Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-24

Huntingdon Journal-A Young man
named Rothrock, residing near Ryde.
station, Miffiin county met with a fear
ful accident on Sunday morning a short
distance east of Newton Hamilton.
The British government has extend
Ell It's congratulations to the govern
ment Of the United States for the sign
ing of the prelimiparies of peace be-
tween Spain and the United States.
William Leonard, and aged citizen
OF Beal0 township, died on the 18th
inst. He was a prominent man in the
church of his choice, the Methodist
church, and often filled the position of
local preacher.
Three thousand two hundred and
fifty people passed the Newton Hami-
ton Campmeeting gate on the last Sun
day of the meeting. There were only
two days of sunshine during the the
time of the Campmeeting.
Reports from Washington, indicate
that the volunteer soldiers do not wish
to be mustered out of service. Probably
IL would be the best to keep them in
service till after peace has been certain
ly determined upon by the Peace Con-
ference.
Mrs. Roush, mother of the Miller
Roush, at Oakland Mills, was bitten in
the hand bya copperhead snake that
had coiled itself in a hens nest at the
wood pile. hrs. Roush had reached
into the hens nest for eggs. Doctors
| We're sent for, and Mrs. Roush still lives.
w. Il Knox, Of this place, enlisted
IN the United States E E1gineer Corps
at TIE operipg Of the Spanish war,
rainrned TO bis home on Wednesday
last, having be.n mu tered out of
service on acc unit of s.vere attack
OF Quinsey which affected lis head,
rendering him unit for The ssrv;ce.
-FoR SALE Tile Bard Of d.
rectors OF The Farmers Mercantile As.
sociation in Patterson, l;mitrG, ffers
for sa'e, or rent, thcir Store Ia Pat.
sefsop. TetIns easy-Fav perticulars
irquire Of ". n Srclrett, on The
preInises- b. order of Beard,
Aug. II, 81. LEWIS DEGAS. See.
Saturday was holiday in New York,
every one who could get out went TO
the river to greet and wave their hat
and handkerchiefin saluting SIMPSONS
fleet of seven great war ships go up the
river as far as Grants tomb and there
salute, wheel and return. y feet Of
boats two miles long followed the fleet
of war ships.
ESTRAY-Csinle to the residence of
Samuel Schlegei, on or about the first
of August, small tan color and white
spotted and mixed hound. The owner
can have the hound by calling al my
residence and paving charges for same
SAMUEL ScHLEGEL,
East Salem, Pa.
Altoona Tribune The lad who re-
quires a habit of profane swearing dis-
qualities himself, ii may be, from OBJ
tanning employment where there is an
opportunity to rise in the werid The
majority of those who are in q position
to be of service TO an aspiring boy do
not love coarseness OF profanity, espec-
tally in one who is young.
DUCKNELL UNIVERSITY. John
Howard Harris, President. College.
leading 10 degrees i'll Arts, Philosophy
and Scier~e. Academy, preparatory
school for young men and boys. M
stitute, a refined boarding school for
young ladies. School of s:usic, with
graduating courses. For catalogue. ad-
dress the Registrar,
WM. {. GRETZINGER.
Lewisbuirg, Pa.
Last Sunday ,veGing, 7.45, while 2
20 minutes late looal PASSENGER train
WA standing at the s:aticn ct Sharon,
Iass il was rua into tie rea, hy
passenger express trajr. on tbe New
York, Nev Hev Il, aCd Hartford
Railroad. II WIS tho usu.. awful
railroad collision scena. a:any were
injured and h. t e 50 aud 40 wers
killed.
The eeco..d quartsriy basine1s
meeting of The Juniata V.!!ay Ell.
tcrial Association, vas be,i at Osco-
ola, on the 19th inst, Is tie guest
of J. Z. AcFsd6en, editor of he
Osceola L.ader Courier, and were
delighted with the bossita,ity ex
terded TO them. New Garmant"wn,
Perry ccu''t,. WIS se'ected :or ;he
ms e;ing IL Nv mber.
The Wayne Nebraska Republican of
Aug. Il, says. The threshing machines
are now giving in their evidence of the
county's crop of wheat and oats and it
makes a fellow feel proud of the county.
The yield of wheat is from Is to 25l
bushels per acre with the greater part
of it being reported from Il to 20 and
the quality is excellent. Oats is going
all the way from 20 to 70 bushels 80 the
acre.
Reading, Aug. l8.-IGst night, Har-
vey, a son of Stephen Greenawalt, was
struck and instantly killed by light
ming on the farm of Jonathan Horne,
near New Ringgold. The accident oc-
CURED While he was sitting in wagon
shed adjoining the barn. \ dog, which
was tied by a chain about fifteen feet
away at another building, was instant
ly killed, and the chain also partly
ls.sd.
Mr.. Benjamin kerchner, died on his
farm q mile south OF town last Friday,
August 49, Of complication of heart,
kidney. and lung troubles. He was
aged n years, 8 months, and - days.
He was born in Snyder county, but
come to Juniata county some forty