Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-26

cation; Third. that you will not visit
houses OF i'll fame. I promised and
by the grace of God have kept the
promise, now what will the Senator
do. The Senator promptly with
drew the charge, stating that he had
made the charge on "what some 9TH
er person had told him and he felt
glad to be better Informed and hop
ed to be forgiven for repeating hear
say statement.
This depression all grows outof the
number thirteen.
The editors sat with closed doors,
for portion of their business was of
a private nature and did not concern
the public. Before the first session
closed dinner was annou need by
mine host Nixon. It was a dinner
that might have tickled the palate Of
sick man, and as all the editors were
in fine health they ate and ate till the
table no longer groaned as brother
Speedy says. and till they were like
father Platt. who could not eat fst and
mother Platt, who could not eat lean,
bat all the same they ate the meat
and licked the platter clean. Great
and ficely prepared dinners always
coma from Nixon's larder.
Immsdiatsly after dinner the edi.
tors again went into session land had
scarcely taken their seats till some
one, a strange man opened the door,
looked around the room and hurried
ly exclaimed. "Oh She" "Ah, yes, >"
said one of the editors, he is looking
for Rider Haggard's she, but she is
dead. The stranger vanished and
the business was taken up where left
off when adjournment for dinner was
taken. Then public business was
taken up.
There were present:
81. G. Dsro, Tribune, Altoona; j.
w. Speedily, Times, Port Royal;
George Shrom. Ledger, Newport;
A. M. Aurand, Herald, Beaver
Springs; Fl. G. Bonsall, Tribune, Mif-
hintown; W j. Jackman, Democrat
and Register, Mifflintown; I. N.
swope, Item, Mapleton; VIM. M.
Allison, Herald, Mifflintown; B. F.
Schweier, Sentinel and Republican,
Miffiintown; F. Mortimer, Times,
Bloomfield; E. Conrad, Journal, Nc
Veytown; H. n. Hahn, Record, Dun
cannon; B. E Morrison, Watchman,
Newton Hamilton.
a. II. Hahn and A. w. Aurand
were newly elected members at this
meeting.
Ga motion of J. W. SPEEDILY, Frank
Mortimer and B. E. Morrison, were
appointed by the chair, a committee
to nominate officers for the coming
year and reported for President, 81.
@. Darn; Vice President, Frank Nor
timer; Secretary and Treasurer, E.
Conrad; Executive Committee, George
Shrom, II. +. Bonsall, J. N. Swope.
The report of the committee was ac-
cepted without q dissenting vote. On
motion the invitation of the Sea Be ard
Air Line to visit Southern Pines,
North Carolina was accepted and the
arrangements for the trip left to the
Executive Committee and the tins
selected shall be in September or Oc.
tober. On motion b. E. Morrison
wss added to the Executive Commit
tee for the southern trip manage
ment. Port Royal was selected as the
place for the next quarterly meeting,
on the 4th Friday in August, at
which time a trip will be taken over
the T. V. r. R., to Blair's Mills. On
| e.
each member shall notify the Secre-
tary of the Association at least 10
days bsfore meetings whether they
can be present. The chair in accord
ance with resolution passed at the
meeting of the Association at Hunt
ingdon, appointed a committee on
program as follows j. ". Speedily,
B. F. Schweier, l. N. Swope. Ad.
Ijourned-