Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-29

John w. SPEEDILY the Prohibition can
didate for Legislature in Juniata
The Democratic State Convention
will meet at Harrisburg on the 11th
of September to nominate q candi-
date to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Mr.. Sloan, candidate
for Congressman at-Large.
The detective force and the police
force of the whole country have their
eyes open for a sight of, and their
ears set for a sound of Harry A
Gardner, who looted the Altoona End
National Bank of one hundred thou.
sand dollars.
H. Clay Evans, a native of Juniata
county has been nominated by the
Tennessee Republican State Conven
tion for Governor He was born in
this county in 1S43. He was First
Assistant Post Master General under
President Harrison.
Mrs. Bjones.-"1 wish you would
cut that wood this afternoon.
Bjones-"1 can't, Ma, I've got sore
finger and a pain in my back and a
headache, an I'm goin' to play first
base for the Inviucibles this after
noon, anyhow
The Bloomfield Advocate of Aug.
% says:-Our Carroll township cor
respondent states that a case of
smallpox has developed in that Sec
ton, Harry Frieze being the victim.
Those in charge of the case should
see that the patient be isolated and
that all precautions be taken to pre-
vent the spread of the disease.
The three year old child of Rich
ard Coiding. found a large black
snake in their yar.l last Friday, and
pulled the reptiles tail The snake
brought its head around with an ugly
thud in the child's face. and gave it a
bite on the cheek. The child scream
ed, the family dog ran to the rescue
and shook the snake to pieces. Mr.
Colding lives near Hummelstown, N.
].
George Preston freight engine
engineer, was killed at Longfellow
last week. Three freight trains were
piled one on the other by the first
one being wrecked by something
giving way under the train. Pres
ton was running the hind train and
did not see the wreck ahead until he
ran into it. He was born in Patter-
son where his parents lived 80 years
ago.
Lewistown Free Press. Aug %,
1884 We learn that James Slime
berger's house in Decatur township.
burned down on Monday night while
the family We're in town attending
the circus. Verv few of the contents
We're saved. The family did not
know of the fire until next morning
when a neiqhbor drove TO town and
apprised them of their misfortune.
We are not informed as to an insur-
ance on the property.
Last Saturday evening fast freight
struck three railroad tramps near
Lougfellow, Miffin county. One of
the men was instantly killed. The
names Of the two men who survive
the knock off, are Anthony Galaski
and Alexander Browinski The lat
ter is believed to be fatally hurt. The
former has his left leg and foot brok-
Ell. They were all taken to the .Mf
fin county poor house where the
dead man was given burial They
all had money.
Inventor Edison together with the
Hon Thomas Lowery, of Minneapo
lis, has patented a steam .'lingua
graph" This ..linguagraph," is de.
signed to be used on locomotives in.
stead of the steam whistle. The
machine talks instead of shrieks.
Instead Of whiStling once for down
brakes it blows the word s.brakes.
1t is all question of pipes, valves
and KEY board, and when the thing
is perfect it will toot the names of al!
the stations along. the liue-Ex.
A Wil!iamsport paper says:-There
is a suspicion abroad that some ofthe
honest sheep raisers of Lycoming
county are playing 2 game upon the
county that would do credit to hea
then Chinese. It is alleged that
when one sheep is killed the audi
tors are informed. They see the
sheep, appraise it and go away, but
while the auditors are turning out of
the lane, the owners of another flock
of sheep will take the dead animal to
his home, summons the auditors,
have it appraised and receive the
money from the Commissioners.
Then one or two other men do like
wise, until finally the county pays
out about $40 for that one sheep.
A barn owned by Mrs. George
Meyer, and stable owned by w. A.
Pannnebaker in East Waterford,
were destroyed by fire last Thursday,
August %, about noon. The origin
OF the fire is not known. The air
was drawing strongly over the town
from the burning buildings, and but
for the presence of mind of w. A.
.M,llikeu and lumberman Glace. the
confiagration would not have stop
ped where it did. They two mount
Ell the roof Of stable of George
Conn, and kept it thoroughly wet
with water Conn's stable was the
connecting link between The confag-
ration and other combustible parts
of the town, and if it had taken fire,
there is no telling where the flames
would have stopped.