Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-11-28

Charles Swoyer of Altoona, spent
sunday afternoon with his friends in
this place.
Denmark has shut down on the
importation of live cattle and fresh
meat from the United States of Amer
lea.
The letters remaining in the Mif-
nlntown post office uncalled for on
Saturday, November "a, we're for
Miss Jean Ocher, Miss Nettie Kauff.
man, Miss Mary Kaufman Miss An.
ME Bollinger.
Iwenty-four members of the Post.
paid visit to the Lewistown Post,
on the evening of the 21st, it being
the occasion of the installation of of
ficers. The people of this town
speak in the highest praise of the
treatment the Lewistown veterans
extended to them.
The mouse and butterfly society of
Wilkesbarre, threaten to bring a
suit against two school teachers in
Wilkesbarre, against the one for hav
ing put a monse to death by slow
process to prove to the.schoola scien-
tific truth, against the other for trans
fixing butterfly with pin.
cit has been computed by Dun &
Co, that the wages of American
workmen have, on an average, been
reduced 20 per cent. under the Viii
son tariff bill. Trade experts also
estimate that the earnings of abe
wage earners are 100000 year
less than two years ago. That means
Just that much less to spend in the
stores foi food and raiment and 9th
er things. 1t is owing to this fact
that all kinds of business has been
on the downward track for the las t
year"
John Farleman trapped a bear in
his box trap in Licking Greek Valley,
and had caught another bear in his
large steel spring trap. He had a
pole ten feet long fastened to the
trap. The bear dragged the trap
and pole long distance, and in
crossing log three feet high, the
pole was broken from the trap. The
trail was not hard to follow aud
came to an end at a certain place,
where nothing of trail or bear could
be found excepting the trap and a
foot OF The bear in it. The beast had
been shot by hunters; the carcass car
lied away and the foot and trap left.
The foot had been cut off, probably
with a hatchet.
Bel'eionte Wa.chman.
One day last week big covered
wagon drawn by two fine looking
mules passed through the streets of
Beiiefonte and wended its way dust
covered and tired looking, on to
Zion. In it We're comfortably en-
scounced Edwin Gephart, his wife
and four children. They had Jour
neyed all the way from Elk county,
kensas. n distance Of over fourteen
hundred miles.
They started overland on the 9th
OF September and just forty seven
days later reached the home of Air.
Philip Gephart as Zion, who is the
father Of the traveller. The trip was
said to be very delightful one,
fraught with very little discomfort.
The family slept in the wagon and
ate whenever they could fad suit
able camping round The trip cost
them S35. In the future they will
reside in Centre county as they had
all their goods shipped Eere.
William I. Walters, died in Balti-
more on the 22nd day of November,
1894. He was born in Liverpool,
Perry county, Pa. His mother was
a Miss Thompson, born at Thomp-
sontown, Juniata county, Pa. and a
blood relation of Charles Thompson
of Mexico and Mrs. Lyons of this
town. Mr.. John Gallagher of
Walker township, was school mate
Of Walters at Liverpool, where their
fathers We're partners in a store
Walters studied engineering, but did
not pursue the profession long. He
left it and engaged in the Commits
sion business in Baltimore and from
that became a dealer in liquors, and
amassed large fortune. He was
fond of art and his wealth gave him
the opportunity to crafty his taste,
and he has left one OF the finest col
iections of pictures, statuary and
vases in America. His wife died
some years ago while they were on a
sojourn in Europe. He was aged
about II years