Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-06-06

ine bushwbackers keen nm a
sort OF a fight in the PHILIPPINE Ia
lands. ,'o 10
Edward Bartley expects to en-.
gage In the hardware business in
Pittsburg soon. -
Inc democratic primary election
Is growing warm as it grows older
what will the harvest BET
President Mckinley will be re-
nominated for the Presidency un-
less all political signs fail.
Rev. Campbell of Port Roval
preached in the PRESBYTERIAN
church in MifflintOwn on Sunday
John Brain, John Adams, Thad
Caveny and Boyd Caveny compose
an instrumental musical companv
George T. Oliver, the wealthy
iron master of Pittsburg has pur-
chased the Commercial Gazette
The paper will continue republi.
can.
Misses Mabel Hackenberper.
Ethel Crawford, Edna Harley,
Ruth Auker and Mary Kulp, spent
last Friday and Saturday in Lew
istown.
Mr. Espenschade has seen Lon.
don and Paris and other great
cities of civilized people. To him
none seem as tidy and beautiful as
Washington, d. G.
Last Saturday was quite warm,
but warm as it was, it was decid.
edly preferable to zero weather,
when the only comfortable place is
behind warm stove.
Jacobs & Kendig, the Lancaster
Icounterfeiters after trial and con-
viction have been sentenced to IL
year term in the penitentiary, and
fined %, 900 each and costs.
The contract for the erection OF
the shoe factory in Patterson has
been awarded to Joseph Brindle
for 81, 1853. J. c. Nipple was a
bidder. His bid was -, ,S63.
Fishing parties were numerous
in the NarrOws between this town
and Lewistown ON Decoration day
Most of the fishers were home in
time to witness the decoration SER
vices.
David Beashor of Fermanagh
township sold As fat steers to Fran.
els Hover of the same township.
The average weight of the cattle
was 1900 pounds. Hover sold %
of the steers to cattle dealer Hare
of Altoona.
Rev. w. III Fahs has moved
from the Lutheran parsonage to
the house vacated by Mr.. Todd.
1t is the house that John Etka,
late deceased, lived in. Mr.. Fahs
will live there till the new parson-
age is ready to move into
Farmer Obadiah Clark, living
in Pennsbury township, Berks
county, took refuge from rain un-
der tree. He had a little daugh-
ter with thim. Lightning struck
the father and killed him. The
daughter was stunned, but will re-
cover.
Recruiting Officer Gideon s.
lever has enlisted for the United
States Army, Edwin Brown and
William Carstetler. The recruit
ing officer has his headquarters at
the Jacobs House, and the enlist
ments named haYe been made " it'll i.
in the past week.
The fiend William Hummel, was
hung at WilliamspOrt at IL a. m,
on Tuesday. He had murdered
his wife and her three children
He died with the awful profanity
on his lips that he was ready to
meet his God. That he was feel
ing glorious. He requested his
spiritual adviser to keep praying
for him.
John G Bartol while on the
mountain in Snyder county, stOOp-
ed to pick a berry. A copperhead
struck his hand. BartOl jumped
on the snake with both feet, but
unfortunately missed the snakes
head. The snake bit him in the
ankle and he is quite i'll from the
effects of the poison.
Merchant 1. d. Musser and ex-
County Superintendent of Public
instruction Wellington Smith, are
interviewing their democratic
friends for the county chair man.
ship. Musser is reaching for the chip
that Smith is carrying on his hat
and Smith is reciprocating and
reaching out for the chip on Mus
ser's hat. -
| About a score of c0pperhead
Snakes were killed on the ridge
about two and a half miles north
east of town not long since. They
were found in the ground and were
dug out by Ed. Mclaughlin.
James HOrning, Isaac Barton and
will DonowOtz. Some were a cOu-
pie of feet long and others about
six inches in length.
Last Sunday two houses at
Blair's Mills in Huntingdon coun-
ty near the west end line Of Jum
ata county, were destroyed by fire.
One of the houses contained the
Rlair's Mills Bank. The funds
and books were ina safe. The fire
started from flue in house Oc-