Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-10-28

} On condition that he does not molest her.
But then he isn't the only man In the world
who finds 1t pleasant to p rInit woman to
keep him.
Merchant Espenschade's garden is very
prolific, but Tor pumpkin raising it beat all
the gardens in this community. One pump
KIN vine produced six hundred and seventy
, I'VE weight of pumpkins. The largest
, pumpkin weighed eighty pounds, and the
smallest one weighed fourteen pounds. Es-
penschade's garden goes ahead
Fish wardens are tearing fish dams and so
forth out of the rivers, and negIectine to
keep mining and manufac turing companies
from emptying their poisonous stufs into
the streams. The poisonous stuffs that are
emptied into the streams are depopulating
the rivers of the state of fish more rapidly
than all the other causes combined.
Rev. Hays has succeeded in inducing his
congregation to hold the Wednesday even
ing prayer-me citing in the front part of the
preaching room. The congi egation had
been in the habit of holding the prayer-meet-
ing all over the room, that is, sitting scat
tered. Mr.. Hays has prevailed on them to
bunch themselves front, near the pulpit.
An elastic step, buoyant spirits, and clear
complexion, are among the many desirable
results of pure blood. The possessor of
healthy blood has his faculties at command,
and enjoys a clear and quick perception,
which is impossible when the blood is heavy
and sluggish with impurities. Ayers Sar-
saparilla is the best blood purifier and vita
alizer known.
General Grant is in his grave, Presid ent
johnson has gone to his reward, the coun-
try is safe, so what's the use of scraping
among the dead Goals of the past TO find out
from the traces in the ash pile whether
Johnson contemplated calling Southern
Senators and Congressman 20 meet with
Congress in violation of the reconstruction
laws What's the usea
The clerk that stands at the door of a
business place and delivers remarks about
people that pass by, should have an intro
duction to the toe of the proprietor's boot,
and be boosted out of his situation. The
business place could lose nothing by the
boosting and the clerk would receive
wholesome lesson in something that ap-
| proaches 10 decent manners.
The Newport News relates the following:
VIM. Kerr, OF Tuscarora township, is In his
eighty-s second year, and is worth several
younger men yet. Recently he cut one hun
dred shocks of corn in one day, and he
might have done better If he had tried hard.
Mr.. Kerr never was in a railroad car until a
few weeks since, when he journeyed to Mif-
fin to attend the funeral of his brother.
George T. Miller, of Lewisburg, Pa.
died last Thursday. aged seventy-six years.
He was a native of northumberland coun-
ty, was educated in the common schools
and academies of that section of the State,
was admitted to practice law. when twen-
ty-four years of age, and built up a large
practice at Lewisburg. He entered politics
at one time and Was elected TO Congress
when Juniata county was united in a dis
trict with Union county.
General WilliIm Howard Irwin, formerly
of Lewistown, is h0Pelessly insane in
the asylum at Louisville, Ky. He
commanded a company oil Juniata valley
men in the Mexican war, was Colonel
| -, ,to nth ID a
afterwards served on General Hancock's
staff When in his prime he was an attrac-
tive public speaker. He is about 90 years
of age. About ten years ago he married a
wealthy and beautiful Louisville girl.
Go from home TO hear the news is say
ing that finds verification in the following
from the Bloomfield Times Of last week.
The champion coon hunters of this state are
Frank Shields and DIR. Myers, of McAlIs-
teryile, Juniata county, Pa, who together
have a record of twenty-one coons, caught
in one week, with the aid of two dogs.
: Three of the coons weighed fifteen pounds
each, the others were average size. We
doubt if any other party of two can equal
this. if they can, we will be glad to hear
from them.
Sharpers induced a farmer named Jonas
Gayman, living near MELVILLE, Cumberland
county, to accompany them TO that town
pretending that they would show him how
to make $500, but he had to furnish $3.50.
This he did, and when he went TO their
room in the hotel. they said he had lost his
money. They threatened him if he said
ANYTHING about the matter they would kill
him and burn his property. Gayman was
so badly scared that he said nothing 10 any
one until he reached home and told his son
By that time the sharpers made good their
ESCAPE. A reward OF SIS is offered for their
capture.
Two young men visited the door of Mrs.
Lowery's house, Friday night, and proposed
to amuse themselves by tying stone to
string and the strIn- to the door-knob, and
then from across the street they pulled the
, suspended stone back and forward. 1t
wasn't the old fashioned stick tack'' but
the noise was something like the bang of
battering ram. 1t was fun for The boys, but
Mrs. Lowery did not see it in that light, and
in prote:tion TO herself from such indigni-
ties. she appeared before Squire Mcdonald,
stated her case. The young men We're lef;
of by payment of costs which was an easy
escape from their humping dilema.
II is not known whether Che Democrat
and Register has recovered from its fright
at the Republican Juggcrnaut. The Tn
bune is still wIithing in the agony of a scare
at the Republican ring. 1t is pity for our
enterprisirg contemporaries that they should
he thus frightened. II they were OF better
terms with the fat, sleek chairman of the
Republican party perhaps he could enlight-
en- them. but as The case stands such cannot
be the case, ard the long, slim chairman OF
tbe Democracy is two busy III the John
G,lpiu chase after Independents to stop to
f whisper consolidation to the frightened
Journalists. II is believed that they would
s,ill be happy if they could be brought TO