Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-11-10

found in the well of q farmer. The
oil will burn when tested in lamp.
Everyone expects cold, freezing
weather by Thanksgiving time, but
then how much does anyone know
what's ahead in the weather line or
any other line.
"No change in winter hats, 'tis
clear"
Said Mr.. Wheeling Sprocket.
cat least no change in yours, my
dear,
For there's no change in my
pocket"
"Well," said the sport lover to his
transporting friend. "What did you
think of the foot ball gamef
81 was disappointed" replied the
friend, "The game didn't come off.
Shortly after play was started the
players got into an awful riot and
lit was still in progress when I left. !"
Speedy, Of the Port Royal Times
of last week. tells of q big-days
work, as foilows:-One day last week
Aired Sarver husked one hundred
bushels of corn ears on the David
Hertzler farm at Old Port ROYAL,
now owned bv Mrs. T. n. Mcclure,
and tied the fodder. This is consid-
cred an unusually large days work.
Rev. George A. Reader, a student
in the Boston University Theological
School, has been requested to with.
draw from that institute by the fac
ulty for performing the marriage of
st. Andrassy aud Miss Charlotte
Wiburg, which took place in a lions
cage at the Zoo in Boston, on the 4th
day of October. The institution can't
stand such fippancy as that on the
part of it's Theologians.
John Wright. son of John Wright,
decd, came unheralded last week to
Miffiintown, the place of his nativity to
see old.time friends and visit his rela-
tives He was accompanied by his
wife, Who was also born in Mifflin-
town. Her maiden pams was Slllie
Littlefeld. They both look we'll and
are in the enjoyment of good health.
Thev are now citizens Of Tennessee
where Mr.. Wright is engaged in the
merchantile business. Mr.. Wright
and Miss Blanch Wright of Washing
ton street are brother and sister.
Mrs. Annie Armstrong is ll6 years
old Sha lives ut .Miltown, Malbsy'
in Clare County. Ireland. Mrs! Arm
strong is still able to walk and to
care for herself and her little cottage
by the aid which her kindly neigh
bors give her. She Is thin and
slightly deaf, but her sight is good
and her memory clear. Her dress is
simple, but cap and apron of snowy
whiteness are always parts of it, Her
habits are also simple. At 4 or 5
O'Clock each afternoon her day is
finished, aad ste locks her cottage
door and retires for the night.
A partly demented youth aged
about Is years, James Sadler of Cob
den, Illinois, got what he deserved
on the 4th of November when he at.
tempted to shoot his mother with an
old musket. His mother ran and he
missed her, but the musket did noble
work by blowing ont the breach pin
into his head, killing him. 1t would
be good thing to happen to every
son, who abuses his mother, to have
a piece of iron blowed into his head.
just when in the act of abusing his
mother.
The church of Rev. Thomas Dixon,
Jr., in New York city, found itself
fioundering last Sunday amidst the
breakers of a mixture of politics
singing and religion. The choir Of
40 singers refused to sing on Sunday
because the pastor had expressed
himself in favor of one of the candi
dates for mayor. and the leader OF
the choir was in favor Of a different
candidate for mayor. Some critic
who pokes his nose into other peo'
ple's business with the persistency O.
village gossip SAYS, that congrega
ton is like a good many other con
gregations and she uld stock up will
q better religion than they now have.
Some days ago George Harris wal
cunning on the farm of G B. Horn
ing in Milford township. In look
ing on red oak tree he saw a coon
One shot brought the animal to th'
ground. Squire Horning was no
far away engaged in having lim'
stack built. As the shooting hat
been done on his property he walked
to where Harris was. While looking
at the dead game he heard noise il
the tree, looked up and saw anothel
coon. It took Harris but a moment
of time to level his gun and shoo
the second animal. Harris gave ont
coor to the Squire and he in turr
gave it to his farmer Mr. Slime. Will
the other coon dangling to his bel
as evidence of his skill as a hunts
man, Harris left for home we'll salts
fed with his sporting achievement.
Saturday evening, November 18th
in the lectnre-room of the N. E
church, under the management O
the Epworth League there vii. b,
held a lunch basket sociable. Th,
plan of which is as follows:
Each lady is expected to arrange
in small basket simple cold luncl
sufficient for two persons, inclosine
, in the basket out of sight a card will
lady's name No one is supposed te
know whose basket it is Except tn.
lady who brings it.)