Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-10-14

cided to cut from attendance on classes, In
order that they might see Barnum's show
parade. On the same day the Sophomores
voted down cutting but . meeting was again
called on the 80th, and 1t was decided to
cut BY . considerable majority. On the
morning of the lst Of October, shen the
Chapel bell rang al sophomores cut except
twelve and all Freshmen except nine. The
Juniors and Seniors did not cut, but were
In full attendance. The latter wear white
plug hats and carry canes.
President Aofat delivered q speech and
said that each member would be dealt with
sepasately and his reasons for cutting in
vestigsted. On the 2nd., fifteen Freshm en-
and many Sophomores were compelled to
sign pledge never to combine together to
to violate the laws OF the Faculty, or il they
refused, to be suspended. The pledge
signed will be sent home TO students par
ents.
| On Saturday the 3rd., the cane rush did
not come of because over half the Sopho-
mofes we're shut up in . room before the
Faculty for having cut on the previous day
from exercises. The Freshmen wero on the
gymnasium grounds ready for the fray with
collars off, and old clothes on. They wait
ed an hour or two on the Sophomores and
then marched through town in body cheer
ing and claiming the victory.
/ The D.a.,daot r. h> IL Il
Grant Oliver, who WAS elected q, the open
ing of the term this autumn.
LIE Moyne, is the family name OF de-
ceased citizen who built the first cremstory
| in the United States of America. The cre-
matory is located on a hill not far from
town.
The cemetery near the town is worth .
visit.
The mathematical department, ,,of the Col
lege-called "applied Mathematics" was en-
dowed by DR.. +. J. LIE Moyne, the man who
built the crematory-it is now under the
instruction of Professor McAdsms.
The preparatory department of the Col
lege is unusually well filed and is under
the instruction OF Professor BAton.
In Physics and Chemistry, Professor Ray
has taken the place of Professor Lyon who
resigned.
The second Presbyterian congregation are
building q new church. They have been
holding services in the church building be-
longing to the Methodist Protestants who
are different from the regular Methodists.
They have 4 very large church not far from
the first Presbyterian and the College. Rev.
George Hayes, formerly President of the
College before DR.. Moffit, was one of the
first preachers 10 the second Presbyterian.
Rev. Mr. Magii is the present pastor.
Professor Alonsa Linn prepared himself
at one time for the ministry, was ordained,
preached only a short time, and for some
reason determined to be Greek professor
which he is to-day. He has the reputation
of being a good doctor, and a chemist.
Because of the surplus gas burning, as ii
issues from four or tive gas wells the most
cloudy and moonless night is nesrly as
bright as moonlight. especially upon the
hill tops, for q distance OF four or five mil es
around the town and it looks as if the North
ern Lights were blazing all around.
The principal business street of W sshing
ton is Main, which is nesr the heart of the
town, and during the evening pedestrians
are constantly moving up and down its hills
There are many fine buildings on it, but
the college building some distance from
this street is the finest building in the town,
and like the Niffiintown court house It can
be seen far around towering above 9th e I
structures.
The educational institutions of the town
are Washington College. Trinity Academy,
. military school, the Female Seminary and
the large common school building in viii h
are no less than ten o, eleven teachers.
Some of the busi ness interests are, two
| -four mills run by steam and gas as there
are no large creeks nesr the town, one plain
ing mill, wooden mill in which is md e
yarn for st ockings. 4 foundry, . machine
shop for making steam engines of . certai n
class. In this shop s new engine has been
invented and pltent put out for 1t, fer
which the inventor has been offered twenty
FIVE thousand dollars.
There is also a machine shop or mill for
grinding into ashes, sugar maple, and beech
wood, which had previously been burned
into charcoal, the ashes are sent to another
mill four miles from town and there passed
through mill and then sent to glass works
in large cities.
The oil and gas wells near tbs town bring
many bosrders of working men Ike the col
lege brings many student boarders for the
hotels aud private boarding places.
Property holders near town have leased
their land to companies of men that desire I,
bore for oil or gas, for bonus OF $50 to SIC
per acre.
Seventy acres Of . property Owned b.
the Clarss has been leased 10 . company
named the Messrs Hayes for whist they call
a bonus of $50 per acre, while the owner
retains the property and ge's TIE crops and
one eighth part of the oil. They propos
sinking well near the Gordon which ha
been yielding l0O barrels OF oil per day.
Both the gas and oil wells are drilled b,
stean, engines ani out of both, oil and ga
flow or run.
rhe McGowen gas well is the strongest il
| tho counfv II il north of this nlaca al Z ter
miles, the gas from it is piped several mile,
to Pittsburg, where furnaces aud rolling
mills are run by il. From we'll in Titus
vile, Pa, the gas is piped thirty miles to
Butler, large town, where it is used in
, stead of coal and wood for fuel.
In some of the best oil wells, the oil /