Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-12-20

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mother Mrs. Dolen, wife of Ezra
Dolan, deceased, in Milford town
ship. 1t is IA years since Elmer
went out.
The incOrpOratOrs of the Perry
county National Bank to be locat-
ed ct Newport are G. A. Rippman.
lJ. w. Stimmell, w. C. Pomeroy.
l.. f. Atkinson, William Swartz,
John Fisher, John NJ. Smith,.
An Italian near Barree, Hunt
lngdon county, was thawing dyn-
amlte with hot water. The dyna-
mite exploded and hurled the Ital
ian 100 feet distant. When pick
ed up his limbs were broken and
disjOinted. He was dead.
In running away from pursuing
American troops AguinaldO pass
ed over a mountain range 5000 feet
high. The top of the mountain
had frost and snow on it and the
troops suffered having come from
the tropical heat of the fiat lands.
| Bucblen's Arnica Salve.
John Tyson has a large wildcat
in a cage in his lot at his home on
Third street. The cat was trap
ped on Shade mountain. Harry
Tyson and Elmer Harris brought
the cat to town in a bag. Harris
was a good deal scratched in his
legs.
There is a panicky feeling In
stocks and money matters in east
erh cities, which is not a pleasant
state Of affairs for the money inter
ests of the country at the close of
the 10th century. 1t is hoped it
may not prove to be as disastrous
as some want to predict it
| DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
A large audience was present in
the Lutheran church last Thurs
day evening to hear the concert
given by Madam Fry under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Lu-
ther League. The entertainment
was a good one. Others will fol-
low to raise funds to aid in build.
ing new church.
A pathetic ease of family misfOr-
tune reveals itself in the family of
Anthony Mesaitis in Shenandoah,
Pa. A. few days since the father
was made helpless by an accident
in the mines; last Thursday a
daughter was taken sick and is not
expected to live, and on Friday
their son was brought home dead,
having been crushed by fall Of
coal in a mine.
A female trained nurse in a west
Philadelphia sanitarium is under
arrest for attempting to destroy an
infant by burning it in furnace.
1t is not known to whom the baby
belonged. A cOlOred servant in
nOsing about discovered the wol's
of the nurse and ran out and called
a police officer. The child was al
most consumed before taken out of
the furnace.
DIR. Kings New Discovery.
On Saturday the planets Nep-
tune, Saturn, Earth and Moon,
were in line with the Sun, the orb
around which they swing. They
had not been in such line since
about 5OO6.years ago and some as
tronomers thought such line
might be productive of disasterOus
results. They thought the oceans
might he spilled out over the dry
land of the Earth and produce
deluge. But the event passed by
without disturbance. That evi-
IDENTIFY was not the time for a del
uge, but the eclipse came.
The 18th inst. was celebrated
at Mount Vernon, Virginia by a
considerable number of persons,
chiefly members Of the masonic
fraternity in honor of the centen-
NAL anniversary of the death of
George Washington. President
Mckinley and cabinet were there.
The Grand Army Posts in many
places held meetings cOmmemOra
tive of the anniversary. The only
observance at MifflintOwn was that
everyone spoke of the occasion and
the county flag was displayed at
half mast.
Mrs. Joseph McCauley was rob-
bed of her pocket book in Philadel-
phia last Saturday afternoon. She
had the pocket book in All unlock
ed satchel. The town was crowd
ed at IA certain place coming out of
il store. She felt pressure upon
the satchel straps, but did not
think of pick pockets. She thought
it was caused by the thrOng Of
women she was passing through,
but after awhile discovered her
| satchel open and the pOcket-bOOk
gone. The pocket book contained
between twenty-five and thirty five
dollars and railroad ticket.
Bloomfield Democrat, Deceln-
ber 13:-A bold attempt at high
way robbery was made on Deputy
PrOthOnOtary Warren Stephens of
this place on Saturday night,
while on his way from Newport
with a young lady. At dark
place in the narrOws man with a
big club in his hands, jumped out
and attempted to stop the horse,
but Mr.. Stephens gave the horse a
cut with the whip and the animal