Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-07-29

was destroyed by fire last Friday
night 1t IL believed the FIRE was
started by smoking about the barn.
The Locust Run Union Sabbath
School will hold . festival on the
green in front Of the U. B. church On
Saturday evening, August LIST, when
all Kinds OF refreshments will be
served. Proceeds for benefit Of
school.
Resolved that we deuouncc the
Chicago platform as .undemocratio,
unjust and unpatriotic, and We favor
the formation Immediately of an
honest money democratic league to
oppose the populist platform and
nominees and to uphold the honor
Of the nation.
An exchange ssyE-A new use has
been discovered for hops, namely; the
curing of bacon. 1t is found that a
sprinkling of hops in the brine when
bacon and hams are put in the pickle
adds greatly to the flavor OF both,
and enables them to be kept an in
! dennlte time.
Peaches sold in the state. of Della.
ware last Saturday at 20 to 40 cents
per basket. Troths sold from 13 to
20 csnts per basket; Mountain
Rose. Is to 35 cents One special
lot of the latter sold for so cents.
The market for Delaware peaches
never opened so low as this year.
Cut this item out Of the paper, or
what is better, mark the item and
save the paper for in these days of
the invasion of the army worm in
many places in Pennsylvania, it may
be OF use to you to destroy tho army
worm. Nix teaspoonful of creoline
to pint of water and sprinkle them;
it kills them.
The 4 o'clock p. m. storm on Mon.
day pushed three spans OF the river
bridge at Port Royal II to IA inches
southwark on the piers, two inches
more and the bridge would have fall
len in the river. The telephone
wires that c,oss the river were drawn
to such a tension that the wind in
passing through screamed loud
enough to be heard almost a mile
| distant.
The Perry County Republican Con.
vsntion on Monday nominated DR.. J.
B Eby for the Senate; Harper
Seidel for Assembly; George NJ.
S5rOup for Associate Judge; H. G.
Grant for Court Treasurer L. H
Kell for District Attorney A. Shaef-
fer and Bryner for County Com
missioners and James She,on
County Chairman.
Great rains on Saturday flooded
The Monongafela and Allegheny
rivers. The loss of property at
Pittsburg and along the river above
| the town is estimated at five million
dollars. The destruction Of Pro-
perty was like that of the june
flood, 1889, in the valley OF the
JuRiata, only greater because Of the
greater population along the Two
| first rivers mentioned.
Mrs Atkinson has returned from
a visit to friends in Ohio. She
brought with her o wooden shoe
such as IS worn by many people who
are engaged in outdoor pursuits.
The price of a pair of such shoes is
35 cents. One pair does a man a
long time, and it ia said VIXEN one
becomes accustomed to wearing
shoes Of this kind they prefer them
for outdoor service.
Bucknell University, John Harris,
LII. D., President. College with
four courses of study leading to de-
grees: Academy for boys end young
men; Ladies' Institute, and School OF
Music. Thirty acre campus: ten
buildings including gymnasium, Lab
oratory aud observatory. For cata-
lcgue and other information address
VIM. G. Gretzingar, Registrar. Lewis
burg, Pa. 29july4t.
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About 3 o'clock on Sunday after
noon the town was startled By the
fire alarm whistle and by an ex-
plosive sound, whish = number of
people thought might be q report
from belated cannon at Lewistown
enca,npment. It required but few
minute for the community to learn
all about the cause of the alarm.
TIE whistle had been sounded to
draw attention to a fire that had
started in the oil house owned by
Robert NcAeen. Esq, and occupied
by hardware merchant McKlintic ss
place in which to store dynamite,
powder and coal oil. Tho building
was located along the pike short
distance north of town. Nr. Nc
Kliptic had stored in the house one |
hundred pounds Of dynamite, |
twenty-five kegs of gun and blastinc ,
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