Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-03-13
SHORT LOCALS.


rheumatism.
Jacob a. Will lost . vslu able mare
by death on Tuesday.
Mrs. T. Hcllobaugh is visiting her
Parents in Lewistown
Andrew Bsashor, Of near oakland,
10 iii with pneumonia.
DR.. Harry Patterson Of tHunting.
don is visiting his mother.
Fred Espenschade is home from
Philadelphia dental school.
John J. Patterson. Jr. has been
s2pointsd Notary Public.
Some 5000 colored people will
leave Georgia to colonize in Africa.
The total eclipse of the moon was
3 sight to behold on Sunday night.
GeorgeJ. Parker, e:q, has become
member o. law arm in Media. Pa.
Mrs. John Thrush Of Philsdslphis,
!, visiting her parents, M-. and Mrs.
sSrn. Allison.
Governor Hastings vetoed the Bird
Book bill. and signed the Oil Pipe
Line consolidation bill.
Huntingdon Presbytery will cole
brate its 120th anniversary at Hunt
insdon on the 9th of April.
TIL. fountain has again been put
into play, and the town animals are
happy, having no longer to 60 to the
river TO slaks their thirsts.
Tho rush Of ice down tho rive.
tore out 800 feet Of the dam in the
river at Newton Hamilton. The break
vii spoil the camp meeting boating
A large audience WAS In attend
sncs upon tho musical and literary
entertainment given in the Court
House by the Epwcrth League on
F.idsy ever!ng.
4 firm from Newport, will en-.
gage in the making of brick be-
t~son tho river and the railroad on
what is known as the Lauver farm
no.th of Patterson.
The examination of teachers for
permanent certificates in Juniats
county will be held in the public
school building in Miff1intown, March
80, 1895, beginning at 9 A. NJ.
Every spring, in the past, reports
fro.a Delaware aud Maryland have
declared the peach crop ss ruined,
This year, the report from there is
different. Report says. the crop pros
peot is trst rate, and an uncommonly
large yield Of peaches may be expect
ted.
Gsorss Jacobs while playing with
humber Of other boys on tho iron
bridge .aross tho basin, south of
town, t.1pped off and fell distance
OF 25 feet TO the ground below. He
escaped with slight injury, bruised
arm, and few scratches about the
face.
Mr. Jonas Kaufman who resides
about 2 miles east of this town il
slowly recovering from severe
stroke of pslsy that paralyEed his
right side Mr. Kaufman is q prom
i-ent snd frst class citizen and his
illness is sincerely regretted by his
maHy friends.
The enactment Of q compulsory Cd
ucation law is an invasion ofpsrsonal
liberty, and 50 years ago the Legisla-
iure would not have dared to perps
srase such an act. There is one thing
the people can make the question An
issus at coming elections, and sdefcat
eli compulsory education candidates..
Mr. and hrs. Washington Burch-
lid, 2sve . party on the evening of
thc l1th inst, in honor of their
daughter .Esude. The young peo-
p!. spent the evening very pleasant
lJ playing games and after psrtak-
ing of an abundant repast returned
home, pronouncing the party q sue
cess.
Rally Of the W. c. T. u, in Juni
-ta County-Mrs. Anna NJ. Hammer,
Stat. President is expected to speak
in tho Court House in Miffiintowl
on the evening OF the 14th inst; also
at East Waterford on the evening Of
the 18th Let every one try to hear
this grand speaker.
Iss. E. c. VAN FossEs.
"a, 1895. Local Pres.
Ger in Penn's Valley, Centre
county, the snow was driftsd during
tho blizzard 80 high in one place that
s!slgs apple tree standing upright
WAS completely buried out of sight.
At anothsr place q person could step
from the drifted snow to the top of .
barn, and at another, a pig pen WAS
completely covered and to get from
the house to the barn the farmer
walked on the snow directly over the
Bsn.
1 reunion of the i-st Eve com.
p:nies Of fcrnsylvanis volunteers
who reached Washington on tho 18Th
of April 1861, for the defense Of the
nation againft the slave holders rs.
bsllion, will be held ct Lswistown on
the 18th Of April 1896. These com.
panies are tho Allen Infantry, Of Al
lsntown, Washington Artillerists. OF
Pottsvillo, Ringgold Light Artillery,
of Reading, National Light Infantry,
of Pottsville, and the Logan Guards
Gnfantry) Of Lewistown.
Frank Leideau1, tramp WAS kill
ed On tb. railroad near Thompson
town on tho 7th inst. Tho train that