Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-10-11

while DISTRESSED with dsspon.
iency last Monday evening John
McNulty Of this place attempted
suicide hy three efforts 10 cut his
throat.
There Was a rain on Sunday that
caught good many people. who
left home on Sunday morning when
they thought the day would turn
out tn be fair.
Stock dealers Mumma Of Los,
Greek valley and Swartz of Tusca
rora Valley. have each been circu.
lating in the county buying cattle
for the east Pennsylvania market.
DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
If Robert McMeen's gold and
silver mine in Idaho turns ont Ia
he nearly as rich i'm precious metal
as its friends represent it will make
a millionaire of Mr.. McMeen. II
would he quite "a matter of distinc.
tiOn for Juniata county tO develops
a millionaire. n
Cards have been issued annOtinc
ing the approaching marriage ol
Miss Mary +. Schweier daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. X. +. SchweieI
and Nj. Andrew G. Allison, son o
VIM. NJ. Allison, late deceased
and Ellen +. Allison.
The ceremony will take place in
Westminster Presbyterian churcf
at IL A. NJ, Wednesday, October
Is.
Chambersburg Repository Oct. 1
About a month ago ex-COngress
man William a. Piper died in Cal
ifornia, leaving an estate valued a,
over two million dollars, all o
which goes TO his brothers and sis
ters in Illinois.
Mr.. Piper was born and raised
in AmbersOn's valley. He wa.
bound out to Daniel Stake when II
and remained with him until IL
when he went to California, strucl
it rich, became very wealthy ant
was sent to Congress for two terms
The heirs were all originally from
this county.
DIR. Kings New Discovery.
Carl +. Espenschade is lOOkin.
for a man who robbed him of hi
pOcket-bOOk, gold watch and chair
and papers. He was in IA Pullman
sleeper on his way to Philadelphia,
The valuables were taken from un
der his pillow while he slept. Tha
was in 1892. He received Il lette
from J. Fl. LennOnnie of IrOndale
Virginia the other day impartin:
the information that he had bOugh
a Masonic charm and wat.l
chain from cOlOred man with tn
name of Carl F.. Espenschade in
scribed, and that he can have tn
articles by paying what the pur
chaser paid.
DIR. Kings New Discovery.
Mrs Deem died in Salina, Color
ado, on Monday, October 3, fron
the effects of a stroke Of paralysis
She was stricken on the 9TH inst
Her sons are having her remain
brought to MifflintOwn for inter
ment in the Presbyterian cemeter
on Saturday. She was aged Z
years. She was the wife of jaime
: Deem, who died in this town som
wears ago. They were TuscarOr
! Valley people where Mr.. Deem wa
clerk for the Waterford Presbyter
ian congregation forty years. H
was a prominent democratic poll
tician in his day in Juniata county
There are people still living in thi
+, town, who have pleasant recO
lection of both Mr.. and Mrs Deem
The friends of Banks X. Bas
treSs formerly of Delaware town
ship, Juniata county, but latterl
of Cranberry, n. j., are deepl
concerned over his mysterious dis
appearance. Foul play is suspecte'
in having to do with his disaI
pearance. He was engaged t
marry young lady in Delawar
township and their matrimonial al
fairs had SO far progressed tina
wedding dresses had been prepal
ed and other arrangements wer
made for the auspiciOus event tha
they both expected soon to TAX
place. But suddenly he disaI
peared as if the earth had swallow
ed him and hid him from the sigh
of his expectant and best friends
He was in Juniata county in SeI
tember last and had a horse an
buggy hired from the livery {
John Bergy five days. He return
ed the rig all right, paid for ii
That was on the 2lst of Septembe
He remained the night of that da
at the Jacobs House where he wa
registered as from Trenton, n. j
On September 22 he got aboard {
seashOre. Boyd Bergy bade hil
goodbye. That is the last hi
friends have heard of him. Tha
was the last day of the Perry C'
Fair Could he have COTTON o
there for the day and after tha
continued his journey to Philade
phiat Some years ago he was en-
i plOyed in the creamery in thl
i town. A number of MiffiintOw
people have a recollection of hin
He boarded awhile at the Murra
House. When he arrived in Phi
adelphia from his last visit to Jul
iata county, it is feared he wa
waylaid and fOuly dealt will