Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-12-07

Nib NcWmdIl, OI WeStileiu, fa.,
went insane on the subject of religious
sacrifice, and set fire to her clothing,
and was so seriously burned that she
died
List of uncalled for letters i'm Miffiin-
town, Pa, post office at the close of
business December 3rd, 1858: Robt.
V. Massey, J. H. Comdom, Amos
Smoker.
The Columbia dam is being repaired
and that will prevent shad from COM
ing up the stream. Newport people
are saying "NO Juniata shsd for years
to comen
Austin G. Sharon, the only soldier
from Liverpool, Perry county, Pa, in
the late American and Spanish war,
died at Ponce, Porto Rico, OH the 10th
day of November.
A traction engine is being used in
Franklin county at Fort Loudon to
haul lumber over the mountain at that
place. 1t hauis about $500 feet at a
trip on three wagons.
Johnstown, Cambria county, have
an ambition to have that place made
the county seat OF a new county formed
from part of Cambria, Westmoreland,
Somerset and Indiana counties.
The general sentiment of the country
| is in favor of keeping all that was won
by the late war from Spain, but few are
i'll favor of paying Spain 'boot" money
| to the extent of twenty million dollars.
An Atchison man does not know the
names of his two daughters. When
| they were young his wife gave them
fancy names, and ever since they have
been called ISIS" and "Babe. ."-Atchi-
son Globe.
Spain did not buy Cuba, she did not
buy the Philippean Islands, she simply
took them from their previous owners
and never paid for them, now she gets
from Uncle Sam 2O,OoO,O for the
Philippine Islands.
The daily handling of silver is killing,
1t brings on n gradual weakness and
death. That fact, however, will hardly
prevent the democrats from bringing
is to l forward for an issue in the next
presidential campaign.
The first of December was a delight
ful winter day which is scarcely worth
mentioning except to charge the mem.
ory, to find out whether the saying is
| true, "that if month comes in as 8
lamb, it Will go out as lion.
Senator Quay viii face o jury Decenl-
| Der y. He did not plead his coustitu-
tional privilege as a United States
Senator, TO be free from arrest until the
| adjournment of the Senate next
March, but said go on with the case.
Ner f. Feese, is reported 10 have
found vein Of stone coal on his land
near Beavertown, Snyder county. II
is in the same kind of rock that Isaac
Etka has been digging in. near Van
| Vert, Juniata county. Marcallus slate
Mr. Ezra Montgomery, one of tht
substantial citizens of Waterloo, was IN
| town on Monday. He is hail vel
preserved man who knew Colonel a.
X. Mcr lure, of the Philadelphia Times
when the Colonel was the editor of the
SENTINEL.
| She isn't in the least superstitious,
but she gets dreadfuiIy white If she
| hears dog howl, will nearly have
nervous prostratiOn over the breaking
of q looking glass, aed would rather g
six blocks out of her ~, than to pas.
under ladder.
Mrs. Brown-But you would not cal
MI White bad man?
Mrs. Greene-No, but he is so lacking
III tact. He went fishing last Sunday
| and brought the fish in at the from
door, where everybody passing by
could see him.-Boston Transcript.
| i despatch from Europe last Friday
says, an engine driver named Detkt
found on the Ural mountains Il bottle
containing a paper signed by Andree
|
mountains a second paper in the bot
| tie was to be given to the police OF
consul
-FoR SAaE-Tac BrarG of Di
rectois of the Farmers Mercantile AS
socistion IL Patterson, limited, ffers
| for seie, or rent, their Store in Pat
tersop- Terms easy-Fur particulars
ilquire oi w. n. Sterre;t, on the
premises. By order Of Board,
Aug. II, St. LEWIS DEGAN, Sec.
| The total number of guns captured
from the Spaniards at Santiago. to be
shipped north is 13l, varying from y
inches up toSl inches in calibre. There
are Sc siXsinch bronze pieces, three
steel guns and ~ cast iron guns. Thert
are also -, 900 Mauser rifles and 10. .O0O.
coo cartridges.
NJ. l.. DrUmrn, of DuucannOn, Tisit-
ed among old acquaintance in this
place last week. He is son Of the
Rev. NJ. i. Drumm, who preached fol
the VI. r. congregation here few
years ago. The Rev. Drunm died
about year ago, while on visit to
the northern part Of the Safe.
One hundred and seventy ships went
ashore along the New England coast
in the late storm. 1t was the greatest
storm within nalf century. Over two
hundred ives were lost. From come
OF the ships not one person escaped
The only thing to tell Of their fate is
the wreckage that has come ashore.
! The MifflintOwn and Patterson I'm.
provement Association has over Sl3, ,O0C
| r., in, onp, atl tlat