Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-09-17

the bank.
Maine voted at the late election to amend
the constitution of that state so as TO pre-
vent the sale and manufacture of intoxicst.
ing liquors within the limits of that com.
mouwealth. Blaine did not vote on the
question of prohibition, and now the erring
brethren are in trouble because he would
not tear his hair for or againgt the liquor
question. All of their speakers and writers
are asking, 'Why didn't he say he was for
lquori Why didn't he say he was against
liquor!" Ii the erring brethren are anxious
to know, why don't they write TO Blaine
about it.
The Record remembers among the feat
ures of the parade at Chambersburg intend
ed to put in contrast Franklin county in
l7S4 with Franklin county in 1884 was a
float upon which fax was made ready for
the spinning wheel, at which an old lady
was seated spinning. This sight showed
at one glance how much We have advanced
and how much We have fallen back in a
hundred years. a hundred years ago the
lady at the spinning wheel with her dexter
Gus fingers csuld make the cloth and make
the clothes wherewith herself and her fam
lily covered their nakedness. Ii the ladies'
OF Franklin county in this DAY and genera
ton were confronted with such a task, the
family would go as naked as Adam and
Eve before they ate the apple.
PUBLIC SALE.-Jonathan Kaufman, ad =
minisIrator C. I. a., of Esther A. Kaufman,
deceased, late of Walker township, will Of
fer al public sale at the late residence of
said decedent, in Mexico, Juniata county
Pa, a lot OF personal property, consisting
of bedsteads and bedding, stoves, chairs,
dishes, and general assortment of house
hold goods.
Terms made known on day Of sale.
ALso-at the same time and place he
Will sell as trustee OF Miss Susanna Kauff-
man, house and lot, bounded on the
south by lot of Mrs. Fred Emery, and on
the north by the Rickenbaugh lot, by an
alley on the west, and by a street on the
east, in Mexico, Juniata county, Pa
Terms:-Ten per cent. on day of sale aud
the balance to be fixed when the deed is
given.
The reunion of veterans at Port Royal
last Thursday assembled large number OF
people. Post i34, post 297, anG post 39i,
were in attednance. Members of a number
of other posts were present. Sons of vet
eraus camp No SO, participated in the pa
rade The hook and ladder company, OF
Patterson took part in INSTRUMENTATION
and the McAliSterville soldiers orphan
school increased the number OF the process
ion. Five brass bands and drum corps,
furnished the music for the grand demon
stration. 1t was 4 big day. How many
thousand people were in the town 10 wit
ness the demonstration has not been stated.
Drill and dress parade was INDUCED in on
the farm OF Professor Wilson adjoining the
town. Professor David Wilson delivered
an address of welcome, George Imes-col-
ored-delivered an address, Congressman
Atkinson addressed the multitude, Rev.
Mr.. Spangler delivered an eloquent speech
during the afternoon, after the march had
been made to the fair ground. Nearly all
the coed things to eat aud drink in the
town was consumed by the hungry and
thirsty multitude. A number of fist fights
might be recorded, through which the COM
batantS passed without being severely hurt.
A number of scolding fights took place
which did no particular harm other than
TO wound the feelings of the people en-
gagged in the fuss. 1t was a day long to be
remembered, and nothing of all the long
days proceedings made a more lasting i'm
preston on the general crowd than the
heat, and dust.
Last Thursday a letter caIne TO the post
office directed TO the chief of police OF
Miiiimtown, it was paced i'll the hands OF
officer Samuel Rollman Whan he exam
ined its contents he learned that a young
man was arrested by the authorities OF
Pittsburgh for having offered to sell a gold
watch under suspicious circumstances, and
that when be was examined closely be stat
ed, or confessed that he had stolen the
watch from a farmer in Mifflintown. OFF,
Ger Rollman Immediately began an inquiry,
and was not long in finding out that James
North, of Patterson, had, by some means
not known TO himself, lost his gold watch
To him the officer went, and presented the
letter from the chief of police of Pittsburg
The letter described the watch, and Mr..
North was satisfied from the description
that it was his time piece. On Friday he
went to Pittsburgh, and there learned how
he had been despossessei Of the property
in question. The person that had taken
the watch was young German about Is
wears Of age who had not been many months
in this country. He stated that in passing
through an alley in this town one morning
he looked into on open door of a stable, a
vest lay near the door, he took it no and
in an instant transferred the watch that
was in it TO his own pocket, and then walk
ed TO Lewistown, there boarded a freight
train, and went to Pittsburgh. He was out
of money and he went to a jewelers. store
and offered to sell the watch for s.. The
jeweler detained him long enough to send
out for an officer who arrested him. Hi,
answers were conflicting. and he was
driven TO tell where he got the watch. He
told Mr.. North that he had never stolen q
thing before and that if he had not been
hard pressed for funds. he never would
have been tempted to steal, and that he
never hereafter will steal. Mr.. North took
pity on a stranger in strange land con-
sidering his youth and made no charge
against him, and the authority of Pitts.
burgh gave the youth few hours time tc
leave the city. The watch was all right
and its rroprietor came homo with Pitts