Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-22

Miss Annie Sheesley. aged about
26 years, died at the home of her fa-
ther Mr.. Joseph Sheesley in Licking
Greek last Thursday. Interment by
Ruble at the Lutheran
,hurch cemetery in Licking creek val
ley on Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Derr, wife of DIR. Clar
ence Derr, deceased, is visiting Miss
Isabella Derr in this town. Mrs.
Derr lives in Milton, Pa. She was
born in this town. Her father was
Bonsall, a prominent citi-
zen in his day and generation.
The latest reports from Dawson
City, the largest town in the new
gold field in British America, is that
those who are there are shut up like
rats in trap for all winter and are
making merry. Dancing women are
paid $20 night for dancing Onions
are selling at a dollar u piece and
whisky Scots drink.
During the 3rd day of the battle
of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, Isaac
Koble, Carlisle, was shot in the body.
The surgeons we're unable to locate
the ball, and IN time the wound heal
ed. For several weeks he has been
suffering from large carbuncle on
his hack. Recently the carbuncle
was lanced, and the bullet received
over thirty years ago. worked out"
Huntingdon Journal.-H. I. Cor.
don of Carrollton, intended hanging
himself, and had provided a rope and
screw eye in the ceiling. He then
sat down and wrote two letters, one
to his mother and one to his girl.
Then drew out of his pocket flask
of whisky and drank and drank til! he
forgot all about the hanging of him
self.-Drank himself dead drunk and
when the drunk wore off he decided
not to hang himself.
The wheat crop this year in Penn
sylvania, is estimated at twenty mil
lion bushels, which is FIVE million
bushels less than is required to bread
the people of this Commonwealth. It
takes on an average five bushels OF
wheat to supply each person with
bread one year aud as the State has a
population of five million peop!e, i:
requires twenty. five million bushels
to supply the people of Pennsylvania
with bread.
John Goshen died at the home of
his son.in-law David Wolfgapg in
Fermanagh township last Monday
afternoon, aged about 81 years. He
came to Juniata county when q youth
from Lancaster county. There were
other members of the family who
moved into Juuiata at the same time,
all Of whom proceeded him into the
future land from which no one has
returned excepting Mr.. George Gosh.
en-, brother who survives him in
Patterson.
Governor Hastings bas removed
George B. Hutchjson of Huntingdon
from clerkship in the department of
the Dairy and Food Commission, be
cause Hutchisor was actively oppos-
ed to friends and measures of the
Governor. George had not learned
that the first duty OF O courtier or
government clerk, is to sneeze every
time the king or chief takes snuff.
George viii know better the next
tlms he gets fifteen hundred dollar
appointment.
The times are slowly improving.
Once affairs have SO changed that
farmers get better prices for the
products of the farm, times will be
mnch better. 1t will likely take more
than a year before much Of change
is noticed Affairs once they go slid
ing down hill are in most cases hard
to get back Republican government
al p:licy has already checked the
downward course of affairs Of this
nation, and the course of business
has again been turned upwards.
Huntingdon Journal, Septembe,
16:-Some months ago DR.. Davis
Treasurer of the School fund in
Broad Top township. Bedford coun
tv, claimed he lost $4,000 of public
money, which it is alleged was stoler
from his trSnk in boarding house
at Rlddlesburg. The people disbe'
lieved the story and he was sued or
two counts for refusing to pay over
public money and for investing it to
his own use. He was convicted. A
motion is pending for new trial,
A COW boy and his wife came tc
town last Friday, and made the
street their headquarters for an en-
tertainment. He is an expert lssst
thrower, which was proven by tn;
way he caught boys. He would star
lot of boys on the run and ther
throw the lasso. He never failed il
catching the boy he wanted to catch
After the lasso performance they sang
song, and then he proceeded tc
make speech on the subject o
practical Christianity" The boy'
were delighted with the lasso part o
the entertainment.
A special telegram to the Philadel
phia Times under date of the 16t!
day of September - last Thursday
reads:-
Reading, September 16.-Alfred j
Franks, 327 Franklin street, this city
received letter this morning from
Juniata county, announcing that hi
cousin, Mrs. Sarah Hubbard, had be
come blind during night Her fa
ther, who recently died was Athlete,
the same way. Neither bad beel
troubled with any eye complaint
Both went to bed in the full posses
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