Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-05-02

va LOW.
TOWN AND lpNTRY.
J. NJ. BELPoRp has just received his
spring and summer stock of goods. Call
and examine them, and we feel confident
you can purchase good and cheap goods.
THE Mifnin Bridge Company has this
day declared a dividend of five per cent.
Tho dividend will be paid to the Stock.
holders or their legal representatives any
time after the l. b day OF May next.
T.. T. PARKER, Ire os'r.
Mrs. Hannemap, Of Patterson, has just
returned from the city with a splendid
stock Of Millinery aud Ladies dress goods.
She has a large variety of Bounets,
Hats, &c, all Of the latest styles. Ladies
call and examine her stock.
We notice a number Of our citizens
busily at work repairing, white washing
and cleaning up. This is commendable, as
the health Of the community demands it.
The Town Council cannot be too exacting
in their demands in this respect.
SuAD On. SuAD On SuAD !-Messrs.
Rowe 4 Hollobough furnish the citizens
of Miifiin,own and Patterson with Shad
Groceries and ali kinds of green market
ing every "Wednesday evening. Their
prices are low. Give them i call.
To PosTMAsrLRS.-It is not only
made the duty Of a Postmaster to give
notice promptly to the publisher Of a
Newspaper of the nonlifting of q paper
by those tc whom it is directed; but 1t
has been decided by the Courts that in
in such a case the Postmaster makes him
self liable for the subscription ,rice.
AUCTION RooM.-Mr. \. II. Weld
man has opened an Auction Room in
our borough, and any of our merchants
or citizens having any goods to dispose of
would do well by leaving them at Mr.. VS.
room. As Mr.. w. is attentive 10 bust
ness, obIiging to his customers and sells
goods at a reasonable profit, We predict
that he will do we'll in his new business.
Wit o THE B0AT-Sulouf, Frow
& Parker's Boat will arrive on Thursday
morning, containing a large assortment
of Ladies' Spring az! Summer dress
goods. Summer Cassimeres, Hats and
Caps of the latest style. Also a large
stock of Sugars, Coffee. Syrups and Fish
of all kinds, all of which will be sold at
greatly reduced prices.
SADDLERT.-Cap,. Cornelius McCici
Ian has just returned from the East with
a large and well.selected assortment Of
silver mounting for hqsness, (Which he
,ays is the cest ever brought to town
Boots for horses that interfere, whips and
whip sockets, and in short, he keeps
everything usually kept in Il Saidler
Shop, either in the city or country.
ToRNADO-A violent tornado accom-
panied with lightning, thunder and hail
passed over the upper end Of this county
on Monday of last week. The new brick
PRESBYTERIAN church at. Waterloo was
blown down, trees aud fences we're pros
trateu. So violent was the whirl Of Gle
inert that the water was lifted from the
bed of the creek to the heighth Of twenty
feet. No lives were lost.
ACCIDEST-On Sunday morning last
a. Two daughters of Mr.. David Renno. of
fe.managh township. were on their way
to preaching in Lost Creek Valley, their
horses became u~ninanageable and ruu off,
throwing the young ladies out of the
wagon, cutting their heads and b~ruising
their persons SO badly that medical aid
had to be sent for. We learn that they
are doing well and no danger is enter
tanned c. their recovery.
4 BILL Was before the Legislature at
its last session, making Z per cent. the
legal rae Of interest in Pennsylvania
This bill was at first defeated in the House
by a small majorities, but afterwards
The vote was rcconsiIered, and the bill
passed. The measure, however, failed in
the Senate, as did also a proposition al
lowing Banks to charge 7 per cent. in.
tesest on discounts. The legal rate of 10.
@,erest, therefore, remains at 6 per cent. as
it a!yays has been.
DEMOCRATIC NEETING-The Demo-
erats of Junla,a county held a meeting in