Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-05-30

Stserplilars are reported IS be
ing numerous in the valley east
and west Of this town, but they
nave not yet put in an appearance
ABOUT tho town. 1t is a new breed
OF caterpillar. Reports from neigh
boring counties represent them a.
destructive to all kinds of foliage.
William Brackbill, member Of
the railroad floating gang was Sc
verely hurt on the back of his
neck last Monday at point on the
road below Port Royal. A jerk of
the gangs train threw HIM off.
BE was brought to this place where
his injuries were properly attend
ed to by the railroad company doc
tors.
The interment of the remains of
Thomas e. Creighton took place at
McCullOch's Mills, Juniata county,
Wednesday, May %, 1900. He
was aged 81 years and came to his
death at Lock Haven on the 18th,
inst, while at work in assisting in
cleaning the wreckage of train on
the N. Y. Central & Beach Creek
r. R., at Lock Haven, Pa. His
remains were brought to his native
county for interment.
Seth Nelson, the oldest known
trapper, in Pennsylvania lives in
Center county, at Round Island.
He is 81 years of age. He is in
good health and enjoys the chase
as in days gone!by. Since 1927 he
killed % Elk; 423 deer; Al bears;
IL panthers; 5 wolves. His wife
is aged Sc, happy and healthy.
They have six daughters namely:
Julia Ann, Sally Ann, Lizzie Ann,
Mary Ann, Rose Ann and Lucy
Ann.
The following named men were
enlisted at the U. s. Army recruit
ing station, which has room. 2 of the
Jacobs House for it's head quarters
and have been sent to their respec-
tive regiments. The office is in
charge of Gideon s. Lever, Sergt
U. 8. A. Recruiting Corps Recruit
ing Officer:
William 8. Swarm, John Cor
man, and John NJ. Cross of Mex
leo this county.
jeremiah Fultz and Jos. Weller
of Port Royal this county.
The Mifflinburg, Union County
Telegraph, publishes letters from
DR.. Frank Hassenplug from Mexi-
co and he told the Telegraph some
nice fish stories about helping to
land several large tarpon fish six
feet long and jew fish that weighed
125 to $50 pounds. The fishing
was done at Pampico. 1t was nice
to pull out fish, but when the game
was reversed it was shocking as in
the case ola young man from Texas.
He fell over board and the sharks
pulled him under water before he
had time to yell. 4
On Sunday morning while MIR.
H. J. Shallenberger of McAlister-
vile, accompanied by his family,
were driving to church in the fam
lily carriage, the horses began ca
pering and Mrs. Shallenberger be-
coming frightened, jumped outand
received a fracture of one of her
legs. DR.. I. G. Heading, render
ed the necessary surgical attention
and she is doing as well as can be
expected. This is an unfortunate
mishap, for Mr.. and Mrs. Shallen-
berger had contemplated leaving
Thursday for an extended visit to
Elkhart, Indiana, where Nation
al meeting of their church is to be
held.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette:
Chief Engineer W. II. Brown of
the Pennsylvania railroad, has ap-
pointed George c. Clark, assistant
engineer of construction and as
signed him to have charge of the
Pittsburg Union station work and
the completion of the work at Ir-
win. Mr.. Clark took charge of the
work yesterday, coming here from
Mifflin, his headquarters whiled
recting improvement work on the
middle division. He was an as
sistant to Frederick T. DuMOnt,
who first had charge of the work
here, and succeeds J. T. Stewart,
who came here when Mr.. DuMOnt
resigned because of serious illness.
Mr.. Stewart has since been taken
seriously ill and asked to be re-
lieved from his important charge.
Mr.. Clark is succeeded at his head
quarters at Mifflin by j. F. Muir
ray, who is also promoted to the
position and rank of assistant engi-
neer of construction.
Both of the men promoted have
had years of experience in the en-
gineering department of the Penn
sylvania railroad Mr.. Clark has
been with the company something
like ten years, entering its service
Immediately upon graduating from
college. Mr.. Murphy has been
connected with the engineering de-
partment of the Pennsylvania for
many years. Within this period
he has at different times been out
of the service of the company, and
during the Spanish war was doing
government engineering work in
Cuba.
THE COMING CHAUTAUQUA.
The Pennsylvania Chautauqua
at Mt. Gretna, promises to be more
entertaining than any previous
year DR.. Max Hark, the chan
cellor, has arranged an excellent