Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-01-27

best Cuban tobacco, which il good
news for the bond holders in Florida.
Some people are so sensitive that
they are in misery when on the street
among people. Others are not sensi-
tive and glory in being on the street
in the public gaze as much as posi-
BILE. Such is life.
The Pennsylvania National Guard
will parade at McKinlsy's inaugura-
ton. '' Those who saw the parade Of
The Guard at the Lswistown encamp-
msnt last summer, know what . sight
it is on a fine day.
"Mrs. Nancy Barger living in tho
very heart Of the mountains Of Cen
tre county, is probably the oldest
woman in the State. She is lot
years of age, and her bachelor son
who resides with her, is 80.
There are religious revival meet
ings in other places than Pennsylva-
MIA this winter. At Sand Creek,
State of Indiana, nine women are do
ing the preaching and working won
dsrs in the way Of reforming the men.
A despatch from Narseilles, France
on Saturday, says the greatest alarm
prevails in that city on account Of
nine sudden deaths in one street. It
IL feared that it is the beginning OF
the outbreak Of the Bubonic plague.
Some vag started the report that
the beautiful planet that shows it.
self every clear evening in the west.
ern sky is an electric light sent up
twelve miles high every evening, and
thousands of people believed the
story.
Peach growers express the belief
that the peach crop is almost assur.
ed for next summer, the weather
having besn cold enough to keep
back the buds. The crop they sav
10 safe unless freezing comes late in
March.
One OF the doctors in the John.
ston murder case in Bloomfield is re-
ported to have said on the witness
stand, that the. wound in Henry's
body was not necessarily fatal, which
provokss smile in the light Of the
fact that Henry died.
The sun is beginning to make its
power felt in the middle Of the day,
and that is the reason the SHOWS to
come cannot last long. To make
slaighing and keep it up to the end
of winter, it would have to snow
every fourth or fifth day.
On Friday evening last immediate
ly after the scripture reading in the
Lutheran church, the choir present
ed the congregation with a silver
communion set and bsptismal font.
DIR. Holman made the presentation
speech on the part of the choir, and
Rev Mr.. Fahs made the acceptance
speech.
Buy your hunting dogs and have
them acquainted before the bunting
season opens have the following
to offer. guaranteed thoroughly brok.
en- on their game and reliable. Fo1
hounds, rabbit hounds, beagles, set
tsrs and pointers: also some fine
Newfoundlands, spaniels, collies, fox
and bull terriers; fancy poultry aud
pigeons; Belgium and German hares
prices low. J. Howard TAYLOR,
Aug.27,ly. West Chester. Pa.
A fire that destroyed 60 business
places and a million dollars worth o.
property and threw a thousand peo
pie out of employment was started
by an over-heated oven in the base
ment of a six story iron building a
1909 Market street, Philadelphia
about half past six o'clock on tn,
morning of the 26th inst. John Wan
namaker's great store made q mar
row escape. The building was some
what damaged by fire and goods by
water.
The Johnston murder trial is il
progress at Bloomfield. The defens
has put in the plea OF insanity ant
ono doctor has been found who tss
titles that he was insane. When tn
boys attending the McAlistersvill
Soldiers Orphan School played il
sanity aud broke up tho school the,
had deceived a number of doctors
who could not discriminate betwee
the tricks of the boys when the
feignsd insanity and real cases of in
sanity.
"Wbile out through Centre count,
gathering up the election boxes j
abe interest of the Sheriff confess
the Constables made the surprisip
discovery in one of the Miles town
ship precints that as soon as th
votes we're counted the Electio
Board had burned the ballots.
The law prescribes heavy fn
and five years maximum imprisor
ment as the panalty for this offens'
but whether the board will be arres
ed or not has not been decided"
Tickets for the Mckinley inaugr
ration ball cost S. and supper s.
There are to be 80 cooks and 20
walters. TIE caterer is Philade
phian and provision is made to fee
10000 people, who it is believed wi
eat 300 gallons Of soup; 300 gallon
of Terripin; 800 gallons of chicke
salad; $50 gallons of crab salad; 2
gallons of lobster salad; $4,000 oy.
ters, 26O hams. 200 boned turkey
200 tongues, 10000 sandwiches, 500
chicken outlets, 1000 sweet bread pa
ties, 100 gallons of punch. 30Olh
of cake, 200 gallons of coffee, 18O
quarts of ice cream. Washington
ians have raised fund of $4,000 t
pay the bill, but they expect to rea
ize more than that from ths ball an