Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-03-02


Last Friday night a Lewistown
fire bug thrust ball of cotton satu
rated with coal oil through q crack
in the weatherboarding of the stable
of the Farmers hotel at Lswistown,
and set the ball on fire, then ran.
Walter Trout came by, saw the light.
At first he thought it was q lsntern.
the next look revealed the nature of
the light. He gave the alarm. The
fire was extinguished before great
damage was done
A lunch basket social was enjoyed
by house full of people, at Arch
Rock school house, three miles north
of town last Friday evening and
fifteen dollars realized for Minister
Moriimer's salery Each member of
the church came with basket con-
tanning luuch for two. At the
proper time the baskets We're sold.
The women of the congregation
brought the baskets and the lunch.
Each basket contained the name of
its owr rer, on the inside, and the man
who bought basket had the priv
lege of taking lunch with its fair
owner 1t was an enjoyable occasion.
Photographs advancing in price.
Take Notice on and after April Isl,
1888, my price for our best Cabinet
Photographs will be 3 90 per dozen,
until then April LIST, 1 viii make and
sell tickets for these same photo
graphs for 1.50 per dozsn. I have
ordered 5000 of the highest style
cards. printed in gold to supply this
work, our efforts in low priced work
has not been appreciated, therefore e
ws are obliged to return to cur old
price $500 per dozen. Tickets sold
will be good at any time presented,
this is your last aud only chancs t.
get high priced work at half price.
Don't CONS iii after the time and say
you didn't see this add, it will be too
late. Respectfully,
JOSEPH HISS
After some weeks of Illness John
F. Gushard, died at his home in this
place en- Tuesday afternoon of apo
plexy. He was born in Montgomery
county. Pa February 7, 1857. Il
he had lived 8 days longer he wouid
have been 81 years old. He came
with his parents to Junjsta county
in 1S47, learned the trade of q ms
chinest. and was in the employment
of the Pennsylvania. Railroad Com
pany - years He WAS a soldier
against rebellion. He was married
to Miss Elizabeth Kennedy in Milf
flintown IN 1862 Mrs Gushard sur
V ives him with six chIliien, ramelv
Edward, G., Mary a., Geo r, Will
lam K, Lemuel X Osphia NJ. Th'
funeral Will take place at 3 O'Clock OF
Thursday. Intermebt in the Presby
terian cemetery.
Lewistown Daily Views, Feb. 90
4 day or two ago Officer Hoot unde
the direction of the chief burgess
made information before Justic
Zerbe against crowd of young fel
lows who have been singing on tn,
streets at night ana arrested 9 Clef
ard, Wm. Hogman, John Stevens
Harry Moriz, S. Walters, Jr, ar'
! Wm Rossnoerry on charge of dis
tu,bing The peace. They wer
brought before Mr. Zerbe for trial
and were convicted and fined. Som
,of the boys paid their fines VIII!
others went to jail in default Of pay
inent. Tnis is the beginning of
movement on the part of the polio
to break up this indiscrimiEate Cal
ousing ard halloirg on our s;lest
and they shou d be supported in
by the borough authorities, a thin
that has not always been done her
; before.
The greatest auction ant
public sale ever held in Juniat
county. on March 8, 1898, com
mencing at 10 o'clock, in tn
forenoon and continuing al
day at Ferd MEYERS furnitur
rooms, III Bridge street, Mi
tlintown.
Owing 10 our large contracts mad
with the large furniture menufactu
ing establishments, Of Grand Rapid
| and Detroit, Michigan, Williamspor
, Pa, and New York and many othe
, places, by which we had to buy iarg
= quantities to buy at right pri e.
t We overcrowded ourselves for rool
and viii now give the people Of Jun
=, ala county and rear by connt'e
such large offerings aud rare treat ,
buying furniture at public sale,
( make room as never Was before an
J never may occur again. Don't forg'
, and miss your opportunity.
All goods delivered free.