Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31

week With relatives in the twin towns
on her way to Pittsburg, whore she
takes the position of Secretary of the
Young Women's Christian issocis
ton recently vacated by Miss Emma
Hayes formerly of this place.
-FoR SALE.-The Board OF Di
rectors of the Farmers Mercantile Az,
sociation in Patterson, limited, offers
for sale, or rent, their Store in Pat.
tersoD. Terms easy-For particulars
inquire of W. N. Sterrett, on the
premises. By order of Board,
Aug. II, st. LEWIS DEeAN, Sec.
Robert McAleen sold his three acre
field north of the Presbyterian ceme-
terry, to the Westminster Presbyterian
church congregation in trust to he used
as cemetery. The consideration was
five hundred dollars. II. V. Irwin,
Jeremiah Lyons, Joseph Rothrock, l..
E. Atkinson and Lucien Banks, do
mated the land to the congregation.
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, John
Howard Harris President. College.
leading to degrees i'm Arts, Philosophy
and Science. Academy, a preparatory
school for young men and bows. In
stitute, a refined boarding school for
young ladies. School Of Music, with
graduating courses. For catalogue, ad-
dress the Registrar.
WIN. &. GRErZINGER,
Lewisburg, Pa.
A three year old child of Mr.. Peck,
lof Burns Valley. Franklin county,
wandered from its parents home, on
the 25th OF August. 1t was bare
headed and barefooted, and was clad
in a thin night gown. A steady
search was kept up day and night
till on the 28th day of August when
1t was found on the Tuscarora noun.
tains six miles from home, well, and
eating huckleberries.
The late soldiers are now engaged in
denouncing each other, for this and
that mismanagement during the war.
Their charges against each other range
from the holding back of orders, sup
plies of provisions and medicines, and
careless treatment of the sick in camp,
on board ships, and in hospitals. The
charges they make against each other
are very much like the charges the
Cubans made against the Spaniards in
their treatment of the reconcentradoes.
I
in town with county treasurer Lands
last Friday and called on MIR. Frederick
Espenschade and family. They are all
kin folks. Rev. Mr.. Lauver was born
in Juniata county, twenty seven years
ago, and with his parents moved to
Kansas 20 years since. He was warm
ly greeted by his people in Juniata, is
genial and capable, and good natured
as all heavy weight people are. His
weight is $50 pounds. The family have
been highly prosperous since they
moved to Kansas.
Colonel Stone. Republican candi-
date for Governor, came to town
from the Leonard Grove picnic on
Saturday evening, and stopping be-
tween train time, partook of supper
at the Jacobs House, and after that,
with number of Republicans went
to the reception room of the Tusca.
rora Club, and there met many citi.
zsns. Mr.. Sheaffer. Republican can
didats for Assembly was present.
They both left on Mail Express, SAT
east. The Colonel gong to Atlantic
City to spend Sunday with his family,
and Mr. Sheaffer to his homo ct
Oriental
Liverpool Sun, September 24.-Last
Friday, the 10Th, while Emrick's steam
thresher was in operation at Sol. Waits
barn, about two miles east Of George
town, the engine, which was an old
one, exploded, and badly burnt and
scalded Mr.. Walt "a man named
Chubb had reveral ribs broken, and
Waits hired boy had a hole knocked
in his head. 1t is said that Chubb's
injuries are serious. The fire box of the
engine was thrown into the barn,
which was set on fire and totally burnt
down with nearly all the grain, the
live stock having been saved.
1t is a rare thing for woman to get
under the wheels of cars, but Mrs.
Bridget Harrington met with a dis
tressing accident near Dubois on We'd
nesd ay, Aug. "a. In company with
her daughter she had been picking ber-
ries when storm came up. The wo-
men when near mine crept beneath a
string of empty cars. While they were
there the cars began to move and the
frightened women made desperate
effort to escape the rolling wheels.
The daughter crept from under the
train in safety, but the mother was not
so fortunate and the wheels passed over
both of her legs, which were severed
from her body. Her recovery is doubt-
full.
"a unique entertainment was given
on Bridge street alongside of the
fountsin on Saturday evening, by a
stranded Snowman. The weather
was fine and the walking good. but
good roads for travelling on and fine
weather would not provide food for
a hungry man, hence the entertain.
ment to get money to buy something
to eat. He bad it announced that
he would disiocate his neck, and that
was enough to gather q crowd.
When he had the crowd he said, it
is free show, but I'll take a collec-
tion. The curiosity of the women
to see a man dislocate his neck WAS
intense. They had seen men do al