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Newspaper
Millheim Journal
Location
Millheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1886
Page
3
Millheim news covers Lewisburg and Milton fairs this week, a near miss fire at the skating rink, bridge work at Elk Creek Coburn, new shops and residents, school term plans, and multiple public notices plus local ads and community events.
Woodward reports Henry Snyder hires McCool to saw with steam mill. Philip Leister notes nursery ballad significance. Adam Weaver buys a buggy from Gutelius & Son. School house shows improvements after repairs. Cincinnati brass bell arrives to soothe teachers. Village pumps are being replaced. Scandal spreads. For Constipation and general bowels remedies McDonald’s Liver Pills touted with physician usage claims. Philadelphia agents. sold by J. Eisenhuth in Millheim.
Neighboring News reports heavy rain last Sunday and several social items. Ben Frankenberger bought a pony last Saturday while Henry Keen hosted a watermelon party on Sunday. Rumors speak of a young man’s marriage and a buggy ride interest as readers are urged to watch for chances.
Capt Mingle and family arrived from Bellefonte on Sunday. A large crowd attended last Saturday’s picnic in Fiedler's grove. Aaronsburg residents were seen in town as well as visitors from Snyder County. J M Musser returned from the Pa State Fair reporting fine farm machinery displays and abundant fruit. The first issue of Centre County Times appeared last week with editor Ulrich to follow for subscribers. Several local visits noted including D I Rote in Centre Hall. A quiet wedding joined Willie Booth and Cora Reifsnyder after a trip to Union County. We visited the Millheim Band festival. crowd and management described as promising. An Aaronsburg correspondent ponders his residence and suggests Boneville for the new northeast addition. Fourteen cakes priced at one dollar each to exchange for music when horns arrive. Millheim Band warned. Weaver brothers broke ground for a butcher shop on the Jacob Wolf estate vacant lot in east Aaronsburg. slaughterhouse to rear. Old mother Reed injured a hip from a lounge fall. recovery doubtful. McDonald’s Great Blood Purifier touted with many certificates, sold by J Eisenhuth Millheim Pa.
The Lemont excursion Saturday morning sold only 14 tickets. Meek and Wagle’s tramway saw logs heading down a grade when trucks jumped the track, killing a young man named Campbell. His body was moved to Shamokin for shipment to Maine. Squire Gettig conducted the inquest.
Rome merchants claim Dr. King's New Discovery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve have produced remarkable cures in the city over two years. They note several pronounced consumption cases improved after using these medicines and guarantee satisfaction. Sold by J. Eisenhuth.
W J Alexander longtime resident died after a brief illness Monday morning. His funeral was held Wednesday forenoon. Maj Fisher has returned from a western trip and looks well and pleased with the west. Gregg township school board again secured winter term teachers Prof W P Hosterman R A Bitner and Hiram Grove for Spring Mills schools. M B Herring and wife of Lock Haven visiting Ed Jordan started for Washington and Jefferson College to pursue a thorough course. One hundred eighty nine tickets were sold at our station Saturday morning for Lemont.
Last Monday the steam boiler at Guiswite's saw mill leaked and nearly ran dry before discovery. Buckets of water saved the mill from a serious fire. In other notes Jacob Gephart and neighbors searched homes for courting evidence while families traveled. band festival praise and local gossip fill the Valley pages.
Friday marks the end of C Runkle's subscription school in the area. He plans to attend Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia this winter. Other items note a vocal music class rising to sixty four scholars, a Centre Hall dentist making a denture for Amanda Grimes, and various local notices including a lime sale and a funeral tribute to Irene Decker.
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