Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-18


Aldermen, Brady Caveny, Of Har-
Fishurg, spent a day les. week in
town.
| Iho Lewistown water compapy's
reservoir holds one million gallons Of
water.
The whistle Of the tbreshing ma
chipe engine resounds throughout
the valley.
Andrew Allison, cnme from TYRONE
on Saturday. to visit his parents and
friends generally.
The "andidate is again button.
ho'ing his friends, and many there
are who after bis buttons.
Charles Lsird. OF Tyrone is visit
ing his aunts. the Misses Mary and
Margaret Laird in this town.
William Adams, of Pittsburo, is
visiting bis parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Adam. at Van Vert.
The government agricultural bu
reau nj Washington, d. g., reports a
ehort apple crop in the United
States.
Cider making has been COM
menced at looks mill in Milford
township, and Books mill in Walker
township.
The Evangelical Sunday school en-
ioyed picnic in McFadden's woods
short distance north of Pattesson,
on the l2sb inst.
Mine host Nixon of the Jacobs
Honse aud Samuel Meyers, secured
the letting for the painting Of the
inside of the Court House for S2S3.
VIM T. Brnbaker bought the Sam
uel A. Thomas farm of AZ acres, hav-
ing thereon over three thousand
peach trees and II are adjoining
tract for S1354 at Administrators
sale on Saturday.
Miss Jane Banks of Reading, while
on trip to Atlantic City. was taken
Ill. She was brought to this place by
friends, and is now fully recovered,
and Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Banks on Third st.
Miss Emma Schott of New York,
who visited Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Schott in the spring and went from
here to Levistown, where she visited
during the summer, is now spending
some weeks here again.
The Lewistown Gazette of the IL,
inst, mentions that a fine heifer
owned by Part Reninger, of Pine
Glen, which has been stabbed for
over two months with a broken leg,
can again walk out to pasture.
The 4th annual dsnce will be given
at the Agricultural Hall, Port Royal,
Pa, THURSDAY, August 10th, 1897.
Grand march at $50 p. N. The
thanks of the SENTINEL AND REpuBL1-
CAN ars rendered ths management of
tee dance fer al invitation.
Wm. Marks Of Milwaukee, is home
visiting his mother, and sister Miss
Margareita Msrks, and sister Mrs.
Howard Kirk in Patterson. lie has
the KIondyke fever and if it is not
broken, he may be taken to the Klon-
dyke region Of gold, snow aud ice.
Teieerarns from the Alaskan coun.
try state that good many wculd be
gold miners turn back when they
reach the bead of navigation. The
snow and ice that cover the noun
tains to the edge Of the water in the
river scare them. They cannot en-
dure tho thought of going through
suca things to win the goldsn fleece.
Some nights ago burglar was
caught in attempting to enter the
house of Mrs. VIM. Swei.zar about q
quarter Of mile north Of this place
Ellsworth SINGER and John Isenberg,
driving horne about midnight scared
tie thief eff and awakened ai1s.
Sweitzer and family. The thief was
noticed masking bis escape from the
backyard.
According to Bible record, the
Smith family is one of the oldest
in the world. The Smith family ex
pecs to hold a reunion on the 19th
! day o. Auguat-5o morrow, Thursday
I-betwaen Hollidaysburg, snl Al
toona. 1900 is The number, expected,
they VIII not FL be Smiths, bat none
are expected excepting Smiths aud
relatives CT Smiths.
David Meyers, a son OF Eaocl,
Meyers and nephew of Samuel AEe7-
ers of this towp, lost his life on the
5th inst, in Stephenson county, I'll
inois, ST Watnau's Grove, while las
soipg a horsa. The !asso was sue
cessfu'ly thrown GROUND the animals 8
neck, but as the rope PLAYED out, it
caught the young mans feet and fas
tened there, pulled bim to The ground.
The horse ran and dragged him 60
rods before the rope loosened its
coil around the young mans feet.
When his friends reached him he was
dead.
1t is queer, but it is true that al
most everyone, man or woman has
bad rival in their courting days
1t has Just transpired that Genera
Grant had rival in the person OF AL
fred Sanford, who WAS an accepted
suitor for the hnnd of Julia Dent, and
he and Miss Grant would have been
married. but Sanford could not gel
money enough ahead to marry Julia
In the meantime while be was tryiu 2
to ecrape enough money together tc
permit him to marry, Grant SO won
the heart Of Julia that she became
his wife.
( Now comes the report that go!t
has been found on the Reuter- farm il
Perry county. The difference be
tween the Perry region and The