Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-01

bicycles.
Huntingdon people are pleased
with the Acetylene light.
The Lswistown council forbids the
riding of BICYCLES at faster rate
than 8 miles an hour in town. Pen.
atty not less than 81 and not more
than $40.
Frost in many sections stopped the
! Development OF the corn crop last
week In the northwest. It is now a
fore gone conclusion that the corn
crop this year, will not be nearly as
large as last year.
/ Next week will be court week, and
will be first rate opportunity to drop
IN and pay subscription. We hope then
10 see good many people, who take
tue SENTINEL AND REPUBLICAN,, the best
paper in Juniata county.
Sugar beet raising has been e1per
imented with in Perry county this
year. They can raise the beets and
are now having an analysis made to
find out whether there is sugar
enough in them to justify their cul-
ture.
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in addition to that all local news that
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its columns. If.
Jeweller Sweger of Main street
mas in his possession a living alliga-
tor from Florida waters The reptile
or animal is g young one foot and
a half long Mr. Sweger feeds it on
fresh meat of which it is fond. It IS
a curiosity here.
An awfully thrilling scene took
place at n funeral at Alexandria near
Altoona some days ago, when Calvin
Neff a robust man aged about 40
years fell dead across the coffin of a
deceased friend that they were put
ting in the grave.
Miss Minnie Gortner and Miss
Fisher of Selinserove, spent from
Tuesday to Saturday with Prof. o. G.
Gortner, Miss Gortners brother.
The young ladies came by wheel from
Selinsgrove to .McAlisterville and
from the latter place to .Mjffiintown
by stage
Mrs. Granville Patterson of Wash.
ington, aftsr visit of several weeks
at the home of her neice Mrs. Viii
bsrforce Schweyer went to Lewistown
last week and thence to Ashland,
Schuyllill county, there to visit her
son, aud from th=re will return to
Washington.
Everyone about Mitfiintown has a
recollection of Bruce Alexander. The
Lewistown Gazette says of him.
/ Bruce Alexander lost his COW. She
strayed away over to the Big Valley
and up to White Hall where be found
her She was away for three weeks
hShe still gives some milk.
\ The Democratic bosses of Harris
[ burg, have adopted a system of civil
service that is acceptable to them
selves, if il is obnoxious to the rank
and file. They have decided in city
committee, that the present commit
teemen shall remain in office not for
ever. but for six years or until in
1903.
BUoxSELL UNIVERSITY, John How.
ard Barris, President; College, with
four courses of study leading to de.
grees; Academy a preparatory school;
Ladies Institute. refined boarding
school; Music School, for both sexes;
aud Art Studio. For catalogue, ad-
dress the Registrar. Wm. c. Gretz.
niger, Lswisburg, Pa. tt.
| There are co courts il the K!on-
dyke gold field, and the man who
steals is killed on the spo5 if caught
there, and if not caught in the act, he
is followed and killed wherever found.
Probably once in awhile an innocent
man is suspected and killed. Such
will remain the state of society there
until courts will have baen establish
ed
Miss Susan 3. Anthony when ask
ed recently to tell of her love affairs,
sai0:-I never had any worth telling,
Tor there was not bit of romance
about any OF my affairs. l always
| said, llk4 the did maid, that the man
l waited would not have me, and
those that wanted me were so bad
that the devil himself would not have
! thell."
Buy your hunting dogs and have
them acquainted before the hunticg g
! season opens [ have the following g
to offer. guaranteed thoroughly brok-
en on their game and reliable. Fox
hounds, rabbit hounds, beagles, set
ters and pointers; also some fine
NewfouudlNnds, spsniels, collies, fox
and bull terriers: fancy poultry and
pigeons: Belgium and German hares;
prices low. j. HOWARD TAYLoR,
Ang.2?,.y. West Chester. Pa.
On the 23rd day of this present
Augusf, 1881, the BODY OF cap. ten
~ Arkwright was found at Mount
Blank, EUROPE. He lost his life in
an ice slide in 1866, thirty.one years
ago. Everything about his person
that was not at the time of the acci
dent destroyed was found preserved.
Even handkerchief in pocket Of
bis coat with his name on Il was in a
perfect state. He was found 5000
feet from where lie died d3l years ago.
Ex Sheriff David Fowles died on
Monday morning at his home a mile
and q half south of this town, aged