Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-12

subject of \. NJ. Hammers lecture.
before the Teachers Institute, on
Wednesday evening, November 26.
Two men named. .Kamera of Wash
lngton county, killed "a squir-ols in
two days. This is true story. for
the Monongahela City mail carrier
counted the tails hung on a string at
their store.
The lodge of Sons of Temperance
of Mitfiintown, have rendered a vote
Of thanks to Rev. S. Milton Frost, ID.
ID, for n sermon he delivered to them
on Sabbath morning, November 2,
1890.
Rev. S Milton Frost, ID. D.. will
preach in the NJ. E. Church next Sab
bath morning and evening. Subject
for morning. The Day of Pentecost. 3"
Subject for evening, THE Pilgrim at
the hill Of Difficulty All welcome.
There is said to be n COW at Mill
! wood, Westmoreland Co, which
gives but one gallon of milk per day-
while the owner sells "a pounds of
butter per week OF course the ot}a
er cows IN the neighborhood do not
give rs much milk as formerly"
Citizens of Port Royal were talk.
ing sabout tdrning the Academy
building into "a .woolen factory.
Since the Democracy have secured
50 large n majority in the popular
branch of Congress it Is not known
what affect 1t will have on the Port
Royal enterprise, for Democratic
Congress Is a menace to a protective
tariff and Will bring all such enter
prises as that contemplated at Port
Royal to a brown study as to wheth-
er they had better halt or go on.
From the Newton Hamilton
Watchman On last Friday evening
George Postlewaits, lad about II
years OF age, WAS shooting with a
bow and arrow and by chance shot
his arrow upon the roof Of his moth
er's dwelling where it lodged. The
boy passed in through the house. up
stairs to the attic and out upon tho
roof tor the purpose CT recovering
the arrow, but while on the roof his
feet slipped and he was precipitsted.
a distance Of 20 feet to the solid
stone pavement, alighting on his feet,
without receiving ths least injury.
From the Altoona Tribune of the
Ith inst i fire, attended by senss-
tional circumstances, occurred with g.
in a mile OF Somerset. about half
past o'clock "Wednesday evening.
The large barn on the Josiah Brant
farm was totally destroyed The
farm and everything an it belongs to
Josiah Woy. of near Somerset Re
ports state that Mr.. Brant was in the
barn feeding the stock. when he was
attacked by FIVE masked men, who
demanded his money. Being refus-
ed taey struck him on the head with
c,uh. and also on the hands, knock
ing his lantern into the hay. The
lantern was broken and the flames
set fire TO the hay, qiuck,v commuDi-
eating TO the building. The assail
ants then hastily departed. The
live stock IN the harh was rescued,
but everything else was consumed,
including all the fall crops, grain,
hay, &c. The building, &C., WAS full
ly covered bv insurance.
From the Newport Ledger. Last
Saturday John Taylor went out for
rabbits aud during the hunt he lost
his knife He went back to hunt for
it and ran a rabbi; into a hole. He
found his knife and in attempting to
kill the rabbit he struck his left hand
on the open blade of the knife, near
" seYering the index finger. This
did noS interfere vith his duties as
inspector Of the election on Tuesday.
Saturday night what might have
been a murder took place near the
square. For a day or two there had
bsen an itinerant umbrella mender
named Owen DoEnslly, about town,
and on Saturday night he. with 9th
ers INDUCED too freely in bad liquor
With the party was one Bill Brad
ford, worthless negro, who lives
or wOI Ks with J. IL krSner up Hac-
coon. Bill Is a peaceable man when
sober, but the very devil himself when
drunk Without aby prOvOcstIon
whatever he went up to DOnnaIly aud
cut him across the side with knife,
and ali that saved the man was that
the knife struck a rib preventing 1t
from penetrating the person TO the
vItals. Not satisfied with cutting the
mans person, Bill took his hat and
slashed II iutO pieces. DOnnaliy aP-
psared before Squire KipP and
made information against Bradford,
and the man was arrested. After a
brief hearing the prisoner was al
mi;tei u bal for court. D0nually
was still st Martins hotel sufferin 8
from his wound, and Is anxious To
appear before the grand jury. ng4inst t
his would be slayer. The Injured
man was taken tn the poor house TO
rsmein until court.
On THURSDAY night, November %,
/ the Teachers Institute will be enter
tained by the Boston Ideal Banjo,
Mandolin and Guitar Club, which
comes highly recommended, -s ttc
reader may learn by perusing the
/ following:
The Mandolin and Guitar Duotts,
rendered 10y Messrs- Harris AID Gai-
ucia. were the cause OF tie most en-
thusiastic recalls N I. Sun
There WAS pleased audience at
the Y. NJ. G. A Hall last night. The
attraction was the Boston denl Club,
E.-1