Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-09-27

that narrates the events favorable
and unfavorable that take place with
IN party lines. Intelligent people, in
these intelligent times have no need
for a journal that publishes only one
side OF party Question, and blac k
guard the other side.
DR.. W. B. Roberts, of Titusvi.le
has invented Il pounds torpedo to
be used IN clearing land of stumps
aud large stones by blowing them In
to small pieces. A Tittsviile paper
speaks OF the work of the invention
as follows: The first experiment was
tried on a Large stump. A hole was
made down under the stump by
means OF crowbar, and the torpedo
placed III this excavation. The spec
tators then Withdrew to safe dis
tance. MIR. Erastus Roberts applied
the match to the fuse aud immediate
ly had business in another part Of
the field. The explosion that follow
ed was not quite so extensive as was
generally expected, but was sufficient
TO scatter the stump, in small pieces,
all over the field. Roots and all
gave way, and nothing was left ex-
cept a small hole in the ground.
Torpedoes were then applied to 9TH
or stumps with an equally satisfac-
tory result.
The explosives were then tried ON
great rocks that were imbedded in
the soil, and these were shivered in
pieces and thrown from their places
In the twinkling OF al eye What
would have taken team of horses
and their driver an hour to do was
done In seven inmates without any
fstiguing labors to any one. This
invention, if it may be called such,
viii create a great revolution liz clear
ing up waste land, or land thick with
stumps and heavy stones. One of
these immense rocks OF large stumps
can be removed for not to exceed so
cents and without much Of any work
A man working with average agility
should clear ont about sixty stumps
in a single day. When the rapidity
with winch this work is done and the
cast are considered, tho value Of this
method becomes very apparent.
That truth is stronger than fiction,
finds another illustraIien In the fol
lowing from the PittsDurg despatch
of last week Just thirty days ago
the funeral sermon of Eddie Seabuln
of Sharon, was preached at his ia
ther's home in tnat i.own. Eddie, .
lad of l6 years disappeared about
, the LIST of June. He worked In a mill
with his father. 3 weeks later his "a
thsr advertised that his son had beer
eHticed from home by tramp, and
described marks by whicn he could
be identified. On August 80 the ia
tier read the story Of the return of 8
boy to his home at Baltimore who
had been mouTped for as dead and
buried at Bristol, Pa. This latter boy
had strayod away, and his father mac
identified tne.remains OF the boy kill
cd by the care near Bristol as those
Of his son, and buried them there. A.
his son subsequently returned alive
and we'll, MIR. SeaOurn wrote TO BrlS
tol, and fnally went there on tine
18th OF August, had tho body disIn-
tered, ident'hed it positively as that
OF his son, and, greatly relieved, TO
inferred tue remains at Bristol
changed the name on the gEavesIOne
and On the20th of August Presby
terian minister preached 8 memoria
sermon forehtt.e Eddie. Thus after
noon Eddie Seaburn returned ''as
largo as lie, but a tribe snaDbieI
from much travelling under dIfhcul
ties. Ho jumped from a train al
Sharon, and reached out biz hand to
the first hey acquaintance ne knew.
The boy WAS somewhat terrified, but
soon spread the news. Eddies father
heard 1t, ran for the crowd In the
street, pushed through it and caught
hold oi his son. At first he was
doubtful, bat his doubts were soon
dispelled, and an effecting s-ene ep,
sued as ne fairly carried the boy to
his mother. who wept for joy. The
gravestone lii the Bristol church
yard will have to be marked .un
known again.
The Republican County Commit
tee met at the Juniata Hotel to day.
The following persons were present
William Hertzler, Henry Anker, j.
s. Martin, j. h. Graham. HI. Hoff
man, s. A. Thomas, James McAuley,
7. r. Landis, George Goshen, Cloyd
Kloss, J. h Patterson, e. W H.
Kreider.
E. w. H Ereider, was chosen Sec.
retary J S. Martin, was suhstitrt.
ed to act in place of p d. Hamlin.
On motion.of j. S. Martin it was
ordered that the Primary election be
held on Saturday, October q, 1882
between the hours of l and Z O'Clock
p. NJ.
E. W. H. Ereider presented the
following resolution, which was, or
notion of Mr.. Patterson, unanime us
Y adopted;
sWHERAs, the general Election is 20 neal
stikand that our PGmary Election VIII nc
bs.held soon enough under our rules te
giSe sufficient time for action in the Coz
gressional canvass, aL1 the Conference may
be held before the date appointed for the
same:
Resolved. That in ffat event, Jeremiah
Lyone, J. Nevin Pomssey and J. S. Lu-
kens, &c and they are hereby appointed
Conferees to represent this county in the
Confereace, and SAID Csn!erees are hereby
instructed to support . citizen of Juniats
county fer Congress, if sHy such desire,
the nomination; but said .Conferees shall
, not act ua<al within two weeks of our Pri-
mary Election, and if more shan one per.