Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-23

In the State OF Sonora, Mexico, q |
stone bearing a date aud Chinese in |
scription of 1900 years ago, has re-
Gently been found.
With a pump a doctor pumped |
laudanum out of the stomach of Al.
Rhodes last Sunday, and thereby say
ed his life at Altoona.
All! said the man who tried his
hand at speculation:-"How much
better it would have been, had 1 kept
my money in my pocket
An earthquake shock was sharp
enough at San Francisco on Sunday
to stop clocks, break lamps and shake
houses and give people great scare.
This Democratic county committee
met in town on Saturday and select
ed ]. L. Weiser and Cambridge Conn,
delegates to attend the Democratic
State convention to me- oa ne 3lst
of July.
Rev. Mr.. Laurie of BellefoAte,
preached for the Presbyterians on
Sunday and Sunday evening. He
sojourned at the Jacobs House while
here, and was accompanied by a
grandson.
The End annual summer conven-
ton of the Pennsylvania Christian
and Missionary Alliance, will be held
at Vallamont Park, Williamsport, Pa,
July 10 to Is, 1897. Excursion, 2
cents mile.
An inventor claims that he has in
vented cold stove, that can produce
a freezing temperature in room OF
q house on hot day in summer
His fuel for the cold etove is GER
tain chemical material, ealt and a
small quantity of ice.
Mrs Sarah Gellihy, resident on a
farm, two railes from West Newton,
Pa, is distinguished as being the
owner Of the biggest feet known in
Pennsylvania. Her foot measures II
inches at the bail; II J inches at the
instep and IA inches at the heel. A
number II shoe fits her tightly.
The Legislature proposes to knock
off five hundred thousand dollars OF
The State appropriation for common
schools. The directors of the respec.
tive districts can lessen. tue school
term and lower the salaries TO Le9p
tue tx down to correspond with the
losl Of the State appropriation.
| Three young women, one the
preachers daughter, Were returning
frora preaching at Jacobsburg, Ohio
on thu 18th of June when they were
struck by bolt of lightning that
came into the road short distance
from the church. The preachers
daughter and one of the others were
killed. The third girl was severely
shocked, but IS living.
Editor Morrison of Newton Rami..
ton was III town on Saturday, and
among other interesting data, made
mention of the facs that citizens in
ths vicinity OF Newton Hamilton arc
mining for stone corl and are san
gaine OF finding 3 quality Of coal that
can be used as fuel for heating pur
poses. Il is earnestly hoped thst they
have the genuine stuf.
j Lasa Saturday meerning Harry
Strayer replaced the tail of thSS f%sa.h
er iish on the Court House, Is Were 4
gilded the head Of the fish. itnace op
dartaB piece of wofk, 7c'J1lszrs-sz- and c
foot -noid he lad. Wken he was
gliding the head of the weather vane,
he stood on the cross bars of the
four points of the compass To PEI
sons on the ground he seemed to be
posing in mid air.
Editor w. II. Allison and wifa
and Louie Jackman and sister Mar.
i5a and Mrs. B. T. Schweier and
daughter Mary, joined the State Ed
itorial association at Harrisburg on
Tuesday morning on the excursion
TO Bradford, Pc. Mrs Schweier and
daughter journeyed with the Assoc;a
tioa as far as Lewisburg, where they
stopped off to witness the closing ex
ercises Of commencement at Buck
nell University.
A despatch from Frederick, Mary,
land says: THE Representatives OF
the Eastern Pennsylvania Division Of
the German Baptists or Dunkards
General Convention, have introduced
a peculiar paper declaring 'that
there should be no life Insurance be
cause it is selfish, in that it gives Il,
benefit to the really poor aud needy
and robs the church of true Christian
charity; because it is a childish saw
ings bank, and thus kills the ability
to properly take care of means; be
Gauss it is lottery, and because it i.
an incentive to covetGusness aud
murder.
One night last week O thief ol
thieves removed lock of door Ii
landlord Van Horns hotel in Richfield
A chisel was used in taking off tn,
lock. Once inside. they rumageC
the house. They visited the room o
a maid and took her lamp, Lit it ant
went to the garret and there fount
in bed clothes one hundred and sixt,
dollars, nearly all gold. The money
was saving fund of Mrs. Van Horn
and she thought it was perfectly SAT,
in bed clothes in the ga1ret. It was
a queer place to keep money, the last
place one would look for cash. Who
told the thief of the deposit there?
This beats every thing you evel
read This isn't about a big snake
but IL is one Of the most ramarkabi. q,