Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-02-21

Gbe Suuiata Stntlnsl.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, February p, 1866
TOWN AND oUNTRY.
THE rain which fell during Sunday
night last froze as fast as it fell, and on
Monday the streets and side walks were
covered with a sheet of ice, and quite a
number of accidents resulted from it.
THE ice which has bridge6 the Ju-
nia,a river for SONG time took its depart
ure one evening last week with ga great
noise and the rushing of many waters"
1t went away without doing any damage.
Run ORA horse belonging to Mr.,
William Whitson, while in Patterson,
run off, and going to the river, travelled
on the ice along the shore, which gave
way, and had not assistance been rendered
the horse would have drowned.
I. O. O. F.-The Annual Convocation
of the several Lodges of Juniata county
will be held at Thompsontown, on Satur-
day Evening, February 24th, 1866. NJ.
w. G. NJ. John NJ. Grassland, it is ex-
pected will be present. Odd Fellows are
respectfully invited to attend.
A-UEM,-A man, in stopping his pa
per recently, wrote: Il think folks doant
ort to spend thare munney on papers, my
father never did, an evry boldly sed he
was the smartcst in the kountree, and had
got the in~tel!ygeates, family Of buoys tina,
ever dug ~taters."
PUBLIC SALE.-The sale bills printed
last week for Alexander McCahan, Com
mittee of Henry Guss, of Milford town
ship, were printed for Tuesday, March
23rd-it should have been Friday, March
23rd. Mr. McCahan will sell on that
day a lot of stock and a large variety of
farming utensils and household goods.
EAII ROAD ACCTDENT.-An accident
occurred at Wolfkill's Siding, Pa. Rail
Road, on Friday morning last, about 10
o'clock. The truck wheels under engine,
No. 1873 broke, throwing a portion of a
freight train off the track. No damage
was sustained further than the breaking
OF truck and stopping the trains for a
few hours.
DURING the last cold snap, we learn
that several young ladies' had their water
falls frozen. This we think cannot be
correct, for We found one on the street
the other day and examined its contents.
1t contained hay, shavings, rags-and We
know the young lady never used a fine
toothed comb so that We think the
statement is not true.
THE neglect to stamp receipts given for
money or goods has become SO c0mmon
that the Revenue Department has sent
out orders to have the law enforced against
d~elinGuents. The fine is fifty dollars for
neglectius to apply the stamp ny the party
giving the receipt. Prosecutions are to
be commenced, we understand, against
all who are detected in violating the reg
u%la;ious. \ receipt for any amour. less
thar twenty dollars requires no stamp.
BUILDING AssoCIAsION-The citizens
of Mitiintown auu vicinity assembled in
the Court House on Saturday evening
last aud perfected an organization of the
Mifhintown Building Association. Books
have been opened, and stock can be had
by calling at Mr.. Weidman's Book Store.
This is a move in the right direction, and
our citizens should encourage it, as it will
enhance the value of property, and at the
same time enable poor men to purchase
homes.
JUDGE LEWIS has decided that no per
son is bound to give a receipt for funds
paid, a receipt being an instrument of cv-
idence useful only to the person to whom
it is given, therefore, if a man needs re-
ceipt it is his place to furnish the stamp
for it, if one is required. But if a per-
son gives a receipt without requiring that
the party to whom it IS gwen shall furnish
the stamp, the maker of the receipt must