Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-24
PENE,A. R. R. TIME TABLE.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Patterson talks Of huilding a church.
There has been no horse market since
tie panic set in.
1t is expected that the new railroad viii
enhance the value of property.
Sunday was the shortest as well as the
most wholesome day of the season.
About one-half the vote Of the county
was polled at the late Constitutional elee-
zion.
Ice house owners talk some now about
congesled water There will be enough
of it by and by.
Where will the railroad come in, north
or south of towa? is common question
now on the streets
Robert L. Parker proposes to erect a
large business house on the site of the
business place destroyed by the August
fire.
The rush is now to Stambaugh's now
quarters, in the Sulouff and Barley
rooms, il the building pat up on the site
of the Nevin row.
Rev. Mr.. Black~eIier has announced
thst he will commence protrscted meet
ing in the Lutheran Church in this place
or New Years evening.
The revival meetings in Patterson, un.
der the auspices of the Evangelical Asso-
ciadon, have been closed It is believed
that much good has been done.
The tramrs are no; kept by Mr.. Knouse,
the neW Sheriff They are supplied with
lodging, supper and breakfast, by Mr.
&. Vest, at the north END of Main street
When you are tod thst the SENTINEL
ASr REPUBLICAN, othcc is away off in the
country, remind yourself of the fact that
il is no further from the Court House
than is the river bridge.
The Miflin bridge is one of the few
river bridges in central Pennsylvania thar
is Lighted be whole night. 1t is credit to
the Company, and luxury to those who
are compelled CT chsnce to travel at night.
To number the deer and turkeys shot
this season in the counties of Juniata and
MifliG would impress Que unacquainted
with their location, with the belief that
that they are frontier districts and in
state Of wilderness.
In preceding Issue local item an
nounced that boy had discharged piss
tol in 8 school house ia Fsyette township
while the school, was sitting. A citizen
of that immediate neighborhOod writes
that the information published was not
correct, and that DO such occurrence ever
took rlsoe in the school house designated
last "Wednesday evening, as per an
nouncement, = meeting IN the interest of
the proposed railroad to the Susqrehsn
N, was held in the Court Ho1se. Il vas
the most spirited railroad meeting ever
held in M!fiin. aa1 aroused an interest in
the work TO such degree that the next
day citizens freely took stock 10 The enter
piise.
Post Master Books, the other day,
while eIpsti.,ing IN bis inimitsble way
aver the arrival Of his mammoth stock of
Holiday Goods, came 10 contact with the
SENTINEL AND REPUBLICAN stove and
brought il, pipe aud all, amidst an
rwful din, dust and smoke, to the floor.
lie .aia that was nothing, and, Ike
the fellow with the sausage, he kept
talking on, not, it is true, about sausage,
but about his Goods. To tell the
fact, Books is ahead with his Goods, and
has the largest and hes; assorted stock Of
Christmas and New Years Goods in the
county. Call around and make Books
happy, and the little folks, too, by pur-
chasing of him
To invss. in real estate may not be
as profitable as TO invest in certain
kinds of paper, bat it is always safe.
The best paper Investments are United
State bonds, and Pennsylvania State
bo3ds. Just now. however, the people
of this county have an opportunity
opened to them to invest what surplus
funds they may have in County Bonds,
exempt from tax, which gives them an
opportunity to keep their funds at home
for the benefit of their own county, and
gives them an investment as secure and
desirable q. either United States bonds
or State bonds. If you have money to
invest, and do not Wish to put 1t into
real estate, the next safest investment
is county bond. See advertisement
CLOSING Our AT REDUCED PRICES.
-Cornslius Barley is closing out his
I,rgs stock of Fall and Winter Boots
and Shoes at Greatly Reduced Prices.
Nov is the time to buy. The winter
las Just fairly &c. in, and you need
good warm boots and shoes.
ID
CoNCERT-A Concert of Vocal and
Instrumental Music will be gwen al
McAlisterville, on Friday evening. Jan
uary 9th, 1874, by the MeAiisterville
Singing Class, under the instruction O.
d. b. Meyer. A we'll selected pro
eramme will be introduced. The pub
lie are invited. Admission 25 cents
Proceeds to be applied to the c'ass.
llTERARY CoNTEsT.-A literary con.
test will be held at Centreville, Thurs