Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-06-21

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The Agricultural department at
Washington says: The worlds wbeot :
crop this year. is between two and
three hundred million bushels short.
The River Brethren held their Mxs
feast at Jacob Shirk's place in WalIer
township. on Wednesday and Thurs
day. June IA and Is, present month
Bloomfield, Perry county has a cit.
izen who has been across the Atlantic
ocean thirty eight times and expects
to make the fortieth trip this sum
mer.
Oliver Whitmer of Newark Ohio
spent Saturday in town with his
friend Oscar Shower. Whitmer has
enlisted for the Philippine Island
army.
The Reedsville band played many
musical pieces. One of the musical
pieces they might appropriately
have played is: 1--WE won't 90 home
till morning"
The democratic state convention
at Harrisburg had not only silver
lining, but it was silver all over, and
that insures a silver bug on the State
Supreme bench.
Miss Mary, daughter of the Me
Rev. A. H. Parker, deceased, of
heedsville, Mifflin county, spent sew
eral days with the family of her uncle
Robert Parker in town.
The Bloomfield Freeman of June
IA says:-Some of the farmers have
had quite time with their corn
Some are re-planting and others are
re plowing the corn fields and put.
ting them in buck wheat.
Roy Stephens of Bloomfield caught
an eel in the creek near the town
named, that required the help of Gas.
per Nickle a companion boy to land.
The eel measured 35 inches in length
and weighed over three pounds, =
Mrs Ezra Parker and chilH of
Washington, d c., have come for a
summer vacation, and are at the
Banks homestead at the corner of
Cherry and 3rd street Mrs. Park
er's maiden name was Miss Jennie
Banks.
"What is their position in society,""
asked the inquisitive girl1
well" answered Miss Cayenne,
81 should say they are betwixt aud
between. They aren't exactly no.
body, and yet they aren't really 3ny.
body Washington Star. Il
Miss Rachel Henderson waToae of
the recently graduated class OF nine
girls at Ogontz school near Pniladel-
phia. Miss Henderson is daughter
of Rev. J. r. Henderson. who preach
ed for the Presbyterian congregation
at Miffiintown some years since.
Bass at this time in the season
frequent the places where the waters
converge, for there the most hngs
aud flies that drop into the water
float to. just where the water rip
piss over stone is favorite place
for them at this time in the year.
The Miffiintown School Directors
last Friday evening selected the fol-
lowing teachers: Miss Mary Dimm
for the grammar grade; W. E Au-
man for the intermediate grade;
Miss Mary McMeen for second prim
ary grade; Miss Mary Laird for prim
ary.
By the favor of H T. Fernald. Ph.
D., State Zoologist, there lies on the
table of the SENTINEL 4 REPUBLICAN a
phamphiet giving a brief out line of
the best methods for the protection
of crops from insects and fungi. Ii
is valuable document fer the grow
er of fruits and vegetables.
J.P. Yoder of Globe Mills, Snyder
county, was bitten in his right hand
by a copperhead snake last Friday
He was loading bark. The snake
was between two pieces of bark that he
lifted. Medical treatment was i'm
mediately summoned, and he was not
seriously i'll at last reports.
City Editor Strong has been
in to day, and he had murder in his
eve. How in time did you come to
speak of Mrs. Strong's alleged hus-
band in that paragraph about her
ACCIDENT" J. Fresh: 81 did it to
steer clear of libel suit. You know
you always told me to say alleged
thief alleged murderer, and TINT
sort of thipg"-Boston Transcript
"Remember, boys, said the mss.
ter, ..that in the bright lexicon OF
youth there's no such word as fail
After a few moments boy raised his
hand. "Well, what is it, my lads"
asked the master. Il was merely go.
ING TO suggest" replied the young
ster." that if such is the case, it
would be advisable to write to the
publishers of that lexicon and call
their attention to the omission. =
It'd Bits.
In Oklahama they are managing
cyclones Some time ago citizens or
Hennessey bought cannon for the
purpose of experimenting with cy'
clones. 1t was said cannon firing
will burst . storm" They had not
long to wait. On the 10Th inst,
that was last Thursday, a cyclone
formed and came moving in the di
rection of the town. It had an ugly
look The cannon was quickly got
ten out and shot fred into the cen
ter of the storm. The shot broke
the storm and saved the town.