Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-03-08

Inis fish story is related by the New
port Ledger.-Jerry M Bair, lock tend.
Of at the canal lock, below Trimmers'
Iock' informed US the other day that in
'ne quick raise IN the river and the
sudden fall of the water, the ice showed
many fish out on the bank. He eaupbt
"a carp. the smallest of which weighed
pounds and the largest 10 pound.
Inc - fish weighed los pounds. Tbi.
is an unusual occurrence, and Jerrv
profited by it.
Huntington JOurnal-A gentleman
from New York State tells US how the
boys catch rabbits in Allegheny county
" hen rabbit is tracked to it's lair. n
piece Of rubber hose about four feet lono
Is put to the hole and the operator wells
Justify in the end. The noise in the
mole almost scares the life out of bunny
ana ne comes bounding out irto a bag
II Is said that thousands of rabbits were
trapped in this manner last season
Dentist ID. 1. Lybe, formerly Of this
town, died in the home of his adontion
IN sidney, Iowa, February 6. He was
In the war against rebellion with /.
/ company from this town. He WAS
only IA years old at the time. The VET
erans remember him with a good de.,
OF merriment as getting off a Joke when
on drill the first time after their arrival,
IN Camp Curtin, at Harrisburg. "I,eft
ieft," shouted the drill master. "ves
left, left, answered the boy Leibe. ~ 1--WE
have left q good homen
n. b. Armour, of Kansas City, paid
SlO1o for COW of Hereford stock. on
Friday, March 3, which seems to be a
good round price for = COW. 1t isn't
many years since a COW or two were
sold in Juniata county, for double that
amount. 1t was F. A. Nave, of Indiana.
who was dispOsing of his cows at Kan
sas City last Friday. He sold one to
Mr.. Rockefeller for eight hundred dol
lars. He sold one to J. f. Logan for
six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
he sold one to Mr. Halderman for eight
hundred and seventy dollars.
q. w. Gehr, Of Elliotsburg, Perry
county, in the Newport News, Of March
Ind, writes Interestingly of the times
OF 6O years ago. Among other things
ne mentions that it was no uncommon
occurrence to see young women and
men OF this place, walk to Bloomfield
TO attend divine services there. The
ladies on their way thither tripped
along barefOOted until they reached
where the Bloomfield grist mill stood
before It's recent destruction by fire.
when they dOnned their shoes and
then proceeded to church. Here too
on their return they dOfIed their foot
gear and then logged on until they
reached home
Senator Quay's term of office expired
last Saturday, March 18th. Congress
adjourned on that day. Pennsylvania
Is not the only State that has a vacant
seat in the United States Senate. The
States of Delaware, Florida, Nebraska,
Utah, California, making six States
that have failed to elect a United States
Senator, and If an extra session were
called the Senate would have six empty
seats. They are all dead locks, except
the one from Florida, who will be
chosen in April when the Legislature
meets.
1t was q cOlored lady who presented
herself the other day in Lexington, Ky.,
at the place of registration to qualify
for the casting of her vote upon the
school question at the next election, a
franchise only recently bestowed upon
the women of the Blue Grass State.
with what political party do you
affiliate?" inquired the clerk of the un-
accustomed applicant. using the pre-
scribed formula. .Dusky bushes, coy
ness and confusion. ''Is I 'bleeged to
answer that there question ?' Ser
tainly; the law requires it," ''Then.
lady," retreating in dismay; 81 don't
believe III vote. case I'd hate to have
to mention the party's name. He's
one of the incest gent'mums i'm town"
Wave.
by druggist in a neighbOring city:
''This child is my little girl. l send
you five cents to buy two sitless pow
ders for groan up adult who is sike"
Dear Dochter, pies gif bearer five
sense worse of Auntie TOXyn. for to
gargle baby's throat and ObIeage" ~
have a cute pain in my child's diagram.
Please give my son something to re-
lease it," "My little babey has eat up
it's farther's parish plasther. Send an
antedOte quick as possible by the en-
closed girl" ~ haf hot time in my
insides and wich l wood like it to be
eXtinguished. What is good for to eX-
tinguIsh it. The enclosed money is for
the price of the eXtinguisher. Hurry
please IN. Y. Tribune.
CT urch circ'es in Boston are ssi-
tated, over the suit that Mrs. Dixon,
wife Of Rev j. X Dx,n bas brought
against Mrs Lemuel Amermar, for
melly, of Scranton, Pa, for $4,000
for alieca'ion of her husbands S affsc
tiops. Tie preacher asserts his in
nccence. and has rendered his resig-
nation to save a d sruption in the
church. Tie church doors bad Eeen
locked on him n Sunday. He held
religious services Oh tie ride walk
by the church It was tie standing
committee Of the copere gat.on that
locked tt e doors of the ci,u:ch. The
congregar On is B,ptist
There was an interesting case before
Justice Frank Patterson, last Thursday
from the upper end of Tuscarora Val
ley, in which James A. McMullin was
arraigned by John +. Wilson, for em-
bracery-a attempt to corrupt jury-and
forgery. AT the late court Cyrus ia
cObs, grand juror received a letter,
signed John F Wilson, in regard to
certain assault and battery case to come
before the grand jury. The exposure
of the letter by Jacobs, lead to an in
quiry in regard to the matter. Wilson
declared it to be a forgery, and pro
nounced McMullin the forger. He