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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

A con 'ention Of elders of Hunting
don Presbytery will meet in the Tyrone
Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, De-
cember s 1874.
The following order Of business and
Programe of subjects has been agreed
upon by the Executive Committee.
The Convention shall meet at 10 o.
clock AN. and be opened with devo-
tional exercises, lasting one half hour,
aiter.wLich sthe Convention shall be
called to order by the chairman Of the
Executive. Committee, and the roll of
Elders in attendance made out, and
the Organization effected. The report
OF the Treasurer shall then be made.
SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION.
First subject-''Should the Elders
lead the weekly prayer meetings."
Opened by Prof. l.. Grier, Birming-
ham; Alternate; CIV. Reynolds Spruce
Creek.
Second subject" Should promise
meetings and praise meetings be en-
couraged in the congregations Z" Open
ed by b. +. Custer, Altoona; alter
nate, A. I. Findiey, Altoona.
Third subject-''Is it a sufficient ex-
cuse for the absence of an Elder from
a meeting of the Session, that his Sec
ular business required his attention, or
that it was ineonvcnient for him to be
present .' Opened by Pref. d. d.
Stone, Academia; alternate, Pr. Craw-
ford Irwin, Hollidaysburg.
Fourth subject-''ls it not the i'm
perative duty of Church Sessions and
parents of Presbyterian families to IN
struct the children and members of the
church in the doctrines of the Shorter
Catechism I" Opened by Johu Full
ton, Saxton alternate, Dr.. A. NJ. Hills,
Clearfeld.
Fifth subject-s.What is the best
method of teaching the Shorter Cate
chism 2" Opened by Prof. David vii
son, Perrysville; alternate, John a.
Crawford, Sinking Valley.i
Sixth subject " hat is the proper
relation of the Elders of the Presbyte-
rian Church to the Y. NJ. G. A., and
other voluntary organizations for rell-
gious purposes % Opened by g. W.
McCuIly. Buelah; alternate, DR.. Row
an, Clark, Bells Rills.
Seventh subject-s'How can a church
be made most efficient in working for
hrist ~ Opened by Gen, VIM. Bell,
Alifiiutown alternate, Wm. Ii. Swap
sey, McVeytown.
Eighth subject-"How. can Elders
who live a great distance fron a Sab
bath-school best promote the Sabbath
school work % Opened by James Nc
Elroy, Alexandria alternate, j. N.
Wilson, Buffalo Run.
Ninth subject-"Are street meetir gs
for religious meetings proper, and
should they be encouraged % Opened
by VIM. 2. Schell, Bedford; alternate,
Gen. I. T. Mccoy, Lcwistown.
Tenth subject-''The relation Ct the
Elders to the social meetings of the
church" Opened by DIR. Sydney
Thompson, Lower Spruce Creek; alter
nate, j. Harris Lynn, Milesbgrg.
Eleventh subject-"How can we best
promote a greater interest in the work
Of our Board of Home Missions 81
Opened by S. T. Brown, Huntingdon
alternate, Or. d. o. Crouch, Curwens-
vile.
Twelfth subject--''Is 1t prudent for
Cfiicers and members of the Presbyto-
rian Church to attend the camp meet
ings of other denominations, tenting
with them on the ground and taking
part in The religious services 20 Open
ed by Joseph Campbell, Belleville /;
alternate, Jas. Roller, Williamsburg.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

Mr.. JACOB MUMMA, an old reside lent
of Licking Creek township, Fulton
county, Pa, and his son David had
started for an extended trip westward
on last Wednesday morning, and had
reached Chicago on Friday, in time to
get on one Of the western bound trains.
After adjusting themselves TOR a night
ride and sleeping short time, Mr. d.
Mumma discovered that his father was
not in his seat, and on inquiry was tol 1
that he had gone out on the platform.
Not finding him there the tram was
stopped, and run back about one and a
half miles, and there on the other
track, crushed and mangled so as to be
scarcely recognizable, lay the remains
of Jacob Mumma. 1t is supposed that
he mistoOk the entrance door for that
of the closet and fell off aud a passing
train on the other track killed him
The accident occurred only some 40 or
30 miles from Chicago. His son David
had the sad duty of awaiting the de-
cision of an inquest, and then having
the corpse put in a coffin, he started on
his homeward journey. lie arrived
here Oh Monday morning where his
friends met him and took him and his
dead father 10 the home they had left
only few days ago in peasant antici-
pations Of having pleasant time among
aear kindred and friends IN the far west.
-Ereref Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25
Huntingdon County News.
AS PER HUNTINGDON PAPERS.
Huntingdon county has Z Oranges.

rs fEh NJ PAPERS.
Huntingdon county has Oranges.
There will be shooting match for a
COW on Thanksgiving day in Hunting
don. The marksmen of Blair, Juuiata,
Aifiiin and Huntingdon counties are re-
spectfully invited to attesd.
Last Thursday evening Mr.. C. went
into the attic of the Court House to
ring the bell to call court. His light
went out, and be wandered about in
the darkness for a long time, when
finally Mr.. Ii went up to see why the
bell did not ring. Finding his COM
rade lost, he did not take time to go for
Eight, but proceeded at once to ring
the bell in the dlrkness. Court as
sembled-but neither Z. nor H. put in
an appearance. No one knew what
had become Of these important fune-
tionaries. After an hour court ad-
journed, aud about an hour later
passer-by was hailed by voice from al
attic window begging for light to find
the doOr-they had wandered two hours
among the posts and rafters, but could
not find the hole the carpenters had
left
Huntingdon has more than her share
Of scandal mongers.
Charles NJ. Africa, who was convict
ed at the recent sessions of our court,
ON the third count, of an indictment,
charging him with shooting with felon-
ious intent at colored man of our
town, was on Monday last sentenced by
the Court, to pay a finc of $50, and to
Undergo an Imprisonment in the county
Jail for term Of nine mouths.
Several citizens of our town, who
plead guilty to indictments charging
them respectively With the selling of in
toxicating liquors without license, were
sentenced by the Court on Monday last,
to pay respectively the costs of prose-
cution, and also fine of Sl00.
The Ladies' Relief Society met on
Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at the
Council House, for the purpose of or
ganizing for the winter. This Is right.
There will be much distress and we are
glad 70 know that the ladies are antici-
pating it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25
ALL kinds of STOVES sold
AT COST. and delivered to any
part of the county free, at
JOHN G. WRIGHT'S
Stove Emporium,
MiiftintoWn Pa.

Mr.. TOBIAS ASH, of Lilly's Station,
is suffering from a fractured leg. lie
was engaged IN hauling logs from a
clearing on the Crcsson grounds and
walking close to one of the horses, wien
trace chain snapped and the single
tree few back with great force, owing
to the strain upon it at the time. The
end came in contact with one of Mr.
Ash's legs, breaking the bone below
the knee. The fracture was properly
adjusted, and the sufferer removed tf
his Altoona Tribune.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25
GREAT REDUCTION
IN THE
PRICES OF TEETH! r!
Full Upper or Lower Sets as Low as So

No teeth allowed to leave the office IN
less the patient is satisfied.
Teeth renodeled and repaired.
Teeth filed to last for life.
Teeth extracted without pain, by the use
of Nitrous Oxide Gas, always on hand.
Owing to the bard times, l will insert
full single sets teeth. Of the very best kind,
for $1,000. Temporary sets $500 extra
TooIhache stopped IN five minutes With
out extracting the tooth, at the Dental OF
fee of q. &. DERR, established in Mifilih'
town in 1860.
G. L. DER3,
Jan q. 1872 Practical Dentist.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

a FRIEND remarked recently that ho
would not be without Pain Cure Oil for
ifty collars. Twoi bottles had cured
him of a severe attael. Of Rheumatism,
and he is now well and happy. 1t costs
but 90 cents per bottle.
Sold wholesale and retail by Banks & Ham
lin, Mitilintown.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25
REPORT OF Mr. PLEASANT SCHOOL,
For month ending Nov. Il, 1874.

Whole No. in attendance during month,
males Ia. females 2l-tOtal. ...... IS
Average attendance, males l., females
l9-total ........ ............ 81
Per cent. of attendance during month.
males 92, females 94-total.. ...... 80
Tillie Van 0rner. Lizzie Van Ormer,
Mary Van Ormer, Emma Van Ormer, Nam
cy Van 0rmer, Moilie Van ormer, Annie
Mahlin. Willie Warner, Johnnie VanOrmer
and Corbct Nahlin were present at every
roll-call. W. W. SrRAYER, Teacher.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

Ox Sunday night''a. week, as the Wine
brcnarian congregation were about leaving
their audience room at Bridgeport, near Mt.
Pleasant, Westmoreland county, the floor
gave way, precipitating all to the lower
floor, distance Of twelve feet. Notwith-
standing stoves, benches, men, women and
children were thrown peil-mell together, no.
body was seriously hurt.--iliO0RG Radical
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25
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UT This Lectsre'riN prOre a boon 10 thou
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

PUBLIC SALE.-Joseph Gayman, ad-
miGistrator of Michael Shirk, deceased,
will sell at public sale, at the late resi-
dence of said decedent, in Fayette
township, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. on Thurs
day, Nov. &c, 1874, two cows, l year
ling bull, spring wagon. plows, harrow,
and the entire household furniture.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

WORTH KNOWING. - The Oldest,
largest, safest and best acciden: insur-
auce company is The Travellers lnsur-
ance Company, of Hartford. Conn. 1t
has cash assets of over $4,000, 900, has
written over 10000 accident policies,
and has paid over 21,000 claims. 1t
has paid over S2,OOo,O0o in direct ben
efts to its policy holders.
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TERMS.

Subscription, sl.50 per annum.
Transient advertisements inserted at so
cents per inch for each insertion.
Transient business notices in local COL
umn, 10 cents per line for each insertion.
Deductions will be made to tn Sc desiring
10 advertise by the year, half or quarter
wear.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

surely and efectually control them Inc tes-
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tablishes the fact that CHERRY fECIohAL
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Every family should keep it on hand as
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

Daicey, the defaulting Phillipsburg post
master, has been sentenced 10 ni'eeu se-'i'
in the Penitentiary.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25
4 .EE.H.H' ESEISEss'zIS,S.
FALL CAMPAIGN NOW OPENED.

arge stock of ready made clothing Of the
IL latest and choicest styles, for men and
boys. hats, caps, boots and shoes, notions,
furnishing goods in endless variety for sale
AZ Samuel Strayer's, IN PATTERSON.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

ATTENTION, JUSIATA SCOUTS You are
hereby notified to attend Drill and irSpec-
tion on Saturday, December 5, 1874, at lO
o'clock A. NJ, at McAlisterville. By order
Of j. robson,
Captain Commanding.
n.rrur-r PocFPS. d. 9.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

A fine assortment of cloths, cassimeres
yestinrs. &c, aiwrys on hand and Tor saie
tv S. b. LOUDON.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

PUBLIC SALE. - VIM. S. Rice, OF
Spruce Hill township, will offer at pub
lie sale, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on Sa:ur-
day, Dec. 5, 1874, four horses, colt,
{ head horr cattle, and his entire stock
Of farming implements.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

A MAP OF THE UNITED STATES GIVEN
AWAIT you want beautiful colored
map, I5x36 inches, of the United States,
send yeur name and pssi-ofiice address to
G. l.. Harrison, ) State street, Boston,
Mass; to L. F. Booth, 229 Broadway, New
York City; or to W. II. Stennett, General
Passenger Agent c. & n. W. Railway, CHI
cago, III, and copy will be sent you free.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25
Ayers
Cherry Pectoral,
For Diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, Whooping-
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,
and Consumption.

among INC SIeai
discoveries Of mod
! ern science, few are
! of more real value
TO mankind than
, this electual rem
. edy for all diseases
'of the Throat and
Lungs. A vast tri-
al OF its virtues
throughout this and
other countries, has
shown that it does
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25
For SALE. "A Valuable Shoe
Store belonging to the estate of
Cornelius BARLEY, deceased
For particulars call or address
SARAH L. hartley,
JOSEPH ROTHROCK,

of Cornelius Barley, deed
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25

Ne,r Advertisements.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-25
DIED:

MATTHEW ROGERS, .. 3.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-22
MI RiCer A0dia,

1he last place In the United States
at which we should have thought 1t
possible for n dam TO burst was the
valley of Mill river. The last men
whom we should have suspected of
putting up an insecure embankment
against water were Hayden, Gere &
70. The awfnl catastrophe of last
May wrote Its warning upon all the
Scared fields and devastated villages
of the unhappy valley in characters
that Will not soon be effaced. The
ruins still spoke their terrible lesson.
The fresh graves of the slain still Eo.
tested against Ignorance trifling with
human life. The Haydenville mill
owners We're still surrounded with the
wrecks OF huge factories, the shane.
less heaps of debris under which were
buried so much of their money. The
whole Deighborhood busted itself day
after day with precautions against II
repetition of The calamity There
were ofticial inspections of new works,
investlgationsandsnrveys And here,
without waning, dam that has lust
been built on the spot where The for
mer devastation was greatest. gives
4
been IN extraordinary pressure, and
| for a moment the old horror seems "a
be upon the valley once more. That
1.-TWO or three score children were moi
drowned when the frozen pond upon
which they We're playing thus broke
| through Its barrier was marvellous
kindness of Ppoyidence IL is almost
equally mGvclons that destruction
was not hurled upon the hahitlstions
ibelow
We have. no doubt. from the reports
thus far at hand, that the proprietors
of the dam believed they were con
structing it in the best way. 1t was
Of granite blocks, cemented and beddeG
in the solid rock. And yet 1t is .cer
tain that somebody has blundered
1t is comparatively simple matter fol
engineering skill TO build dam which
will not break under any force likely
to be brought against it.-N + Tri-
| 5.lrle.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-22
Immense silver Discoveries

Al Virginia, Nevada, immense mag
ses of rich silver :ore are said to have
been discovered in the heart of the
"Comstocl1 lode" owned by San
Francisco parties. $500, 900, 900 of GRE,
much of it pure silver soft enough to
be cut with knife, is in sight al differ
ent point, and rmcre remains to be
developed. San Francisco anticipates
great advantages from the discovery.
The country should have "silver
enough torcsume' if this report is cor
rect Statistics show that the bullion
product Of Nevada for the last year
cqualled that Of all the other gold ana
silver producing States and Territories
ia tho Union combined.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-22
Gold Mountain.

/ .1lIIiwAUKEE, December 1.-two
.ineh dressed rs lahorers, and apparent
lyifrOm the woods, entered the office
f,Mr, -Candee, banker, Michigan street,
fhisIcjty, last month, and asked If he
bought-gold dust. Mr. Cnndec said he
received gold dust and quartz for as
say, and paid the owners whatevere
the Assay Office returned, less com.
mission. :. Then one of the men pro.
duced bag of quartz gold, saying
they were miners, and had brought
the stuff with them from California,
and wanted to get ii was worth work
ing, the supply being practically in
1exhaustible. The quartz was sent by
Mr.. Candee to the New York Assay
Office, and in due course came the re-
turns, with remittance at the rate of
81 700 per ton. The immense Value of
this yield led Mr., Candec to ask one
Of the men who called, alone, for the
answer. where they had mined the
quartz. Apparently forgetting their
hrst story, the man said he aud his
partner had been at work building q
cellar, for house In the north part of
the State, and came across the quartz,
which they recognized as gold bearing,
having once worked rs miners. He
appeared ovcrloyed with the result of
the assay. A few days after, the other
man entered The Office and injured
whether Ii was true, as his partner had
Informed him, that The quartz was re-
turned at 81 100 per ten. He was told
that it. was 80; and in answer to close
questioning, admitted that they had
found mountain range of gold quartz
in the northern wilderness of this
State; but would not give further par
trulars He said they had quarricd
the goh under prctcnce of charcoal
burning, and Ind been in mortal fear
lest they should be found out. They
have each acquired title to an eighty.
acre block or the land, containing, In
their Judgment, the richest gold yield
ing rock After quarry ing the rock
they boiled 1t in hot water to make il
soft, and then broke it up with heavy
stones with comparative ease. Being
ssked TO fetch in some more, they said
they would as soon as The weather
becomes open enough in thc.woods to
allow of their working. Mr.. Candcs
calculates Tint these two men can easi.
ly make aprofit OF So cooper day if the
remaining quartz begins TO equal the
sample assayed.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-22
The Mayors HaL-,Solea Boots
A Present THAT A TRAMP GOT THROUGH
MISTAKE

Monday morning forlorn looking
individual entered the Station House.
He had weird appearance, and the
solcs of his shoes were full of holes,
He asked for u pair of old boots.
Somebody stated that there was q pair
OF boots in the basement tnat had been
worn, and as there seemed to be no
owner Tor them, they had been placed
with the other articles donated to the
Poor Fund. Mayor Evans directed
that the boots should be given to the
man. Hc went below, put them on,
and in few moments afterwards came
up to the court room, appeared at the
door, and expressed his thanks. At
the same time he lifted enc of his feet
to show his boots. Those near to him
said that they fit him splendidly. The
Mayor bowed slightly as the man de-
parted through the snow. One hour
later the Mayor sent out for a pair of
his boots that had been taken to the
shoemaker's on Monday last. Word
came back that the boots had been
finished on Friday last and had been
sent TO the City Hall on thar day.
Further examination showed that the
tramp had been given the Mayor :
newly half f-soled boots. And the
Mayor was just S12 out.-Rsad!ns
Eagle.
| Well warrant that none of our tramp;
can find SIC boots lying loose around
the station house.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-22
Charles Joseph Bonanarte. a gIap,

Charles Joseph Bonaparte, a grand
son of Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson Bona
parte, OF Baltimore; and grand nephew
OF the First Consul of France, was ad
mitted TO practice at the bar of the
Maryland Court Of Appeals on " ed
nesday. He is said to resemble Ma
poleon Bonaparte more than any other
member Of his family.
The daily gazette., 1874-12-22
hALAKUA's INCOME.

King Kalakaua has, it is said, ani
income of s22, 500 per annum. This is
derived from tax of 8 cents on every
$100 worth of property, Il on every
horse and So for every carriage owned
and run in his dominions.. -.