Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-12-14

the statement rs no 1sh story.
The Blp pomfield Times, of the 9Th
inst, say y4-Mrs. Campbell and daugh-
ter, Who'll are living in stable near
Montebelto, should be cared for by the
Poor Directors. They are not only in
danger ofifreezing but of starving.
Read T. r. McClellan's jewelry ad-
vertisement. His daughter, Miss Lucy
Mcclellan, is an experienced optician.
If you do not suit yourself in the pur-
chase of jewelry, and in the securement
of glasses for your eyes it is your fault
| Wherever the water was still. the
weather last week was cold enough TO
freeze the river from shore to shore
There was too much current at this
place, but at Lewist0wn the stream was
frozen from shore to shore, and skating
was INDUCED in.
J. +. Henry's stock sale on Saturday,
December 3rd, was grand success. ag-
gregating Sl4s3.i3, nc horses included.
the sale had been postponed from the
inclemency of the weather. Snyder
was the auctioneer.
LewistOwn Gazette.-By the aid of
milk and pumpkin seeds tape worm
over seven feet long was removed from
the youngest son Of John b. Keller of
this place. As Harry's age is but four
years it is believed he is the youngest
child known TO be afflicted this way.
Next Saturday evening Rev. y. n.
Raven, Ph. B., will deliver his Illus
trated lecture on the Spanish American
war in the Presbyterian church in
Mifllintowr. Admission Is cts, chill
dren 10 cts. Ladies will serve ice
cream and cake in the parlors after the
lecture.
-FoR SALE-T.e Bard OF Di
rectors Of the Farmers Mercantile As.
soeiation in Patterson, limited, cffers
for sale, or rent, thcir Store in Pa.
terSou. Terms easy-For particulars
Inquire Of w n. Sterrett, on the
premises By order of Board,
Aug. IT, st. LEWIS DEGAN, Sec.
They have something at Bedford,
chicken pox Or small pox. Vacinste
The queer thing about the Bedford case
is, that as long as the scabby disease
was believed to be chicken pox, no one
cared, but just as soon as doctor
foreign to the place called it small pox
every one became scared.
The Cuban General Garcia, died in
Washington at 10 O'Clock on Sunday
morning after a five days illness of
pneumonia, aged so years. He was
Spaniard by Image and birth and
leaves a large family most of which are
in the United States. He had been in
state of rebellion against Spain since
1868.
Red bodied, black legged, feet footed,
long winded foxes in Shade mountain,
trouble the bear pens set by John Ty
son, occasionally one of the willy foxes
springs the trap and is confined till T'v-
son takes it out. Mr.. Tyson finds sale
in Chester county for the live foxes
thus caught. Chester county sports
men buy the foxes for chase purposes.
HEWITT hear that Gruet stuck
you in horse sale yesterday"
Jewett-''That's all right. I'm GO
ing to get even with him. He's got a
wife,
Hewitt-"But you shouldn't make
love to her."
Jewett-'I'm rot G, ing to. I'm go
ing to put a bargain counter in my
stord. ~ New York World.
The captious fellows, and the fellows
| iii Congress who want to turn lot of
extra pay into their pockets, are move
| ing for examination committees of all
kinds. It has been favorite practice
of boodler legislators to organize COM
mittees for the examination of this and
that for the purpose of tormenting those
they don't like and for the purpose of
making money and having a good
time at the public expense.
\ New York Regiment of volunteers
marched from the ship that took them
to Cuba, through the city of Havana
last Friday, on their way to military
posts beyond the city. All the people
of the town turned out to see them. II
was the first regiment OF American
citizen soldiers they had ever seen
The Cubans were highly pleased ant
welcomed the soldiers by hearty ex
pressions of approval of their coming.
Small pox got great start in Bed
ford before it was known. Peopl'
thought they had chicken pox. Th'
doctors there had pronounced the dis
ease chicken pox and people did no
mind it much, over one hundred wer
ailing with it, but some one connected
with the state board of health came tina
way and pronounced il small poX, an,
now there is a great scare in the town
There are people who continue to be
$ lieve that the ailment is chicken pox.
: The past hunting season was prolifi
of many accidents, but none were NOR
singular than the following from til
= Philadelphia Times. Blloomsburg, Dec
9.-Philip Marsh, of Sullivan county
e aged 26 years met wit a fatal acciden
: this morning while on hunting expe
dition. He leaned his gun against
: tree while he sat on nearby log t
l rest. His dog ran against the weapon
I which fell and was discharged, the con
e tents lodging in the young mans side
He died few hours later.
The public sale of the Bousum stor