Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-03

NJ ou On sunday night till the
Dr. H: P. Derr visited in Lewis.
3urg and Mifflinburg, Union Co.
during the holidays.
There was a fall of 6 inches of
snow In Georgia on the last day of
the old year, last Sunday. "
Railroad Supervisor Krick NOV.
ea from MiffiintOwn to Pitcairn on
monday the first day of the new
year. "
Rev. Raven has been DELIVERING
MS lecture "Ben Hur'' in a mum,
Der OF places throughout the counl
" to appreciative audiences.
Chief Justice Hon. James p Ster.
rett retired from the State Su.
preme Court Bench on Monday by
reason Of the expiration of term Of
Office. "
Two feet of snow sent the ther-
l'iometer below zero in Venango
county last week. In Juniata @
the thermometer registered IL to 2
degrees above zero.
Ex-Sheriff ID. NJ. Rhinesmitb q,
Perry county, was found dead in
his barn in spring township a few
days since, having fallen a victim
TO stroke of apoplexy. He was
aged 6S years.
They are talking it over and
over. One insisting that the new
century began on the 1st of Janu.
ary 1900; another insisting that
the new century does not begin till
on the LIST day of January :9O1.
The Republican State conven.
ventiOn has bsen called to meet at
Harrisburg on the 25th of next
April to nominate candidate fol-
Auditor General, Congress man a
Large and Presidential Electors.
Word has been had from the
North Dakota cOlOnists. They re
port the weather cold; the ther.
mOmeter below zero; the ice II to
Is inches thick; days short from
3 A. NJ. to 3 p. NJ, but everyone in
good health and happy.
On Friday evening and Satur
day, Jan. 5th and 9th, Teachers
Local Institute, will be held in
McAlisterville. On Saturday even.
ing Prof. c. G.. Ellis will lecture
Subject, "Children in light and
shade. Admission 10 and ) cents
1t appears the land on which the
famous horse shoe curve in the
railroad on the mountains west OF
Altoona Is unseated land, and there
is an effort on the part of both Al
tOOna and the Railroad Company
to get the title from the land de
partment of the state.
Two PHILIPPINE army men nam
ed respectively Englan and Kop
pitt, started the report that Major
John A. Logan had been shot and
killed by his own men in revenge
for ill treatment. General Shaft
er dismissed them from. the army
for starting the report.
Henry Witt of Greenwood town
ship is i'll jail on a charge of hav
ing "blOwn up'' "A thseshing M,
vl.i-ro v"Si..v In aiN"yUtte tOwnshf
several months ago. The engin
was owned by MnOuse & Kramer
He had hearing before justice
Martin of Fayette township, VIII
sent him to Jail in default of 81 20
bail.
OF the eight railroad men on tn
Middle division that were retire,
on account of long service and Ol
account of age of the 1st day of tn
New Year, two live in this place
They are Jacob Snyder and Joshu
Foreman. Both men are past sev
enty years. Snyder has been il
the service of the company over 4
Years and Foreman has been in tn
service of the company over 3
years.
EX-COunty Treasurer VIM. W
Landis, enjoyed "A Christmas din
ner with his four sisters and thei
husbands at the home of Mr.. an,
Mrs. l.. l.. Rooms in Turbett town
ship, Mrs. Rooms being one of tn
four sisters; Mrs. ii. j.. Stewart
Mrs. Thomas McFadden and Mrs
Hannah Lauver of Wade, Kansas
H. p. Clark and wife, Harve,
Rooms son of l.. l.. Rooms. Tn
lKOons family were all present eX
cept one son in North Dakota. I
The Republican County Com
mittee has been called to NEE
January 20, for the purpose of fix
ing the date for holding the pri
mary election fO- 1900. 1t is like
ly that the election will he hel(
late in March. The reason tha
the primary will he held SD early
this yearsis that the State Conven
tiOn has been called to meet on th'
18th day of April and our primar,
must be held before that time t.
elect Il delegate to that Convention
to represent Juniata county.
After the alarm of fire was owe
in the MifflintOwn Lutheran churcl
on Christmas evening. the larg'
audience settled down II enjoy th'
cantata that was going on The,
were as cool over it as was the Rev
Scheppler, pastor of the Marinette
Mich. church on Christmas whel
he saw q thief come ont of the ma r