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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1880
Page
2
Reverends Samuel Smith and W A Harman preached at a community gathering, outlining spiritual guidance and moral expectations. The event drew local residents and church members seeking instruction and fellowship.
Lodac and Society Directory lists Miliheim Lodge No. 95 T O F meeting Saturdays in the hall on Penn Street Rebecca Degree on the full moon Thursdays Providence Grange No. 217 P of IL meets monthly on the second Saturday at 644 PM and fourth Saturday at 14 PM Millheim B and L Association convenes in Penn Street School on the second Monday evening Millheim Cornet Band rehearses in Town Hall Monday and Thursday evenings Escort of Co B 5th Regt NG holds drill on Alexander Block second story Tuesday and Friday evenings
Regular terms of court set for the fourth Mondays of January April August and November. Key county officials listed include President Judge Charles A Mayer, Additional Law Judge John H Orvis, Prothonotary J C Harper, Sheriff John Spangler, Treasurer Adam Yearick, County Surveyor Joseph Dewling, Coroner Dr Joseph Adams, County Commissioners Andrew Gregg George Swab Jacob Dunkle, Clerk to County Commissioners Denny Beck, Attorney to County Commissioners C M Bower, and Superintendent of Public Schools Henry Meyer.
A political tract rails against Grant era corruption and urges Hancock and English for president and vice president. It endorses Geo A Jenks for Supreme Judge Col Robert P Dechart for Auditor General and other Democratic candidates while warning of Republican anti Chinese labor threats and praising Garfield.
The text outlines Burlingame Treaty promoted Chinese immigration protected by a Republican administration in 1858. It details California peonage organized by the Six Companies to exploit cheap Chinese labor and notes a 1879 Democratic bill to curb immigration. Garfield voted against the bill, Hayes vetoed it, and the veto was sustained only briefly before failing to reach a two thirds vote. It warns of threats to labor systems in eastern states due to unrestricted immigration and mentions New York City Chinese laundries as a growing fixture on many blocks.
The Germantown Commercial abandons Garfield and Arthur and endorses General Winfield Scott Hancock for president. It argues Hancock’s civil governance surpasses Garfield’s perceived faults and denounces Garfield and Arthur as unfit, urging readers to back Hancock across national, state, and local concerns.
Washington letter reports Barnum’s committee found two telegrams signed by Marshall Jewell that allegedly prove Republicans are colonizing Florida from New York. It含 discusses Key West shipments, public sentiment, and the claim’s political impact. The piece also mentions a disputed General Garfield letter on the Chinese treaty and critiques Secretary Schurz’s conduct and impeachment call.
Regular railroad tickets will be honored between the two points stated. The notice confirms official travel validity and service stipulations for passengers amid route adjustments.
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