Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-06-22

Frank Murray, of Washington,
ID. g., is visiting in this place.
+. G. Burchfield and Harry
Martin are at home from Princeton
college.
Ezra Fasick accidentally stepped
on the prong of a garden rake, with
serious results the other day, the
prong passed through the sole of
his shoe, and nearly through the
foot.
Alter the captu,eof Santiago De
Cube an epterprising gaiherer Of old
IRON can make fortune in gathering
what the American shins of war
cropped Ground tsst town ana it's
forts.
FEsrIvAL.-An open air festival
Will be held under the electric
llght In front of the Methodist
church, Saturday evening, June
10Th, by the stewards and ladies
of the church. All are invited.
Every town, has people, whoIde
vote their spare minutes to watch
ing their neighbors and talking
about them. In the very same
towns, there is an other set, who
are watching the gossip, and be
tween the two there is all the time
more or less fun on the fiy.
THE executive committee Of the
Juniqia Valley Veteran Association
met at Post 1874, &. A. R. head
quarters. and fixed October 11'h TO
14th, 1898. rs the time for holding
the crcampment here. Bedford,
Blair. Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon,
Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Sny-
der, and Union Ccunt1 papers please
cnpv.
The Democratic primary election
on Saturday resulted in the ronin
alton Of Dr.. A J. Fisher. of MeAlis-
tarvi'ie, for Assemble, and G.. b. nj.
Wisehaunt, of Port Royal, for County
Chairman: they being the only can.
didatrs for nomination. tn few
Of .hH TO Hshipa contest for rc.
'urn JUDGE was INDUCED in Tho
county convention nominated Robert
McMeen for Congress.
a curious discovery has been
made in the archives of the Span
ish navy-the bills of payment of
the crews who composed the cara
vels of Christopher Columbus.
The sailors, according to their
class, received from 50 to 50 per
month, including their food. The
captains of the three large caravels
had each so francs a month. AS
for Columbus himself, who had
the title of Admiral, he was paid
a little over three hundred dollars
year.
John r. Kaufman. aged Ga wears,
8 months. end 21 days. died on his
farm in Walker township on the 14sb
inst Of complication of Diseases.
L. IS only few weeks since his wife
preceded him 10 the better world,
having died after n brief illness Of
pneumonia. Mr Kauffmsn WAS a
coed citizen, and an upright rau
His father before him vas 3 good
man, ard lived aud owned property
in Walker township. and his grand
father, Jacob Kanffmnn, settled IN
this VALLEY more than ore hundred
years ago II 1795, he became the
owner of The farm owned row BY
Mr. Joseph Roihrcck. and IL addi.
ton to that home stead farm owned
other valuable f..rms. TIE funeral
of join r. Kaufman took place on
Friday Juro II. Iutcrment in the
| Sace3cr cemetery not far from his
farm, st the Intersection Cf rosds. by
the Adams aud SieteI farms. in
Walker tow slip. His brothers
were Fh;;ir, married to Miss Sheaffer.
NOV, d "a Ahil~rc, Kausas, and died
there, Solomon, married 10 is7
Girgr;c?', mGve,3 10 NJ fl Il couatv,
anil did there, Jonathan, married to
VI 'es GU, they i've in Walker town
SHY. His sisters, M,y, married to
Henry kaufu4an of Milford towcship,
bo'h deceased, Aunic, married n
WiiliCm Geek, both living in
Walker towr ship, Katie. married to
George d SINGER, they lived in
Waller towr shin, both d ceased
;aral:, rn".fl~,i 10 CIyd Gus, 81
| ailfor! tunv, s.tiY, 10th O. ceased