Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-12-21
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Philadelphia finds . sensation in the fact
that jury 6xer has been unearthed. The
hxer was on jury that was about to pro-
ceed with an important trial.
Guiteau says that he is sure that the Lord |
will take care of him. The murderer does
not seem to realize that there are vessels OF
wrath fitted for destruction
The Bloomfield Times SAYS that some
Philadelphia sportsmen have bagged over
one thousand turtles from the small streams 1
around that county, which they shipped to
the city.
An eafIy riser says that a flock of wild
geese passed over town on Monday MORN /
ing before daylight, and that there was moth
ing aesthetic in the music that they made, |
but, taken all in ali, it was boss goose
music.
The Supreme Court. in fixing the time for
hearing the cases brought up from the
counties of Blair, Huntingdon, Juniats,
Miifiin and Warren, announce their time TO
begin on the Goth Monday following the
frs. Monday of January.
Isaac Brubaker, who is 10 be the farmer
on the McMeen farm in Fermanagh town
ship after next March. received four South
down sheep from New Jersey, last week.
The sheep were sent by the proprietor of
the farm.
An Altoona butcher made a sausage fifty
feet long. John Howe and Sol Sieber will
have to hurry up, or the Altoona man will
get ahead on long sausage, but if he can
beat them on length he will have trouble to
equal them in quality.
On the l4th inst. Mrs. Belle Karns was
instantly killed by the Johnstown Accom-
mediation train at Latrobe. She had been
married on the afternoon of that day, and
was with her husband and the bridal party
at the cars to start on the wedding tour.
Go to Heck's, on Bridge street, and buy
the Keystone boot. 1t is the best boot to
wear and to keep out water that is sold in
Juniata county. He warrants every pair to
give entire satisfaction, and If they don't
give satisfaction he will replace them With
another pair.
One Of W. II. Kricder's mules was hurt
in the forehead last Friday night by some
means, from the effects of which the animal
died on Saturday morning. A strange ia
tality seems to seize upon his team when he
brings it to Miff.intown. Several years ago
he brought four mules to this place to win
ter. They all died before spring came.
The Huntingdon Journal says: a former
Altoona druggist, named Mateer, has got
himself into trouble and into a New Jersey
prison, on the charge Of having fired his
hotel building, for the purpose of securing
the heavy Insurance he had upon it. He
was charged with some crookedness while
residing in Altoona.
One day last week. as Daniel Africa and
David Black, two old and experienced hunt
ers OF Huntingdon, were out hunting on the
ridges, 4f: Africa discovered flock Of -four
turkeys feeding in field short distance
from him. He awaited his opportunity,
and while their heads were close together
he fred and killed every one of the four
Huntington Ners.
{ The long winter nights are here. Yor
1 will want a paper that gives you home news
general news. and miscellaneous reading
c The Sentinel and Republican Is the paper t'
: supply that want. Ii gives all the Impor
tsnt homie news, sill important general news
a besides large quantity of miscellaneou
h reading, more than any OTHER paper in thu
county. Subscribe, and suggest the pape
j, to yoir neighbor.
N A dispatch from Scituate, Mass, unde
date of the l4th inst, says !: Miss Rebecc;
Bates died to-day, aged eighty-e;ght years
Miss Bates and her eoasin Abbie were tn
heroines in the British s.scare" in 1917
when the two girls hidden behind rocks o
II the beach, with fife and drum, sounded th
J" roll-call and put to fight several boat-load
of troops from a British man-of-war, VIII
ri were about to make a landing. Miss Bates
l. cousin Ab5ie is still living, and is eight
years old.
er The Mt. Union Times published the TO
is lowing: Mr.. John Whiteside, of 0rbisoni'
owns farm in Florida. adjoining that I
ty Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, and on whic
as he has a grove Of orange trees. He Intend
going to Florida this month with his famil
ID TO make his home there and to engage
n. raising oranges. Mr. Whiteside, while be
ter at bookkeeping, painting and cabine
L making than ninety-ninc in every hundre
:, engaged at these trades, is also scientif
farmer and gardener and he will raise goo
oranges if anybody in Florida can.
At6 O'Clock on Monday morning John
Graham, miner living in Mt. Union, dun
ingdon county, put can of frozen dyuan
ny ite in the cook-stove to thaw and dry. II
'e' result was an explosion that shook the pla'
like an earthquake. The house was bio"
" to pieces Graham and his wife were blow
ay to pieces, and the fragments Of their bod'
were gathered in hand baskets. -Four ch
he drsn, sleeping in a room overhead, we
IN killed. One child escaped injury. Of Z
six other members Of the family scarce
., enough remained over which to hold an
nd quest. Such is the report, but since
man himself cannot tell about II, how
thev know that the dynamite was put in
the stove to thaw and dryi