Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-16

Blair county finds unpleasant and
IN some cases distressing excitement
this week in the hundred thousand
dollar fire in Altoona and in the fail
ure OF the First National Bank at
hollidaysburg and in the failure Of
the Martinsburg Deposit Bank, and
IN the failure of the Williamsburg
Bank. A hundred thousand dollar
Are and three broken banks in
enough to cloud the Christmas holi-
days for many people in Blair coun-
ty
Oo tie 18th Henry Hover of Sus-
quehanna township. had JOSEPH
Marks aud Edward Marks and John
Barner brought before Justice ].
Frank Patterson in this town on a
charge Of stealing a COW and convert
ing it to their own USE, They killed |
the COW and took such parts of the
animal that they liked and left the
balance The Squire required bail
for a hearing to take place next Fri
day the 18th. Barner gave bail, but
the Marks brothers not being able to
give bail were sent to Jail
Returning home, Mrs. H. II.
Bradford of Iron Mountain, Mich,
bethought herself OF large washing
left on clothesline. It was gone.
She started to alarm the police, when
she discovered her pet COW slowly
and contsntedly munching pair of
stockings. Investigation showed
that the animal had swallowed twelve
napkins. dozen handkerchiefs, sew.
eral towels, three night robes, several
pairs of trousers and was making
dessert out of stockings. The cows
banquet cost Mrs. Bradford from
$40 to S30."
The Newport Nows of the 10th
inst, says:-Secretary Hopes was
instructed to adept legal measures
for the collection from Oliver town
ship school district of the tuition in
dispute arising from the attendance
at school here of children of soldiers
of the late war residing in that town.
ship. The amount is about $40.
The school directors of the township
contend that their district should
pay for only six months, the length
of their term, while the borough
school directors demand pay for 81
months, the length OF the term in the
borough.
Noah Lynch has been preaching
the coming of another deluge and has
succeeded in converting $50 men and
women to his belief. They have
four Noah's arks adoat at Norfolk,
Virginia. The arks are stocked with
provisions to last two months. They
will enter the arks on the Goth of
Decemoer-nextS Sunday. By Christ
mas day the world will be covered
with water. If you believe Lynch
and want to escape drowning, you'd
better hasten to some seaport and
take passage on an ocean steamer or
hurry to Norfolk and get on an ark
before the Goth of present month.
The cotton dress Of Samuel Wer.z,
a IL year old boy who was represent
ing Santa Clause in the Christmas
store window of F. NJ. Morrow on
Eleventh street in Altoona, took fire
from gas jet in the window at 1856
on Monday evening. Th. boy was
pulled out Oh the street aud the San
tn Claus dress was torn off, but he
was considerably burned. The IL
employees IN the store escaped with
difficulty. The cashier did not have
time to take the days money with
him SO rapidly sped the flames. A
great confagration followed dss.
troying neighboring property to the
extent of almost 100000. 1t was
midnight before the fro was exiting
uished.
This deer story is related by the
Philadelphia Times of December IL,
While W. o. Workman of Lock H-v n
and his son we're driving down Bald
Eagle Valley near Beech creek, on
the morning of the 10th inst, q deer
dashed out of the woods aud sprang
into the wagon. Workmen caught
the deer about the body and a terri
BILE struggle eusuej, during which he
was dragged headlong to the ground
by the frightened animal.
| Workman held on to tho deer and
finally threw il. He then held it to
the ground with his knee and one
arm while he reached in lis pocket
with the other and drew out a pen
knife which he opened with his tes.h
and cut the deer's throat The deer
weighed 1875 pounds.
In another column the reader may
find the topics for consideration for
the week Of prayer. Il seems like
the proper thing to have a program
for that important week SO that the
mind Of praying church people and
others may be concentrated, and it is
published SO far in advance that
praying people may know what to
pray for each day. It is no common
thing for one who drops in of an
evening during prayer week to hear
m embers pray and never touch the
subject for which that evening calls
for. They may hear prayers that
have been prayed right along for a
quarter of century and with which
the prayer meeting going peopls can
almost repeat word for word as
brother go and SOS prayer. By read
ing the program of subjects for the
week of prayer everyone may know
what is the topic for prayer for every
meeting.
People who are intelligent enough