Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-08-21
News from Neighbor;ng Counties.

FERRY CoUNTY.-The new Presby-
terian church at Bloomfield is nearly fin
ished :. The Ladies of the Lutheran
church of Bloomfield held a festival in
the Court House Yard on Monday and
Tuesday evenings of last week. :. B. p.
Mclntire, District Attorney, resigned.
The Court appointed Jacob Bailey in his
stead - VIM. S. Mitchell, reciding near
Newport, was thrown in front of a reap
er while in motion. The leaders in his
wrist were cut, thereby rendering the
wrist joint powerless. - The engineer at
Bech,el's Tannery, at Newport. had
finger taken eff by the machinery of his
engine
HUNTINGDON CoUHTy-The practice
of paying the minister's salary in advance
in monthly ins.alnents is favoably look
ed on by Presbyterians - Frank Drake
had a leg broken aud was otherwise seri-
ously hurt by the breaking of a derri,k
at Matilda Furnace. Stomeware clay
is found near the town of Huntingdon.
..- The editor of tie Joaraal intimatcs
that a lady wanted to get up handker
chief Irritation with him. Be a little
palmer and tell what a hanGkcrchif
Irritation is. a L. Guss, of Cassville, !
has be,n nominated by The Republicans
for Congress. Huntingdon boasts o.
her pretty women.
BLAIR COUNTY Altoona enjoyed a
military parade on Friday even ng 80.
Altoona riticmen pic niced on Thu sday,
Friday and Saturday. -. Young people |
of the mountain city participate in moon
light croqnet paltl's -.--1 The 7rtT@e
publishes the local news from Holidays
burg and Tyrone under the head of Sub
urban Intelligence. Cool enough that
What say you, Over and Brainerd H..
Motion iron fell on 10 the roof from the
cupalo of the Gaysport foundry, setting
it in FIRE 1t was ex,ingushed, however,
before much damage was done A
boy named William Christy was run over
by the cars at Cresson a few days ago.
Both his legs ware ttkon off. lie died
the next day. 49,. Showmcu are fleeing
citizens who can be a!lured to take "a
hand at three card monte.
N!FFLIN CoUNTY.-
Ealrcad mn connected with the Sun
barry aud Lewistown railroad, presented
1 one Hundred and fifty dollar set of
drafting Instruments TO :he late Supcrin
fenient of hat road, W. II Brown, and
4 ore hundred dollar watch clain to c.
l.. Bretz. late train master of the same
road. The presentation tock place at the
National Hotel, in Lewistown. on the
evening of the 10Th inst 49,. Mrs. Sam
Hoover. Of Derry township, died of
IIemorrhage, on the light of the 12;h
mt She arose to attend to the babe
She rema, ked ~ she did so. Il fcfl very
sick. ae though were going to throw up
aud moment afterward blood spirited
from her mouth and nose Death cnsued
b, fore any one could be called The
G5zette thinks hogs are the best of
iown scavengers, and advocates their
running at large The Baptists are to
hold a festival On ,he 22nd. above town.
80. 4 mad dog was shot in an alley
in L"wi-town, scInc days ago. George
Bates is the name of the Democratic can
lidate for Assembly .--.Ihe house and
barn Of William Laid, short distance
above Newton Hamilton, were destroy ed
hv fire on the l3 h inst -.-- The new
Bank at McVeytown has been opened
for business. j. Il. Writ, formerly of
Junia,a county, is Cashier. f S. Par
ker, Cashier of The Bank of Doty, Par
ker & Co. of NJ tiliniown, opened the
books for the insritu ion. The largest
pic uic that ever left Lewistown was held
at Sorad, lie, on Thursday, the Sth inst.
The CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE AND .
CIRCus.-The Buff.lo Courier speaks in |
terms of unqualified praise of this estab
lishmcrt; which exhibited here on Fri |
day June IA h. 1t says che show is one
of the most attractive we have ever seen I
here. Some Of its 70 illogical features are |
almost fss cinaiing by virtue of their nov
city and the uiehic exhibition has ex /
cling entertainment for the most blase of /
circus goers The procession, yesier-
dav, was a fine one. although the rain .
robbed it of it, fair proportions and rend- /
cred the display of plum,s, elegant hons /
ings and muliiiarious trapping, imprac-
ticahle The pageant. nevertheless was :
a brilliant one, everything was new and .
in sll its constituent parts in indicated /
good taste, enterprise aud nhgerial
The menagerie is an excellent one it
is organized with reference 10 The pleas
ure OF the public, aud the mauy rarities
it boasts of makes it especially artrac