Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-03-16
Two DELEGATES FOR JUNI.

10, ls autnOrlty Tor the statement that
the Republicans of Juniata county,
are entitled to two delegates in the
coming Republican State Convention
Our claim to two delegates is based
on the fact that we polled 2O57 votes
at the last Presidential election
"War! exclaimed the ardent pa.
tfiot with spirit. Eyes sir it should
be declared right off, and if my eye
sight wasn't bad and l hadn't a con-
stitutional affection of the heart and
could hear plainly, I'd go fight to-
morrow"
Ed. G. Troxel OF the electric light
company had so or more incandescent
lights placed about the railroad sta
ti"n, coal wharf, machine shops and
turn table, some DAYS ago. TIE sta
ton ls DOW we'll lighted for passen-
gers, railroad people and others.
Yes she sighed, afor many years
I've suffered from dyspepsia"
And don't you take anything for
ltF her friend asked. "You look
healthy enough"
Cob" she replied, "I,'s my hus-
band that has it. Chicago News.
Louis REYNOLDS died last Thursday
evening at his home in Fermanagh
township. after long and painful
illness of cancer in his stomach. He
waa 4 voor, Y vco~kL. ool y To-.
old. Interment in Presbyterian
cemetery in this town, on Saturday
by funeral director, Snyder.
Congress has appropriated fifty
million dollars TO be used at tho dis.
cretlon of President Mckinley in pre-
pairing for war. Every member of
Congress present when the vote was
taken voted for the bill. Great en-
thusiasm prevailed among the men,
bers while the bill was going through
One evening recently Henry Penny
WAS surprised at his home several
miles from this piace by two wagon
loads OF people stopping with him
and spending the time fer several
hours. 1t was nigh morning On the
next day before the visiting parties
arrived at their homes, after having
had pleasant time at the Penny
residencein Fermanagh.
USquire George Wilson was the
subject OF surprise party bsing
precipitated upon him one day last
week by his daughter Miss Maude
Wilson. 1t was the Squires 54th
birthday. A neighbor under some
pretext inveigled him from the house
about the time when the guests were
to assemble. When he returned he
was surprised slmost beyond express
ion/
Reople of the United States have
been aroused over the har5arity of
Spain, but they overlook the same
kiud of barbarity in one of tho south
ern states of the United States, where
recently, a colored post master was
killed, his house was set on fire, his
wife with child was shot. Barbar-
ity in the south is rs bad as that in
Cube, with this difference, there il
more of it left loose il Cuba.
Mrs. James p. johnson, zee VALID
smith, died ct her home in Harris
burg. On last Saturday, and sas bur
led at Port Royal, her former home
on Wednesday afternoon. Funeral
services were held in he Presbyterian
church aDd services were conducted by
ber former pastor Rev. r. AZ Campbell
She was the mother of mrs. H X.
Spangler, of this place, and a sister
of Mrs. Ed. II. Guss, of Patterson,
and had other relatives in the west
It is not necessary to go 20 Cuba
to find barbarity, and subjects to
sympatbize over. S1uth Carolina is
to the front with case. Il is the
case Of the murder of the coiored
post master had been appointed by
President Mckinley, about 3 O'Clock
at night II mob of masked men wen:
to his house and shot him, shot bis
wife and babe, and burned the house
and post efice. The Spaniards do
not treat the Cubsns worse than that.
j. A. Magec, Esq, of the Bloom
field Democrat, is bereaved over the
death of his beloved wife. with whom
he journf yed from youthful days to
the time Of mature and declining
yeaIs. Their life vas a happy one,
and now when he appreciated her
most, she is. taken from him. No
wonder he is disconsOlate. His many
friends express the deepest sympathy
for him in this time. CT sad bereave-
ment.
John Aursnd, was killed at Tyrone
last Saturday night about 10 clock,
by train of freight cars that he was
conducting. He was passing over
the train and when in tbs act of
stepping from one car to al other,
missed step end fell between the
cars end was killed. His remains
were taken to Tyrone for funeral pre-
paration and thence TO Hsrris5urg
where the funeral took place on Tues
day. He Was formerly from Juniata
county.
Mrs. Sarah Rebecca BARLEY, nee,
Van Gundy, wife of Cornelius Bart
Icy, deceased. died IT the home Of her
sor law Henry Coffman, at Harris
burg, at 1.30 p. NJ, on Monday.
March IA, 1898. She was born in
Berks county, November 27, 1S4l,
and was married TO Cornelius Bart
ley, at Miffiintown, December 20,
1864 Her husband proceeded her
to the better world, well nigh
unto quarter OF century ago,
leaving her with n family of three