Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-09-13
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and Kohler, and by his industry and
economy accumulated enough to start
q store of his own. For a while he
and James North, deceased, did busi-
ness together. Before the rebellion
he was selected member of General
James Crawford's staff, with the rank
Of major. When rebellion broke out,
the old militia system went into dis
use, and Mr.. Parker became sutler,
with John Mclaughlin of Philadel-
phia, in General McClellans army in
the unfortunate peninsular campaign
before Richmond, Mr.. Parker had
been back to the "white house." and
upon his return, was captured by a
confederate raiding party that was
riding through the union lines. He
was carried to Richmond and there
confined in Libby prison. He was
exchanged, and that closed his career
in the army. He returned to Miffiin-
town. and again resumed merchan-
dising, and was married to Miss
Catherine Jacobs, daughter Of Squire
George Jacobs, deceased. With his
father.in law he engaged in various
enterprises, mostly of q merchantile
nature. He was elected and filed
the Office of county treasurer twice.
While he was not particularly fond
Of office he was elected a number OF
times school director, aud director
Of the bridge company. He was an
Office holder and stakeholder in the
water company, an Office holder and
stockholder in the Juniata Valley
Bank, and teller in that monied in.
stitution when stricken with the di-
sease that terminated his life. By
his perseverance and economy he
leaves q snug estate for Mrs. Parker.
his wife, and their four children who
survive him. He was born in Lewis
town in 1888, but when Q child, came
with his parents to Mihlintown where
they both lived, and not many years
since died, and it is passingly strange
that within the period of the past
nine months he should be preceded
into the unseen world by his brother
James F. Parker. and by his brother
Rev. A. II. Parker. His brothers
Thaddeus and Cloyd survive him.
He was a member of the Presbyterian
church, having been united during
the ministry of Rev. T. j. Sberrard.
He was q genial man among bis
friends, and those who knew him
highly appreciated him, and miss
him. Interment in the Presbyterian
cemetery at 2 80 p. M, on Tuesday.
DREYrus, the Jew military officer
in the French army has been found
guilty, on a re-trial, on q charge of
having sold military secrets to for
eign powers" He had protested his
innocense Of the charge, but the
court martial both times found him
guilty. The testimony before the
French court would not have been
sufficient to convict him in an Amer
icau court. The French people, are
like other people, they are for "fair
play between men," and whenever it
is believed that man does not get
fair play the people quickly turn
against the trickster and conspirator,
and that is the reason so large pei
centsge of the French people are for
Dreyfus. They believe that he is the
victim of q set Of couspirators. set
of corrupt officers in the French
army who wanted to make it appear
that Dreyfus had cold military Sc
crets 10 Germany. People in al