Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-06-20

pouring more coal oil on the bugs fre found
its way into the oil can which exploded and
covered his clothing with fiery oil. He
was enveloped IN a sheet of flames in a short
time and before the flames were extinguish.
ed he died.
The gambler came in the wake of the
show, and lured the sport and the green
horn TO wager on the little sleight of hand
performance, whereby the gambler gather
ed in the dollars quite rapidly. Once IN
while bait in the shape of a SIS bill was al
lowed to be gathered in by a sport or
greeny. Gambling is forbidden by the law,
tut the best check on it is not to gamble.
John wetzler, of Walker township died,
OF consumption, on the evening of the l4tb,
and on the afternoon Of the 18th his father
Joseph Wetzler died of Old age. Both
father and son lived in the same house, and
the same time-at O'Clock on Sunday.
Interment in Free Spring grave yard. The
father was So years, IL month and 20 days
old. The son~as 81 years cid.
The dimensions of the hall in which the
Republican National Convention is being
held IN Chicago is l2O oy 246 feet. The
distance from the presiding iofiicer to the
furtbest spectator is about l75 feet The
seating capacity Of he hall is $3.50. Re
served seats for 1900 delegates and altern-
ates have been provided, and 1000 for dis
tinguished guests and $50 for the press and
about 5000 tor the general public.
a piece of the cornea of rabbits eye was
transplanted into the left eye of man blind
in both eyes, by DIR. Chisholm, at the
Presbyterian Eye and Ear Hospital, at
Baltimore some days ago. 1t is reported
s. a successful operation, as the coruea of
the rabbits eye has grown to be a part of
the mans eve, and the II An Is commencing
to see, the LIST time IN three years. Lime
made the eyes OF the patient blind.
Two dwelling houses owned by AbrAm
Sieber, in McAlisterville, were destroyed by
fire on the morning of the 18th inst. The
houses were occupied by Andrew Gross,
and Oliver Sulouff with their families
Gross, got up earley that morning and
built fire in the kitchen stove from which
it is supposed the fire in some way got into
the house. The house hold goods were
nearly all saved. The houses were insured
for $500,
Emperor Frederick, OF Germany died
about IL O'Clock last Friday morning. dis
was a short reign His son William Victor
Albert succeeds him. The new emperor IL
20 years old. II he is a capable soldier he
can hold his place. Should he however prove
to be a weak man, the end of the German
Empire is not far away He is physically
not sound, being subject TO ASSESSES of the
ear. His right ear is almost constantly in a
state OF suppuration.
A new order was instituted in this place
on Saturday evening, known as the Order
of United Friends. The principles, are,
soc Ial. and insurance ST cost. The officers
elected, are, Chief counselor; j. W.
Hughes, Vice counselor; J. +. StOner
Prelatei E. E. Berry, IFinancIer; F. Z
Meloy. Treasurer; Chas. c. kepner, Mar
shall; G.. W. Burchfeld, Guardian s. II.
Rollman, Sentinel; Albert Hsckenberger,
MecicaI examiner; l.. p. Valley. The
order meets the first aud third Monday of
every month
A horse hitched to wagon owned by
Wellington Smith ran away from the cream
cry last Thursday. The beast did not take
the hons road, but traversed the streets
most travelled in town and after raising
general hubbub slong his route of travel,
started for the river bridge and only
prevented from raising an excitement IN
Patterson by coming IN contact with the
bridge gate. The beast was thrown off ITS
feet, but not hurt, and neither harness or
buggy sustained injury The cato however
was put out or working order.
Jacob VIII, allowed his splendid new bay
mare to stand united, in the butcher wagon
while he was putting on a load OF meat.
The mare became lonesome while Will
walked in the house for supply Of meat,
aud otarted away. Somewhere by the
Huzzard property, post was encountered
by the wagon, but the mare Travelled on
pulling of the shafts, and started on a run.
She ran through the river bridge to Sulouf7s
lane where she was caught. She was not
seriously hurt, and in a short time Wills
had her in the wagon A. if nothing had
happened
Miss Willard gives IN Woman's Journal
I the following receipt for charity in speech.
/ The best receipt tor charity of Judgement
il tablespoonful OF the study OF heredlty,
/ TO be taken three times daily, alternating
with an equal quantity Of the study of en-
| viornment, and 4 double dose of each TO
I be simultaneously administered after speak
1 ing in an uncharitAble manner, previous to
which tho mouth should be thoroughly
rinsed with a cup of cold water, taken in
the name of a disciple If this perscrip-
| tion is carefully followed, it will usually ef-
/ feet a cure, but should it fail plaster of
( humility and an inhaler supplied swith the
essence OF self examination is warranted 10
complete the desired work"
Between 3 and 4 O'Clock, on Monday
afternoon, a man named Seasholtze, in jail
for disturbing a meeting in Susquehsnns
township, and a man named Burch in Jail
! for forgery, escaped and fed in the direc-
ton of McAhsterville. The prisoners,
had made key of pewter spoons that they
stole when victuals were sent to their room
and by aid of the key opened the locks from
the hall to the jail yard, and from the yard
passed into kitchen of the Jail, and from
the kitchen TO 3rd street and wire free:
Burch went mp Third street to Cherry to
| the McAlisterville road and eastward on
the road to a wheat field on the SchweIer
farm, then southwark along the wheat TO
the ravine, thence eastward to Freeburg,
Snyder county, sometimes traveiIn in the
fields, sometimes in the woods. He arrived
at Freeburg shortly after O'Clock on Tues
/ day morning. The Sheriff with officer LspI
started in pursuit, IN the direction of Sny-