Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. H. 81. Long spent
Sunday in Lewistown.
Mrs. Lesh of West Fsiryiew IL
Mrs. E. e. ArcMeen.
Mrs. William Banks visited
friends in Harrisburg last week.
The Patterson hosiery mill liz ON
the way to a state when it can turn
out hosiery.
Fred ROhm, John Earnest. J0s
iandis, Harry Knisely, H. H. Nc.
N'tt and a host of others were at
the unveiling of the Hartranft
at Harrisburg.
BY an order of the Post. Master
Presidential post masters
must not absent themselves from
their Office business for a longer
period than one or two days with.
out authority from the Post Office
Department.
Charles III. Grabill of Altoona
fell from the ca he was breaking
and had both legs crushed by cal
wheels. Both legs were amputat.
ed below the knee. The accident
took place on tte mountain at the
east end of portage tunnel on the
18th inst.
''NOw Smile!" On account OF
their popularity Replogle will con.
time to give life size portrait
free with a dozen cabinets at 81 so.
of those Is for 25c still
going.
Replogle's Gallery in Patterson,
till June 1 only.
John Barton of WahoO. Nebras-
ka, passed away on the eth inst,
after an illness of s days of con-
gestive chills, aged 81 years. Mr..
Barton was a native of Tuscarora
Valley, Juniata county. He was
a brother of Oliver p. Barton, who
is well known to many people in
Juniata. John Barton the deceas-
ed moved to Nebraska many years
ago.
This snake story does not come
up to the ThOmpsOntOwn snake
story in the size of the snake, but
in other particulars it beats the
rhOmpsOntOwn story out of sight:
Bloomsbury, Pa, May b.
While playing near the creek
bridge near this city to-day Jay,
The seven year-Old son of Jacob
was attacked by a large
His cries attracted
the attention of some men, who
killed the serpent, but not before
it had wrapped itself around the
boys body and squeezed him ter
ribly. 1t is thought that he will
recover.
The Cuban army do not want to
their arms. They want
three million dollars pay for their
services against the Spaniards, but
hey want to keep possession of
heir guns and army equipment.
The United States government has
not agreed to that, and the Cubans
therefore are in threatening
mood. 1t has all along been con-
ended by some men that the Gu
Dans will have to be whipped be-
ore permanent peace can prevail
n Cuba. 1t is hoped that such
nay not prove to be the case, but
It present the situation is threat
.nine. The latest despatch indi-
,ateS a settlement of the trouble by
he arms of the Cubans being de-
,Osited with the civil authority in
stead of the military.
Narratives from the west are like
make stories in the east, received
With a good deal of allowance, and
hat is the reason that the report
# the powerful force of the Maus
II rifle bullet is surprising. The
'epOrt comes from Fort Scott, Kan
as, and is dated on the 5th of May
md says: A public exhibition of
he force of a common Mauser rifle
ised by Spanish soldier at San
Juan Hill was given at Fort Scott
With wonderful results. The rifle
vas brought home by Captain A.
". Wilson, of the fwenty-third
Kansas. A ball shot from it against
he fiat side of a common fiat-i
potent than pOwwOwing but ifone
TO be pow y owed instead of
:aking pills and powders there
should be liberty enough left in the
United States to permit a patient
TO have either without the inter
err nee of the other
The commencement of the Pat
.ersOn schools un 'er the direction
If Profess ShemOrry, drew large
audience to the court house on the
evening of the 18th of May and ev-
ening Of the 10Th of May, and ev-
erything worked like charm.
The Patterson orchestra furnished
the music. Rev. s. f. KOOntz in
yOked the Divine blessing an Rev.
w. II. FaLs delivered the benedic-
ton There was long and inter
esting program between the work
Of the two preachers, and those
who filed the progra Il did their
part well. w. H. Shemorry deliv
cred an address, ''The Ideal
School," S. Guy Zeiders deliver d
an Grafton, ''the Days that are No
More. May II. Hench, recited "the
Engineers story" Bessie E. Butt,
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