Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-02-08

"AsAse tuC tOWQ was
in darkoess.
The funeral Of Mrs. Reno, wife of
David Rene, deceased, who lived
many years east Of Mifflintowp, took
place from tie i,ome of her son, John
R-no, near B-lleville, M,ffiin county.
on the 3lst of January, 1899.
A bill has been introduced in
the Legislature, to abandon the
public use Of tho canal from the
first lock east of Newton Hamilton
to the Juniata Junction at Dun.
cans Island, Daughin county.
General Lew Wallace, tells that
Abraham Lincoln went to Harri.
sons landing in Virginia in 1862
and prevented General Mcclellan
from surrendering the army of the
Potomac after the seven days bat.
tie.
The French politicians and busi.
ness men are happier now than in
a long time. They say France has
company now in public men scan
dals, ''see the United States Easan
beef scandal, France never fed her
soldiers embalmed beef"
Remember the Maine, on the
18th of February, next Wednes.
day. That is the day of the month
that the American battle shin
Maine was exploded and 266 Amer.
lean seamen sent to their death in
the harbor of Havana, Cuba.
Major Charles H. Schriner, died
at his home in Chicago, H., re.
Gently of hic-cOughing. He was
aged IS years, 10 months and 2S
days. His remains were taken to
Mifflinburg, Union county, Pa,
his native county for interment.
The treaty OF peace between the
U"ited States and Spsin was ratified
by th" United States Senate on Nor
"av, February 6. 1899, by 81 to 27,
ore vote more thsn the necessary
two third vote Nine democrats
voted fer the treaty. two republicans
voted against tie treaty.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
-FoR SALE.-The Board OF Di
rectcrs of the Farmers Mercantile Az.
sociation in Patterson, limit.6, offers
for sale, or rent. their Store in Pat.
terson. Terms "asv-For particulars
inquire of W. N Sterrett, on the
premises. By order Of Bcnrd,
Aug II. st. LEWIS Organ SEQ.
An election was held in Lebanon
county on Saturday for the selec
tiOn Of successor to Lieutenant
Governor Goblin in the State Sen
ate. 1t was a Quay and anti Quay
battle, in which the anti Quay can
didate Samuel Weiss, was nomin-
ated by a large majority. u. P.
Gerberich was the Quay candidate.
Farmers in tie southern part Of
the Cumf erlard Valley have found
the Young wheat stalks in their fields
eaten off close 20 the ground in sposa,
and by examining them with n gIass
discovered the cause Of the trouble
to he an almost infinitcsimal small
white W. rm. The crop in ,hese sp ,'s
will be total failure.
Mrs. Elizabeth Trego, wife of
Benjamin Trego, deceased, died at
her home at Oakland on the 3Oth
day of January, 1899, of cold that
developed into grip. If she had
lived one day longer she would
have reached the age of IS years.
Interment in the Mennonite ceme-
terry south of Oakland.
The startling announcement was
made in the Philadelphia Inquirer
of February 5th, that nearly nine
hundred Philadelphia people have
disappeared without leaving a
trace of them, within the past six
months. There have been fifty
nine disappearances reported since
the LIST of January, 1899.
TOwANDA, Feb. 3.-Mrs. Mary
Schmitt, Bradford county's Oldest
resident, died to-day at French
town. In May next she would
have been 1O2 years old. Physi-
cally she was preserved to q re-
markable degree, although her
mental faculties had been impaired
for sveral years.
DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
At the Musical College, Freeburg,
Snyder county, Pa, none but the best
methods are used, 80 that to-day it ID
recognized as one Of the foremost schools
of music in the country. $33 will pay
for term Of six weeks, instruction and
board. Spring Term will begin May 8.
i For catalogues address,
7 HENRY B. MOVER, Director.
| IWilliam Brubaker, of this town,
sold his farm in Fermanagh town
ship to George L. Hover for ~,
500. The farm contains 16O, acres.
The purchase includes tho wheat
in the ground. Mr.. BrubakeI
bought the land from the David
Stouffer heirs, and the John Ballen-
tine heirs, and erected house
; ON StOuffer heir end of the
tract, on the hill north west Of
Cuba mill dam.
A despatch from a place called
Drew, Ia, last Saturday says,
they acted like savages in Justice
Smith 3 cOuIt room, Wright county,