Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-05-02

! ucAt EOADDqth
The public schools of the town
were out on a parade under tbo
i,narshalship of Professor Gartnar
last Thursday evening.
Services preparatory to the celabra
tlon OF the Lords Supper will ba
held in the Presbyterian Church nn @
rridsy evening, and on SATURDAY.
The prospects are fattsring for
she establishment of new Post OF.
nee at Dressler's on the Rich6eld
and Oriental route. 1t is a much
needed Improvement.
A certain farmer who could not
raise Sl.OO to pay for his home paper
sent $500 to an eastern man to learn
the secret OF keeping butter from
getting strong. He received the reply
''Eat it, -
Mr.. John S. Graybill, came from
Lancaster last Friday, with valise
full of Pennsylvania Traction Rail.
road Bonds, for the Juniata County
people who have invested in the en-
terprise.
-Muggins-"I shall do something
desperate if that boy next door don't
stop his racket on that cornes. I
could kill him" Buggins-"Why
don't you?" Muggins-'How?" Bug
glns-''Buy him a dozen boxes Of
cigarettes.
Joel Meiser, of near Oriental was
so unfortunate as to break a leg
while leading a horse to water, one
day not long since. This is the
third fracture Of the same limb Alr.
Melser sustained within a period of
IA months.
Bristol, n. H, April 27.-Nsthan-
lei Spring Berry, the war Cover
nor Of New Hampshire, long known
as the "House Tanner of Bristol -
died at 5 o'clock this morning. He
would have been 100 years old on
September l next.
A tramp seeking lodging in the
Mlitfiin county poor house became i'll
With small pox, last week. A little
house WAS bailt for him at the far
side of the poor house farm orchard,
where he is confined and cared for. He
is from Northwood. Earrows, New
Hampshire. and gives his ramo john
.Nereve.
Mrs. Sarah, widow of James Nc,
Clellan, died on Tuesday night, April
18th, at the age of Go years, at her
home on Balm street, Harrisburg
Her funeral took place Friday after.
noon. Services were held in Messiah
Lutheran church, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Luther De Yoe. Four
children survive the deceased. Mrs.
Mcclellan and ser deceased husband
were natives of Mifflintown.
On the oath day Of last April, Airs
Catharine Lauver, of Evendale, died
aged 90 years. She was an aunt OF
Mr.. Tobias Aucker, of this town. In.
terment in the EYendale, Mennonite
grave yard. Mrs. Lauver was the
mother of II children, six OF whom
died; &c grand children, Is of whom
died; II great grand children 6 OF
whom died. The number of her is
sue, children, grand children and
great grand children living is 165.
No workee no eatee. a tramp
raped at the back door of a West
Huntingdon residence on Tuesday
and when the lady of the house an
swered the call he asked her for
something to eat. Il will give you
something to eat if you will dig me
some garden" That is not what ask
ed you,' said the Knight of the road
Il asked you for something to eat
and if you don't want to give it tc
me say so, and he left the premise.
growing to himself-H Huntingdon
journal.
The Pennsylvania tramp law pro-
vides that any tramp who enters c
dwelling house against the permiss'
ion Of the owner, or even kindles {
drc on road or land of another, with
out the owners consent, may, on con
yictioa, be sentenced to imprison
lnent for the act Of vagrancy, sucl
as going about from place TO place
is prima facie evidence that the of
fender is tramp, and he cannot es
cape as such unless he can prove b,
satisfactory evidence that he doet
not make a practice of begging.
A popularity of the Pennsylvania
tramp act is the authority it gives tc
any person, an officer or otherwise
upon view Of any otfense described
in the act, to arrest the offender snC
take him before magistrate. Ever,
citizen and any number Of citizens il
the county are officers for tho en-
forcement of this law.
The cell Of Mrs Carpenter il
the Jail was hardly vacated at mid
night on Monday night, till Ira Fry
Harry Focht and Frank Zechm IN
all about 21 years old, and all iron
Snyder county, were put in her Gel
for the outrageous attempt to roI
farmer Jacob Ludwig of .MoDro
township this county. On .Nonda
morning about daylight the thre
thieves attempted to capture Ludwi
at his barn and rob him. He how
ever was to quick for them and DIRE,
a pistol from a pocket. The thieve
ran, Ludwig fired at them, and alarm
ed the neighborhood. About 40 cit
izens turned out, and after a chas
of miles they were captured in Greer
5 wood township, but not till all bac
been more or less hurt by pistol an
gun shot wounds. Constable, J. "
Miller with assistants VIM. Trou
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