Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07

The great storm of last week laid |
low q number of the historic trees in
the Capitol Grounds in Washington.
The elm tree that Lincoln planted
was blown down. Nearly every
church in the city was damaged.
President Cleveland's summer home
near Washington was unroofed. It
was the most extensive storm known
to the present race of Americans.
The horse and mule protection
company met IN the Court House on
Saturday afternoon. If horse thieves
could take look at the substantial
looking members of their company
when they ere in session, the thieves
would never think of coming into
Juniata to steal horses. To get
horse that belongs to the company
means that the thief cannot get away
with the beast.
Buy your hunting dogs and havo
them acquainted before the hunting
season opens I have the following
to offer. guaranteed thoroughly brok-
en- on their game and reliable. Fox
hounds, rabbit hounds, beagles, set
ters and pointers; also some fine
Newfoundlands, spaniels, collies, fox
and ball f-rriers; fancy poultry and
pigeons; belgium and German hares;
prices low. j. HOWARD TAYLOR.
Aug n, ,Iy. West Chester, Pa.
The Locust Grove band came to
town last Thursday evening to sor-
enade q number of the candidates.
Several of the candidates live close
by the Presbyterian church. Ser
vices preparatory to the observance
of the Lords Supper were going on
4 when the band opened their music
The worshipers in the church could
not hold services in competition with
a brass band so the preaching was
brought TO speedy close and the
congregation adjourned.
The democratic brethren are indi-
rectly electioneering against .Wr.
Rertzler by charging upon the work
that DIR. Parcels is said to have done
for the enactment of law requiring
the State to replace certain bridges
after they have been swept away.
The truth is, it was Senator Woods
that worked up the bridge question
to its present legal aspect, and the
claim that DIR. Parcels and his friends
make for him, shows what straws
they grasp for to help them in des-
perate struggle. The doctor is q
great worker, and it is wonder that
lie has not attempted to present q
statement of his work as q claim
for votes in court casa in JG-
nista county, in which he fgur-
ed as witness, in which it is believ-
ed the wool was so completely pulled
over his eyes, that in the profession
al examination OF a virgin he was
made to believe that he had examin-
ed married woman. But the Doc
tor cannot pass the present bridge
law off on the community as his work
as that much to help him along in
his political canvass for votes. His
borrowing OF Sen ,tor Woods record
to help him defeat Mr.. Hertz!er will
not win Vote for Hertz:er for State
Senate. The doctors examination of
The woman could not be disputed. It
was a sealed book to the public, but
the bridge case is public record
that may be read by all men.
The river rose rapidly last Thurs
day. The rise was caused hya cloud
burst in the upper Juniata Valley.
AT this town the rainfall was not un
usually heavy, but the wind here was
high and alarmed most people to
such degree That they arose from
their beds and st;u ;uck their lights in
anticipation Of they did not know
what AZ Huntingdon the riv7r was
out over its banks and much corn on
river and creek bottom land was
swept away. The raill oad culvert at
Mil creek was swept away leaving a
chasm 25 feet deep and rs feet long.
The singular feature of the occurrence
is that the rails stood the rush of wa
ter and the wnsh-o and spanned
the break. All the men in the ser
vice Of the company for miles up and
down the road were put to work and
in a half day q single track was got
ten ready and transportation was re.
sumed. In Bedford county, barns
and houses were unroofed and bridges
were swept away. Lancaster and
DauphIn counties ere full of demol
ished barns and buildings. Scores
of houses were unroofed in Harris.
burg. The mile and quarter bridge
across the Susquehanns, river ct Col
umbia was blown down and two men
lost their lives by the fall of the
bridge. Great damage was done to
property in Chester, Berks, Schuyl-
kill and Columbia counties. Churches,
houses and barns and every descrip-
tion Of property suffered. Two men
were killed by the cast house blowing
over at furnace in Reading, Pa.
Part of dwelling house was blown
four miles in Schuylkill county. The
thrilling incidents number thousands.
The storm waa bred In the West In
dies and came sweeping along the At
lsntic coast. From Florida up north
as far as the New England States it
lefs track of destruction that
amounts to millions of dollars. As far
SO heard from the number OF lives
lost is more than two hundred
Coudersport, Pa, Oct. 2.-Farnum
Lyon has lust been acquitted in