Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-07-12

Bloomfield, Perry county people
are talking of ofsupplying their town
from spring a mile west of town,
located IS feet higher than the bor-
ough.
The water from Macedonia that
supplies Miffiintown, comes from the
mountain J miles and has a fail of
230 feet to the top of the piers of the
river bridge and the pressure is 80
pounds to the inch.
Travel on the Tuscarora Valley
Railroad was heavy on the Attn. The
cars running both ways were crowd
ed The seats not only were filed,
but the aisles and platform wero
crowded by people standing.
Second Lieutenant Amos Martin,
who recently graduated from the
United States Military School at
West Point, has been assigned to
duty in Company 1, First Regiment,
United States Infantry, now station
ed in California.
Mr.. Edward Schue of New Sher-
mans Church, bought twenty head
of cattle last fall at $3.50. They
weighed 10000 pounds and cost
$40. He sold them last week at So
per hundred They weighed 22,210
pounds and amounted to S1,110.50.
Hanover Record.
The Bloomfield Advocate SAYS
The scaling down of the pension list
has victim in this borough, and re-
port says Blain has eight persons
who have received notice of discon-
tinuance of their pensions We will
watch closely this scaling of the list,
to see if considerable partisanship
will not soon be detected.
The 4th was celebrated at Water
ford with patriotic spirit. A meeting
was held in grove near the town in
the afternoon over which r. NJ. Bart
ley presided. D. 3. McWilliams,
Rev. Mr.. Strawser of Blaine, Perry
county; Rev Mr.. Graham of Concord,
Rev. A. S. Davenport of Academia,
each delivered an address.
English SPAWN Linimert removes
all Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps
and Blemishes from horses, Blood
SPAWN, Curbs. Splints, Sweeny, Ring
bone, Stiles, Sprains and Swollen
Throats, Coughs, &c. Save $50 by
use Of one bottle Warranted the
most wonderful Blomish Cure ever
known. Sold by J.. Banks & Co,
Druggists, MiHlintown. Oct. /, II.
Governor Pattison has notified
the sher!ff5 Of the four Counties
Pike, Carbon, Monroe and North
Gmpton-which comprise the Eighth
Pennsylvania congressional district,
to ho'd n special election on Tuesday,
July %, to elect a member Of con-
gres7. The seat was vacated by the
death of the congressman William
MHtchler, and it is likely that his son
Howard, viii be chosen his success
sor."
Bloomfield Democrat: - Stewart
Allen of McCoysville, Junl4ta county,
is visiting DIR. Allen, his brother.
James Foley of Avoca, Luzerue
county, formerly of Liverpool this
county, hae been granted a pension
of SIS per month, with 5000 back pay.
x A considerable number Of To-
Gusts have made their appearance in
portions of this county. The regu-
lar seventeen year locusts are not
due until 1902
A great riot broke out in Paris,
France, last week through n trivial
cause 4 LOT Of students were having
a masked ball and behaved so out
ra9eousiy that the police interfered
The students resisted the police.
When the aparchistic element ont of
hatred to the police took a hand in
tie riot. The students slipped out
OF the riot, but the rioting was con
tiuued several days by the anarchists.
A portion of the Army was brought
into the city to put down the riot.
Possibly a veteran here and there
with long stretches between the cases
may have gone wrong on their applica.
tion for pension, and where such
cases exist pension agents should
have set the applicants right. Here
and there n skinner of u pension
agent may be found, who has not
only skinGe d the veterans but has
INSTRUCTED them. The truth is this
talk about pensions comes only from
rebel aud democratic leaders. Vote
the Republican ticket County and
State 50 that the republican party
may be strengthened for the next
Presidential election, and then vote
for q republican president aud a re
publican congress, and they will pass
an act TO persion every veteran
Many veterans now see where they
voted wrong in the past. Vote right
in the future.
Bloomfield Times: It is stated thai
the salary OF the post master at Dun
cannon will now be $1,000 instead
of S1,100, and the Newport salary
will be raised from 81 400 to 81, 500
Joseph Swdrtz, supervisor O.
Newton township, a prominent and
influential farmer, residing near New
vile, committed suicide ON the 22nG
inst, by hanging. He wos 40 years
Old. No cause is assigned fer the
act. < Last Wednesday evening
Thomas Harper citizen of Howe
township, died suddenly at the cana
lock house, about three miles east o.
Newport. He had been out on the
river with Jacob Sheaffer fishing dur.
ing the day and had just returned to
the house when he was stricken Will,
sitting on a chair. and died IN the