Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-18


a special train on the Camden & At
lantic railroad, near Ashland, N. j.,
killing nine persons and wounding ten
others. Among the killed were the
civil engineer, the surveyor of the road
the engineers and conductors of both
trains. The accident was caused BY
misunderstanding orders and the trains
meeting on the same track.
The closing of the Musical College,
on Thursday and Friday evenings, was
the grandest performance ever witness
ed at Freeburg. The music class was
largely under instruction of Misses X.
S. Shriner and Shaeffer, every room in
the College House was filled aud sur
rounded with strangers and others from
adjoining counties. Next session be-
ginning July 2Sth. Address
Z. c. MoYER, Director.
On the evening OF the 10th inst, q
heavy rain or water-spout did damage
to roads, bridges, fences and buildings
near the stream that runs through Cur
winsville, Clearfeld county. On the
same evening cloud burst along the
line of the Cumberland Valley railroad
about o miles west of Carlisle, $50 feet
of the railroad was washed away. Heavy
lightning accompanied the water-spout
and a number of people were SO stun
ned that consciousness was not restor-
ed till the next day.
The young men who toot horns in a
band had better learn well the mind of
the girl of their choice before they mar
ry, before the knot is tied, or after
marriage she may protest against the
too., and do as the Germantown wom-
an did Her husband was player of
the trombone for band. She said.
quit. He didn't quit, and she fed
from the house. Her neighbors say
that she did right, and tina. if he doesn't
quit blowing the trombone they'll move
from the neighborhood.
The Bloomfield Advocate says, on
Tuesday of last week George W. Zinn.
of Newport, was arrested and taken be
fore United States Commissioner wolf,
in Harrisburg, charged with takingille
gal fees in the pension cases of Ezekiel
Jones, Henry Heiser and Jeremiah
Liddick. He was held in $1,000 bail
for hearing on last Friday. when he
was again held in $1,000 for trial in
the United States Court in Philadelphia.
W r. S Cook. of Newport, is bonds
man for Esquire Zinn.
At Harrisburg, on the 10th inst,
during severe thunder storm Frank
Dively aud his wife residing on Elev
enth street, were struck by lightning
and killed at their doorway. Several
other persons were shocked, and mum
Der of buildings were struck. \ large
stone in tie State street Soldiers Mon
umeGt was displaced. The barn of j.
II. Denny at Lochiel was destroyed,
causing loss of $4,000. Altogether
five thunder storms prevailed within
circuit of several miles. The rain fall
was the heaviest known in many years
Don't Give up Yet.
1t doesn't follow that a patient will
die because The doctors have 'giveu
him up" or that he will recover be-
cause they promise to 'pull him
through 1t is never to late to try the
great virtues of Parker's Tonic. Mr..
,lichael Guilfoyle, of Binghamton n.
Y, was cured of Rheumatism by it af-
ter ten years Of unspeakable suffering.
Mr.. r. W. Mosher. druggist. of same
city, certiies that be has sold over
thousand bottles of Parker's Tonic
through Its reputation for this and 9th
er cures. June Is I'm.
On Saturday last the committee of
the right wing of the Democratic party
met aud appointed Saturday, August
%, for the Primary election, and Mon
day, August %, for the meeting of the
Return Judges. A peace committee
TO meet peace committee FROM the
left wing was appointed. 1t is report
ed by the right wing that when at Al
lentown. asking for favors from the
State convention, the left wing prom
ised TO 90 home and disband their or
gauization and again euter the fold, but
the left wing say that they never made
such promise they are all crying
peace peace and everything shall oe
lovely, and the goose shall hang high.
Public Sale.
The undersigned will sell at public
sale. on the premises in the borough of
Mrfiiintown, on Saturday, June 81,
1884, at l o'clock p. H., one OF the
most desirable houses on Main street,
with four rooms and kitchen on first
floor. four rooms on second floor, large
finished attic, cistern pump IN kitchen,
and In bath room.
Also, one new two horse wagon, built
by j. p. Heffiefnger fine family driv-
ing horse, bay mare, D years old, l5l
hands high, perfectly safe at the rail-
road, and for lady to drive.
Terms On house, ten per cent, on
day of sale. and 81 100000 on confrma-
tion of sale THOMAS y. ELDER.
a tramp book binder, from Chicago,
stopped long enough in the office door,
on Saturday. to state that on Friday
night while coming east on the bumper
OF stock car, he dozed aud fell off.
and was turned lengthwise between the
rails with face down between two ties,
and tia, he lay still till the tram pass
ed over him, he thinks 20 odd cars
passed over him. He was so shocked
bv the occurrence that was ike man
suffering with nightmare. he could not
move hand or foot A fellow tramp
was with him on the car, and when he
fell, his companion jumped off and look
ed for hun, thinking to fnd him dead.
His chum took him Of the track but he
was so shocked that he could not even
sit up for over half an hour.
The Commencement exercises OF the
y mill raEn nlann