Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-14


Lula Hsnch, were married at Escol.
Perry county, on the Goth day of
june. Miss Hench taught in the
public schools of this town last win
ter.
John T. Smith, Oakland, Pa, late
of Company 3D." SO Pa. Infantry,
has secured an original pension Of
$40 per month and $247.92 back pay
under the old law, through the
agency of VIM. Fry, Mexico, Pa.
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The Christian Eudeavor Conven-
ton in San Francisco, is the repre-.
sentative Of over fifty thousand so
cieties. Three thousand four hun.
dred and forty.three are in Pennsyl.
vania. The delegates in Convention
represent a membership Of 5000. 900
Colonel VIM. Bell was unexpected.
ly caned several days ago while in
his Office by Ferdinand Rhom of Har-
risburg. Rhom was seen to come
up Bridge street, with a soldierly
bearing, such as he always presented
when he fought against slavery and
rebellion under Siegle, but no one
suspected his intention, and when he
stepped into Colonel Bells Office, the
object of his visit was not thought of.
The Colonel was taken aback by the
declarations of Rhom, and for q mo-
ment or two while Rhom was hand
ling the cane, he could not help him.
self by saying o word, but when
Rhom subsidized, the Colonel found
his voice and heartily thanked his
friend for the handsome cane that he
had just presented. It is of Mahog-
any wood, a piece snatched as brand
from the Capitol building when it
was on fire last winter. It is hand
some cane.
On the 5th day of July lawyer
Hoops and dentist Derr went up Tus.
carora Valley to Beavers dam to fish
ard were successful in catching q
string Of nice black bass and couple
Of pike, but alas, when they returned
to the place where they had left their
horse tied, the beast was not there.
1t had slipped the halter and had tax.
en- leg bail. It was Judge Lyons
horse and the young men naturally
Inferred tina. the animal had come
home. They were surprised when
they learned that it had not put in
an appearance here. 1t is a horse
that the Judge has not owned long,
and that probably accounts for its
desire to wander about in the valley,
instead Of max ng a straight tail for
home when it had so good a chance.
A search, directed from this town by
Mr.. Hoops, was kept up several days.
Meanwhile the animal after untold
wandering turned up a. George
Brackbil's place, and was from there
returned after three days absence.
Up to within a short time ex -Sher.
if Walls, was the owner OF an i'm
ported Scotch Terrier. She was an
all rourd sporting animal. good for
squirrels and other game, such as
abound in the woods of Tuscarora
Valley. The Sheriff priced her high.
ly. .dones could not have bought
her. He WAS offered one hundred
dollars cash for her. Ga the after
noon of the 3rd OF July, the Sheriff
was out in the bay field. The Ter,
rier was with him, and in nosing
about after rodents, she encountered
a copper head snake and was bitten.
The snake it is believed bit her III
the neck as the neck aud entire body
swelled as tight as the skin could
hold. The distress of tho animal was
great. She would 60 from one mem
ber of the family to another aud in a
whining way complain. Everything
was done for her that was known as
a remedy for spake poison, but of nc
avail On Sunday the 4th of July
she died. The Sheriff's two grand
daughters buried her as carefully a:
if she had been human body.
Two children of Abraham, doing
business together as rag dealers, had
a fall out at East Point last Thurs
day morning and on the street dis
solved their partnership. Their out
fit consisted OF an old carriage
combination of three or four othel
old worn out carriages put together
by a Harrisburg carriage maker at 6
cost of $11.75. The wagon WAS good
enough for their business. They haG
two substantial horses hitched to The
carriage. and had a lot of rags and
horse feed slowed away in the com
modious bed of the vehicle, and the
cider one. the capitalist of the busi
ness, seemed to have a pocket.bool
well enough lined with the rootof al
evil to keep the business on its feet
They had spent Wednesday night a
David Stouffer's, about two mile.
east of to WI, and on the wav to towr
had fail out. The quarrel first wal
not about business or a division O
its proceeds, but about the simplest
little sentiment of urging and whip
ping the team to greater speed thar
the animals were naturally prone t.
go on that lazy, sultry morning. The
younger one of tie party was driv
ing and every once in awhile whack
this horse and then that horse: "Vat
you vip de horses for, dey go fas,
enough, demonstrated the older man
who seemed to be the real manager
and purse holder of the combination
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