Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-22


been re organized by the election Of l. G 4.
Marks, President; Miss Lizzie Loudon, Sec
retary; Bradford Evans, Treasurer; 7. ID.
Garman, Critic; Morris Garman and Nav
Loudon, Telers; Bradford Evans, Editor !;
Miss Mussie X. Dlehl, Editress; P.F. Ha-
gan, Jsnitor. The Society meets every
Friday evening in the school house.
Philip Smith. prominent young Demo-
cratic politician of Black Log Valley, this
county, died last week. 1t is reported that
while he lay ON his desth-bed he made ref
erence to the work Of the late Democratic
County Convention in such a way that his
dying statement has awakened the deepest
interest wherever II has been mentioned
Vote for Kelly, Caveny and Butler.
On Sabbath, Rev. 7. J. Sherrar.i, on be-
half of the Presby yterian congregation that
worshirped in the Court House. expressed
thanks 10 the Commissioners for the use OF
the public building, and also rendered
thanks to James Irwin, Clerk of the Board
OF County Commissioners, and John Dichl.
Court House Jdnitor, for kind attention paid
the congregation from time 10 time. during
its meetings, since tho llth day of last
July.
Samuel b. Smith, citizen of Fayette
township and a native of this county, LETT
on Monday for Kansas, which State he ex-
poets TO make his home. Mr.. Smith is a
good Republican, and the cause will lose an
earnest worker He goes to Osborne coun-
ty, where we hope he may more frequently
enjoy Republican victory than he WAS used
TO here. or course he could not do without
his native paper, and paid up all lrrearages
and year in advance for the Sentinel and
Republican
The Democrat and Register, in trying to get
an excuse for not supporting the effort for
a change of system for nomination in its
party from the rotten convention system TO
the popular sovereignty system of leaving
the nomination to the people Of the party,
as the Republicans do, points oil to some
distant county. 1t need not do that, for
here IN Janiata the Republicans like the
system, and only this campaign amended
their system SO Pc to make the County
Chairman an elective officer. The election
of President viii be made in that way-by
popular vote-wIthin the next generation.
Kelly and Caveny were nominated under
such system.
Democrats say that twenty Republicans in
Walker, thirteen in MIffiintown, ten in Fer
managh and twenty-five in Fdyette districts
viii vote their ticket this fall. They count
on a number in every district to vote with
them. 1t would be the height of political
folly for Republicans TO act in that way.
The report may be set down as a Demo-
cratic canard TO bolster up their own peo-
pie, who arc heartily sick of the dreadful
management of the Democracy in this
county. Why any one in his sober senses
should Join the Democracy in this county
now while it is tossing hither and thilher
by its own great fight with itself, Is ques-
tIon that cannot be answered. Vote for
Kelly, Caveny and Butler.
The county bridge at Thompson's Lock
is nearly completed. Those who have seen
it say that it will be a monument 10 the
honest work of the contractor. Mr.. George
Smith, of this boz eugh, is the contractor.
The work is to cost the county $1,000. In
after years II Will be asked, under whose
man cement was the bridge built The
name OF the contractor and builder has been
mentioned. The county authority tor It's
construction is the Board OF County Com
missfoners, the members OF which are J.
Banks Wilson, Republican, FAyctte town
ship; II. L. Meen, Republican, TuScarora
township; J. p. McWiIIiLls, Democrar,
Beale township. Oh course it had to be
built for use, but regret hIs been expressed
that it does not stand where it can BE- seen
without going down into the sulch. Vote
for Kelly, Caveny and Butter.
LAST Wednesday evening, between and
9 O'Clock. Mrs. SIllie McNulty, Jani,ress OF
the PRESBYTERIAN church, was called to the
bedside of her husband, Johnnie McNulty,
who, TO all appearances, had gone to bed IN
a common way. The wife responded to the
husbands call, aud was requested to bring
Mr.. McNulty writing paper and pencil, or
pen and ink. Mrs. Men Nulty knew that her
husband is not given to literary pursuits,
and as matter of course was greit'y per
picked to know what her husband could
want to write. She interrogated him, and
lie told her that he intended to write TO her
a DYING statement; that he had become
tired of this wicked aud troublesome world,
and in order to hasten his departure into
the other world he had taken an ounce of
laudanum, and already its somnifis influence
was woCing him 10 that state OF rest from
which there is no awakening on this side o (
the dark river. Had a bomb-shell droried
from the clouds, or a stream of molten lava
burst from the ground, the surprise could
not have been more complete, for Mr.. Nc
NultN hai Always ilNtu III suCu u way ~ IA
he would be loath to leave this world OF
:. time and sense" But there was no time
to be lost, for it was plainly to be seen by
the heavy dropping lids of his eyes that the
final earthly sleep was upon him. Neigh
bors were called. Drs. Crawford and Elder
were summoned. The case was startling.
McNuIty must be kept awake. The doctors
must have strong, active, willing men as as
sistants. TO keep the man out of a state of
sleep. Jacob Siautterback, Patrick Hagan
/ and James Anderson volunteered to stand
bv the doctors and see Johnnie through the
soporific state, dead or alive. The patient
was talked to; he was rolled over the bed
At intervals; he was piled around at other
times with bottles fille4 with warm water +;
/ he was tckled on the soles of the feet he
was slapped on the back, aud manipulated
1 in every way that skilllul doctors suggest
ed. and sometimes handled by the intclii-