Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-05-23
SHORT LOCALS.

W. Fl. kerlln rides bicycle.
The 4th of July comes on We'd
nesday.
in. Keller, Esq, is in Phila-
.delphia.
The hay crop has been shorten
ed by the drought.
The eclipse of the sun is to take
place next Monday.
Pawnee Bills show will exhibit
at Lewistown, June 5.
Fair societies are fixing the time
for the fall exhibitions.
Newton Hamilton camp meeting,
August IA to "a, inclusive.
Miss Mary Laird spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Lewistown. II
L. E. Atkinson, Esq, is in Phi.
adelphia attending the Supreme
Court.
Wilson Cramer of East Salem
has been granted a pension of $40
a month.
Jacob Davis has received a clerk
ship in the census department at
Washington.
W. Gushard and wife of Lewis
town have been visiting their rela-
tiveS in Mifflintown.
William B. McCahan of Patter-
son has received an increase of pen
sion to S12 month.
Miss Mary Burchfield of Harris
burg was the guest of Miss Lizzie
Burchfeld last week.
A party of simon pure gypsies
passed through town on Saturday.
The women told fortunes.
Robert Kurtz and wife and
mother of Allentown. are visiting
the family of merchant Ellis.
Rev. Bucher of North Dakota
preached for the Presbyterians on
Sunday morning and evening.
Miss Lizzie Burchfeld entertain.
ed her young friends at her home
on Main street, Friday evening. l.
Mrs. Svenson of Pittsburg is Wis.
iting her father and mother Mr.
and Mrs. Tom McC Clellan at east end
The latest trust is an ice trust
There is a trust for almost every
thing excepting on sunlight and
air
On Monday evening Mrs. Mary
M. Jacobs came home from a visit
to Philadelphia, Chambersbure
and Newport.
Friday evening Miss Isabel Nc
Clintic entertained number OF
her young friends at her home or
Third street.
Herbert X. Spangler left Mon
day night for Pittsburg, he having
secured employment with the Dis,
patch of that city.
Mrs. Austin Wagner and little
daughtex, Winifred left Monday
for Altoona where they are the
guests of E. G. Knisely and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Wash. North, Miss
Mary North, Miss Sarah Parker.
Mrs. Banks Beward and Miss Mary
Middagh, spent Monday in Har
risburg.
By the new schedule the st
Louis Express will run from Phlla
delphia to Pittsburg from S.25 p
NJ. to 5.35 A. Mn 9 hours and
10 minutes.
Rev. Emery Stevens the new
presiding elder of the Juniata Dis
trict of the Methodist Conference
preached in the Methodist church
Sunday evening.
The two Mifflinburg, UniOI
county Presbyterian churches have
united and hereafter will be known
as the Mifflinburg Presbyterian
church.
Bloomfield Advocate: Since the
first of January this year, fourteen
deaths have occurred in this Dor
ough: Three men, eight womel
and three children.
Bad news comes from San Fran
cisco that the bubOnic plague has
appeared in that city. The climate
is not conducive to the spread O.
the disease. The Chinese brought
the disease.
While en- route to visit hi
mother at East Salem, this county
John E. Shaffer of Phillipsburg
Clearfield county, Pa, tarried witt
friends in town. Sunday and par
of Monday.
Five ShamOkin cOuncilmen have
been found guilty of taking bribes
Their lawyers asked for a suspen
sion of sentence and made a mo
ton for trial. They were tried IL
the Sunbury court. Il
\On Monday morning Prof. VIM
C. Donnelly opened his summer
school in the public school build
ing with "a pupils in attendance
The attendance during the coming
fortnight will be increased to for
ty. F. N. Thomas is assistant
teacher and 0. G. DOnnelly has
charge of the work in type-writine
and short hand. The term will bt
five weeks in length
The gathering of walnuts is done