Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-02-17


Sleighing on Saturday and Sun
lay was good deal indulged in
The weather was agreeable for that
kind of pleasure. NJ
Extensive preparations for shad
fishing are being made along the Sus-
quehanna up to Clsrk's Ferry dam
and along the Juniata to Millers-
town dam. 4
Mrs. Elizabeth Keiser wife of John
Keiser, deceased, is the recipient of q
pension of $l2 month with arrears
pension Of three thousand dollars.
B. F. B1rch6eld, Esq, secured tho
pension for her
One thousand dollars worth of
stamps and three hundred dollars in
money were stolen from the Clear
field, Pa, post Office one night last
week. The valuables were cotton
out OF the safe which was blown open.
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Mrs. Martins ball in New York,
was gorgeous burlasque on the
fashion of past French kings and
French officia! fashions and dances
It is now in order for the Flsnegans
and OR tricks and O'Ri!eys of New
York to give e bali. - Courtesy to
your partner.
"The tramps have become such G
nuisance in franklin county, that non
about two hundred inhabit the Jail
1t is becoming an enormous expense
to the county and on Friday the
grand jury requested the court to in
vestigate the matter and have relie1
afforded.
"a woman was arrested in Brook
lyn the other day for wearing out ;
bed slat on her oldest son. She wa
very much surprised and told th'
magistrate that she had no idea tina
it was violation of the law for ,
woman to ':bang her heir. Tam
many Times.
Oa Sunday the 14th inst, thi
Greek cruiser Mau!is fired upon tn,
Turkish transport Fuad that wa
carrying arms for the Turks, who
are beseiged by Christians nea
Canea on tho island of Crete, in con
sequence of which great excitemen
prevails in Europe. Who is backing
the Greeks is the question.
Dispatches from Europe on Sun
day, indicate that Greece and Turk
i ey are about to engage in a we
which will invole all Europe, bat tn
European Sunday dispatcher is a,
inveterate gossip equal to the averag
town gossip with this difference tina
his theme Is to be about National an,
intsr- National affsirs and commercia
and political affairs, while the tow
gossips lie about their neighbors.
| Buy your hunting dogs aud hav
them acquainted before the huntin:
season opens I have the followin.
to offer, guaranteed thoroughly brok
en- on their game and reliable. Fo
hounds, rabbit hounds, beagles, sci
ters and pointers; also some fin
Newfoundlands, spaniels, collies, fo
and bull terriers; fancy poultry am
pigeons; Belginm and German hares
prices low. j. HowARD TAYLOR.
Aug.27,Iy. West Chester, Pa.
Col a. A. Powell of New Yorb
was in town Oh Tuesday. His unus
nal height. seven feet, three inches
attract ed more attention than a ban,
wagon. The Colonel is an assnt 70
o Commercial House and has seen
\ great deal Of the world, and says h
can read or size mp community b
4 the children that are on the streets
/ He says this town has many vic;ou
\ and uncommonly green parents
; | which is evidenced by the guyip
Iboys that are on tie streets. H
4 says guying boys are the outcrop c
unlearned, ignorant aud vicious pee
7ple.
1t is not long since q FIRE brok
out In the basement Of bushes
house in Philadelphia. Tho FIRE de
partment of the city failed 80 chec
the progress OF the flames until tho
were subdued by the boundary line
of street and alley ways and if
had not been for the energy of job
Wannamaker another square {
houses would have been added to til
devouring flames, and yet in the fac
of all that certain Phiiadelphians al
4 blathsring as hard as they cen agaips
the Harrisburg fire department fo
allowing the State Capital to be d,
tstroyed by fire. 1t is singular ho
some people condemn certain thing
in other people, but fail to say wor
about the same things in themselve.