Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-08-06
Harvest Home Festival.

| Last Saturday, a harvest home festival
was held on Pannabaker's island in Tusca-
rora township, about eighteen miles west
of this place. The island is located in
| TuscarOra creek, and contains ten 20 twelve
acres OF dry sand land above high water
mark, there is no evidence of drift rubbish
/ to be seen on il. Some timber has been ia
ken from 1t, but there are still enough trees
lett to cover the whole tract with thick
shade. There are trees on il that we're
there before Columbus sailed on his voyage
TO America. Ii is owned by Samuel Pan
nabaker who also owns a good farm on the
mainland, on the south side, and lives so
near by, that harvest home people drew
their supply OF drinking wafer from the
clear fresh spring that bubbles up from the
ground in the cellar OF his house. 4 car
rage way has been cleared among the trees
around the island, giving shaded drive
almost as long as the grand track that cir,
cled Riverside Park in its by-gOne- palnr
days. In fair weather it is the finest pic
mic ground in the county. IL was on this
choice spot, that people of Upper Tuscarora
Valley held a harvest home last Saturday.
No less than three thousand people were
assembled there on that occasion. Ii was
the most orderly open air meeting OF that
number of peo pie that il has fallen TO the
fortune OF The writer TO attend. James
Loudon was president Of the assembly
The meeting was addressed by Congress
man, J.. E. Atkinson, Rev. NJ. l.. Smith, of
the NJ. Z. Church, in thus place and B. +.
Schweier. The Waterford Post, q. A. K.
which was organized last March, was in at
tendance with IS men in Uniform and At
tracted the attention of the multitude. The
names of six new members were added that
day. and the roll OF membership, it is ex
pected, will, in a short time embrace all
most one hunred names. The people took
dinner in family groups, and in groups of
congenial friends. The day was passed in
social conversation and in driving. A
large company was constantly up close TO
the speakers stand 10 listen to vocal and
Instrumental music that was kept up almost
all the time by amateur musicians OF the
valley. Marshall Donley, of Franklin coun-
tv, bat a member of the Waterford Post,
sang a couple of songs with a pleasant eff
feet. Miffiinfown was represented by quite
a large company Nearly all the prominent
men in upper Tuscarora Valley were pres
ent, and almost all the political candidates
in Juniats county were on the round.
The curative power Of Ayers Sarsapari LA
istoo well known 10 require the specous
aid of any ggeIaied of fictitious certifi-
cate. Witnesses OF its marvellous cures are
to-day living in every city and hamlet of
the land. Waite for mines If you want
home evidence.
On Monday evening about O'Clock, Mss
Salie Foreman and Miss Serewater, were
driving away from town and when not very
far beyond East Point the horse in the bug
gy. stumbled and fell down. The sudden
fall of the horse and the stopping OF the
conveyance, threw Miss Foreman over the
dashboard and over the horse, Miss Sere-
walter jumped out. Miss Foreman ran to
town for help, and soon Edward Ellis, To
bias Auker and John Howe, came along
and unhitched the horse and helped him
up. The ladies were not hurt, neither was
the horse. A shaft was broken.
S.A. Mckenzie, of Philadelphia dropped
in here among his friends and acquaintan-
ces on Monday evening, remained during
the night and on Tuesday morning took his
departure for the City of Brotherly Love.
Twenty years ago Mr.. Mckenzie, and Joseph
Middah conducted the Democrat for the
Democracy. lie is now connected with
McCiuIe's Times Time has not dealt harsn'
ly with his appearance.