Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-06

A four pound bass was caught from
the Juniata river by Korb Panne-
baker on Thursday while he and Sam
uel Rollman we're fishing not far from
this place.
Eels sold last week at 3 to Gets q
pound. People who claim to know,
declare that esls and snakes taste so
nearly alike that the difference, if
any, cannot be told.
The fish wardens go to bed to ear
ly in the evening and sleep too long
in the morning TO see things. ''Blind
ere those who will not see and optics
sharp have they to see what's not to
be SEEN"
List of letters remaining III the
Post Office at Patterson, Pa, uncall-
ed for at the close of business on
Thursday evening, September 3Oth,
1897 Miss Margaret Bell, N. j. Nc.
Kinney, 1. W. Murroll. NJ. D.; A. W.
Miller, Chas. L. Spanton.
Liverpool Sun, September %
Tho engine of the passenger train
that passes our station about l A NJ,
exploded at the curve below George
town on Monday. The engineer E.
3. Mitchell of Harrisburg was
thrown over so feet up the mountain
and instantly killed, and the fremen
John r. Cawley also of Harrisburg,
was thrown near to the edge of the
river and dangerously hurt. A watch.
box near the explosion was wrecked
and its occupant seriously injured.
TIE tracks were much damaged for a
distance of about $50 yards. The
boiler was thrown about $50 feet up
the mountain, and the tank about the
same distance in another direction.
J,hn B. Woodward citizsn of
Tuscarora township, whose place of
residence was at the once famous Nc
Kinley tavern; north of McCoysvllle,
came to town in buggy last We'd
nesday, September 20, to attend to
some business interests in this place.
After attending to the business mat
ters, he made some calls among his
friends and relatives. While in the
act of crossing the railroad about e
quarter of mile north of the ticket
Office he was struck by Fast Mail No.
25, going west. and knocked from the
track, dead All the larger bones in
his body aud limbs were broken, ex-
cepting the right arm. His remains
were prepared for burial by under
taker Snyder. The funeral took place
on Friday, at 2 P. NJ. Interment at
McCulloch Mills cemetery. Mr..
Woodward was aged 81 years, 6
months. A wife and a number of
children survive him. Mrs. William
Mcdonald and Mrs. Harry Powell of
Patterson are daughters.
There was Swallow and Leth-
rope meeting in the Methodist
church on the evening of the 1st inst,
that was we'll attended. About half
the audience were women, the other
half were men. The women were at
tracted by the temperance side of the
campaign that the Swallow party rep
resent, and some of the men were at
tracted by the women. Others by
the temperance phase of the meeting,
but the larger number were there to
hear DR.. Swallow speak on the issue
of extravaganza as exemplified in of
fetal circles en- Capitol Hill at Har-
risburg. 1t was the old official stagers
that assemble at Harrisburg and
their regular assistants that were
charged with the launching and guild
ing Of all manner Of schemes to get
money out of the State Treasury. The
tender foot always asked for a thing
that he wants, but the Capitol Hill
frequenter would take whatever suit
ed him and combine with others of
his class to take all they could get.
Contractors had offered to do certain
repairs for $4,000, but the contract
was given to others for $4,000 dol
lars. All the expense that could be
crowded on the Capitol building and
on the ground was indulged in, and
then someone set the house on fire to
destroy records, and give certain par
ties chance to reap q rich harvest
on contracts, and make money in var
ious ways known to the people who run
the ring on Capitol Hill The extrava-
gancs of the fitting up Of Grace
Church for the meeting of the Legis-
lature, was dwelt upon. The placing
of heelers on the pay roll of the Leg.
islature was ventilated. The extrav
agance in the purchase OF soap, pen
knives, rugs and carpets and extrava-
gance in everything that pertains to
Government affairs at the Capitol of
the State, was held up for the voter
and tax payer to look at, and the re-
fusal of the autho, tiles to permit DIR.
Swallow and his friends to examine
the ruins of the burnt State House
was dwelt upon, aud the manner of
treatment that was extended to him
for exposing the extravagant habits
of the office-holders was reviewed in
such way that the church full of
people listened attentively to every
word that was said. How many votes
the DR.. made for his cause is not
known.