Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-05

of base hall on Wednesday afternoon, will
the Law students As antagonists. The stu
dents won-l7 to TO-"
ssThree miles of cars are standing on tn,
| tracks at Altoona, all filled with scrap from
the ruins Of round houses. ruling stock
ETC., destroyed by fire in Pittsburg BY tn,
rioters"
Marvellous change in one short year
II it had been predicted twelve months ago
that "w within year Regular troops will pre-
serve the peace in number OF Northerr
States," what would have been said of tn,
man that uttered the prediction
jimmy" said father yesterday morn
ing. I" the doctor has just brought you
beautiful new little sister" sNo. he didn't
| neither" said jimmy, s.fur seen him wher
be kun in, am he had a cane in one hant
an nothin' in the ."-Inter- OCEAN.
Pottsville has the champion idiot. Hs
CHANGED to see half dozen merry ladie.
run part way across bridge during one o
the recent pleasant moonlight evenings, and
must needs sit down and write letter to
local newspaper complaining of their s.rude
marners.'
sThc workingmen of Cincinnati, Ohio
organized convention recently aud nomi-
mated State ticket. Not TO be outdone by
their brethren OF the CHIEF city of then
State, the workingmen of Columbus have
determined to 'go and do likewise.'''
Katie Bare, in passing between qucii
pitchers, at Macedonia, on the occasion OF
the Horningfown picnic. encountered a
quot, which cut her skull through to the
brain. Tie membrane of the brain. how
ever, was not disturbed. The wound was
above the lett eye.
On Friday a man named Taylor threaten
ed TO bum the town Of Paris, Missouri. To
carry his threat into execution he poured
coal oil on the fio"r OF hotel saloon, and
fred II. Before the FIRE was outened about
81 100000 worth OF property was destroyed.
The il cendisry Was put to Jail. He very
likely viii be lynched.
The State Savings Bank of Chic ago failed
on the 2eIh Of August. Ii Was concern
OF twenty years standing. The officers sac
the bank owes s., ,9es ,339, and it owns ST.
124 TO. Miilisns of dollars are lost By the
failure. The Presidrni ran away with a
million. The failure has caused q great
panic in Chicsgo.
4 son of Rev. E. E. Berry was looking
out OF an opening in the weather boarding
Of the Basin bridge, one day last week. la
watching the movements OF some bows at
the 1907 OF the bridge he leaned out OF the
opening too lar, lost his b dance, aud ie' TO
the rocks below, distance OF ab bJut fifteen
feet, but most remarkable to relate the boy
WAS not much hurt.
After al adj ,urnment of :. Teachers
examination" at Li,k school house, last
week, two school teachers, who hal tend
ell the examination, stoned Il snake about ID
minutes, shen the astounding revelation
vas made that the snake upon which they
h ID thrown about a cart-load uf STONES had
been killed day rr two before their arri-
val al Lick school house.
4 couple of men entered John Mosar's
house OF Cherry street, On Monday morn
ing between the hours OF | ard O'Clock,
ouI before they secured booty Mr.. Mozer
heard them Thinking II was some one of
the family, he made inquiry. The inquiry
WAS heard ty the thieves; and caused them
to leave in haste. They had entered The
house through window.
G. ". Jacobs. Of Port ROYAL, fell down
a precipice of about 20 ieei, south of the
dbove-named town, last Fridsy evening,
whereby he received serious iIjitry to his
head and body. One story, as 10 how he
C sme TO tall over the bInk, is that he STUN
bled, and before he recovered himself he
passed over the edge of the Irccipice. \
second story is that he was struck on the
head by some unknown person, and the
blow caused MN 10 reel ana faIl over the
bank.
SkedsdGle," or the word skedaddle, has
often been pronounced slang word, but
like many other things that have been pro-
nounced OF recent growth, by those who
knew nothing OF their origin, j; turns out TO
have a mOst honorable and enviable origin.
IT is classic word. Homer used it. That's
enough. YOu can now Use it. You Can
say shedaddle as much as please, and not
throw yourself open to the imputation of
vulgarity.
The Juniats County Agricultural Society
will hold their Annual Exhibition on their
grounds at Port Royal, on Wednesday,