Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19

LewlssoWa traded gram oriiI on
Junlata county mule last week aud goi
as far on his way to Lewistovn With
the animal - to McCahan's saw mill
there the mule turned and kicked and
kicked against time, Friday afternoon
asd evening was kicked out of time.
The agent came back to this town and
passed Friday night at . hotel. On
Saturday morning be went up to the
kicker. The mule was calm and do
cile. When the agent again started to
Lewistowu be was certain only of one
thing and that was that be had traded
In first rate kicking mule.
ION Saturday night last ". r.
Brooks, of Phelps, N. Y. discovered
singular object in the consteiistlon
of Draco. He WAS not certain ss to
its real character, but on Monday
night Prof. Lewis Swift, Director OF
the Werner Observatory at Rochss-
the, n. T.. verified it by means Of
the large Warner telescope as being
a comet 1t is quite large. nearly
round, and moving slowly westward.
Mr.. Brooks received a special prize
of $3.50 from Mr. Warner some two
months since, and if there is no prior
claimant, will be entitled to the 5000
prize on ths present discovery.
DR.. S. A. Bingham, a Connecticut
! editor, went to Red Dog, Arizona, to
start newspaper He issued the
first number, with leading editor
! ial bearing upon the obvious impro
priety of church elders keeping their
faro banks open during the hours OF
service That same evening MIR.
Bingham left the town. He brought
away with him an excellent sample OF
native bitumen, sn extensive collect
ion OF fethers. and two small frag-
ments of lead, which nothing but
sweet oil and surgeon could induce
him to part with. Candidjournalism
has its drawbacks in Red Dog
Life.
Last week was a good week for rail
road wrecks. The nearest that took
place to thi, town, was the wreck OF
the Miffi,n Distributing tram, near Blk
ler's Station, below LewistOwD. 1t Is
believed that sharp fangc on "pony
wheel" climbed the rail and threw the
engine off the track. The engine was
turned almost s'sidewise,' aud showed
along for d distance of about q bun
dred feet Suoh an obstruction caused
the cars of the train to tumble them
selves over the ;wo man tracks, and
across the siding, thereby completely
shutting off trave. both ways for the
period of about two hours. This wreck
took place on Friday
Tue Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Central Pennsylvania will convene in
is th.rt,eth annual session, in the Mes
s,ah Evangelical Lutheran church of
this place, on Weduesday evening,
Sept 26tb. The opening sermon will
be preached by Rev. W B. Glanding,
of Newport, Ps. The Synod will re
mann 10 session until the following Mon
day. There will be services every ev-
eniDg, and two business sessions each
day. On Sunday, Sept. 3Ofh, ali the
pulpits in the town AMI vicinity will
be filled by members Of the Syuod-
The ordination services will be held on
the evening OF that day 4 cordial
invitation is extended to all 10 attend
On Saturday evening a week several
members Of the sophmore class at Lee
high University, Bethlehem, visited the
room OF Young man named Collins, at
Altoona, to haze him. Collins took
fright, aud jumped out of the window
to the ground, distance Of eighteen
feet, fracturing bone of his toot and
sustaining other Sigh; lnjuries He
will not be able to resume hts studies
for snme time, though BIS condition
not critical. Other n.embeTs Of the
sophomore class subjected another
freshman 10 mock examination, and
one of then- Harnley, of Chic,go-has
been expelled. snd the expulsion OF
other hazers will follow if their names
can be learned
The Everett Press of the 18th
inst, relates the following: .On
Sunday night, Sept. 2nd, burg ais
got into the house of Daniel Diehl,
near Curry Station. They entered
the house below, and succeeded IL as
cending the stars unheard. and went
into the room in winch son OF Mr..
Diehl's was sleeping, but at tina. time
had his eyes open. At the time they
came in, the room was very dark. AMI
the young fellow thinking that it was
some Of the women, asked what they
wanted. bat received no answer,
which slightly veAed young Diehl
and caused him 70 say: "D-t cant
you talk2" The burglars took the
hint and skipped.
Swiftly summer speed, sway,
On the blooming waits decay.
Ere the roses shed their sno~s.
Cricket tell us, "Sumfner gOcs.
Less OF song makes morning known,
Rests are empty. ncstling flowo,
Even while the lille, bloom,
Down tho air some dead leaves come.
DAILY seeds are rip"niBg,
Harrests are in-gafherIng.
Barns. with sweet new hay keeping
high,
Robbed the dasied Holds just by.
As in slshnc,s turks regret,
AutunIn's signals so are set.
All .son- sweet suTinar's 1sy;
Prize her. prize her while we may.
Thieves made IA effort to enter
the store of l. J Petit in Port |
Royal last "Wednesday night, Their /
first effort was to prv open the back |
door A small bolt GA the inside of !
the door frustrated their purpose |
there. They knew there y;as bolt |
somewhere on the door as it eyidenc-
81 by the nunber of holes that theg