Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-12-05

Mrs. John S. Graybill of Laucas
ter IS visiting her daughter, Mrs
Grace Crawford.
The Grand Jury on Monday. was
the most expeditions jury heard of
IN Juniata in many days. They pass
ed eleven bills.
On the 11th of next January,
Adolphus Duncan, colored, will be
hung at Atlanta for a criminal as.
sault upon a white woman.
Ruble has now some of the hand.
so NEST and most valuable chamber
suites IN his new furniture ware room
on bridge street than have been seen
IN this county.
John Bryner died at his home at
LIE wistown Junction on the 9th day
of November, aged II years. Inter
m ent in Buffalo Church cemetery,
Perry county on Friday.
The good democratic times that
were promised when Cleveland was
elected here and are realized when a
horse or sheep buyer comes around,
or when farmer has wheat to sell.
Not a single death took place in
the ranks of the school teachers of
'luniata county the past year. A. Y.
.NcAfee veteran school Teacher was
not able to attend the Teachers H.
stitute because of illness.
Last Saturday a democratic gov.
ernor was inaugurated in the State
House ct Montgomery, Alabama
Outside of the State House grounds,
the Populists 1naugurated their Gov
ernor. The Populists want to carry
their case to Court. They say the
democratic governor was fraudulent
ly elected.
The remains of Cyrus Weeks were
brought to this place for interment
in Union Cemetery on the 2Sth of
November, from Harrisburg where
he died. He was boss painter in the
Pennsylvania Railroad Shops at
Harrisburg. He was a native of
Juniata county, and lived in this
town many years.
1T. J. Johnston, superintendent of
the Jobnstown public schools, is be-
ing investigated on charges to the af-
feet that on October 26, in the pres
ence of all the pupils, he used humil-
iatIng and improper language to
ward Edward Hudner, by referring
to and calling him s'booby," a
sneak grand daddy loDglegs,"
and speaking OF his walking Ike .
spi1er on stills
Liverpool Sun, November 25.-One
day this week party of sharpers at
tempted to play the buuco game on
Jacob Beller, resiiIng at Liverpool
station. A stranger came driving
down through the narrows and met
him accostinS him very Familiarity.
Before the conversation went very
far he represented himself as a son
Of the late Hon. John 3. Packer, of
Sunbury, and said he..was on his way
to view the farm Of J. NJ Bomg,rd-
ner above towr, with the intention
of purchasing it. and requested Mr..
BelIer to accompany him. His mis-
sion seemed plausible, backing up
his purpose by exhibiting a roll Of
money. Driving around tha noun
tain they met stranger, who stop
ped them aud inquired innocsntly
the way to "!Sunburytown" Then
they engaged in the usual three card
monte game and Mr.. Bell soon won
$4,000. OF course, he had read too
much about similar schemes to build
on any such unexpected good fortune
had kept bis wits together for later
Developments. One Of the sharpers
then had favorable turn in the
game and he. too, won round
$4,000. Next the usual 81, 900 check
was demanded of .Nr. BelIer to even
up matters, but lie shook his bene.
factors and they disappeared Il Is
supposed these sharpers ara operat-
ing from Georgetown or Herndon,
looking for victims in these valleys.
Keep an eye on them.