Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-22

Upon the suggestion of the State
Board OF Health, the Legislature
is likely to appropriate 100000 for
cholera, if the dread disease appears
the coming summer.
The latest apportionment bill
places Jnniata in the 18th Congress
ional district, with Franklin, Hunting
don, Miffiin, Snyder and Union coun-
ties, which is the old district with
Fulton county left off. Fulton is
placed with Blair, Bedford and Som.
erset counties.
The Beaver Springs, Snyder Co.
Herald, Of the 18th inst, says:-We
would caution stockraisers to keep
clear Of Decatur, as at q recent sale
two horses were sold at 81 q piece.
Spring township can go yon one bet
ter. At a sale here recently horse
WAS sold for 55c.
Twelve boys were arrested in
Mlddleburg, charged with SNOWFALL
ing Brakeman Harry Rice of Harris
burg. The additional charges Of
malicious mischief and tresspassing
on P. r. r. property were preferred.
Eleven of the boys were reprimand-
ed and fined 50 rs each, while John
Snyder Was fined Sc for assault and
battery.
Those who usually engage in the
shooting and trapping of fur bear
ing animals will be interested in
learning the prices that are being
paid for skins, to wit; Otter S. to So;
mink 75c to 50; red fox, 81 to s1.65;
grey fox, SOC; raccoon. CSC to 81;
skunk, 81 to 81. so; skunk, half strip
ed, 55 and 70c; skunk, striped, 20 to
35c;::oppossum 10 to 40c; muskrat, 5
TO lS.-Ex.
A disastrous freight wreck took
place near Barree, Huntingdon Co,
last Friday morning. Traffic was
delayed four hours. Two locomo-
tives and 25 loaded coal cars were
destroyed. One Of the firemen lay
under the wreckage several hours,
and when taken out was not much
hurt. 1t was by a shifting train
near the wreck that a brakeman of
this county WAS killed.
Mrs. Scrooge-I am writing to ask
the Browns to meet the Jonses here
at dinner, and to the Joneses to
meet the Browns. We owe them
both an invitation you know.
Mr.. Scrooge-But I've heard that
they have just quarreled and don't
speak
Mrs. Scrooge-I know. They'll
refuse, and we needn't give a dinner
party at all-Tid-Bits.
E. S. Parker, President of the Col
umbia National Bank. Washington,
D. c., spent last Thursday here on
business. He found sthe place in
statu quo, and about tho same peo-
pie every morning on the street few
minutes for an airing and for the
purpose Of exchanging information
and notes about every ybody, and
everything that had taken place with
in the previous twenty-four hours.
Mr. Parker looks well, and substan-
tial, like the bank he represents.
A. G. Greenland writing to the
Huntingdon Globe says: 1 have re-
Gently seen the reported accounts of
large trees. 1t is my turn now.
Whist do you think of this? We
sawed tree on lands of j. A. W.
Plummer, near Newburg, Trough
Creek Valley, that cut 1904 feet. The
largest log cut II switch ties, the
smallest 1, s logs in all The whole
troe cut 40 switch ties. This tree
was hauled in the mill By two horses.
We have sawed other logs here that
have cut s switch ties each.
Newport Lodger:-One night last
week, the larder at the II. f. par
sonage was robbed Of provisions.
Saturday night Rev. A. S. Baldwin,
heard footstep on the porch and
thinking 1t WAS call for him, inquir-
cd who was there. Receiving no
answer he got his gun and shot out
into the air, which frightened the
thief or would-be thief, that he made
tracks down through the school yard
to get away. 1t is pity that the
fellow did not get few Of the pei
lets in his person.
Lewistown Gazette: S. B. Byler,
hooked % fine suckers in the creek
last week. Saul knows where the
best places to fish are, and how to
haul out the fish. x 4 A few days
ago as Moses M. Yodsr WAS going to
the Uniontown mill he noticed a
flock of turkeys which at first he
supposed were tame, but upon closer
investigation, he found that they
were wild turkeys and seemed to be
almost starved He stopped his
team and shelled several ears of corn,
which he threw to them, they COM
ing within few feet of tie team,
and after being well filed they took
their fight to the mountain.
Harriet E. Hall of Wsynotown,
Ind, says: 81 owe my life to the
great South American Nsrvine.
had been in bed for FIVE months from
the effscts of an eYhauStsd Stomach
Indigestion, Nervous prostration and
general shattered condition of my
wholo system. Had given up all
hopes of getting we'll. Had tried
three doctors with no relief. The
first bottle of the Nervins Tsnic i'm
proved me 20 much that 1 was able
to walk about and few bottles cur
cd me entirely. believe it is the