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

Greek, caused q suspension of the
water supply about midnight some
nights ago. The leak was discover.
ed and repaired about daylight.
Gypsy parties have been camping
IN the Narrows. that is Gypsy people
with blue eyes. fair complexion and
sunny hair, all Of which proclalms
the fact that they are not Gypsey
people.
The Bloomfield Times says:-
Farmers are trying to bring on
their backward corn by more frequent
plowing. Some farmers have plow-
ed their corn four times aud will give
it more work. The fields that have
had the additional work, present
much the better appearance.
Duluth, Mimi, recently had great
rain. Almost five inches of rain fell
and produced a disastrous food there.
1t was fall of inches of rain in
1889, that produced the great food
IN the upper part of the Juniata, Sus-
quehanna and Conemaugh vallies and
drownsd thousands of pe ople at
Johnstown.
i. The Georgia peach crop is a fail
ure, but California and Colorado
peaches 25 pound boxes sold in Phil
adelphia last week at SIPS to $3.50
a box. Pears from the same States
sold at 81 65 to $500 for so pound
box; Pine apples from Florida sold
at $1.75 to $500 a case, "a to Sc ap
pies in each case.
BUckNELL UNIVERSITY, John How
ard Harris, President; College. with
four courses of study leading to de-
grees; Academy preparatory school;
Ladies' Institute. a refined boarding
school; Music School, for both sexes;
and Art Studio. For catalogue, ad-
dress the Registrar. VIM. G. Gretz-
niger, Lewisburg, Pa. If.
Banker Russell, Railroad Superin-
tendent Wireman, Joseph Mann of
the Mann, Edge Tool Company and
ex-Judge Frow of Lewistown, were
in town several evenings ago, having
come through the narrows in car
riage. They contemplate building a
club house in the narrows in the vi
cinity of Roaring Run.
D. G. Armstrong Of Miffiin county,
claims that he has a compound pow
der, a tabls spoonful of which, ap-
piled to the stalk of Canada thistle
will completely exterminate the this
tie. If it is as he represents it to be,
it will prove to be a valuable thing
for him and valuable to every farmer
on whose land Canada thistle has
started to grow.
Some days ago Miss Ellen Robi
sor, fell distance of ten feet from
cherry tree and sustained q painful
dislocation of the right elbow The
joint was not only dislocated, but the
bones were showed past each other,
and the flesh about the joint was Sc
verely lacerated. Dr.. Dowd Craw-
ford was called and the attention re-
quired in so serious a case of dislo-
cation was promptly given.
It is reported that the peach crop
in Delaware this year will be almost
a total failure. The June drop
was uncommonly heavy. It is
said the June drop is owing to cur
culio stipgs and the curculio is bred
from falleIa under tso trees.
The California peach growers are not
troubled with the curcu!io for the
reason that the fallen fruit is all
c!eanly gathered and burnt or fed to
hogs.
Buy your hunting dogs and have
them acquainted before the hunting
season opens heve the following
to offer. guaranteed thoroughly brok-
en- on their game and reliable. Fox
hounds, rabbit hounds, beagles, set
ters and pointers; also some fine
Newfoundlands, spaniels, collies, fox
and ball terriers; fancy poultry and
pigeons; Belgium and German hares;
prices low. J. HOWARD TAYLOR.
Aug27,Iy. West Chester. Pc.
Henry Sulouff, who some months
ago attempted to exterminate a corn,
is in poor health, owing to the fact
that the sore produced by the remov-
al of the corn never healed, but has
become an angry Inflammation. Su-
louff has a large farm north of town
on top Of the Clinton foot hills along
Shade mountain. He has the purest
of running water from the mountain
aud The purest mountain air, and is
O well preserved man, and If the mis-
fortune above mentioned had not ov-
ertaken him, his chances to live to
the century mark would be first rate.
He was with General Scott's army in
its invasion and conquest of Mexico
in lS47. His friends wish him a
speedy recovery from the present all.
ment.
On the evening of June 80. just
past, a company of about 200 rela
tives and friends, assembled at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. William Banks
in this town to attend the marriage
of their daughter, Rebecca Jane
Banks and Ezra Doty Parker, son of
Mr.. E. S. Parker and Mrs. Isabella
Parker of Washington, D. G. 1t was
an auspicious occasion in which the
whole company extended the heart
lest congratulations and best Wi,Lee.
Rev. A. N. Raven of the Prssby terian
church tied the matrimonial. knot
After partaking of refreshments the
bride and groom amidst the strains
of sweet music and showers of rice,
started on a tour to Atlantic City
and other notable places and cities