Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-01-20
SHORTLOCALS.

"cch pf OCk jaw.
r Pistsourg had an earth quake
rumble last week.
There was fall of rain and sleet
and snow on Sunday.
Martin Green of Milton is visiting
his parents in this place.
The February election takes place
on the 18th of this month.
Banks Kaufman spent several days
last week in McKeesport, Pa.
Fifteen new members fioined the
Presbyterian church on Sunday.
Lewistown people are talking about
dividing the borough into five wards.
Lime for land is selling in Juniata
county for six cents q bushel at the
kiln.
Six citizens of McAlisterville are
applicants for the post-mastership of
that town.
Miss Pidge Patton spent last week
with her sister Mrs. Wilberforce
Schweyer in this place.
Auctioncer Snyder was called to
Millhime, Center Co., to call sale
of Illinois horses on the Goth inst.
Sixty-sevsn people die every min
ute in this world, and seventy people
are born every minute in this world.
There was enough snow last Thurs.
day evening, January IA to whiten
the ground. No sleighing 50 far this
winter.
William Fitzgerald former Jun
iatian. died at his home in Pfoutz's
Valley last Saturday, aged about 81
ysers.
Robert Hall, brother of Mrs. G. NJ
Heller of Delaware township. was
killed on the railroad at Elmira last
Friday.
The Juniata Veteran Association
will hold five days encampment at
Adamsburg, Snyder county, next Sep
tember.
Bubonic plague is the name of the
plague that is taking the lives of
many people at Bombay and vicinity
in India.
The trees a, ound the Court House
have been trimmed by James McCiu
ley. John McNulty was his efficient
assistant.
"Away over in the cold climate of
Sweden two earthquakes were ex-
perienced on Saturday morning, Jan
uary 8, 1897"
W. H. FEEDERS and family attend
en- the funeral of Logan, infant son Of
David 3. Swartz of Greenwood town
ship on Sunday last.
An election will be held in Millers
town on the 18th of February to as.
certain the voice of the people for or
against water works for that town.
The Cuban insurrectionists can
fight, but seem to lack in establishing
government. When the American
colonies rebelled against Great Brit
ain, they established government.
VIM. H. Sponsler, Esq, died at the
home of Mr.. Patton near Millers.
town last Friday, aged about 70
years. Pity the SORROWS of an old
man.
1t is reported that the large coal
companies all have large surplus of
coal on hand, and to hold the pricss
from falling will stop work to repair
their plants.
Kansas is now under the govern
ment of populis.s. The populists
have now a chance to put their light
on hill SO that all may see. All
eyes are now on Kansas.
A male quartet choir led the sing
ing in the Presbyterian church on
Sunday evening. The quartet was
the pastor A. N. Raven, Irwin Dimm,
James Robson and Frederick Rhom.
Mrs. VIM. Wagner played the organ
A son of Mr.. John F. Meyer living
mile east Of town is seriously i'll
with lung trouble. Recently he had
pneumonia in his right lung. The
lung is believed to have become SOL
idifed and the life of the youth is
despaired of.
J. G. Crawford died at his home al
Reeds Gap last Saturday evening
aged SO years. He was a prominent
man and served a term in the LegIs
lature some few years ago. He was s
genial good neigbbor, and will be
greatly missed by all who knew him.
"The State Editorial Association
will meet in Harrisburg, January 2f
and 27. Col. A. K. Mcclure of the
Philadelphia Times will address the
meeting on Tuesday evening, and ed
itor Smith of the Philadelphia Press
on Wednesday," The Association
will ask the Legislature to pass {
new libel law.
The funeral of Owen Owens O.
Granville, .Mifflin county, took place
on the 18th inst. He was aged 9:
years. He came to Lewistown il
1872, and in his time witnessed al
the changes In the Juniata Valley
from travel in bridal path to trave
by cars He was an exemplary citi
zen IN walk and conversation.
The remains of Mrs. Groninger
wife of Grin Groninger, were brough
from Repova for interment in Unior
Cemetery at this place on Monday
noon. Mrs. Groninger had been I
sufferer from kidney trouble till with
in recent period, when she wal
stricken with paralysis and died OF
the 18th inst aged 63 years. Boil
she and her husband were Juniat.