gates preaching in Millheim next Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock and Rev John Tomlinson preaching in Aaronsburg in the evening. Lutheran services led by Rev John Tomlinson continue.
Lodge and Society listings include Mittheim Lodge No. 355 I O O F meeting Saturdays on Penn Street Rebecca Degree meets on or before the full moon each month Providence Grange No. 217 P of H holds sessions monthly on second Saturday at 64 P M and fourth Saturday at 13s P M Millheim B and L Association meets Penn Street School on second Monday evenings Millheim Cornet Band rehearses at Town Hall Mondays and Thursdays.
Official roster lists the regular terms of court on the fourth Mondays of January April August and November. It names President Judge Charles A Mayer and other judiciary, county officers, commissioners, and school superintendent with their places of service and titles.
A roster of individuals named to the Democratic County Committee includes Bellefonte Milesburg Millheim Unionville Burnside Ferguson Reiss Gregg Greer Philipsburg Taylor Walker Wistar Graham McClosky Bottorf McCormick Walker Krumrine Duck Ward Ettlinger Asure Dinkle Hale Gardner Faust Reed Alexander Shannon McClintic and others, with multiple towns and regions across the county. The list names Messrs Schrader Zerby Tower Leathers and several other local officials and residents as committee members.
Attorney General Palmer rules the per diem portion of the prior pay law unconstitutional. The constitution requires a fixed salary for general assembly members and forbids other compensation. Palmer’s decision limits pay to a salary per session, provoking flat-salary disputes among lawmakers.
A governor opinion declares the per diem and short term salary pay scheme unconstitutional. It cites the 1876 act and a predecessor’s ruling defining a salary as a fixed periodical recompense, arguing the daily allowance beyond the session is improper, while noting the total session compensation remains $1009. The length of the session is left to public duty, not constitutional limits.
In 1847 members stayed through the session without rail passes and paid their own travel. Few returned home unless near the Capitol, and most did not go home. They worked Monday to Saturday with Sunday churchgoers. Marrisburg citizens entertained legislators, but now only distant county members expect to stay longer than four days.
Gov Murray of Utah urged aggressive action to end polygamy during interviews with President Garfield in Washington. Garfield agreed a total abolition is the goal but cautioned against haste that harms innocent women and children. Murray left confident of an early policy to end the practice.
Washington Letter argues Blaine seeks control of administration politics with cabinet peers of limited influence. It notes Blaine's allies discuss a State Department offer and confirms Blaine’s opposition to Garfield rivalries. The piece cites Robertson and Phelps appointments as evidence and flags Congress extra session as a political hurdle.
The article notes Democratic Senators refuse to join Republicans in paying for Mahone, opposing a Mahone Republican Senate leadership. They will attend executive business but block major appointments, amid pressure for foreign posts and territorial governorships. CARROLL.
Washington correspondent notes President is harassed by applicants for office, risking health and sleep. He rides out at three, accompanied by his private secretary, to seek relief as pressure to fix tenure of office grows.
A Flor ence, South Carolina man named James Best was struck by lightning while crossing a field. The bolt tore into the ground, burying him from sight as witnesses watched in horror. After two hours, workers found his body at the bottom of the newly formed hole, sparking fear among locals who view it as an ominous omen.
The Ithaca Journal describes an incident where Jeremiah Finn tried kerosene on his cow to kill vermin. The oil ignited along the cow’s neck and back when near a lamp, causing the animal to bolt through a shanty and into the streets before bystanders with blankets put out the flames.
An advertisement touts The Golden Elixir of Life offering cures for consumption bronchitis asthma catarrh liver heart nervous disorders and sexual weakness. It promises rapid weight gain and relief within days and urges writing to B S Dispensary Berrien Springs Michigan for particulars.
Notice warns all persons not to negotiate a dated March 16 1881 note drawn in favor of Jacob F Stover. After not receiving value, the signatories say they will not pay the note unless legally compelled. Andrew Ucker and C A Racauv sign.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered time stamps and place names such as Vicksburg Mifflinburg Laurelton Millmont Cherry RUD and Spring Millis. The snippet hints at a timetable with trains leaving toward Ward but lacks coherent context or complete details.
A brief railroad notice references the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad division and mentions ERIEM or NLAGA FAST in the context of service or timetable notice.
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