Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-01-22

Mr- Hraif her pastor was i'll, and Rev
MI Miller, of the Methodist church
conducted the services. One sbo,t
year ago she was a happv br;da
neT seemingly untimely end aImos,
oro6e the heart of her relatives. and
brought forth rich floral offsrinos
irom many friends as tributes to the
memory OF the departed. Interment
IN the frebyterian grave yard.
The Lewistown Gazette saws. As
one OF Robert Closes men near Nil
roy, was on his way to work Satur-
day morning a week ago ne happen
ed TO spy among the tie piles alone
the railroad several bags of soms.
thlng, which upon examination nrnv-
ell 10 DE oats and corn feed. He re-
ported to the warehouse men of !
r. Henry Thinking some lumber
men had put it there until he WAS
ready To go home no attention was
Pald u IT. In the evening as no one
came Tor the bags IL was tbouobt
best TO carry them into the ware
house While moving the bags of
iced several pokes of flour were
iohnd among ties, waich created a
suspicion of theft The books of the
mouse were examined and IL WAS
1oun that the company was short
some feed and -four, and the men M
ohce proceeded to carry the balance
OF the bags IN, when thev found some
OF It had been carried away while
they were at the warehouse. 1t Is
II t Known definitely how the feed
was cotton from the house as every
door and window was all right ON
the morning after the theft. The
supposItlon Is that the thief secreted
himself IN the house during the dav
and opened the docr from the inside.
carried out the goods aud closed the
door again as it was. A suspicion of
who the tbjef is Is had by some.
The fifth annual meeting of the
State Horticulture Association was
held IN the Court House last Wednes-
day and Thursday George Jacobs
delivered the address Of welcome.
The weather was not propiiious and
the attendance was CORES pond ntly
small The display of fruit, flowers
and plants was credible. The meet
ings were in eresting and INSTRUCTIVE
The speeches and essays took
IN th- whole range of horticulture
The subject OF the cultivation OF
ches'nuts was one Of the most inter
resting under consideration and it
e
chestnuts may De grated on the
young chestnut tree and thus the
mountain sides and barren ridges will
be turned into more profitable groves
than peach orchads. Professor Eagle
championed the chestnut industr-
and when the lclety was through
with the subject OF chestnuts it APP
peared that J. Z. Smith of Fayette
township has engaged In the indus
try and has n grove grated with
the Spanish chestnut and Paragon
chestnut. 1t Is plain once the HUr-
ticultural Association has its way,
which hasten the day, the hillsides
and hilltOps viii be dotted over with
peach orchards, berry gardens and
vine yards, and the mountains and
rocky ridges be covered with chest
nut groves, and groves Of the nut
producing trees, and the valley lands
VII be dev ted to the raising of
grain and garden vegetables. 1t
would require Il number of long re-
ports to give all tine valuable and
.ice things the professors said Ed
win Davis of Walker township as-
| livered valuable address on peach
culture. J. L. Jamisun of Faye te
/ township addressed the association
/ on the cultivation of the peach l.
! C.. Lantz, of Delaware township talk
ell on ths subject Of the cultivation Of
berries. He Is practical cultlvatoI
Of berries. The officers Of the past
wear were reelected A committed
On legislation having for lis oblect
the determination of the '.yellOws'
among peach trees, &c, WAS appoint
Ell. ]. f Jamisou Is the Junlat'
county member Of the committee
The meeting next year Will be helI
IN Lancaster, beginning on the 3rC
Wednesday in January 1891 L
will also be the occasion Of 4 re-un
ion of all living original members o
the association