Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-11-10
SHORTLOCALS.

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Wheat is selling in Idaho for $1.0e
cents q bushel.
Miss Carrie Stump visited friends
in Harrisburg last week.
Pigs are made to draw small wag
ons III some parts of China.
= Every one is looking for a cold
spell about Thanksgiving time.
Henry Houtz of Patterson captur
ed three coon several nights ago.
4 Mr.. Winter and a Miss Frost
were married in Vermont recently.
A num'er of formers have started
to plow for next years crop "f corn.
Frank Mitchell, of Lancaster, stop
ped in this place few days recently.
The wheat in the fields of Juuiata
county present promising appear
snce.
A cannery factory with Capital Of
10000 has been started at Shippens
ourg.
The steam grass moving machine
is an invention that is coming into
sight.
The Republican Legislature Of
Ohio is Republican b.; five on joint
ballot.
Mr.. George W. Heck presented his
daughter Miss Annie with a hand
some bicycle.
A club for commercial and social
purposes is being organized by men
.ot Mifdintown.
York State had it's first snow on
Monday, the Sth, scarcely enough to
wbiten the ground.
Hog cholera prevails to an alarm
ing extent in certain localities in
Cumberland Valley.
Boyd Parker and George Rodgers
of this place, arc spending number
of days in Philadelphia.
Harry Tyson and Grant Swartz dug
the cellar for Mr.. Auker's new house
on Washington street.
James j. Horning and George
Diven Of this place, spent day in
Philadelphia last week.
Harry Luck aud Wm. Pennell re.
Gently paid business visit to Harris
burg, and returned next day.
Mt. 'robias ,Aucker is preparing to
build house along side of his mar
BILE yard on Washington street.
The Mckinley tariff policy is bring
iug foreign manufacturers to the
United States to build factories.
Miss McGinnis of Montgomery's
Ferry. Perry county, is visiting Miss
Emma Robson matron at the Acad
emy.
Miss Ellie Auser and Mrs. Reuben
Anker of this town spent a day
among friends in Harrisburg last
week.
Tao victory OF Tannany in New
York City. has had depressing in
fluenca in depressing American se'
curities.
Frank Sheets of Patterson shot a
wild turkey and Charles Connor OF
Patterson shot three wild turkeys
this season.
The invading army of squirrels
have been so thinned out by hunters
that the woods have holes enough to
hide the squirrels.
We are indebted to j. S. Kenepp
for copy Of the Devils Lake News,
published at Devils Lake, Ramsey
county, North Dakota.
E1 county commissioner, Francis
.Ho%e-. has captnred POL coons in
his time and of that number only two
weighed over 20 pounds.
Rev. Mr.. Decker of the Lewistown
Presbyterian church preached in the
Presbyterian church of this town on
Sunday and Sunday evening.
Hon. Jeremiah Keller attended the
funeral Of his mother Mrs. Sarah Kel.
Ter in Monroe township on the 1st
inst, Mrs. Keller was aged SO years
The name of J. H. Simons the en-
terprising harness maker and dealer
was accidentally omitted from the
list of jurors as published last week.
Jacob n. Stoner owns coon dog
with which he has captured Is coon
this fall. JMr. Stoner also ip quite a
noted possum hunter having caught
q number.
President Mckinley has issued q
proclamation requesting the people
of the United States to observe
Thursday, November 20, as Thanks.
giving Day
Miss Margaret Laird and Miss
Mary Laird are in Tyrone attending
the funeral of their niece, Miss Grace
Laird, daughter of Robert Laird. a
citizen of Tyrone.
Mrs. Nina Crane and daughter
Mary, wife of railroad foreman Irwin
Crane of Millerstown spent number
of days with relatives and friends in
this place last week.
just as was predicted last spring:
From the unfavorable condition of
the ground when corn was planted,
manv of the fields yield poorly, 9th
er fields turn out well.
On Monday, the Legislature of
Georoia r,assed an act nv a vnfo of