Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-06-19

the drought.
Hen. L. e. Atkinson is in Williams.
port this week.
The Supreme Court of Illinois de-
clares the whisky trust illegal.
Miss Rachel Henderson and Miss
Belle Musser, spent Sunday in Port
Royal.
Cashier T. v. Irwin and wife re
turned on Monday from q visit to
Bedford.
Lewis M Showers aud wife of Al
toona, visited relatives in this place,
last week.
d. L. Detra has returned from
Jersey City, and entered upon the
study of the law.
The movement to organize q Jun
iata Valley Valley Veteran Associa
ton, is growing.
Tue Lutheran Sabbath School of
this town will picnic at Schmittle's
Park on the 9th inst.
The veterans of Bedford county,
will hold their reunion on the COM
ing Thursday, June 20.
James B. Adams employed on the
Newton Hamilton Watchman the
past 5 months is at home.
Wheelmen are making arrange
ments to have bicycle race at Hunt
ingdon on the 4th of July.
Friday next will be the longest
day, aud after that, alas, the days
again will begin to shorten.
Walter O5erholtzer is visiting
Pittsburg. On his way from Gettys-
burg, he visited his parents here.
The 10th Annual Exhibition of the
Perry County Agricultural Society,
will be held at Newport, September
1920, 1895.
A good appetite and refreshing
sleep are essential to health of mind
and body, and these are given by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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On the 11th inst, Marshall Fur
mace. Newport, resumed operations,
giving employment to fifty men. The
furnace has been idle since Sept. 81,
1894.
Between one and two hundred
people had their pockets picked at
Bellefonte, during the late Centen
nial The highest sum stolen was
one hundred dollars.
The Chambersburg Repository
says:-A vein of anthracite coal II
feet thick has been struck at the
southern foot of the North Mountains
at the depths of IS feet.
Jacob Beashor and wife of Ohio,
we're the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Rothrock and family several
days last week. MIR. Beashor wa.
born and raised-in Juniata county.
Edison's great grandfather lived
to the age of l02; his grandfather
was 103, and his father is still living
at 80. Who knows the electrician {
days may be heightened out to the
number of days of the Patriarchs.
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The Ladies Aid Society of the Nc
Alisterville Lutheran church, will
hold an ice cream festival on the af
tarnoon and evening of July 4th
1895. Proceeds for the benefit oi
the church. All are invited.
Mrs. l.. w. SrEBER, Pres'f.
McAlistersville, Pa June II, 1895.
Joseph E Kaufman, died at hi.
} home in Fayette township on Sunda,
morning at s o'clock of infirmity O
age. He was born in Walker town
ship, Juniata county on the 26th O
March 1872. He was a consisten
member of the McAlisterville Pres
byterian church many years. Inter
ment in the Presbyterian cemetery
at McAIistorville on Wednesday, Jun,
10, 1895.
President Cleveland did the cor
rect thing is issuing a proclamation
against the fitting out of expedition
in this country against Cuba. Th,
island of Cuba belongs to Spain, ant
however acceptable to the American
mind it would be to see Cuba an in
|, dependent government our friendl,
relations with Spain must needs pre-
vent us from countenancing any ur
friendly movements against Spain.
: Alongside of wire fence is no
the best place to be during the pre-
, valence of thunder. The lightning
may strike the wires long distanc
. from where one stands and come b,
! where you are, and if you are nea
the fence the chances are YOU will re
ceive stunning shock. Recently
flock of sheep were standing SO Close
, to a wire fence in Michigan that thei
wool touched the wires. Lightnin,
struck the fence long distanc
away, and came running on the wir
| and killed every sheep that was il
touch with the wire.
This is what a fisherman says!
bill was passed by the Legislature t.
: prohibit the catching of black bas
under nine inches in length. It is
! wise measure. Under the old law tn
+ minimum size was six inches
r but as the black bass does not begil
3 to spawn until it is three years oil
l and considerably larger than tha