Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-10

A great rain storm struck Philadel-
phia on the afternoon of the 3rd inst.
The rain records were eclipsed, and the
strokes Of lightning were more numer-
Gus than ever heard of i'm the city in
one storm. The William Penn statue
on city hall was struck by lightning 16
times, that was as often as George
Washington was shot at by big In
dian at BraddOck's defeat Washing
ton was not hurt, and the Penn statue
was not hurt /; the lightning ran HARM
lessly down the copper rods to the
ground. The inches of plum water
that fell was to much for the under
ground sewers to carry Off The sur
face cutters were not equal to the flood,
whole streets from house to house
looked like canals instead of passage
ways for foot and wagon travel. Cellars
and all under ground business places
and dwelling places were flooded, and
people in many places had difficulty in
escaping. Lightning started many
fires. The storm was about Is miles
long and wide.
The war news almost eliminated the
, summer installment of snake stories
! from the columns of county newspapers.
City papers don't experience the de-
! lights of a snake story. The local
habitations of city people make them
unsympathetic on such subjects. 1t is
only the country born who have ex-
, perienced the thrill of the scare by a
snake in field of bush that can appre-
ciate a snake story, but amidst the war
talk snake story comes to the front
through the Huntingdon Journal of
August 4th as follows. Stephen De-
| Armitt, of Jackson township, while
walking through one of his fields saw
a cOmmotion among his sheep, on ap-
preaching them he discovered large
black snake which had commenced to
swallow a lamb. Mr.. DeArmitt who
had long cane with him attacked the
snake and after hitting it several blows,
at the same time avoiding the snake
getting too close to him, succeeded in
killing it, it measured 81 feet long.
San Francisco, California, papers OF
July p, make lengthy mention of the
comforting of scholarship degrees, anC
honorary degrees upon Rev. Philip
Graft, who, some years ago preached
for the Lutheran congregation Of Milf
fiintown, and for the Lutheran congre
CATION in Licking Creek valley. Itwa'
: during his ministry that a handsom,
and substantial church was built 10y
the Latter congregation. Since going t.
California Mr.. Graft has united will
the Free Baptist Church, end is appre
ciateG to his true worth. The San
Francisco. California Call of July 9th
: says Rev. Philip Graft, NJ. A., pastO
of the First Free Baptist Church of thi
city, has received official notification
from the governing board of Bates Col
lege, Lewiston, Me, that he has beei
honored with the degree ID. ID. Bate
College is the foremost seat of learnin!
of the Free Baptist denomination ii
. the United States, and degree from
, its faculty is highly honored. The dis
tinction has been conferred upon DR.
. Graft in recognition of the range an'
| wealth of his scholarship and the liter
r AIRY ability shown by him as preache
r author and theologian. Outside of tn
+ definite pastoral sphere he has been Al
: industrious and prominent leader il
the Chautauqua movement, frequen
contributor to magazines and a lectures
S Some of these have been adopted a
I standard theology by some Easter
e colleges. AS a linguist DIR. Graft
specially known, being a master in tn
Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, Gel
. man, French and italian languages.