Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18

paper carry IN tue morning can do no bet
ter than to secure the Bulletin.
Wheat sold in the New York market in
ls26 at 80 cents per bushel, in 'ls43 it sold
for Ssa cents per bushel, and those we're
the lowest prices within the past sixty
years, excepting the prices of to-day.
"During the month of January it cost
Franklin county the exorbitant sum OF
1880 to board the trsmps quartered in
| her jail, and 10 keep criminals, vagrants
and paurers the same period paid the sum
of 5000.
If you are suffering frou d sense of sr-
trems redrlness, Try one bottle of Ayers
Sarsapariiia. 1t will cost you but one dollar
and viii do you incalculable good. 1t viii
do away with that tired feeling, and give
You new life and energy.
A Rutland miss was asked by her parents
which she would prefer for a present-a
pair of roller skates or the Youths Com
panion. "l will take the SKATES, if you
please" she said: 81 can get companion
at the ink. .''-Rutlahd Herald.
A great deal of attention has been direc-
ted to Huntingdon the past few days on ac-
count of the meeting OF the ministers of the
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the
Methodist Church. The conference is com
posed of several hundred ministers.
Have you a cough! Sleepless nights need
no longer trouble you. The uSs of Ayers
Cherry Pectoral, before retiring, will soothe
the cough TO quiet, allay TIE inflammation,
and allow the needed repose. 1t will more
over. speedily heal the pulmonary organs,
and give you health.
Squire Hugh McAlister, Of Nc cAlistervills,
was eighty-one years old last saturday. On
that day he received visit from couple of
| Philadelphia gentlenen who propose to get
up history OF five counties, including Ju-
niata. Mr.. McAlster has lot OF valuable
data relative to the early settlement Of what
is now Juniata.
The Hunting gdon Journal remarks: We
read that aJ Judgment begins at the house
of Cod To listen TO a few about this
town discussing the characters and social
standing OF some of trsar neighbors one
would suppose they had robbed God of that
high prerogative and were doing the busi-
ness themselves.
James Law, the oldest native born citi-
Zen of this town, was prosirated by an at
tack of paralysis, few mornings ago while
taking breakia asst at the National Il Otel. His
friend, Mr.. Hughes, saw him sink in his
chair, ran to his assistance and with the
belp of other friends carried Mr. Lew TO
his room, where he has lain ever since
The Perrr county Freeman of las week,
remarks. out OF seventeen cases which were
appealed from County Courts to the Su-
preme Court on assignments of error, six
teen were affirmed and one reversed lately.
IT seems ibs { lawyers do not kEow what The
law is, or else that the Supreme Couf.
makes its decisions in hap-hazsrd man
ner.
A number OF our subscribers ere prompt
payers, number are not so prompt.
We are beginning to send bills to all who
are in arrears more than one year. BY the
Ist of May, 1885. We expect to have bill
in the house of every subscriber who is in
arrears for a longer period OF time than the
one stated above. In the mean time do not
wait Tor the bill. u.
During Institute week, Col. Copeland
offered to the Teacher who kept the neltest
and most attractive school room, copy Of
Wessters Unabridged Dictionary, or Nc
iCarley's History OF England. The County
Saverintendent 20 decide who had won the
priEe. Prof Altman, of Centre, was deci-
ided the winner, having kept the nsatest
and most attractive school room in the
icoEnty.
The Bloomfield Freeman of March IL,
saws As We understand 1t sixty million
dolIars-nlcre than one million a week
have been appropriated to pay pensioners
of the late war during the current fiscal
year. Is it possible that so large an amount
is required to pay poor and d -abled sol
diersi Are the pension lsas not little
loose 2 No one objects to pensioning the
soldier who was in any way disabled by the
war; but is it possible that ell on the pen
sion roll are meritorious cases
Last week, the illness of Caleb Parker
an az ed citizen of this place, was mention
ed IN these columns. He died on Saturday
moruing, March Ia, at 4 O'Clock. Mr.. Par
ker was born in Chester county, on the 22nd
day of January, 1907. and came to Mifiiin
; town. in 1898. Mrs. Parker, his wife, sur
wives. Five sons survive hun, Robert Par
ker, of this town, Cloyd Parker of Patter-
son. Rev. A. II. Parker, of Milroy, ifiili
county. Thaideus and James Parker, boil
of Pittsblrg. Inte-mcnt, on MONDAY, a
O'Clock in Presbyterian graveyard.
AWoman's Temperance Union has beer
organized IN this place with the following
officers: President, Mrs. E. S. Parker; Is
Vice President, Miss Sallie Irwin; I'd Vice
President, Mrs. Z. B. McCrum 81 wee
President, Mrs. C. Mcclellan; Secretary
Mrs. c. E. Van Fossen; Asst Secretary
Mrs. Cooper, and Treasurer, Mrs. K. T.
; Berry.
Johr Hertzler, of Port Royal was in to vn
on business one afternoon last week. H'
has In press a genealogical history of the
Hertzler family that have descended frou
, their first American ancestor who was al
Aymish Mennonite preacher from Germany
who settled in Pennsylvsnia-Berks coun
ty-in The eighteenth century The record
that Mr.. Hertzler has, is, valuable one fol
/, the family and will be more endnriDg mon
ument to his memory than could be bull
of stone. Many generations after he ha'