Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-15

4. E. Rice of Perry county recent.
ly. rode on his bicycle from Bloom.
field to Landisburg a distance of 10
miles IN 80 minutes.
The Juniata Editorial Association,
met in Altoona on Friday and visited
the business points and pleasure re.
sorts of the Mountain City.
The Post of this place have determ.
ined to visit Pittsburg from the 10th
to the 18th of September on the oc.
casion of the National Encampment.
The Mifflintown Juniors and Port
Royal base ball clubs played a game
at Port Royal on Friday. Score 29
to 10 in favor of the Mifi1into WI
Juniors.
A fight between 20 war ships OF
China and Japan, recently is claimed
by both parties as victory. Some
days will elapse before particulars
can be received.
Mrs. NJ. L Drum and daughter,
Mrs. DR.. NJ. P. Hine of Houtzdale
started for Gettysburg last Tuesday
where they were joined by Rev. N. l.
Drum and daughter Miss Myrtle
who drove over.
The river bridge at this place is
being repainted and looks we'll in its
new dress, and if appearance is an
indication of durable paint, the coat
of paint that has been put on it will
last long time.
The case of the defunct Perry
County Bank that WAS booked for
trial at Bloomfield last week, was
postponed on account of G. 81. Berg.
ner of Harrisburg, a material wit
ness being sick.
The Miffiin county ticket nominal
ed last week is, T. H. .Mahon TO,
Congress-; L. B Reed. Assembly; H
G. Vanzandt, Associate Judge; d. S
Price, Director of Poor; S. B. Kiner
Jury Com missioner.
The new State Library Building
at Harrisburg will be completed by
November There are lis, 900 books
in the Library which will require IL
men, three weeks to transfer from tn,
old to the new building.
Some nights ago thieves entered
the Office of President Grlng of the
N. 4 s. V. r. r. Company. Newport
Perry county, and drilled hole in
his safe and blew it open. Money
was not kept in the safe.
The mail on 6Io 1day morning die
not get in till 8 o'clock on account O.
freight wreck at Newport. Th'
wreeking crew at this place was call
ed out about l o'clock on Monday
morning to help clear the tracks.
The wife of Harry Kerstetter, boss
blacksmith in the Huntingdon Re
formatnry, was charged with un
fsithfulness by his wife, which Sc
worked upon his mind that he blew
his head off with shot from dou
ble-barrelled shot gun last Thursday
Two tramps induced Cyrus Cor
bett, a 13 year old koy of Hanover
York county to leave home will
them. The parents of the boy have
been in distress ever since Thu
boy has light hair, blue eyes, freck
led face and is stoutly built. He
has q dark blue mark about an inch,
long on his left jaw.
William Shively has contrac
with the Patterson town council tx
hau, naturally broken flint stone
from Andrew Beashors quarry i!
Fermanagh township, to place th'
street in condition from the rive
bridge to the railroad for Ga cents
toI. 1t is to put in repair Thorough
est street in Juniata county.
The newspaper pulse is the on
sure guide to a knowledge of tn
condition and quantity of crops. T.
feel the newspaper pulse at this time
one learns that the potato crop i
small and rather poor in quality. Th
corn crop will not average a hal
crop. The oats crop is not an aver
age crop, and the wheat crop is
very common one.
Last Friday abou. 5 p. H.. Alber
J. Miller of near Mexico, attempte'
to board freight train runnin:
west, but failed and got his left foo
under the wheels. The Doctor
Crawford were called and amputateo
the foot. The young man is q
years old, aud is DONG as well a
can be expected, considering the IA
ture of the injuries.
A cave, in of about fifteen acres o
the town OF Scranton, Pa, las
Thursday, made many places billy
and billy places in that town level
and burst the water and gas pipes
ana ruined streets and houses to tn
extent of thousands of dollars, anc
penned lot Of miners at work il
the coal mines under the town. Th'
miners have since been rescued.
On the Thursday night of last weel
a good buggy was stolen from tn.
farm of John Baker, one and Eal
miles east of Carlisle, and upon whicl
Eber Llchty is tenant. 1t is supposed
that the buggy was stolen by gypsies
Mr. Liehty drove through Perry coun
tv, where the gypsies had gone. aftel
breaking comp in this county, bu
could find no trac of his buggy.-Car
Isle Herald of the End inst.
Last Thursday, n. L Smith OF
Fayette township, brought the prod
uct of three green gage trees to the
cannery at this place. He had 1;
buchels, cages, for which he received
fifteen dollars and TWENTY-FIVE cents