Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29

river water and live and thrive -
II physically, whereas the ~ de
In 1t, in the river.
An exchange says:-Tee made
rom leaves Of the mountain shrub
OF Jerusalem oak, is said to be- =
sure cure for dysentery.
There will be preaching in the
Westminster Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and evening.
Sept End, by the Rev. J. Mont
Travis of Pittsburg, Pa.
To the gastronomic department
OF Heck's restaurant at the river
bridge has been added q self run
ming music box. Eat and drink
to the tunes of fine music.
Real estate dealer D. D. Stone
and Mrs. Stone his wife of Wash
ington, d. c., spent a night in
town last week, being that time on
their way from Peru Mills to Wash
ingtOD.
Mrs. Etka, wife of John Etka,
deceased, has recently been visit
ing the families of Isaac and Jacob
Etka, brothers of her deceased hus-
band, and is now in Altoona. visit
ing friends there.
The public schools in town will
be opened on the 3rd of Septem-
Der. which will be delight to
those who are fond of acquiring in
tellectual knowledge, but a burden
to those who would rather work
with their hands.
There was a heavy shower OF
rain at Mifflintown last Friday af.
ternoOn. A popularity of the &C.
casion was a sight of Tuscarora
mountain, four miles away was had
all the time and revealed the fact
that while it rained here it did
not rain at the mountain. How
ever, a half hour later, a shower
came down on the mountain and
hid it from sight.
The millionaire Huntingdon, was
asked by a young man for advice
on getting married. by all means
said Huntington, get married, il
the girl you want to marry has the
womanliness to do her own work,
if You cannot afford to employ help
But don't marry awoman who can.
not or will not adapt herself to cir.
cumstances. The men and women,
rich or poor, who can adapt them.
solves to circumstances are the peo
pie.
The Annual TuscarOra and Path
Valley Harvest Home was held iI
Leonard's Grove near Waterloo
last Saturday. Three Thousand
people were in attendance and tn.
capacity of the TuscarOra Valley
railroad was taxed to the limit t.
haul those bound to and from tn,
picnic grounds. Speeches wer'
made by WilberfOrce Schweyer
Esq, Rev. w. II. Narcross and
editor J. w. Speedily. The music
was furnished by the MifflintOwl
drum corps and the Doylesbur.
band.
Last Springs, Kansas, a town o
500 inhabitants, c aims to he tn
most remarkable town in the wOrlt
from the view point of morals
The entire population belongs t.
the church; all the children at
tend Sunday School; it has neve
had a SALOON or gambling. house
played for over ten years. Onl!
two men use profanity, and les
than a dozen use tobacco and the.
intend to quit. But one store sell
the weed, but it has only sold ;
dollars worth of it in three weeks
it intends to quit.
l. Rev. w. II. Fahs has been al
indefatigable worker in ever.
sense of the word in the work o
building a new Lutheran churcl
and new parsonage. The worl
has progressed so far that the cor
ner stone of the church will b
laid next Sunday with appropriat
ceremony. The Lutheran faith i
more than holding its own in Jun
iata county. The congregation
throughout the county are strong
They own valuable property an
are Jealous in their work. Sue
is particularly the case in this tOwu
If they keep on as they are nO'
working, energetic in business 1
all of their every day callings an
Jealous in their religious work tn
task before them will prove to he
labor of love instead of a burden.
There is a great deal of tai
:. in town about who's duty it
to rebuild the canal bridg'
During the period of generatio
and more, there was no question j
whom the responsibility was YES
ed, and all repairs that were made
any part of the bridge by outsid
parties, was considered as by tf
grace Of the state and railroad cor
. pany. The railroad company WI
has taken the place of the state
the ownership Of the railroad rOu
has not notified anyone that it b:
been divested of its right to contr
the highways at the crossings q
, the route and reconstruct IL
bridge across the canal. TT
Pennsylvania Railroad COmpan
4 having bought the canal rou
there is no reason to jump to Il
conclusion that they have gOttC
l rid of their responsibility AT