Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-11-04

Notes From Washingt0n, Pa.
This county is noted for being the great
est sheep raising district in the state. The
Blscktop and Merrino breeds are some Of
the kind of sheep. The latter are not - large
as the Cotswald and Southdowp, but their
wool is the finest, although they do not pro-
dnce it In as large quantities as some other
sheep.
George P. Hayes, ex-President of Wash
ington College, who has been preaching in
Denver, Colorado, has accepted q call to
Cincinnati church Glthough mis- congregra-
ton at Denver petitioned him to stay.
RE. Mcclure and J. n. Spargrove two
students belonging to the Sophomore class
have been sick, the former has had typhoid
fever.
Several of the Faculty are expert at the
exercise of boxing.
Students OF College that arc members of
the Y. n. C. A., hold prayer-meetings on
Sabbath evenings in country school houses.
A prsyer-meeting was held among the pris-
oners in the Jail.
George Mcfarland, who has come from
Bancroft, oil Siam, in India, where be was
born of American parents is attending Col
| lege. His father and brothers are Missiona-
ries to the Siarnes in Asia. He cah speak
| fh.. l.p.nay.
The Gymnasium is open certain hours of
the afternoon OF each day, no person is Ad-
mitted except College students.
Captin Otis, one of the men who drills
students attending Trinity Academy has
large mastiff which was presented to HIM BY
a son of General Grant. This Academy has
fine walks about it, grape arbOrs and an or
chsrd all on one ground.
1t Is currently reported that New York
| illustrated paper has sent sn artist % ;his
county to photograph tine aerolise or me-
ieor that Is said, fell 10 " Wssalagton county
not long since.
1t is publicly stated here that the gas pipe
lines to Pittsburg, aggregate three hundred
miles and to the places where the gas is us
ed two hundred miles more. The s which
is used for cooking and heating j. danger
Gus when 1t escapes into a house. Last
spring it escaped into the cellar of .
house on Maiden street. Ths night the gas
escaped, the family thought iney had evil
dence of Its escape, unthinkingly lamp was
taken 10 the cellar TO see what could be the
matter, an explosion took place. The lady
who carried the lamp was so seriously in
jured that death ensued the next morning.
The power of the gas blew out the entire
side of the house facing on Maiden street,
and at this date the house stands unrepair-
ed. The rooms and ceilings upstairs can all
be seen from the street.
The JUROR class elected eleven editors
for the College Annual, a pamphlet, which
when printed has over one hundred
pages in it. Next year the Sophomore class
will be the Juniors, and they will issue III e
pamphlet.
Mrs. Lowe, Of this town, keeps a "green
house" in which there are many varieties OF
winter and summer flowers, from which
"nosegays" for people who love flowers
may be obtained.
The signal service news is revealed to the
people in an easy and Conspicuous way. On
the 2sth day of October white flag was run
up to the top of the Court House steeple
and upon it WAS the form of a crescent or
the letter c, which stands for fair weather.
Other signs Indicate other varieties oi
weather. 1t is new i'll this town and will be
continued. Some people when they first
saw it, thought it stood for CO urt.
Two lew students came in few days age
one entered the preparatory department the
other entered Sophomore class.
On Saturday evening at the Palace skat
ing rink young man had his leg broken.
The new second Presbyterian church is
having slate roof placed upon it. 1t is &
} handsome building.
On Monday the 26th Teachers Institute
opened in the town hall. The public school:
were closed, but college exercises were gout
through with as before. Some of the Pro-
fessors Of college that have been program
med, lectured, among whom were President
J. d. Moffat and Professor Woods.
Professor White, President OF Lafayette
University, state OF Indiana lectured in tn,
first Presbyterian church, subject, "The
present life compared-to the future" he
|, iectured at the Teachers Institute.
The Presby terians, Episcopals and Meth
odists have gooo pipe organs in theil
churches. Several OF the students attend
ing college can play well upon the flute.
There are three or four miles of deserted
railroad that run out IRON this town toward
Pittsburg. The property belongs to the b
& D. r., which company have tunnel-C
through large hill BY new route and thi
made their road shorter 10y several miles
Last spring this tunnel, which IS -cry nea
town, caved in. Ii is nc sga.1 bcing v..ii
ed ami will be finished il About year. Tn,
tunnel is about \ nile aha A half through
Rev. J. NJ. Barnett, financial agent of tn,
College has been travelling ever since TN
, fall term began.
On Tuesday evening the 9th, Z, the cal
of Grant Oliver, President of Sophomor
, class, the students OF this class IA I at tn
Fulton House aud IN body went to tn
boarding house of J. n. Sp- grove +
give him good by, since b. 81 .eeve colleg
for u year because of inIp.., aeAlth.
Several days ago the Juniors at the ca
of their President met aud in a body wen
to the boarding place vi their class mate J
K. W. Bracken and gave him good-by, sine
be too will 60 away from college.
The Home and Foreign Missionary socie
ties cond ucted by ladies' of churches IN thi