Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-03-07

Abram Moist runs : new dairy
wagon.
Burt Hinkle i going on an sxeur.
sion to North Dakota.
>Nr. Geo. Conn was . visitor to the
county seat on Monday.
John SWannamaker is recovering
from q three weeks illness.
The price of cotton has gone up.
It is now worth SIC pound.
Duncannon people are raising
money to start shirt factory.
Mr.. T. H. Memminger of Tuscaro
ra Valley was in town on Monday.
The Kentucky trouble about the
Governorship has not been settled.
1t is reported that the greater part
of the land in Cuba is owned by Gu
bans.
It was warm enough at Lock Ha-
ven last week to bring out the but
terfies.
A new gold field in Alaska richer
than Alaska, richer than the Kion-
dyke has been found.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 81. Simons cele-
brated the Aud anniversary of their
marriage on the 4th of March.
Clay out of which paper can be
manufactured has been found at
Hunters Run, Cumberland county.
A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress to regulate the sale of intoxi.
eating drinks in the Philippine Is
lands.
The British are pushing their
armies toward Pretoria the Capital
of Boreland. A battle on large
scale may take place any day.
The past mouth 153, ,324 freight
cars passed this station of which 80,
100 were loaded. 74,8O6 were east
bound. 7S.51S were west-bound.
A bear and cub has been seen on
Shade mountain north of town and a
few sportsmen acquainted with their
haunts contemplate bagging both.
There is a report sfloat that Presi.
dent Mckinley may ask Congress for
more troops for the Philippine is
lands to relieve the soldiers that are
there.
John G. Miller of Carroll township,
Cambria county, has a eve that pat.
riotically on Washington's birth day,
the past three years brought forth a
lamb.
Someone asks, what will the Amer
lean people do. Answer, they will do
everything. Seventy million people
growing in numbers rapidly are cap
able of accomplishing marvellous re
suits.
How many people follow the Bibli
cal Injunction: Glove one another .
From the way they talk about each
lsther the conclusion is reached that
they hate each other. What affect
would it have to devote one issue of
a newspaper to the remarks that peo-
pie pas about each other.
The price of prayer books and
hympals have been advanced by pub
iication houses on account of the ad-
vance in the price of paper, Next the
price of newspapers will be advanced.
Subscribe for the SENTINEL AND Re-
PUBLICAN now before an advance is
made. Price now, one dollar ear
William 81. Hummell is on trial
this week at Williamsport, Lycomine
Co., for four murders committed on
the night of November 16, 1899
Hummell is a rag peddler. He had
married q widow with three children:
When it was discovered that the fam
ily had disappeared search was made
for them by neighbors. On the 23sd
of November the mother and two
children were found hidden under a
straw stack. Their skulls had been
crushed. Hummel was suspected
and he was searched for and found
some miles away on the morning of
the Oath of November He was TAX
ing breakfast He was lodged in Jail
and sometime after his imprisonment
told the sheriff that he had a dream
that reve ,lsd the whereabouts of the
third and missing child. He relate d
the dream and search was made ur.
der the floor of stable according to
his statement Of the dream and The
dead child was found. Hummeli has
been blaming a certain jew pedller
with the murder. The peddl-r in
question says be was not il Lycom
ing county when the murder took
place. That he was in Jun!ata cour
ty on the 18th Of November, and thai
he sp. mt the night Of that day will
farmer Lear Mlffiintown. Th'
farmer that the Jew peddler referred
to IS Bennett Kaufman, who lives
about three miles east of Mifflintown
He says that jew peddler remains {
with him at his home over the nigh
of the Is b of November. Kaufman
bas been ummoned as witness ane
leaves this Wednesday for Williams
; port.
: oERFECT and permanent are La'
J . cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla, be
) cause it makes pure, rich, healthy
iie and health-giving BLOOD.
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