Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-24

years ago Governor Skunk issued
letters patent creating the company.
"a thousand shingles laid with
four inches of exposure to the wealth.
er, are said to cover 10C square feet
of roof, and five pounds OF shingle
nails will be used in fastening them
in position."
DIR. Dowd Crawford was happily
enspirited to give the most minute
attention to his patients and smile
on his friends on Washington's birth
day on account of boy baby that his
wife presented to him on that day.
Some man in the Legislature,
but who for his own good and
the good of his fellow citizens should
be IN a Lunatic asylum, has a bill
before the Legislature that provides
for compulsory voting. The man is
crazy on the subject of voting. if he
is sane otherwise.
Taxes are higher than ever on real
estate. When will the last rail tha.
stalls the load be put on. The men
who levy the taxes do not seem to be
actuated by the desire to lessen the
burden of taxation. They seem to
be bent on one purpose and tina. is
to get as much tax as they can.
Having never eaten pound OF
meat in his life, Andrew Bair, Carroll
county, Nd, has just passed his
eighty.third birth day. He has nev
er worn an overcoat or underwear
never consulted physician, taken
medicine nor had days illness il
his life. Had he been a meat eater
what would have been the result.
DIR. Thomas L. Johnston of Dun.
cannon, who was convicted of murder
in the second degree for the murder
of his neighbor dentist Henry, was
sentenced by Judge Lyons to the
pepitentiary for 20 years. The gen.
eral expression If the people is that
Johnston should have been found
guilty of murder and hung. There
was no question of his having killed
Henry.
The Republican party of Snyder
county held their primary election
on the 18th of February and nomi-
mated Henry e Sampsel for Associate
Judge; Geo. NJ Shindel for Prothon-
otary; John Fl. Wills for Register
and Recorder; j. NJ. Baker for Dis.
trict Attorney; Joseph Hendricks for
Jury Commissioner. Ovsr twenty
three hundred votes were cast at the
primary.
Humpback bicycle riding prevents
a free natural circulation of blood
and deranges the action of the valves
of the heart. II humpback riding is
kept up it will not be maay years till
all the riders will have heart disease
and not know why. 1t will become
for the men what tight lacing has be-
come for the girls. The girls are
themselves physically by the
use of corsets.
Murderer johnson of Duncannon
was quietly taken from the Bloom
field jail by the sheriff and two dep
utles of Perry county at an early
hour on the morning of the 10Th inst,
and by way of Newport was taken
TO Philadelphia to the penitentiary
TO serve a term of 20 years imprison-
nent for killing dentist Henry of
Duncannon last September. He was
aot taken by way of Duncannon, be-
,ause threats were made by people
,f that town to Lynch him.
There is q bill before Congress
hat provides a retired list for gov
ernment clerks who have reached the
lge of 60 years ard who have been
n government service 20 years. They
ire to receive pension of IS per
cent. of the salary they received
while clerking. Ifthey are going to
pension all the employees in and out
IF office. what is to become OF people
who have not been holding Office.
How are they to live when they get
Did.
Emery AcCahan made narrow
escape from turnover by train of
,ars on Tuesday at crossing in
Patterson. The watchman had mo-
toned him to cross, He started and
the track just as fast train
.ushed by. The cars scraped the
end of the tongue of bis wagon. He
vas brave soldier against rebellion
md was used to rushes that frighten
men, but on Tuesday he was more
frightened by the cara than be WAS
a the Wild charge at Cedar mountain
n Virginia where he was left for
lead on the field of battle.
Hardware merchant McClintic,
DR.. Luclan Banks, Grain merchant
Nelson, Electrician Troxel, merchant
5cho:t and Landlord Nixon, surpris
ID Carriage Manufacturer Scholl
With sauer kraut lunch last Friday
'vening in honor of his birth day.
The complete surprise was some.
What anticipated by Mr.. Scholl him
elf when hs dropped into his home
It his accustomed time in the even
ng The sauer-kraut had been pre-
,ared and he smelled it and wanted
o know whats up" but before he
earned definitely what was to take
,lace, the above named friends ap-
,eared upon the scene and extended
congratulations. The gentlemen
pent pleasant evening with Mr..
'cholI and his family and on their
departure expressed the hope that
dr, Scholl may live in good health to
njoy many more birthday anuiver-
aries.
Harry Adams. colored, who has
barge of the electric light plant had