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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1881
Page
3
A loose collection of local items outlines elections and officials in Potter County and surrounding towns, notices of taxes due, camp meeting plans, business ads, and community happenings. It notes a sheriff candidate, a monument project, a glee club, a hotel project, and a rising sense of town activity with Decoration Day approaching.
At Farmer's Hotel Lipanon two women claim to be a Lancaster man's wife. He, about fifty, married a younger woman after his first wife died. A carriage ride ends in a brawl as the deserted wife attacks the younger wife while the man plans to enter livery business. The scene ends with tensions unsettled and authorities not described. Hall’s Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer advertisement follows.
On the lth inst in the Reformed church at Boalsburg the rite was performed by Rev W H Groh assisted by Rev Prof D M Wolf and Rev S M Roeder, pastor of Centre Hall, with Miss Mary A Groh, daughter of the officiating clergyman.
On the 13th in Booneville Clinton county Pa Mrs Emma Shaffer wife of Samuel Shafer and youngest daughter of William Strodecker aged 24 years 6 months 6 days On the 19th in Sugar Valley of diphtheria Cora Emma daughter of Daniel and Sarah Jane Moyer aged 10 years 8 months 5 days
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