Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-05-31
Ho! for California. Read under
head of California and return.


Ho! for California. Read under
head of California and return.
The democrats might make a CAM
paign issue out of pulling the crease
ont OF the lower part of President
Cieveland's trouser leg.
The war in the Philippine Islands
still goes on. The leaders still have
a following enough to keep up the
war against the Americans.
Last Saturday a Millville. N. J
man was put to jail. 1t was the 243rd
time he has been imprisoned. He is
a great cost to the taxpayers.
The American Spanish war sol.
diers went to the Methodist church
on Sunday evening and listened to a
specinl sermon by Rsv. Mr.. Picken.
The people of India were dread.
fully frightened recently at an eclipse
OF the sun. They thought some mon.
ster OF the space above was devcur.
ing the sun.
The popularity at the funeral of
Miss Mary Baterman last week. at
Sparkill. N. Y, was, the pail bear.
ers were all young bachelors. She
was unmarried and 70 years old.
Memorial services we're held in the
Presbyterian church on Sunday fore
noon. Rev. Mr.. Picken of the Meth.
odist church preached the sermon
The Post in uniform was present.
Highwaymen waylaid Preston Ev.
erett on bridge last Saturday night
at midnight. Preston wasn't the
KIND OF man to waylay. He open
ed fire on the highwaymen. One of
them was killed. The other fled.
A picnic party of thirty persons
went into the barn Of Louis Ebert at
Sandusky. Ohio, out of the rain last
Saturday. A bolt of lightning struck
the barn and everyone of the party
were stunned, but none seriously
hurt.
A Lancaster counterfeiter has con
fessed to the existence of $40 coun.
terfeit government note plate. The
intention of the Jacobs gang he saws
was to issue $40 notes, $40, $50. 800,
$1,000. The $40 plate was secured
last week at the home of the father
OF one of the counterfeiters in Mary.
land where the son had hid it. TIE
father knew nothing of his sons
counterfeiting work. Bredeli's con
fession was that the officers could
md the plate buried a foot deep, six
inches from the coal shed belonging
to his father at Snow Hill, MARYLAND.
The officers made draft of the place,
went there and secured the plate la st
Saturday. -
The Miff1intown High School CON
nencemept exercises in the Court
House, last Thursday evening, May
25, drew crowded house. The mu.
sic was fine and the graduates did
their part admirably. Rev. A. n.
Raven invoked the Divine blessin g 10
an eloquent prayer. Miss Frances
Ruth Auker, delivered the salutatory,
subject, "The Influence of Nature
Mr. John Edmund McCauley gave
the ''Class History;" Miss Mary
Cleveland Kulp gave the "Class
Prophecy;" William Lewis Burch-
field delivered an oration, subject,
"Chivalry." The "Class Poem" was
delivered by Miss Emma Jane Roll
man. James LIE Roy Stewart, dis
cussed the subject of "The Boy of
the Twentieth Century" Walker J.
Adams discussed "The Progress of
Our Country" THE class oration,
''Through Trials to Triumph and
Transferring of Glass Privileges" was
delivered by Miss Ethel Crawford,
and the response was made by Miss
Edna NJ Harley. "Class Statistics" +"
were presented by Miss Belle Martin,
and "Glass MISCELLANY" by James Gar
field Craig. Miss Elizabeth J. Burch
field delivered the valedictory, sub
iect, s.Human Ideals" F. NJ nj.
Pennell presented the diplomas.
Closing remarks by the principal Od-
in G. Gortner. Benedictihn by Rev.
W. Fl. Fahs.