Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-08


printers are so unfamiliar with PRAYER that
you're pretty certain to bungle it up badly -
During an affrsy in Texas town a man
was shot and badly wounded. Sympathiz-
ing friends raised up the fainting man.
"Take him 10 the drug store" suggested
somebody. Slowly the wounded man Open
ed his eyes and whispered family: "what's-
he-matter-with-the-sa saloon 7''-Texas Sift-
ings.
The Republican county convention of
Huntingdon placed the following ticket in
the field, Louis Z. Atkinson, for Congress,
Tobias Foreman for Associate Judge, J..
Irwin White and George W. Owens fer
Assembly Joseph G. Isenberg for Assembly
Joseph G. lsenberg for Sheriff, Morris Gut
shall for Director of the Poor.
An earthquake is said to be an effort OF
nature to produce volcano. A number of
small volcanoes were formed near Summer
vile, South Carolina. They spurted mud
at the time of the earthquake, but the latest
intelligence reports them as in state of
rest. Most of the three hundred houses of
Summerville have been deserted.
The Freeburg Courier relates the follow
ing. "One day last week as Jacob Diemer
of Union township, was at word In field
he had an encounter with large blacksnake
which he will not soon forgot and is yet
sick from excitement. The snake ran on
him had not jacob Longacre been near at
hand and come TO his assistance.
Jackson Magruder died at his place of
residence in Walker township about one
O'Clock on the lst day OF September, aged
about 65 years. He had been in poor health
Lancaster county when young In years,
and has lived in this community as an in
dustrious and good citizen ever since.
In this town the earthquake was felt by q
good many people, Of course they did not
know at the time what caused the shocking.
In number of cases where ladies' slept
alone and felt their beds shake they thought
the proverbial man for whom they have
been looking every night OF their life had
indeed gotten under their bed and was sha-
king it.
The Holiidaysburg Register says. Hon.
John Cessna has been TO Rome, n. Y,
having another operation performed on his
nose tor cancer, which il was hoped had
been entirely removed seven years ago
but which was becoming troublesome again
Tie doctor thinks he has i, entirely remov-
cd nov and that MIR. Cessna will be trou-
bled no more withit
List of letters rensining in the Patterson
Pa, Post Office not called for Parties
asking for the same viii please say they are
advertised. Letters ". Blza Bell, George
Dai,ey, George Punk, Miss Sue Hutchinson:
Postal Cards; Joseph Bell, James J. Hanna
Esq, Rev. ". L. Henkell, S. A. NJ cGregor
Esq, S. 5. RIxio J. s. Seitz.
HowARD KIRK, 2. N.
Patterson, Penn, September lst 1886.
The Perry county Freemsn Of last week
says John CLARK, citizen of Centre town
ship, near this town, died last Sunday oven
ing, aged about S5 years. lie Was born on
the farm on which he resided, was quiet
and modest man, had never taken ride on
the railroad, Ihongh be had seen the cars
Generally his health had been good, but
several months ago he experienced some
arrangement OF the stomach which carried
him Oft.
Nm. McMath's barn Ia Shade VaiirS
Huntingdon county was destroyed by fire
ON unday night August %, lost. The fire
was discovered about IL O'Clock by the
family. but when they reached the barn the
flames were all through the building and
they we're not able to save a thing from the
fire; ali OF the farm machinery excepting
one wagon was burned all the hay, oats,
and wheat was burned with four horses.
The loss is $500 Oh which there is only
$500, insurance.
Mrs Annie Brewer formerly Miss Annie
Freed of Ncyeytown attempted 10 kindle
fire in her cook stove in her house at
Coalmont, in Huntington few days ago.
The kindlipg was successfully done. but
unfortunately for Mr. Brewer the fire was
kindled ia her clothes as Well as III the
stove and she was so severely burned that
she died in about II hours leaving a hus.
band and three small children. Ii you must
use coal oil II start the fire put it on the
kindling and Wood before placing it in the
stove.
The DuncannOn Record says While the
threshers were at work at the farm Of +. C..
Gault, near Msrysvilie, fire was discovered
in the barn yard, but was happily extin-
guished before any harm was done. A few
minutes afterwards fire was discovered IN
der the threshing machine, and pieces of
glass were found near BY. Il is supposed
that bottle of phosphorus had been hid in
the straw with the intention of setting ire
to the premises, as they smeiled burning
phosphorus.
The wreck OF building in Charleston,
South Carolina, last week, had its eject on
a number OF Prosbsterians 10 this place TO
such degree that they seriously thought
of advocating the stopping OF WORK on the
tower of the new church building. a high
tower is not desirable kind OF an ornament
to have standing around at the time of al
earthquake, but then there is consol atieG
In the belief that the earthquake that is 10
re-shake and topic things over ia this val
lev will be visited ON some future generation.
Ii is like the impending destruction of the
world.
4 gentleman who was deeply invo lived in
the pursuits of the turf, requiring consid-
cradle sum of money TO pay his debts of
honor stole his wife's jewels in order to
pawn them. To his Consideration the pawn
broker refused TO look at them. ~ hyl"
was feverishly asked. Because they are
uaste - ssPastei Nv Wife's Jewels paste ~