Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-02-08

Hamburg where she vaitxed at q ball The
Prince Of Wales saw her and sent his -er-
~ TO summon her to waltz With hum. .Con-
vev my regrets TO His Royal Highn-ss. and
say that do not wish TO dance sgaiu, )" was
her answer. But" said the equerry. "sre
YOU aware tina, the request is a command p,
care you aware" she answered. ssthat /
am sn American, and do not obey royal
commands 1'' This settled it. and Eurote
bad cold chill. But the lady deserves
American thanks for fndependence.-Ex.
From the Newport News of the Bird inst.
Last Saturday those Of our citizens who
saw her-him, were astoni.hed TO see LitItia
Scott, a well known woman, daughter o.
the late William Scott, OF Milford, walking
the streets of Newport sttired in full -uit
Of gentleman's clothing. 'Tish as she is
called, has lived a. 4 servant girl with
number Of families in Newport, among
which vas that of the editor OF this papor.
and vsS siways faithful to any trust posed
in her She SAYS that she is more Of man
than woman, and that henceforth she will
wear mans clothing. This may be paral-
lei case to the one published in the daily
pap-rs few days since. of transformation
from the female TO male SIX, that occurred
in another part OF the state recently. 1t
NAV be only an hsllucinstion OF the girl.
The Huntingdon News of last week saws:
At the Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing. the announcement was made by Col.
Wm. Doris, President of the Board of Tru.-
tees, that the debt of the church, $4,000,
had been provided for. A note of s2.400,
held By Major David McNuririe, had been
donated by him 10 the congreg alton, and
four other members of the church have con
sent-d to give $500 each if the congrega-
repair of the church. The announcement
was received with surprise and delight, and
the Major WAS thanked by all for his gen
erous act
The church will celebrate its en'ennisl
next year, aud preparations are already be
ing made 20 repair and beautify the build
ing, and make the occasion Il memorable
one.
The following information from the Pro-
grrssive Age gives the depths of wells in
the United States The deepest well drill
ed in the United States is that of George
Westinghouse, At Homewood, near the city
OF Pittsburg, which, on December /, 1886,
had reached a depth OF 4,6ls feet, when the
tools were lost and drilling ceased. The
Buchanan farm well, Of the Niagara Oil
Company, drilled by Fred. Crocker, in
Hopewel Township, Washington County,
is 4 ,SO8 feet deep. The Rush well, of the
Niagara Oil Company, in Washington Coun-
ty, was abandoned at 3 300 feet. The deep
well OF Jonathan Watson, near TitusviIle,
was drilled about $500 feet. ]. VI. Guffey
X Co.'S well, on the Wax farm, at West
Newton, Westmoreland County, was drill
ed to a depth OF 800 feet. The well OF
Isaac wii:eis. at Sargent's Mills, near Syca-
more, in Greene County, was abandoned at
3,OOs feet.
\ correspondent of the Newport Ledger
OF last week SAYS: On Tu .sday a much
more difficult and extremely dangerou, op-
Grafton was performed by DR.. Hall assisted
BY Drs, Grube, of ThompSUutown, G. B.
Yeiser, OF McKees Halt Falls, aad II. ".
Womer, Liverpool. II was the removal o..
large jumUr from the neck of Miss Lucy
Goodhng, OF Turkey valley, Juniats coun-
ty, who is 50 years of age. The tumor has
been growing Tor some 81 years, and had
become so large that il vas a burden 10 her
TO carry, and It also was last pressing agzinst
her wiudpipe rerdvrirg her breathing very
difficult. MISS Cooling " as Informed of
the danger of the operation, but she pre-
I feTrtd 20 d:e under the kuifo rather than be
/ choked to death. The patirnt was placed
under the influence Of an ancsIhetic, and
IN two and a-h.lf bours the rUmor measur-
I ing tSrnty inches in circumference was sue
ces>fuliy removed. The operation necsssi,
tated the severing Of five small arteries and
external jugu'ar vein, which led the mass o
growth the woman was compelled TO carry
At last accounts Wednesday evening, III
woman was doiug z we'll, hut her condition 4
very critical. and II she gets well il vii re
quire careful nursing and strict attention
The " tier sas the tumor which almost f !
ed 4 gallon bu cket, and would weigh probu
bly, six ponnds.