Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-07-13
Blairs Mills is to have a bank

Blairs Mills is to have bank.
The Harrisburg government has
begun the reorganization of the
National Guard.
The man and woman who can
keep down discomfort, envy and
jealously are hsppy people.
The application of Iodine to the
bite OF tarantu!s cures, if the Iodine
is applied soon after the bite.
A single bee collects only about
a tablespoonful of honey during a
season. Which a man, woman or
child will devour in minute.
Bicyclists, have contracted with
Frank Baumgartner, to construct
a bycicle path from Carlisle to
Harrisburg at the rate of two
hundred dollars a mile.
Jacob r. Lehman's goose, 81
years old, died at Mr.. Lehman's
home in Dauphin county, on the
23rd of June. 1t would have tax
en- a month to have cooked that
goose.
George G. Wilson, Esq, and family
CT Pittsbnrg, are at their SIMMER
home in Milford township. Mr. Will
son ;s one of the largest land holders
of valuable real estate IN Milford
township.
Charles Sheerer, of Matawanna,
.Miftiin county, bought farm of 81
acres, in Delaware township, Juni-
ata county, from ]. s. Deira, price
paid, one thousand three hundred
dollars.
The statement of a newspaper,
of the state of the weather, and
condition of crops may not be of
interest to people in the cOmmun-
ity in which the newspaper is
printed but it is highly appreciat-
ed by people in other districts.
Lewistown Gazette -"War and
weevil come together" is a super
stition among some folks aad seems
to hit this year ss the insect is re-
ported t. be infesting grain and
c'overseed in several counties OF the
state. We have heard of none in
this county.
AS Samuel Z,ok, of B,lleville,
Mifii'n couaty, was riding his bicycle
through the town of Menno re emily
bis whee! struck an old rooster that
WAS on the road, throwing Mr.. z ok
off his wheel and breaking hi collar
b"ne, which will give him a sore
shoulder for some time. The old
rooster gave out q squall when the
wheel struck him but escaped with
bat little damage.
TIE tramp still rravelsih up and
down in the land seeking to get
something for nothing, seeking to
get his meals from people who earn
ed every bite that he cate. There is
a good chance for the tr mp to make
an honest living by going into the
army. There he is certain Of his
clothing, victuals, tents and Blankets,
and pay. Whats the matter with
the tramp that he does not enter the
army and earn a living.
Isaac Etka is not now mining for
stone coal, in the Marcellus slate
hill, close by the Dunkard church,
north of Van Vert, in Walker
township. Some time since a
practical coal miner looked over
the situation and said in substance
that he believes, the hill contains
stone coal, but he can tell better if
10 feet more of the floor of the pit
be taken out; then sand should
be encountered, and beneath the
sand dark slate, and under meath
the slate should be the coal.
Some of the town bloOds got into the
tower of the Presbyterian church, tC
ring the bell in honor of the 3rd of July
victory over the Spanish fleet at Santi
ago, and the victory of General Shat
ter's troops over the Spanish soldiers Al
that city. The boys had not more thai
started the ringing of the bell till a mis-:
pull shot out the fire alarm hamme
. and that threw the bell Off it bearings
Oh the floor. 1t made great nois,
when it fell to the floor. No serious
damage resulted from the upset of the
bell, but nevertheless it took from
O'Clock i'm the afternoon, till IL O'Clock
that night to again swing the 12O(
pound bell 40 as to be able to ring it Oh
Sunday morning.
Mr.. Michael Schelley, of Della.
ware township, was found dead by
the side of his horse and wagon in
the road between the Thompson
town river bridge, and the railroad
station. Mrs. John Shell, OF
Swales, was the first person to see
him lie on the road, and she hast
ened to the station, and gave the
alarm. While she was giving the
alarm of the finding of the body d
: train of cars came and frightened
, the horse and he ran away west OF
the station before he was caught
/ There were no marks on the body
of Mr.. Shelley to indicate that he
had been hurt. He was subject tC
r heart trouble and it is believed he
died from sudden heart failure.
George Thompson was sent to The
Huntingdon Refurmatory by Judge
; Lyons Court in 1897, for raiding tho
Ell, ctric plant ard other Sundry
; ofenses against the rights and prop
, erty of others. From the Reforma.
p tory he was sent to the Penitentiary
, because, he confessed that he had
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