Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-07-11

h.s4s M. Mary Jacobs is visiting he
Rrodss ns. Herman North, Esq, q
Mord Hover had a leg broke,
wniie working at a saw.mill in Fer
managh township. " : q
There was brisk shower and
sood deal of rain on Fridav AM
saturday afternoons.
Ed: Bartley bought a fancy col
vIod morse. Bay and white an
the colors of the animal.
Lewistown has become a marke
place for good deal of Juniat:
county produce, fruit, &c.
Bryan owns 80 acre farm nea,
Lincoln, Nebraska. It has No,
Deen said he owns a silver mine.
Rev. s. B. Williams of Yard,ev
"a, will not preach to a congreoa
tlon OF less than twenty-five per
sons: When the congregation !,
less than that number he adjourn,
w. J. Bryan has monev. Fl.
recently y lifted a S5,675 mortgage
against the First Presbyteriar
church of Lincoln, Nebraska n
was kind and diplomatic in Bryar
and good thing for the Presby.
terlan congregation.
G: L. Hover, Esq, built a load
OF wheat on wagon on his farm
on Tuesday afternoon. In driving
to the barn the wagon was cup.
set' and Mr.. Hower's right arm
Yas broken and his left. wrist IN
sprained that he cannot use it.
The war in China goes on, but
there is no certain information
that American missionaries or bus.
1ness men have been murdered
The Chinese minister at Washing.
lngton insists that the Chinese gov
eminent is doing it's utmost to put
down the Boxers rebellion.
Within the past week lightning
strucka small building near Mr..
Defra's house in Walker township.
Also a small building near the
same place on Mr.. David Diven's
farm. Also shattered a tree in the
came vicinity near Lincoln Kauff-
mans house.
The Wilkesbarre district where
the State Editorial Association
took a vacation in the third larg-
est business district in Pennsylva-
mia. That is there are only two
other districts in the state where
more business is done in a year,
namely Philadelphia and Pittsburg:
The foreign missions are a fail
ure. They have to be supported
by the sword. The mission fields
in India would all have to be aban-
doned, if it were not for the Brit
ish army. All the mission fields
in China would have to be aban-
dOned, if it were not for the sword
of the Europeans.
Miss Lucy Allen of East Green
wich, r. L., who has heen visiting
her school mates the Misses SchOtt
in this town. took her departure
for home on Monday. In August
she will 60 to Italy to take a two
years. course in music. On Sun
day Miss Allen sang a religious So
10 in the Presbyterian church at the
opening of the morning service.
The murder of the German min
lister in China has aroused the spir-.
it of Emperor William and wheth-
er they are only boxer rebels in
China or the Chinese government
at the bottom of the trouble, they
have now to face a responsibility
that they cannot get away from.
The emperor has derlared that he
does not desire the partition of
China.
The funeral of Miss Maggie Cra-
mer took place from the home of
her mother in Patterson on Satur-
DAY afternoon, June 80. Interment
in the Presbyterian cemetery. The
religious services were conducted
by Rev. DOrwart of the Thompson
town and Newport Episcopal
Mr.. DOrwart wore the
gown of the priestly order at the
funeral.
The men in New York harbor
with tug boats, it is said, were
more intent in saving the three big
ships afire than in saving drown
ing and burning people,. In saw
ing the ships they were entitled to
salvage, that is reward for ship
and goods saved. 1t is marvellous
that three large ocean going ships
should be destroyed with over two
hundred people at a wharf in New
York city, but SO it was. Truly a
man does not know where he is safe.
The United States batttleship
Oregon ran ashore off the island of
Hoo Kie, China. The Oregon cost
the United States six million five
hundred thousand dollars to build.
The ship was gotten off the rock
and will be repaired in a dry dock
in China or Japan. 1t was good
4th of July news that the Oregon
had been hoated off the rocks in
Chinese waters. Two years ago on
the 4th of July she was one of the
giant ships of war that had sunk
Spanish warships at San
tiagO.
Charles +. KlOsS and others are