Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-31

Photographer Hsss b.s .,,
aiou ninery to his gallery to hurry
''ns 'he making of pictures.
q, Twelve thousand people, and sftv
thousand cattle lost their lives re-
'n'iy' In an earthquake, in Paris.
The sprlng like weather WAC
urought to close by a cold snan
mat froze the ground hard last Tburs
day morning. "D''
one hundred citizens of Hunting.
Ion' were entertained by fist fipht
between Huntingdon pugilists a few
evenings ago.
Inc foundation walls of the bipb
buildings ,D1 in Chicago are giving way
tney will build no more sky scranino
buildings in Chicago.
A: W. Opple & Son, of OppIeyilIe
1uniata county, have q steam saw
mil and planning mill in operation
doing satisfactory work.
auu Two cnlldren, of
syracuse, n. u, have been visiting
1ev; h. G. Holloway and family. Dr.
holloway Is Mrs. Edy's father.
The letters uncalled for in the Milf
1lntown post office, at the close of
the week January 9th, 1894, were
tor Charles Rodgers, Annie Mayer
George Bitner.
The Miffilnburg Telegraph of Jan
uarv 26th says:-Rev. Isaac Hickman
we much regret to learn, is on the
sick list. Was quite ill for several
days but is now, happily improving.
Mr.. Thaddeus Zimmerman and
Air. W. j. Rice, of Ickesburg, Perry
county, came over to Juniata county
by spring wagon on Tuesday. They
report foot of snow on the summit
of Tuscarora mountain.
Snow enough fell in Philadelphia
and Lancaster to make sleighing.
The storm seems to have come from
the sea and did not reach inland far
enough to make sleighing among the
mountains of Pennsylvania.
The bill that Juniata county has
to pay for the keeping of w. j. Nc.
heen, W. Mstson Walker. James
Kennedy. Jacob Moore, John Shine
loft, and Geo. F. Dauberman. in the
Western Penitentiary is $5S2,64.
At a meeting of the managers of
the Juniata county Agricultural So. !
cietv held last Friday evening, the
18th, 18th, and 14th Of September,
next. were selected as the days for
the holding of the annual fair for
1894.
Seven hundred miles out from
New York ships encountered a great
wave sixty feet high on the 2Oth
inst, how many ships were DESTROYED
by it Is not known. A number were
60 badly damaged that they were
required to come back to New York
for repairs. What caused the wave
is the question.
Rev. Henry Baker, d. D., died at
his home in Altoona last Sabbath
evening after an illness that com
menced with paralysis Of the left side
IN October, 1898. He was aged II
years. Older members OF the Luth-
eran Church in Juniata have recol-
lection of him. His funeral takes
plare this Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. NJ. L. Drum, has been for
three weeks conducting service of
revival MEETINGS in the NJ f Church.
Congregations have been large and |
the interest encouraging. Although |
but three have indicated publicly
their purpose to renew their vows, |
and enter upon better life. The
promise is fair for a good revival of !
religion. The meetings are contin-
ued. All are invited.
Lewis McCrum aged "a years COM
mitted suicide in his home in Hunt
ingdon, on Sunday, by shooting a
bullet into his head. He leaves a
wife and au IL months old child to
mourn his untimely taking off Only
few weeks ago his brother had both |
legs cut off by the cars. The mother
of these unfortunate men is pros
trated with grief over the misfortune
that has overtaken her family and |
has the sympathy of that community.
Foreigners engaged in not in
the mining district of Mansfield, Pa,
on Saturday which before it was
quelled, by the citizens of the place
resulted in the burning of a good
deal Of property and the robbing of
stores and houses. The riot was
caused by reduction in the rate of
wages. The citizens of that com
munity are asking the coal operators
to employ only American workmen.
They are asked to discharge all
foreigners.
Our local Elocutionist, Miss E
MYRTLE Drum, and her class of pupils
assisted by an orchestra and indl
vidual musicians will give literary
and musical entertainment i'll the
Court House, On the evening OF Feb
ruary 18th. In addition to lnstru
mental and vocal music, and Elocu-
tionary yrenderings. a Dumb Bell
Drill will increase the attractiveness
of the program. As it is for the
benefit of the M. f. Church we hope
- will he largely patronlZed.
The Huntingdon Journal says
poet office robberies are becoming
freouent, the latest having been
committed at Duncansville on Sun
day night last. The amount stolen
will aggregate s40O. The blame is
centred on a party of tramps and
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