Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-09-11

Rev. d. J. Baale, D. D., of Fred.
erick, Md, will preach in the West
minister Presbyterian church on Sab
bath.
The Lewistown Gazette says: D.
G Corbin of Granville raised a pota
toe that weighed two pounds, five
ounces. What a whopper.
It is a wonder that Port ROYAL peo-
pie have not applied to the .Miflin-
town water company to supply them
with Macedonia water, the best wa
ter in the world.
The successful Lewistown centen-
nial of two days last week. Septem-
Der and 6, was but the fore-runner
of the bi-centennial to be held Sep
tember S and 6, 1895.
The new woman of the rich, swell
crowd. drives the in hand while the
man sits by her side. Wonder whsth
the fashion will get out on the farms
for the women to drive the teams.
The Lutheran Synod of Central
Pennsylvania, will convene in the
Lutheran church in this town on the
26th day of September, and continue
till on the 3Oih day of September.
On the night of the 4th inst, q
tramp murdered an other tramp in q
barn near Norristown, and to con.
ceal his crime set fire to the barn.
Five other tramps asleep in another
part Of the barn were burned to
death.
The town council of Altoona is to
be investigated. The council say
they paid contractor Martin so much
for reservoir work. Martin says they
did not pay him that amount. The
taxpayers want to know where the
money went.
A white mother in Phohixville,
Pa, hired her IA year old daughter
TO colored family as a child's nurse
which caused a good deal of talk in
the town When the mother WAS
talked to about the matter she ans
wered. "color cute no figure with me.
| Joseph Patton, aged % years, died
of typhoid fever, Mt his home in
Philadelphia on the 9Th Of Septem
Der. He was son of Major Patton
of Lewistown. His remains were
taken to Lewistown last Saturday
Interment on Monday. The deceased
leaves young wifo to mourn his
seemingly untimely death.
VIM. Criswell and Benjamin Wag
ner are among the victims of the pick
pocket fraternity, who attended thl
Lewistewn centennial. C,eswell was
relieved of a watch and SIS in mon.
ey. and Wagner was relieved of 6
valuable watch that his wife gave
him as Christmas present. MIR
Wagner believes that his watch was
stolen at the station, just after ht
stepped from the cars.
Mr.. Joseph Middah, died at the
home of his daughter Mrs. Slone, il
Buffalo, N. T., last week of the mfr
nifty of age, aged e;ghty-seven years
He was native of this county, anG
during o period of many years he pur
sued the calling of surveyor, and
for a number of terms he filed the
office of county surveyor. He hat
also been clerk to the county commits
sioners a number of years, and filled
the Office of justice of the peace {
long time in Patterson. His funera
took place from the home of his sol
T. j. Middah, in Patterson, on Sun
day. Iuterment in the Presbyterian
graveyard.
| Three Mifflintown people lost theil
pocket-books at the Lewistown cen
tennial last week, and if the ligh,
fingered crowd gathered pocket
books from people from other local.
ties in proportion their harvest was ;
heavy one. Mrs Rodgers and Mis-.
Ellie Sieber and Colonel S. II. Show
ers each lost a pocket book. Tia,
Colonel bad ninety dollars in hi.
book. He believes it was taker
when he was getting on the cars
A strange man was polite in support
ing him as he stepped aboard and
the Colonel is of the opinion that hs
is one of the gang that was working
the pockets of the centennial crowd.