Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-05-21

D. He was the builder Of the splendi,
Catholic church ard Convent neal
Gospel Hill, and when the protector
Of the buildings were discouraged 70
want cf funds, and proposed to CIV,
It up his indomitable perseverance
ipdure,i him to say: No I'll no
give no. III 20 oui ~'vself and bee
for money for the cause befoIc -f,
up s. much for the courage anu
zaal Of the first builder in Altoona
He exhibited TO us photograph oI
decorative work executed by his OWL
hands in the German Catholic church
that stands not far from mud Town
Hill, an elevated piece Of groun d
from which may be had, q spls ndid
view Of this city that Is built over
more hills than were In the eternal
city of Rome
Altoona has thirty churches.
Four banks
Twenty y-eight saloons.
Forty lawyers and as taany doc
tors.
Sixty-eight schools with more than
one hundred teachers.
\ number Of Catholic parochiel
schools.
Seven newspapers, four Of them
dailies.
1t has many gambling devotees.
1t Is II good place for real estate in
yeStment.
1t has debt Of four hundred and
ten thousand dollars.
Ii has all kinds OF club and secret
society organizations, and the dav
We We're there, last Thursdar, May
15,
THE NEW MASONIC TEMPLE,
on the corner of 18th street and 11th
Avenue WAS dedicated. The temple
Is said to be the most complete in
matters Of appointment outside Of
the Masonic Temple in the City OF
Bruthtrlv Love. There were pres
ent at the dedication members from
all parts Of Central Pennsylvania and
from other parts Of the state-Ma-
sons Of all degrees from Entered Ap-
prentice Degree, on mp through all
the degrees Of Sglum. Is Temple
Masonry, through the Royal Arch
Degree, into the f'l ,-l.
might Templar degrees were there.
Altoona j. up ;u the latest Amori-
can management for the grading and
paving of streets to head of Iobbery
in such enterprises. The job5ery IL
the grading and paving Of streets
had become So common that 1t be
came necessary to take the matter out
of the hands of the cItyor town cuun-
ell and lodge 1t among property hold
ors. NJ street can be graded or paved
without first obtaining the consent
Of two thirds Of the owners of prop
erty along the street upon which the
improvement Is proposed to be made.
When two thirds of the property
holders give their consent hy peti-
ton for the grading and paving of a
street the work may be done, not at
the general expense Of tho taxpayers
of the city, but at the expense Of the
holders along the sereet on
which the improvement Is made. The
Juniata Valley
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
met in the office of the Altoona
Tribune at 10 o'clock n. m. The ed
itors present were Deru of the Al
toona Tribune. Conrad Of the Ne
Veytown Journal Shrum Of the New
port Ledger. Allison Of the Juniata
Herald Jackman of the Nitiiintown
Democrat and Register. Go-uaud-
er Of the Cleariield Republican.
Lindsay Of the Huntingdon News,
BrumbaUgh cf the Huntingdon Ad-
vance. Pauuabaker of the Coalport
Standard. Speedy of the Port ROYAL
Times. Schweier ot-the Lcr..-iata Sen
TN. and Republican.
President Dern called the meeting
to order Secretary and Treasurer
Conrad read the minutes of the past
wear with statement of the financial
standing Of the Association, which
announced a surplus IN the Treasury,
all of which was approved
II c. Dern was reelected Presi-
dent, DR. \ 3 Brumbaugh, Vice
President f. Conrad, Secretary and
Treasurer and George Shrom, G-
Is. Goodland-r and w. NJ Allison,
executive committee. Messrs. Dern.
Brumbaugh and Conrad by virtue of
their office are members of the eXecu-
tive committee.
Il
the objective point for the next an
nual summer excursion, and from
August Goth to Both as the date
Butt OF the Huntingdon Globe was
in town, but came to late to partici-
pate IN the meeting of the Associa
tion. McPike of the Times is:a Cath
olic, and his church that day held
special ascension day services and
that kept him away. Private bust
ness kept Slept of the Mirror, aud
Dunmire of the Independent, and
the other Altoona editors from the
meeting. We are indebted to editor
Swartz of the Tribune for courtesies.
on THE STREETS
one frequently meets Juniata county
people, who all speak highly of their
new home. Among - whom we
met, were f. W. III Kl ter, foreman
of the'Independent, Ai@m.J Greer,
who until last August was a writer
on the Tribune. The journey Of six,
ty four years in this vale of tears
have left their imprint on Greer
He has been an invalid with bron-
chitis since last October. Dave Sic
Der is keeping house and boarlel s
aud has Job at $500 day, at wosh
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