Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03
PEEK'A. R. R. TIME TABLE.
LOC.5L INTELLfGENCh.

The water is being let out Of the canal !
L=wistawn is 10 have Ladies' Center |
nial tea party.
There was ball in Grsybill's Hall
Oh Thursday night last.
The winter thus far has rot inter
fered with the progress of the new
buildings.
Bcste:ep are leaving the raging canal.
The brick for The new Court House
have been covered, as protection
against the snow and rain Of winter,
Henry Crimacl and Jonn lands, of
Spruce Hill township, had horse 10 run
away aud smash their buggy to pieces.
Ui.ile Oh Ii cir way 10 this p!.ce last week
The Thomas boys have been playing
havoc among wild turkeys this season.
but DR. Grah,n. Of Perrysville, is ahead
- ta !o.:g shooting. Last Friday he shot
turkey at the distance OF 96 yards.
Send dollar and a half ard secure the
SKsTiHEL AND REPuBLIcAS FOR reading
shese long winter evenings Il viii pay
Sou..uIany Iimes, in the way Of entertain
meut and information it imparts
Ssmne! Rickenbach, of this borough.
viii sell at public sale, on Saturday uext.
at one o clock. i. NJ, one new open bug
y, onc Set &C driving harness, aud lot
OF hous. Old furniture
4 chimney on fire in Mr.. Layers
house on Water street, about 9 O'Clock
on Friday night, was the cause of con
siderable excitement. So macy of our
citizens have suffered by fire that ohe
mention Of the word in hurried man
peE is enough to excite them.
The stores we're closed on Thanks
giving DAY. Religions services were
held IN the Presbyterian Church at
c'clock A. NJ 4 larger congregation
than usually assemblies on such days
was present, and listened with marked
attention 10 the sermon, delivered by
Rev Mr. p.rdoe.
William Saydcr Was cut along tie
river shooting Oh thanksgiving day, at Il
mark. From some unknown cause the
Yuu exploded ~ithout injury 20 shy der.
Tie gun Was 5rok"n beyond all repair
The stock was broken into mnamersble
pieces. The lock and about four inches
al ;he barrel have never been found.
Rev. Mr.. Blackweldsr preached last
Sabbath in bis church, at THIS place, a,
l0:i5 A. NJ T,s text may be found
in PHILIPPIANS 81. llis theme was
~ConversatIun." The sermon through
out was l credit to bis heart and intel
lect, and those who smarted under II
are the guilty ones of the community.
A distressing d-ath took place IN rty
iamily o: o.iver 4. Robinson, on II ate'
street. last Sundsy night 4 child
son of Mr. Robiuson-sced about j.
.ronths. Was Ill wed to have grouna
nut. it ate Of it pvriicn Of the uUl
lodged in the Wind pipe, from whici
place il ccnld not be removed. Drall
enSued in about three hours after th,
accident
John TYSON, who las trapped more
bears than any other living man in Gen.
tral Pennsylvania, has been singularly
unsuccessful tiis season in bis effort:
10 trap Bruin- Possibly the scarcity o.
nuts and other subsistence has caused
the bears TO leave their old hsunts snC
seek other places where a living car
more EASILY he secured. Mhat say
Tyson
A large lamp with strong reflector
has been placed at the Miffiin end o
the river bridge. The hght thus she,
sn The bridge makes it the rieasantes
place for night walking in all the com
munity. Ii is a novel sight to stand a
tho crossing of Nam aud Bridge street.
and peer through the long avenue o
darkness between that point and tn
river bridge, and see it as light insid
as a we'll Ii. parlor or sitting room o
business place, and see people pas
through it, without noise, like SO man.
spectres or beings in dream, the dis
tance being too great TO hear them tall
CT wslk The Bridge Company az
having the best wishes Of the public 70
placing that light there.
PUBLIC SALs.-The undersigned vii
o?er at public sale. at Academia, o'
Friday, December 90, 1873, large 10
of personal property, wagons, plows
hsrrows, cultivators, piano, organ, ward
robes, stoves, mattresses, one mare, w
cows, shoats, pigs, &c, &c. Sale 4
commence at | o'clock z. NJ.
j. p SHERMAN.
PAPER FOR YOUNG PEoPLE.-Th
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of the most judicious and enterprisinI
sheets in the country. Among Its con
tributors are such writers as DR.. j.