Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-07-25

At Williamsport, Pa. ON the
18th inst q license was granted
Nathan Tolbert, so year old col
ored man TO wed Katherine Davis.
| q white woman 33 years old.
John Karl of the firm of Karl &
Etchells, prOprietors of the knit
nng factory, has returned from
Philadelphia whittier he had gone
ior treatment for injuries received
In the run off Of his horse, when
ne was thrown out of his buggy.
Someone says, the large lime
stones brought from the 3rd canal
lock north of town for the founda-
tlon OF the new Lutheran church,
were originally quarried on the
iarm of the Jacobs heirs east of
town. Others say they were brought
from the Cumberland valley.
A6-year-Old son of Joseph Gahrs
Qt1Oagus Mines, Clinton county,
1Saturday, July 8, struck an ak into
, a keg OF powder stored in his faith
er's barn. The powder exploded
ana the boy was burned so badly
mat he died a few hours later.
Ihe barn in which the explosion
occurred was totally destroyed.
Jay Crawford son of William
Crawford Ofthe Tribune and grand
son of Mr.. Jacob SulOuff of Fer
managh township has secured a
position in the Baldwin steel works
IN Philadelphia. 1t will not be a
surprise to find Jay at the head of
machine shop some day in the
future.
Some of the late potatoes have
been killed by the drought. Such
Is the case particularly where the
ground was manured. There was
not enough moisture to rot the
manure and instead of doing good
1t fermented and helped to burn
the germ of life out of the newly
planted potatoe.
]Ghe taking down of the Luther
an parsonage reveals the fact that
the brick and other material in the
building was all first rate, except
ing the mortar between the brick
The mortar was brittle and did not
have great deal of adhesiveness.
A tap or two on brick knocked it
loose and another tap or two
Knocked off the dry mortar:
The undersigned is now>-taking
orders for peach baskets in car lots.
1t will be pleasure to show sam
pies and quote prices to anyone
shipping peaches this season, and
it will pay you to ship your good
peaches in baskets instead of ship
ping in crates. Prices reasonable
for best baskets. Your patronage
is solicited.
JAMES MCCAULEY.
Who tells the truth! During the
! period of a month kilograms came
from China announcing the murder
of American government officers
and missionaries and a detachment
of the United States Army, was
sent to rescue and give protection
10 those who escaped massacre.
Now telegram after telegram comes
from China that all are safe and
we'll.
In these days of thunder and
lightning manifestations don't fast
en- the wire clothes line to the
house. The chances of the house
being struck are good enough with
out multiplying the chances by
running wire into the building
Perhaps you believe the house that
is to be struck with lightning will
be struck whether connected with
wires or not.
| Down in Delaware state on the
Massey farm last week when the
thermometer was 100 in the shade
one of Mr.. Massey's hogs crowded
itself into the ice house when the
back of the man getting ice was
turned. The ice house was closed.
The hog was missed, but not found
till the next day when ice was TAX
en- out. The pOrker was frozen as
stiff as an ice cicle.
A few evenings since Mrs. Sy-
mOnds of Reedsville, walked into
her dining room. In the center of
the room lay cOiled cOpperhead
snake. Mrs Symonds got an axe,
delivered a blow that cut the snake
into two pieces. The head piece
quickly glided into a hole in the
waines cOtting. The next day it
was found in the garden and kill
ed. When laid to the tail piece it
was altogether five feet long.
All the democratic candidates
for State senate in the Union, Sny-
der and Northumberland county
district have withdrawn in favor
of Simon p. WOlvertOn, which is
another illustration of the practice
of the erring brethren, who are
bowling against. trusts and cOrpOr-
atiOns. WOlvertOn is corpora
tiOn lawyer. 1t is not known that
he is in the ice trust, but it will
be left to FOcht of Iewisburg tC
freeze him early in November sc
that he can become a member OF
the New York, Van Wyck ice
trust.
The LewistOwn Gazette of a re
cent date says:-R. L. Shook o.
Armagh township, Mifflin county
went TO Rugby, North Dakota las
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