Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-04

what's the use Of worrying about the
destruction of the world
| Frank W. Hess, of York Pa, died
suddenly in Newport Perry Co, last
Wednesday, while he and his friend
Augustus Rippman were about to
hitch horse in Rippman's carriage
to take ride. He died Of heart dis
ease. His age was 35 years
A Kentucky woman who has seven sons,
all born on Sunday, has pesitioned Cover
nor Buckner for . pension. She says in
her letter that she "nev-r herd Of seven
boys all Bean Born on Sunday" and she
thinks that such an un-x.upl-d feat of ma
ternity should be properly rewarded
Whats the matter with the Huntingdon
county Conrt Is q question that is asked
frequently, since the three aud half year
sentence to the penitentisry, OF the two
men who entered Ha~n's house With the
object of robbery last summer. Mr.. Auck-
er slmost met death at the hands of one OF
the robbers.
Juniata County, according to the
account of state chairman Cooper
stands eleven in the list of gaining
counties, IN the late election Forest
county being the first county and
Crawford coGnty second, and to them
We're given. each, a banner Jefferson
| county is third on the list.
English SPAWN Liniment remove. all
i avA M
tshes from horses, Blood SPAWN, Curbs,
Splints, Swe-ny, Ring-bone, Suites,
sprsins, all Swollen Throat., Coughs, Etc.
Save $50 by the use OF one bottle. War
ranted. Sold by L. Bank, Il Co., Druggists,
NitiInrown Pa Oct. 20 81, emo.
Samuel Reed. who lives near Chambers
burg, closed up his house on Monday. and
with his family went 10 eat his Christmas
dinner With friends. About Il O'Clock at
night, when Mr.. Reed returned, be found
that his house and furniture bad been en-
tirely consumed by tre. Ii is supposed the
house caught Dire from some wood which
had been placed in the stove to dry.
| List of letters remaining in the
Patterson Pa, Post Office not called
for: Adam Bsnnetd, James Deitrick,
JohnsEsoh, Miss Ellen Fitzpatrick,
Jacob Heitz, Willard Lee, Miss Lyde
Shower, Mrs. George Terhupe, Rob-
ert W Wilson. Parties asking for
the above will please say they are
advertised
Howard KIRK, p. NJ
Patterson Pa, January End, 1883.
List of Letters uncalled for remain
ing in p o. at Mifhintown Pa, Dec'I
81, 1887. Persons calling for letters
in this list please ask for advertised
matter: Miss Ella L. Armstrong
David Brubsker, Sam Carter, l. E
Cue, Miss Ida E. Duffield, Miss Kate
Wommams, A + Foster, ID. l. Keep
ner, Geo. Kelly, Mrs. Nancy Parsons
S. I. Felmlee.
CHAs B. CRAWFORD, p NJ
The heater smoke pipe in the Patterson
house, few mornings ago set 9 joist oil
tre under the G-ntleman's waiting room
The smoke came through the io or into tn,
waiting room and ticket office, giving IN
formation OF something wrong Seats wer,
torn up, and a hole was cut where tn
smoke came through, and water from I'm
! OF hose was turned on, and before th.
neighborhood realized the Impending dan
ger OF conhsgration the thing was over.
During the past two years . large raf
Was in the course OF construction on III.
west coast OF Nova Scotia The purpos,
OF constructing large raft was to saw,
money on the transportation of timber tC
New York. 'sThe rsit Was $50 feet long
65 feet wide, 3s feet high and drew 20 Zee
of water 1t contained 400 logs I'll,
shortest ones were s feet the largest wert
100 feet long. The contents were over
million feet. The RAFT was launched OF
the 18th of last November and on the stt
of December the steamship Miranda of l50C
tons burden started to pull the raft to New
York, by two heavy ropes of Is and 1
inches A heavy storm overlook the steam
er and on tn, 18th day OF December 1887
the monster ropes broke as il rhoy had on
y been common bed cords. The ste2me
came to New York Great fears were Inl
medistely expressed that ocean vessel
might be sunk by contact with th
hugh pile OF ruating timber. Steamer
were sent to learn the whereabouts of tn
rstt. In a few days they returned with tn
report that the RAFT hai gone 10 piecrt
every log floating by itself and scAStere
over many miles OF sea.