Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-15

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Ohio, have been visiting Captain
Hinkls and family. and the family Of
Squire Hamilton. Nrs. Hinkls and
Mira Hamilton are sisters Of Mr..
Kurtx
Miss Bessie Diddah has returned
from . visit to Chester. She was &C.
companied by Miss Lillian Kepner,
whom she had been visiting. Miss
Kepner viii divide her visit while in
this place between Miss Bessie and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hollobaugb, Jr.
Oats cutting was vigorously engag-
ed in on the Burns farms ct Lewis
town last Sunday for the purpose of
getting it out Of the way for the Nat
ional Guard sncampment to be open
ed next Satur day. The oats 10 not
ripe, but if properly cured now will
make first rate winter feed for horses
and cattle.
A dance in an old barn of Mrs. Pet
er Wolcroft near Greedy, Pa, brought
36 snakes to tho floor Of the barn.
The dance was broken up and the
young people fed from the place. It
is believed the music brought the
snakes out of their den. Snakes in
uncommon number had never before
been seen there.
James Murray, Sr., of the Nation
al House il again able to be about in
the hotel Office after having been
laid up four months with o sore
right foot which was in part smputat-
ed. He has been on the road to re-
covery the last week or so, and will
doubtless soon be in the enjoyment Of
fully restored health.
! Miss Minnie q. Smith, daughter
of ex-County Superintendent Smith.
graduated at the recent commence
ment Of West Chester State Normal
School, and Immediately was appoint
ed q teacher in Abingdon township,
Montgomery county. at salary oi
five hundred dollars.
The "Jolly Rovers," composed q
party from this place, who camped in
the Lewistown Narrows recently.
The party spent their time in fishing
and other recrestions and were
namely:-John Graybill, Jr.. Wal
lace Derr, Harry Ellis, Banks Hawk
George Gushard, j. Ronald Allison
; Harley Mcclellan and Guy Auker.
A new whistle was put on the ice
plant last week, and when it was put
to the test to learn its sounding
qualities, people mistook it for the
fire alarm and ran on the street
= shouting fire. aud before the true ma
ture of the whistling was learned the
: ere company had their fire apparatus
, out and were ready to run to the FIRE
: The prospects al this time for q
large oats crop and corn crop, are
l most fattering. There is one fea'
r ture in the oats crop consideration
\ that may discount the yield Of grain
It is the straw which is long. 1
stormy weather sets in the straw viii
!. be broken and laid fat on tn.
ground which will keep the grair
from filing.
The Lewistown town council hav,
been 80 neglectful of the moral vel
. being Of the town that "a committe'
composed of preacher and lay repre-
sentatives sent from the Ninisteria
: Association appeared before the tow
. council at its last regular session ant
: asked for q better enforcement Of th,
borough ordinances that bear on tn
moral we'll being of the community.
r Hon. James North was brough
: home from Atlantic City last Satur
day, in a badly crippled condition
q He was in the sea bathing ut th
a above named place when an immense
breaker struck him and 20 twisted hi
right leg that it was severely injured
at the knee joint. If the life guart
1 had not gone to his rescue he would
;. have drowned. He has baen confin
J. ed to his bed since his arrival o
home.
A Port Royal Hungarian boy
, known in the town as little George
=: sprang onto the break block of Mr.
= Beastoh's wagon loaded with $50
pounds Of bark. The lad was scarce
: iy seated till he lost bis hold and fel
g under the wagon, the hind wheel o
!. which caught and pinched off tn
s calf of his right leg, from which b
died, at noon on the 9Th Of July
o The boy was aged about 10 year
: and lived with his parents.
Elliott Groninger, George Gron
q inger, George Herman, Lemuel Kep
ner, Michael Lauver aud Albelt
= Gronipgcr, all citizens of Tuscaror
/ Valley, resident not far from Por
I Royal. are raising tobacco this year
/ David Stoutfer east of .Hiffiintown il
also engaged in the raising OF tobac
= co this season. The cultivation O
tobacco is not an experiment wit!
them. They have all been st tn
!, business number OF years.
Last Thursday evening q surpris
party was gotten up for Mr.. ant
a Mrs. Larner of Washington, D. G.
summering on the farm of Mrs
Larner's father, Mr.. E. s. Parker
l about miles east of town. The com
pany from town consisted Of about
, one hundred ladies and gentlemen
They we're cordially received by Mr.
and Mrs. Larner and Mr.. and Mrs
Parker and their family, and after
spending several hours pleasantly
there, returned hcme highly delight
ed.
The last thing written by Mrs
Harriet Bsecher Stowe, only a few