Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-07-25

A number of boys in town can
boast of the ability to climb to the
top of the telephone pole at the cor
ner of Bridge and Main streets.
Remember the Photographer who
has his gallery over Yeakley & Sons
store intends staying but a short
time. Get your pictures at once.
The letting for the building of
the wooden bridge, jointly, with,
Snyder county, across west branch
of Mohontongo creek, was held
in the Court House in the Com
missiouers Office in this place last
week. There were eight bidders as
follows. s. s. Kettle $3.50. g. w.
Keifer S1243. The same for a kind
of bridge not specified S1463. z. S.
Keeiy S1618. j. R. Dunbars S1525.
David Wilt S225O. H. NJ. Shader
$4,000. F. B. Bolig S1634. Izaac
Yeller $23 per foot which would
have put his bid at about $500.
The contract was awarded to G. w.
Keifer for S1243.
"What troubles you, Carbone"
asked Fogg as he entered the office
of the coal dealer, who was bending
over his books with corrugated brow.
I've been trying for three hours to
make these books balance" replied
Carbon, ''and I am about ready to
give it up in despair Oh that's
nothing" said Fogg; I've tried over
and over again to make one of your
tons of coal balance on my scale, but
never could do it. What's q few
books to a ton of coal.-Boston
Transcript
There was Harvest Home Festi
val heldat Richfield, on Saturday last,
and as the day was pleasant one
there was a large crowd in attendance
in the afternoon and evening. The
Mifflin band arrived in Richfield in
the forenoon, and were met at tie
outskirts of the village by the Rich
field Band and escorted into the
town by the same. The Oriental
Post of the g. A. r. arrived soon af-
ter and WAS met by both bands. At
ter marching about the village for
short time, dispersed until o'clock.
MIR. T. +. Richart was superintend
ent of the proceedings.
The streets of the the town were
decorated and evergreen arches had
been erected at different places in
the town.
Ala o'clock q parade formed in
the Main street of the village, under
command of Marshall d. W. Weimer,
consisting of the Richield and Mfr
fin bands, followed by the Oriental
Post of the G. A. r. and a wagon
drawn by twenty two horses in which
were seated young ladies represent
ing the different States of the Union.
The ladies were all dressed in white
and the wagon decorated with spruce.
The procession proceeded to the Fes-
tival grounds which were situated at
the southern boundary of the town
on the school commons. There was
platform erected for the speaker,
and tables on which supper was serv-
ed to all, as no supper was served at
the hotel. There were a number of
Harvest Home speeches made after
supper was over. The Garfield cor
net band, from Fremont arrived on
the grounds in the evening. The
young folks indulged in a cake walk
in the evening.
Week before last it was "a man
under the bed, in Perry county,
last week, it was "a man under the
bed" in Altoona, which is related by
the Tribune as follows: A strange
affair occurred at the residence of our
friend Mr. Albert ]. Hees, on Thir-
teenth street. 1t seems that friend
of the family, Miss Annie Wolf, of
Lancaster, has been visiting at Mr..
Heess About / o'clock ON the morn
ing of the 18th she was awakened by
the touch of some one passing his
hand over her face. She opened her
eyes and discovered man standing
by the bedside, but was afraid to
make an alarm. The intruder walk
ed to the window and pulled down
the blind to keep out the light as
day light was fast approaching.
Miss Wolf aroused Miss Emma Heess
who shared the same bed, and told
her that some one was in the room.
Miss Heess sprang out on the floor
and lighted the gas. While doing
SO she saw the intruder crawling
under the bed, and when the room
was illuminated she saw his bare feet
sticking out from under the bed.
She motioned to Miss Wolf to jump
out of bed and the two ran from the
room and gave the alarm by scream
ing at the top of their voices. MIR.
Heess and his SONS were aroused at
once, and supposing the house was
on fire they all got down stairs as
quickly as possible. The fellow who
caused all the excitement ran down
with them and escaped from the
house through rear window before
the young ladies could explain what
occasioned the alarm. He left no
clue and his object in entering the
house is still mystery. 1t is sup
posed that he left his shoes down
stairs on entering, in order to walk
about without making Il noise, but if
that was the case he carried them
away with him also.