Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-11

Noah Raby, an inmate of the Pts
catawney, New Brunswick, N. j..
poor house, is 125 years old. Re
Gently he received his second sighs
which gave him snch a nervous
shock, that he fell sick aud was in
bed several days.
If Isaac Etka succeesd in unearth'
ing stone coal at Van Vert he will
be the means of making Juniata q
stone coal mining county, for if COG
is found at Van Vert it may be
found in number of other places in
this county.
! Tax-colioctors had better look al
the new law on the point of giving
tax receipts for occupation and poll
tax They are not allowed to give a
receipt for such tax, except to the
person taxed OF on an order from the
person taxed-that So aad so is by
the order authorized to pay TIE tax.
The mine prop men operating in
Shade mountain, with head quarters
in this town, quietly folded their
tents, and between the going down
of the Sun on Monday evening, and
the rising Of tho Sun on Tuesday
morning lef5 for other scenes of ID
bor.
Andreee and his balloon has not
yet been beatd from They started
On Sunday, July 1lth. Not even the
carrier pigeons thst accompanied
them have been heard from. Several
pigeons were reported as having re
turned but the reports were not cor
rect. The pigeons found came from
another source
Selinsgrove Tribune, August G.
While soma men were fishing at Nun
G. dam on Thursday OF last week,
! they foUrG.a lard can, which when
opened was found 70 contain the
BODY Of q nicely dressed baby. A
post-mo-te,n examination revealed
Ire fact that the child had bsen about
three days cid
The wood ceiling IN the main room
in the Court House, appears better
than mosc people anticipated. How
the change may effect the sounding
| qualities OF the room can not be
known until after the room has been
prepared for business The change
can harry make the sounding qualities
worse than they were
There is "a much and more in
farming now than there was IN the
DAYS waen grass was cu5 with the
scytLe, and grain was cut with the
cradle. and threshed with the fail.
There is a great deal less hard work
on the farm now and great deal
more discomfort, because the extra
yegarce Of the times have multiplied
the wants Of the people.
BucISEIL UsTEHsrTY, John How
ard harris, President: College, with
four courses Of study leading to de-
grees. Academ- preparatory school,
Ladies Institute. reiired boarding
school: Music School, for both sexes;
and Art Studio. t'or catalogue, ad-
dress the Registrar. Wm. @. Gretz'
niger, Lewisburg, Pa. II.
The sensation Of last weeks court
II Perry county. was found in q petl-
bicn for divorce, in which the petl-
TONER among other things aet forth
that Lis wife tried to poison him by
administering paris green in his
coffee. The discover OF the poison
IbefoTs-asiaking ti1s coffee frnfsrated
tie purpces Of the poison. )
School Directors Joseph Clemens,
| ~ i; ;F:.eii7ssi,-Coproy, Martin Delaney,
/ Michael W6aleo, 5azz3e lIsnn2 and
Thoraas }. DeviIn, OF Blythe town
ship. Sehuyikl, county, were found
guiltv recently Of Inisjiemsanor IN OF
| ice and aiI sentenced by Judge
| IBechtsI to s:x months imprisonment,
lana costs, except De7lir, whose sen
| toaca Was fo3r Months ana costs
Que hundred and fifty ysars ago
George Bor;uer, settled ii Codorus
! LCWESDiPs sVin CSuc1J1 n ''7
Saturday. August 7, 1897, three
thousand Of his descendants and
those related l,7 marriage held q re.
unio1. Three brass bands and three
! iolo;rs furnished the music for tho
reunion i1.biice. Family papers We're
read, and addresses wero delivered
by members OF the family.
1t the a;usical College, Freeburg,
ISayder county, Pa, none but the
best me- sho5a are used. 50 thai 70 day
! is Is racogl:zsi as ore Of the fore
most schools Of music IN the country
S33 viii Dsv for 2 torn Of siZ weeks,
| instruction ald board. Fall term will
tcrip sug 30
For catalogues address,
HENRY i GoYEE,
IL D,recfnr