Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-08

Leslie Allison of Washington, d. c.,
.ook advantage of Labor Day to visit
tne'r homes in this place.
American tourist preachers were
never as numerous in Europe as this
year. Almost every other preacher
IN America has an ambition to visit
Europe.
Ths deficiency in the worlds sup
ply CT wheat this year is estimated at
ii2,OOO,OCO bushels. II that is true
the price OF wheat will not 90 below
what it low is.
harry Martin, who has been en-
gagged in business at Manhattan
Beach, returned to his home in town
to take few weeks vacation before
returning to Princeton.
The Miffiin county fair tried to get
on its feet last week. The fairs OF
that county in the past ran well for a
while, but on the home stretch ran
into the clutches of the sheriff.
Wheat was worth 81. bushel in
Philadelphia on the End inst. Or
the 3rd it dropped to Csc a bushel
On the 4th it rose to 81. Ga Monday
1t was down to 99Ac Ga Tuesday il
was 81.
A number Of Juniata county veter-
ans are in attendance at the encamp
ment this week of the Juniata Valley
Veteran Association at McClnre, Sny
der county. Everyone wishes then
n good time
The Harrity Jsfersonian Demo
Gratis were hustled around in the
Garman-Reading Convention, about
like they were handled by the middle
| of the Road men IN the Convention
that nominated Bryan.
This is said to be "louse week,
and on that account some farmers
will not SOW wheat. They say wheat
sown this week is liable to be destroy
ed by fly. Reader, what is your ob
servation on the subject.
1t is estimated that before the sea
son closes over one hundred thousand
crates of peaches will have been ship
ped from this station, and as many
more from Thompsontown, aud quite
number from Port Royal.
Harry C,abaugh who was clerl,
i: the Second National Bank of al
toona when The concern collapsed
committed suicide by shooting a bul
lei through his head last Tuesday
His mind was unbalanced by tho fail
ure of the bank.
By the end of November night set
ties down on the Klondyke gold field
and there is no more daylight till tn
last of February when day again be
gins to coma. Three months O
nigat and the warmest weather B
degrees below zero.
Thomas Mcclellan is ii town, mas
ing arrangements for the erection 0
a residence at the east end for hi
daughter Mrs. Svanson, who bough
a lot in the Schweier extension. M,
Svensou who is an architect, drew
handsome plan Of the house.
4 ten year old son of John Dual
IN Patterson, fell of q wagon O
which ne had climbed and lit in euc
n way on The street that hind wbss
caught the right side of his head be
! hind the ear and scraped the scalp o
clean to Toe bone. The boy still live.
i Tales Of gold dug fron the frozs
region of the Klondyke. What plea
ant reading they are. One shudde,
to think of the tales that may be tol
of the half clad, hall fed people, VIII
have rushed into that cold land
tales that may be told, two, three au
four ana five months hence.
At the auuual meeting Of th
Wayne Coanty Nebraska Veteran A.
sociGtion held at Nelson Grinsiey
groye on August 26th, resolutions {
respect to the memory OF Lientenar
John I. .Eettlen were passed. Whe
Mettlen Was in the army against rt
bs]lion, lie WIS citizen of Juniat
county.
Rev. EMIL Lewsy who some yea,
ago preached Tor the McAlistervill
Prcsbyterians, last Saturday, aske
Huntingdon Presbytery, which Die
! il Beilwcod. Blair county, TO dissolv
the pastoral relatious.ezisiing betwee
him and the chCrch at Junista, s
ttat he may beccmo teacher of Ian
gusges in th9 e ISL Liberty AeademJ
Pittsburg,
! Newton Hsmiiton Watcdmen, Seq
tember Indignant citizens of A
lenville, blsw up the stone at III
place, marking the boundary line be
tween Huotin 5dcn and .Btfiin cour
ties, placed there by the county lin
commission. A board now mark
the spot bearing the ep;tath: "Gone
but not forgotten. At rest
Learning and wealth are hard t.
get. Learning Is harder to get tha
wealth A man by a fortunate CON
bination of circumstances or by persi
ten. application at woi k, and by sa'
} iag of money may accunmulate wealth
} bet there is only cre way by whic
one can become learned and that
by work Learning Cannot be hand
ed from one person 10 another
On Sunday evening while on ia
way from Bush meeting the hors
driven by Richard Cunningham
tramped on rolling stone ON th
! Pike along the Thompson woods thi
, side OF Mexico, and broke the ioir
Of front leg between the ankl
joint and the foot. Dr. Sieber wa
called and declared tbs break beyon
repaic whereupOn the horse was she
to put i out Of misery.