Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
u-EIATA COUNTY.

JUEIATA COUNTY.
In an .rticle written = Andrew Banks.
about the year 1874, he says: The first
newspaper published in this county was cd
lied by Michael Duay, in Mi,iiintOwu, about
.s5z wear l7pi. 1t was discontinued in
ry.r or twO.'' This Is the irst and only
POSITIVE information have found in regarC!
to this pioneer enterprise, except that |
fcur. two receipts. endorsed s.fur the news
,lpers'' ard s'-ncd by Michael Duffy in
n March. 1891, which, ike Mr.. Backs, are
strangely silent in regard TO the name Of
- ,aper. from the fact that Duffy, on
july !, 1877. e-1rted the sHuutingdon Cou
2. r it seglas clear that he moved his Of
see from iifintcwn TO Huntington N the
early sun.raer OF 1871. But the name of
he fr. enterprise has been lost, and not
copy is known to b. extant. II may yet be
-, vered
AndreS Gallagher started th- "Mifflin
El.lr- in the spring of 1917. In the sum
u-r Of 1925 Gallagher did, aud was 5---
reedr7i by his brother, Robert I. Gallagher.
sho issued his FIRST paper July 5, 1928. 1t
had io..r columns, 81 per sanum, payable
Laf veerly in advance. tt the end OF one
req Il passed into the hands of Joseph
NaiherS. who started a new series, Septem-
berls, Io24. and conducted it year or two.
Whether anv one succeeded him or not
could not ascertain, but the Office was
moved to Lewistown about the lst OF May,
lSZs, where it was published for some years
rncrr Il same title. TIE naper on which
IL .Fa-l." w,s pr ed was made at Nor
zen Sslheimer's mills (lSl7 TO 1880, on
Licking creek, seven miles west Of Mittiin-
IAn.
The "Niflin Advocate" was started Sep
tsmber {, 1920. A copy of No. l6 is in
Possession o.. II. Frysinger, OF Lewistown.
Published BY David Mcclure al Mifiiintown !;
4cJlumns. 81 per annum. / know nothing
IOre of tais paper, OF how long it contIn-
1ed.
sIter the removal of the "Eagle" to Lew
'jEn, there vas no paper Published at
E'i..nxn, Until after the organization o'
r- --4l.y o. Jrriars There were
-a then started, tie Telegraph
're>s." We viii follow these.
51rIat 1 ..egr-. n and Peoples Ad-
go ~as started May IS, 1881, BY Sam
7- ell aid Charles W. kelso. How
----r. As not been ascertained,
--. .... 4, 1as Icceeded b. the '' Ju-
hat, Journal" in JaIy 2e, 1885, i've col
-. d. F.C.Nerk;e.L. He seems 10 have
-la I:ie paper about year, and then went
- Lewisto~-.. IA the latter part OF Sep
tsmbeI, 1886, Samuel Shrack commenced
the Spirit of the Times and Democratic
Press who, after October 81, 1888, had
associated with him Jacob f. Saigcr. They
were succeeded by James G. Sample, isfo,
sNo. about June 6, 1874, changed the name
to 'ie "Juhiata Times'' In the middle oil
AIni, 1915, the Office passed into the hands
Of Jscob T. Saiger. December |, 1877, the
Once passed into the hands OF ). X, Ma
eSaaere and J. p. Thompson, and the name
sas changed 10 "PenIsylyania Register
AT the end of a year, December /, lS4S
ne Office vas purchased by William r
Cooper, aid the name changed TO ''Juniats
Aesister." In 1851 the office passed into
ile hands Of Samuel z. Hcnch and Amo'
= Bonsall, WA,, in 1852, changed the name
70 The es'1uscarora Register" In lSo2 Bon
Il, becam. sole proprietor, anG on January
i lS5S, sold to A. J. Greer and Andrew u
A''SPn, who changed the name again tt
iriata Register" July 26, 1858, Allls"I
.ired, and his brother William took hi
'ace. December %, 1858, Greer Ali
sold the office back again to Amos u
=, - conducted it until the consoll
~ with the s.True Democrat" hereaffel
Mentioned.
ite iTaiata True Democrat" was started
-'. I, 1860, b. A. J. Greer ard CALVIN b
.i-iS in connection with DR.. K. d. C-aw
d. BeiCe the expiration of the first Vol
ne, January 10, 1861, Greer withdrew
AaFris had charge till August IA, 1867, whel
nouee 'ss given ;hat lie had enlisted IN tn
amy, where he died January Is, 1868. Jan
uTf g, 1858, Greer again became editor
'1he II, 1863. Joseph Middagh and Samue
a Mckenzie took charge Of it. Februar,
-, 1854, Mckenzie retired. June 8, 1861
ufeer associated himself with Middaeh
november 10, 1864, William ;. Jackma
purchased the material from DR.. Crawford
e'ca'e' and the paper was published b
Nieer and Jackmau Hntil March l5, 1886
"eh Egeer retired. September u, 1866