Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-02-05
SSORT LOCfLS.

Ground hog day was full of sun
shine.
Robert McMeen, Esq, spent last
week IN Wiikesbarrie.
John n. Meyer has moved from
Newport to this place.
Clothing merchant, Harley, is re
covering from an attack Of grip.
The ground hog saw its shadow
on the 2nd, and On the 3rd it STOW
ed
J Howard Neely and wife have
bseI Blessed By the advent of boy
baby.
George Msloy OF Walker township,
died oa the 9th list. aged "a years
and II days.
Simon Faulkner of Miidletown, n.
Y, aged 1O2 wears, died on the 3)th
Of Jsluary, 1896.
The Miffiin Band has purchased a
rew ;a:e drum of the latest make.
Tbs drum arrived last weeL
Or. VIM. Banks bought the G. w
2 Smith stone house property on Main
street at pablic sale for 81, ,725.
Dir. and Mrs John Patton, of
p9ringtown, Chester Co, are Wis.
it;og Wayn4 Caveny IN this place.
People in the vicinity OF Van Vert
believe that vein Of stone coal has
beeE found near the Bunker church.
Acknowledgement is due and ten
dered to the band for the compli-
ment of serenadc on Saturday even
ing.
Oliver Ordt who has been citizen
in Northwestern Kansas the past Is
years is now here visiting his father
and other relatives.
Oa Saturday the Senate passed the
free silver coinage substitute to the
House bond bill by vote of ~ to
So, majority of seven
The letters uncalled for in the Milf
fiinto IN post office for the month
ending. Feb. l, 1896. were for Mrs
Emma Davis, Mr.. John King Hornes.
An effort is being made to capture
: = small herd of wild buffalo in Texas.
Forty years ago, the buffalo reamed
in countless numbers over the plains
of the west.
Last Sabbath, Rev. H. G. Holloway
D. D., stated to his congregation his
purpose to withdraw from the pastor
ate of the congregations, that he is
now serving.
TIE board of County Commission
ers dssire to change the 4 per cent.
County Interest paying bonds into
three per cent. interest paying bonds
Sec advertisement in another column.
Aaron and Henry Weaver, cousins,
killed garter snake along spring
run on the Weaver farm in Walker
township, on the 9th day Of Jaru-
ary. Tie snake was about two feet
long.
They are digging for stone coal in
Walker township in number eight
-Marcellus Shale. Everyone in the
vicinity of where the work is going
OF, believes that valuable vein of
coal will be unearthed.
The letters unca,led for in the Pat
terson post Office for the month en-
ding, January 81, 1896, were for Mrs.
Stephen Meohier, Miss Lizzie Rowe,
Mrs. Alice Reed former proprietor
Saratoga Inn; Jno Brennon, Asaful
Miteata, Frank Young, David O. Don
well, W. A. Deckerson.
It is an uncommon thing for a
preacher to appoint an Assignee, but
this is what Rev. J. A. j. Williams,
Methodist Episcopal preacher at
Roaring Springs, Blair county did
last Wednesday,. In addition to
preaching, he was house builder,
contractor. His liabilities are $l6,-
900. 1t is said he owns enough prop
erty to pay his debts.
The court room has been well filled
every day this week to witness the
cese o. commonwealth against
Warren J. Moffitt, for manslaughter
It is the case Of the placing and
abandoning of a new born child on the
norch of Mrs. Jerome Thompson on
a cold freezing night. It is charged
that the child belonged to Mrs. Moi
fit. who at that time lived at Port
ROYAL, at which place she had moved
with her husband from Huntingdon
county. Herself and two other
near relatives are also under lndlct-
ment but they elected to be tried
a0peratelv