Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-08-18

Ohio, next week, for period of four days,
beginning on the 25th day of the month.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
have placed a new engine in the machine
shop to be used in pumping water into the
reservoir in case the old engine gives out.
About twenty horses have been stolen
from the upper part of Lancaster county
within the past four weeks, and only a
couple OF the horses have been recovered.
Frank h. Lane, of Huntingdon, is seeking
the Republican nomination for Congress.
There doesn't seem to be an opportunity
for the nomination of the General this
time.
On Sunday week after Rev. A. A. Whit
more had uttered in his pulpit at Anita, To-
wa, ''It is true, We have passed from death
unto life," he fell dead. His age was 6S
years.
William O'Donald had a hand severely
hurt while coupling cars at Lewistown. He
was brought to Patterson, where the injur-
ed hand was treated by Drs. Crawford and
Banks.
Special excursions to Lursy Caverns via,
Pennsylvania Railroad, every Thursday.
Excursion tickets from this place will be
sold at $3.50. Read particulars in another
column.
IN Mnpda niOht h,aFxr
through a carload of Newton Hamilton
camp meeting goods. The car had been
lett standing on a siding for the night at
ewistown.
The Greenback Labor party has postpon-
ed their State Convention until the 9th Of
September. Ii would be better for them
were they to postpone 1t until the resurrec-
ton morn.
The camp meeting is place where peo-
PIE may sing and pray and listen to preach
| ing-a christian summer resort, where the
frivolities of the summer watering place
are not found.
At this writing it cannot be told who.
ahead at Harrisburg for the Democratic
nomin alton. The Wallace and Randall men
have so much fur flying in the air that one
can scarcely see.
J. II. McAlIster received some seed oi
johnson grass from some New York agri.
culturalist. He sowed the grass and to the
amazement of US all he presented stalk OF
OF it, 9 feet inches long TO this office.
Several days ago a son of George Suits
| chew ed the leaves of stalk OF jamestown
weed and thereby was poisoned. DR.. San
| doe was called and administered the anti
dotes necessary TO save the life of tn,
child.
A giging party were in the river all nigh
one night last week and succeeded in getting
good many fish. The party were HArr!
Derr, Andrew Banks, George Parker
Frank Patterson, Burt Hinkle and Charlie
| Howe.
The cool weather in the early part of last
week was not favorable for the sellers o
ice cream, but it was a favor to the young
man whose best girl had a natural propen
sity for demoralizing plate Of delic lou
cream
The best medical authorities scknowledg,
the value of Ayers Pills and prescribe then
with the utmost confidence, as the most eff
fectual remedy for diseases caused by de
rangements of the stomach, liver and
bowels.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mccoy, after lingering
illness, died at the house OF ,Absolem Wise
in Milford township, on the 10th inst, aged
a years. Her parents lived in this towr
more than half century ago. Her maiden
name was Wise.
The Democratic State Convention meet
this Wednesday at Harrisburg. The moo
has bloody appearance, and If Black be
comes the nominee, dneful storms of polit
ical hail, sleet and drenching rain will over
take the Democracy.
Engineers will hold a pic mic at Rhododen
dron Park, near Lloydsvllle, Blair county
under the auspices of the Brotherhood o
OF Locomotive Engineers, on next Satur
day, August 81. Five thousand people ar
expected to be present.
From the Snyder county Tribune of Au
l3; The appraisers appointed by the couri
Messrs. Jas K. Davis, Col. Philip Hillbish
and Henry Meyer, on Saturday last apprais
ed tho farm of the late Peter Bolig, in PEN
township, at Sis per acre
The Democratic County Committee me
in town. There was waving of Democrat
ic plumes on that day. There were mel
who talked Randall, Wallace, Scott, an
Curtin for Governor, and then would advis
the Republicans not to talk too much.
An engine drawing a train westward
bound ran into the caboose of another trai
near Lewistown last "Wednesday evening
smashing it into splinters, and badly dam
aging the engine. The wrecking crew fror
this place was called out and fixed up th
wreck.
"Is your son studying the languages 2
! inquired the visitor of Mrs. Bently, who's
son George is at college. s'Oh, yes" Mrs
Bently replied; sit was only yesterday tina
} he wrote home for money to buy Germa
student lamp and a French clock."-Ne'
York Sun.
The Blue Juniata was never clearer an
bluer than it was last week. Everythin
along the banks seemed TO partake of II
freshness OF the water, from the sma
plants along the shore to the large trees fu
T rher up on the ban k, the healthy shades
green were diffused.
Bank cashier-What do think of tn
new treaty with England to return run-aws
r bank cashiers . / think it is an insult
every man who handles money in bank.
Bank PRESIDENT trust you won't thin
for moment, John, that had anything