Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-05-11
sBDR7 LOCALS.

ton last week.
The National Guard continue to
camp at Mt. Gretna.
Wheat in Chicago sold at $1.5O
a bushel last Thursday.
The oats sown in March presents
a satisfactory appearance.
Wheat rese in Philadelphia last
Thursday to Sl.24 bushel.
The price of wheat in Chicago
on Tuesday May 10, was S1.75.
Shad are being caught by the
hundred, in the river at New Port.
Boyd Parker and Harry Musser
are on visit to Philadelphia and
New York.
Rev. Mr.. Campbell, of Port Roy
al, preached in the Presbyterian
on Sunday.
The commencement exercises of
the MifliintQwn Academy are to be
held IL che Presbyterian church
Thissummer, Professor Dysinger
expects to rebuild the west wing of
the academy that was destroyed by
fire last fall.
Sub crihe for the JUN1ATA SENTINEL
AND REPUBLICAN.
1t costs the State $ 10000 Il day
to keep the National Guard in
camp at Mt. Gretna, that is six
hundred thousand dollars Il month
Hauling at moderate prices
Henry Penny of this town, is pre-
pared to do hauling of all kinds
upon short notice. Give him a
c.sll..-.
The editor of the LewistOwn
Daily News, closed his office and
Joined the national Guard as COM
mission sergeant to the 5th regi-
ment.
If the price of wheat keeps up
the next crop will do the farmer
some good The farmer has been
on the ragged edge of hard times
the past s years.
/"You must have learned lot
during your stay in Cuba:'
'.Oh. / did. | never knew the
possibilities of profanity until |
learned to speak Spanish
Here and there is IA farmer who
has not disposed of his wheat, but
generally speaking the high price
does not benefit the farmer because
he sold for less than dollar.
/Dr. John l.. Rothrobk, of Min
neapOlis, visited his parents in this
town recently. His father, Mr.
Joseph ROthrOck has been ill all
winter with brochial trouble.
+ The tannery of Jacob Smith at
Swales, in Fayette township, was
destroyed by fire early last Sunday
morning. The fire is believed to
have come from the engine fire.
The loss is over two thousand dol
lars.
/Captain Cutt-WhO is that
drunken nOncOmmiSSiOned man
staggering down the street with
our orderly sergeant!
Lieutenant Slach-That's OuI
disOrderly sergeant.
Spain has isSed five hundred
million promises to pay. 1t isn't
much to issue a promise to pay but
il takes competent man and d
competent nation TO make the
promise good.
= The New Port shad are finely
favored. In time, after the Mill
erstOwn dam has been destroyed
by the wear and tear of the river
then Shad fishing can he indulged
in at MifflintOwn.
There is letter tackled agains
the face of the Post Office box cas-
addressed to Mrs. Susan Putnam
Niles, Michigan, with superscrip
ton, that, if not called for in 81
many days, return to Miffiin Juni
alta county. Pa.
DIR. Humphreys Specific Man
nal, 100 cages, tells all abOut tn
treatment of disease with Humph
reys' Specifics. Free at Dru!
stores, or sent on request-Humph
rcys' Medicine. Co, Cor. William
4 John Sts., n. Y.
Joshua made the Sun stand stil
to give him time to complete
battle. but Dewey had time to stO
in the midst of battle to tax
breakfast and after breakfast com
pleted the battle to the overthrow
of the Spaniards.
The Cuban flag has three blu
stripes and two white stripes wit
triangular red piece with whit
star in the center at the flag pol
end of the flag. The cOlOrs are tn
same as the cOlOrS of the Unite
States flag, rediwhite and blue.
When the Pennsylvania Natlona
Guard. now at Mt. Gretna, ha
been mustered into the regula
army. a new guard will be organ
ized, and the many companies tina
have been organized throughOu
:, this state will get chance to DE
come soldiers.
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