Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-06-05

Rev. John r. Henderson has re-
ceived and accepted . call to preach
for the Presbyterian congregation at
Arlington, Montgomery county, near
Philadelphis.
VIM. mclaughlin stopped long
at the door Of this o flee on
Friday to say, cit WAS 110 in the sun
at my place on the 30th." Mr.. Mac
Laughlin lives in Fermanagh Twp.
On Sunday evening q bolt of lightn-
ing shattered tavern at Plowville,
Berks county, and killed two men
and Frustrated FIVE others, all guests
OF the hotel, who were on the porch
of the building.
Mrs. ]. E. Robinson and two chill.
dren, Mrs. T. T. Middagh and family,
of Harrisburg, and Mrs. J. e. Nc
Crum, of Milford, spent Decoration
Day with John Horning's family on
Sixth street.
There was suspended from tn
handsome arch at Hertzler's store at
Port Royal on Decoration Day, q
rare relic of the civil war times in
the form of flag. With appropriate
ceremony that flag was presented to
the ladies Of Spruce Hill to Company
I, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteers,
when it went out to battle against re.
bellion and treason in 1862
Geo. w. Smith, died at his home
in this town on Friday night about 8
o'clock, aged 76 years, after a grad
ual decline of many months of the in
trinity of age. During many years
he was prominent citizen in Della
ware township, and at one time was
Chairman of the Republican County
Committee. He lead busy life when
in health. farming and contracting.
and long after the infirmity of age
made inroads upon his energetic na-
ture, he expressed the great desire to
do something. He never ate the
bread of idleness. He loved his own
but was generous according to bis
means. 1uterment in Thompson
town Lutheran Cemetery on Monday.
Mr.. L. o. Boyer and wife of Tus-
carora Valley, paid visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Calhoun and family last Satur.
day. Mrs. Calhoun and daughter,
was sho owing Mrs. Boyer the sights
Of the Jail, and among other things
looked ut was pair of handouts.
Miss Calhoun to more fully explain
the cuff, placed it on her right wrist.
By accident tbs spring closed. It
was all very numerous till Miss Cal
houn looked for the cuff keys to un
lock the wristlet, and then they all
realized the situation for on Satur.
day morning, young Mr.. Calhoun,
startsd to Chambersburg with a
thief, and he took the hand cuff keys
with him. However the young lady
was relieved Of the distasteful brace
let by the Sheriff getting a cuff key
from ex Sheriff Lapp, that unlocked
the cuff, but that did not take place
till after Mr.. and Mrs. Boyer had
gone home.
- The Huntingdon Globe is respon-
sible for this fish story. The race
which supplies the power for Hat.
fields grist mill near Alexandria was
drawn off on Saturday afternoon,
which afforded the young men of the
city an opportunity to 60 a-6shing,
A friend OF ours, who was present.
tells US that the catch of mullets,
suckers and carp, was phenomenal,
about $50 pounds having been secur.
ed in short time. About 20 carp
were put on the scales in the mill
and weighed liz pounds. Residents
of the community unite in saying
that the carp which abound in the
race are as big as sharks. Speci
mems have been seen and caught
weighing 20 pounds and measuring
fully there feet long Their EXTERN
ination is question which has en-
gagged the attention of the people, in
asmuch as they kill all the other fish
and are no good themselves. There
are said to be tons of them in the
dam and the tribe is increasing year.
ly. The only way carp can be caught
is by batting hooks with green corn
or dough.
The decoration of Soldiers graves,
and the dedication of Prof. David H
Wilson's monument in Church Hill
Cemetery on Decoration Day, was
attended by several thousand people.
Veterans and many people from this
town, attended both dedications
The exercises for the veteran dead,
were the customary strewing of flow
ers; prayer by Rev. w. F. Steck,
and an address by Rev. J. X. Lloyd.
The dedicatory monument services
for the deceased teacher, David H.
Wilson, L. L. D., were presided over
by Hon. L. E. Atkinson; were open
ed with prayer by Rev. R. E. Flick
niger, after which Mr.. Atkinson, de.
livered the dedicatory address, and
w. W. Fuller of Mount Union, read
an original poem to Professor Viii.
son, "Let Him Sleep" Patriotic
Memorial Services were hold on the
Fair Grounds in the evening. A
platform was built out over the raes
track from the grand stand as place
for the speakers. The grand stand
was crowded with people. Genera
John P. Taylor was President of the
meeting. Choirs from number ol
Churches in the county were pres.
ent and furnished the most appro
pirate and delightful music. Rev
David Beale, D. D., of Maryland, and
many other speakers, whose names
your correspondent did not catch
discoursed appropriately upon the