Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-31
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ylSlIluS 1l1o. W. oCoW0y0x.
Homer Noble of this place visited
in Trenton, n. j., last week.
Miss Fannie Clifford is visiting
friends in and around this place.
Miss Mary Atkins of Altoona is Wis
iting among her friends in town.
Miss Bessie .Middah of Patterson
is visiting Miss Sieber in Carlisle.
Miss Maude Burchfeld is visiting
the Misses Graham in Spruce Hill.
Miss Louisa Jackman returned
home from Pittsburg last Saturday.
David Beale of Frederick City, Nd,
is paying his brother DR.. John Beale
visit.
Mrs. Wm. Lowerv of Pottsville, is
visiting her sister Mrs. Harry Nc
Clellan
The Newton Hamilton camp meet
inc gates at the railroad will be clos
ed on Sunday.
Ms. Fred Walker and child are
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Showers.
Samuel Hack aged SO years, died
at his home in Port Royal on the
oath day Of July.
Lightning struck and destroyed
four barns in one day in Franklin
county last week.
Both Republican and Democratic
primary elections in Miff1in county
will be held on the 18th of August
While fishing in the river at Van
DYKE, Michael Beashor caught
black bass that weighed S! pounds.
Brady Plank aged 18 years, died
at his home in Spruce Hill township,
on the oath of July of inflammation of
the bowles.
Frank Sahm of Wi,kesbarrie has
been spending the past few weeks
with his grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Rothrock.
On Friday Miss Jennie Berry re-
turned from Huntingdon, accompan
led bv her friends Mrs. Fred Green
and tine latter's mother Mrs. James
Spoonyberger.
On Friday Charles Zeigler and
family of Pittsburg, journeyed to
Patterson where they will visit friends.
From thence they will proceed to Ac
ademia to spend the summer
MIR. B. F. Kurtz of Carey, o., is
visiting his many friends in this
place, aud at present is the guest OF
the family of Mr.. and Mrs G. F. Hin
kle. He is brother of Mrs. Hinkle
and Mrs. J. w. Hamilton.
Rev. W. S. Calhoun of Tuscola.
Illinois and his brother Rev. John D.
Calhoun of Cambridge, Illinois have
within the past week visited their
cousin Sheriff Calhoun and family,
and other relatives in Juniata and
Perry counties.
Mr.. Samuel Campbell the oldest
school teacher in Pennsylvania, died
at the home of his son Rev. Il. n.
Campbell in Port Royal on tie Oath
of July. aged sc years. His remains
were taken to Waterloo for intsrment
on the 26th Of July.
John Kaufman, railroad yard
master at this place, while attempt
ing to board mail east at Newport,
one evening last week, missed the
car steps and almost fell under the
wheels of the cars. He was hurt
somewhat about the head.
Next Saturday the Republicans of
Snyder county will vote on the ques
ton of the Craftsmanship of the
State Republican Committee. Those
who favor Senator Quay for State
Chairman, will vote for Senator Quay.
Those who favor Hastings will vote
for B. F. Gilkeson.
Harrisburg has a sensation over an
affidavit that citizen made to the
effe:t that certain water company
was Offering money and other valua-
bic Inducements to certain members
of the town council to do SC and 80
for the water company. An investi-
CATION has been instituted to look in
to the charge of bribery.
Senator John J. Patterson of Lam
caster is visiting his son and other
friends in town, having just sold out
his interest in the Lancaster electric
railway system. It is said the sale
il satisfactory one, paying the Sen
ator and others who were in the
speculation with him, big money for
their venture.
The Perry County Freeman says:
The sixteen hogs of Samuel G..
Slower, Shady Grove, that were sup.
posed to have died of cholera, are
now reported to have died from pois-
oning by the feeding of swill in which
had been emptied several cans OF
spoiled corn, which had been canned
by the use of tartaric acid.
VIM. Horning of Fermanagh Twp.
was in town few mornings ago, ex
hibiting an Indian pestle of stone
20 inches long, two and half inches
in diameter and weighs eight pounds
two ounces. It was found on the
fat along Cuba Mill dam by a mar
who was shoveling a wagon load ol
dirt It is the most perfect speci
men Indian prestle we have seen.
A Harvest Home under the aus
pices of the Presbyterian of McAlis
terville. will be held August "a
half mile south Of McAlister
vile in the Lost Creek grove. Th,
McAlisterville band will furnish
excellent mnsic for the occasion Al