Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23

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Grain merchant Manbsck b..
been quite i'll from the effects of m
socsss caused by . bad tooth in biz
On Monday the National Bank q.
Illinois. in Chicago. closed its doors
In its crash it pulled down two 9th.
Or banks.
John A. Nash veteran Journalist
in Huntingdon, aged Is years, died
at his home in Huntingdon about 3
o'clock on the morning of the 21st al
December 1896. His connection
with 10 urnalism dates from 1853.
In the clothing line Harley can't
Be beat. Step in, get warm suit
One that will make you look nice at
figures 20 low that you will wonder
that they can be made for that. bui
all the same step in and realize for
yourself.
The Women's Christian Temper.
ance Union and 500 other sipner.
have petitioned the councils of Ches
ter, Pa. to prohibit girls and bows
under l6 years Of age from being on
the streets after 8 P. II. in winter and
8 p. M., in summer.
The Beaver Springs, Snyder Co.
Herald says:-Some of the teachers
OF the late teachers institute "put in
80 much hotsl time that they were
SO tired that they could hardly walk,
stand, sit or talk" All that of course
was not the fault of the institute.
Overcoats and all other kinds Of
clothing at Hollobaugh's. That is
the place to be surprised at the low
prices. There have nsver been any
prices like the prices they are selling
at. They are not giving clothing
away, but their prices are lower TO.
clothing than any time since the
world began.
The suspension OF the three Blair
county banks, one in Hollidaysburg;
one in Williamsburg and one in Mart
insburg it is said will retard the com.
mon school work in Blair county, for
the reason that the school funds OF
five towns and seven townships in
Blair county were on deposit in the
broken banks.
A large percentage of Congress.
men favor the recognition of the in.
dependence of Cuba from Spanish
rule. President Cleveland, however,
says that he is not in favor Of the in.
dependence of Cuba at this time, and
that if Congress passes a resolution
favoring the independence of Cuba,
he the President will not sign the
resolution.
According to the state school rolls
there are one million. sighty-eight
thousand, seven hundred and eighty
children attending the public school,
in Pennsylvania. That army Of chill
dren are taught by twenty six thou
sand. seven hundred and ffty-fou,
teachers. The cost of keeping tn.
common schools going one year ii
over nineteen million and q half dol
lars.
The Pottstown School Board has
adopted resolution forbidding tn,
acceptance of presents by teacherl
from their schools. The directors
took this action, because they be
lieve that many poor children are
embarrassed at their inability to con
tribute along with the other children
to the gifts. They also regard th,
practice as tending to influence the
teachers relations with the pupils.
Last Saturday evening while Ell
mer Over, a Franklin county mar
ried man was driving in a bug
gy, with Miss Yeager they wer'
fred upon from ambush. III,
was shot in head and back from /,
strip of woods along the wayside
Miss Yeagsr did not faint or scream
but took the lines and drove to hi
home in Mercersburg whore he was
put il care Of doctors He has
wife and five children.
Nsishborly kindsess WAS nevel
more appreciated than recently o.
the oc casion of the departure of Mr.
Jacob Thomas and his family TO
their new home in Norristown, Pa
On that occasion neighbors Amo
Fogleman. William Valentine, Davi
Beashor, John Sieber, VIM. Page
G. E. Hover. Clayton Michael, Allel
Copenhaver, VIM Thomas, Wm. Pu1
fsnberger, VIM. Shirk, all assiste
Mr.. Thomas and family and great,
lightened the burden and care that O
necessity belongs to a moving.
Dispatches from largo towns an
cities throughout the country ind
Gates that a great many men are owe
anxious for a war with Spain, bu
the American people are not thought
less hot heads. The great majorit
feel that American interests shall b
properly protected in Cuba no matte
how the troubles between the islam
people and Spain may be adjusted
but such a feeling and such pul
pose does not imply that this peopl
desires to rush into battle like an VI
thinking horse. War is not to b
thought Of excepting as last resor
for the protection of National inte,
ssts and National honor.
/ James McGaw of Port Royal lost
leg on the railroad on Thursda
night. He had been to this plac
during the evening and between l