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

WIN. r. Snyder was ON a
business trip to Harrisburg ON
Tuesday:
Thomas and Co., sell fancy pro.
ceres, notions, dry goods, boots
and shoes.
Mr. Anthony Sando is recover
ing from number of weeks of
poor health.
Rev. John Speedily preached for
the Methodist congregation on
Sunday morning.
Dr. Ed. Berry of Shippensburg
visited his mother and sisters in
this place over Sunday.
The Knights Templar of Penn
sylvania, 47th annual conclave at
Wllkesbarre this week.
Mrs. o. c. Gortner and two chill
dren are visiting her brothers. fam
lily in Washington, d. C. 4
Merchant Schott has had lis
residence repainted and a large
double front door placed in it.
The Beers have raised the siege
OF Mafeking and all England re-
Jolces and all BOerland mourns.
Saturday Miss Minnie strayer
accompanied by her two little
nleces, left for Washington, d. C.
J. II. Neely, ESD, and WilbsK
force Schweyer, Esq, are in Phila-
delphia, attending the Supreme
Court.
washington Batesholtz has so far
recovered his health that he has
resumed work with Mr.. Snyder,
the furniture man.
Lightning killed Israel Emard
at Cory, Pa. on the 10th inst.
He was seated on pile of boards
when the bolt hit him.
Many of the Filipinos are anx-
lous for the adoption of an Ameri-
can system of government. 9th
ers want to continue the war.
Letters uncalled for in the Mif-
fiintOwn post Office, May 10. 1900.
Two for Sylvia Robs, Albert Grose,
Harry Ferguson, D. F. Bogart,
Mr.. Farra:
Harry BrOwand who was so Sc
verely burned in his effort to res
cue live stock from a fire in the
barn near where he lived in Mif-
film county, was brother of Jacob
Browand of Mifflintown, Juniata
county.
The rain that was a mere sprin-
kle at this town last Friday after
noon came down in torrents in 9TH
er places. At Van Vert this coun-
ty the rainfall was heavy and did
considerable damage to newly
plOwed fields.
4 The following Lewistown people
are booked for the Paris expOsi-
tiOn in July: R. U. Jacobs and
daughter. Bessie, J. M. Selheimer,
B. F. Sheibley, Miss Effie Robe
son, who will be accompanied by
her brother DIR. W. F. Robeson
and wife of Pittsburg.
When You dance a square dance
you travel a half mile; when you
dance polka you travel a half
mile; when you dance gallOp you
travel mile; when you waltz you
travel three-quarters of a mile.
You can easily count how far you
travel in night of dancing, if you
keep the number of times you
dance.
/ Last Friday afternoon a storm
Ofrain did great damage to prop
erty in WilliamspOrt. The light
ming killed Daniel Hill while at
work in Luppert's saw-mill. DIR.
n. Z. Ritter while driving on
Fourth street had his buggy de-
Molished by a bolt of lightning.
The harness was torn off the hOrs e.
The doctor was not hurt.
| Upon the recommendation of the
board of pardOns Curtin McClain
was pardOned from life imprisOn-
ment in the western penitentiary.
He was convicted and sentenced
| for the killing of William Smear
man in 1884 at the Newton Hamil-
ton camp meeting ground. His
sentence had been changed from
hanging to a life Imprisonment.
The democrats of Snyder and
Union counties are talking of 60
ing out of the district to get a can
didate for State senate to defeat
FOcht. They are talking of nOmi-
mating corporation lawyer WOlver-
ton of Northumberland county to
run against FOcht. That is the
way the democrats denOunce trusts
and corporations and then take
their agents for candidates.
Next Monday, May 2S, between
the hours of Z and IL o'clock in the
morning an eclipse of the sun will
take place. People in this part OF
the country will see a part of the
: sun. The eclipse takes place in the
sign Taurus-the bull which is
said by sign readers to rule the
neck, and at this time is not a good
, sign for anything. If the work OF
signs could be counted On with the
certainty of the coming of an
eclipse signs would be great things.
The following friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. McClintic came from Lewis
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