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

ou"or' octooer 3, 1897, the 4" Thu. Demo.
crit was consolidated with The :. irn;.,,
n'g'ster, and the "Democsat AMI Regis.
ter, edited BY Messrs BonsaIi 4 Jackm,n
appeared on October 9, 1857, and ,hey hav.
Conducted it to this date. In the s,,,,.., -,
1868 the Democrat and Register was en-.
iarsed 10 seven columns. On the night or
the Sis' of December, 1870, the Office wa.
entirely destroyed in a great contigr,tiop
winch iald third of the town In ashes.
BY The courtesy OF the ''SentineI' and R,.
puoilcan' Offices the paper was regularly
issued. The first week of Febru,rv. 1871
IL m'de 1t appearance enlarged TO an eight
column paper and printed on a CotrrelI &
oaocock power press=the first power press
IN the county, and the office then got the
tirst job rress-Franklin improved Gordon.
ihis oihce has had great many changes.
and Mr. Bonsall is the only man whose name
has been connected with it for long period.
The history of the Junista couutr papers
has SO many changes OF the titles of the
papers and the editors. and so few files were
Kept, and the few kept having been burned
IN the fires, that must ceniess this sketch
is far from being fun end satisfactory.
The '.Junista Free Press was started by
Samuel G. Nesbit, June 2S, 1881, five col
umEs, from whom it passed, Nav 81, 1886.
to stephen Cummings, who, after about
year, passed it to some one. perhaps Broad
well. IL seems that the material then went
into the /" Juniata Herald aud Anti Masonic
Democrat" started by George F. Humes in
the fail OF 1887, and continued a year or
two. The Office probably passed to DR.. G..
I. Myers, who published the .. Juniata Au-
rcra and Perry and Mitiiin County Adver-
tser," commencing September IL, 1889.
He was doctor, druggist, preacher, and
generally about as useful As ..Cooney," Of
the McVeytown Journal. After couple OF
years he moved to the west and it is be-
lieved took the materials with him. This
left the " Democratic Times" in undisputed
possession of the field until Mcclure started
the ''S entinel," as hereafter set forth.
The ''Juniata Sentinel'' was a new paper,
issued first December 9, ls45, by Alexander
X. Mcclure, then only l9 years old. Pro-
fessor David Wilson, Hon. James Mathers
and Others were stockholders. In March,
1852, he sold the office to John [. Patterson.
who alter enc year sold it to A. J. Greer
and E. b. McCrum, February, 1858. After
the fail Of 1855 Greer was sole proprietor,
and in the fall of 1857 sold il to John VI.
Lard and W. J. Camfsell, from whom the
paper, at date unknown, passed 10 VIII
liam W. Davis, who during the middle por-
ton of his term had John II. Bentley asso-
ciated with him. Ga July %. 1862, y. l..
January, 1864, John J. Patterson became
owner of a hall interest. end was represent
cd by W. W Davis for fifteen months. 0n
October / L, 1865, Guss sold the other half
to Patterson, and it was then edited by II.
II. Wilson until August IL, 1869, when VI.
L. Littletield bought 1t, and in turn sold it
TO b. +. Schweier, June 8, 1870
s.The Juniata Republican" was started by
William NJ Allison a Co., April 4, 1865.
The material came from d. Over, Of the de-
funct .sBedford Patriot" William W. Da-
Wis Has the company. August 2o, 1863, 1t
was made stock enterprise, with David
Wilson as editor and W. W. Davis as pub
fisher and business manager. The stock
holders OF the ~ Republican" were J. S.
Lukens, DR.. J. 2. Sterrett, ID. B. SranOgle,
Jeremiah Lyons, Professor David Wilson,
Wm. NJ. Allison, ". W Sharon, W. c.
Laird, John Patterson, y. W. Davis, Jacob
VIII and John W. Muthersbaugh. March
%, 1870, Davis died, and Allison purchased
his interest and assumed full control jane
:, 1872. II. II. Wilson became associate edi-
tor. October 10, 1878, the stock aud good
will of the association we're purchased by
b. +. Schwcier and the paper was consoli-
dated with the "Sentinel'' and the first issue
of the aJunlsta Sentinel and Republican"
was issued October -, 1873, and it has con-
tinurd under this name. proprietOrship and
editorial management TO this day.
"The Republican Banner" was a CAM
paign paper, started September 4 1915, by
II. II. Wilson and T. NJ. Moore.
s.The Independent" was started January
IL, 1870, by John W. Speedily, out of ma
terials moved from hilton, Pa, who sold the
office to f. b. McCrum, January s, 1876.
who changed the name 10 the "Juniata
Tribune'' February l, 1876. October !,
1877, John NJ. Bowman became editor.
October 10, 1877, McCrum sold the Office TO
NTH, but bowman continued as editor TIL
August 10, 1873, when the office was puf-
chased by f. d. Parker, and Theoius ID.
Garman became, and still is, the editor.
McCrum started the .'Tribune" as Repub-
licsn paper, but it was changed to Demo-
cratic under the present management.
The ..Uld Line Democrat" was published
at Port ROYAL fer shor; time in 1861 by
George E. Humes. 1t used to be slurred as
the ..old lyin' Democrat"
The sport Royal Times" was established
BY John W. Spedd-, May Is, 1876, and Is
still published.
The s.Jmiata News" was started at Port
ROYAL, May %, 1878, by 7. NJ. Moore, and
is still published by HIN.
SHORT LOCALS.
There are about 20 U. 2. Churches