Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-07-23
Winfield S Greer, for a number of years

winfield 5. Greer, for a number of year,
connected with the Altoona Tribune a.
pressman died on the 10th inst, aged 81
years ) month and 2l days. He leaves a
wife and one child He was known to a
number OF people in this town.
If it required thirty-six hours to frame
the tariff resolution of the Democratic par
" and still 1t cannot be explained to mean
any one definite thing. How will the err
Ing brethren ever get through with the
study of the platform between this and cleo
tion time. 1t is long enough, and mixed
for Study till 1888.
The iron business is not extinguished in
Bedford county, as may be learned from
the statement of the Everett Press, which
says: Hon. John Cessna has entered into
contract to supply the Everett Furnace
company with %, 900 tons OF iron ore per
year IRON his lands, this contract TO last
several years.
Since last reunion day, eight of the Ju-
niata County Veterans have silently pas sed
away into the other world. The name OF
the deceased veterans that died since last
reunion day are, David A. ellison, Cyrus
Morrison, Samuel Brown, Harry Cox, Eli
Cambell, David Mailer, Captain A. Ii. Mar
tin, J. NJ. Mccoy.
The 18th birth day of Jennie Banks, was
enlivened at the home of her parents-Mr
ana Mrs. William Banks-in Feruianagh
township last Friday by a party of town
girls OF about Jennie's own age passing the
afternoon with her. The company OF girls
were Bessie Pennell, Maud Stone, Annie
Murray, Elsie Sieber, Hall Jackman, Mel
lie North, HELEN Parker, Grace Loudon,
Marion Schol, Mary L. SchweIer. Master
Philo Banks, and Master Tom Parker We're
the gallants, who each took a carriage load
OF girls TO and from the party.
a horse IN the funeral procession of
Cloyd Copeland, last Thursday, backed
the carriage IN which he was hitched against
the horse that Was coming behind, and he
IN turn backed, and SO on the backing pro-
cess was kept up on Nam street IN PaIJer-
son till large number OF horses and car
riages were involved in the trouble. AT
one time the scene had 4 startling appear
ance, the men were excited, the women
were alarmed, and ! number of ladies'
sprang from their carriages. Fortunately
no one WAS hurt, and little damage was
done 10 carriages that had been brought i'll
contact.
The Perry county Freeman of last week
says A yearling steer, the property OF Mr..
Andrew ClOuser, of Centre township, which
was seen To be bitten by the mad dog which
ran through this county, went mad few
days ago. When MIR. Clouser found that
the steer was bitten he Immediately tied
the animal in the middle OF one of the sta
bies, so thar the froth would not tall on any
OF the woodwork about the stable. The an
imd did not act violently, but would bawl
loudly and open its mouth when any one
came near IL. Ii siobbered freely. The
brute has been killed. Many people from
this place and the surrounding section OF
country went TO see the affected steer.
On Sunday morning, about . O'Clock,
George Jacobs, one OF the oldest citizens
OF MiiiiRtown died at his place OF residence
after a sickness OF scme days. He contract
ed dissase OF the stomach and bowels
VIII lie aitcLcing 10 tie interests OF his farm
relaxed It's held upon his vitals but gradu-
a lly weakeIed him TIL he sank quietly away
into the sleep that knows no awakening till
the morning OF resurrection day. MIR. Ja-
cobs was born i'll Tuscarora Valley Noyen.-
Der 1903, and came TO live in Miffiintown
in 1926, starting life here as a tailor. He
accumulated a valuable estate and thus be-
ca NE staUnch supporter Of the ufairs OF
state. MIS-. jacobs whose maiden name
was Christy survives him with three chill
dren namely, George Jacobs, Mrs. r. L.
Parker, Mrs. Washington North, and
grand son James Mathers. He had been a
steadiasI church attendant and contributor,
with Mrs. Jacobs all his life, till the recent
troubles manifested themselves in the Pres
byterian congregation in this place. Last
Friday morning Rev Z. Z. Berry, OF the
Lutheran Church baptized him under the
rites OF his church. Our acquaintance with
Mr.. Jacobs goes back TO our early boy hood
days. We first knew him when he kept
clothing store on the corner opposite the
Jacobs House, from that time our acquain-
tance and irien dsbip has never been broken.
ii { was mid and anassuming in language
and manner, but firm in the maintenance
Of his convictions. There are few men who
are as tree as be was, IRON the expression
OF unkind remarks about their fellow citi-
zens. He was Tree from expressions that ill.,
dicate the jealous, enviOus, and malicious
soul. He was charitable in his expression
OF the mistakes OF all peo pie. Adieu kind
friend till We meet on the lar away beauti-
ful shore OF the other world.
Railroad men at work on the coal wharf
on Sunday morning, about , O'Clock, saw a
flame OF fire burst from the north end OF
root of the hotel in Patterson, kept by
Landlord Sample. The alarm was given,
railroad engines took up the alarm and soon |
the Railroad fire department, was on the |
ground, and hoes were attached to a water
plug at the Patterson House. and at the |
vi are house, aud thus in less than fifteen |
minutes after the first alarm was sounded |
two powerful streams OF water We're falling |
on the burning building, but it was O'Clock |
before The fire was entirely extinguished, ii
had crept along the roof, along the raiters |
and lath of the plastered attic, and was |
hard Ia Outen IL was impossibie for fire 1