Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-08-12
LoC.zL INTELLIGENCE.

ness.
Read Premium list of Fair to he held a
this place in September.
The Rev. Mr.. Blackwelder was too unwel
On last Sabbath to preach.
The streets of the town are clean sine,
tls enforcement of the hog law.
The Republican State Convention meet.
at Harrisburg on the 18th inst.
Six men in Miffin county pxt up fou
buns from April lst TO June 25th.
Capitalists from abroad are directing theil
Attention TO the iron ores Of this county.
1t is said that Congressman Spear, o.
Huntingdon, is working hard for re-nomi
nation.
The first drove of the season on the
''PIke" passed through town on Aonda,
evening.
The Wilson's, Thompsons, and other dis
tinguished local horse dealers were in tow
Un Saturday.
The annual Sunday School celebration OF
the N. L. Church will be held at Macedonia
on Friday next.
Farmers this year do not ask SHOW good
Is your oats crop 20 but -sEJw poor Is youl
oats crop 2"
II friend breathcs suspicion about 4
friend, 10 a friend, be sure that he is nc
Iago before you act.
\ number of gentlemen from this place
went to Newport last Thursday to fish 10;
black bIss. They caught few.
The south abutment of the railroad bridge
across III. stream south OF town is finished
Ii is asoiid-.orking piece Of masonry.
The Pine Grove N. Z. Sunday School
viii hold l celebration on next Saturd ~
the 18th inst All are invited TO attend.
Farmers are talking of re-sowing their
wheat stubble fields with cIoyer seed
"Young clover" WAS all killed by the
drought.
The coming Fair at Riverside Park will
attract crowd of 5000 to 5000 people.
il will b, the most thorough exhibition OF
the kind ever held il the county.
The Harrisburg base ball club won the
game at the Park last Friday. The Patter-
son club, hogevcr, gave them as close
score as ever club got before.
Last Sundly man and a woman in
ut nj. ire
which resulted in broken leg for the wo-
man, and run-of on the part of the man.
Foot-racing in the Park during the even
ing hours is Il favorite pass-time for mer
and boys who are possessed Of the instincts
Of the sports that prevailed among the an
clients.
James N. Sellers, Esq, sojourned among
his friends in town last week, and worship
red in Rev. Mr.. Penepacker's church on
Thursday evening and in Mr.. 5 herrard's
church on Sunday.
Bob Parker and Wm. Jackman, of the
Dsmocrt aud Register, are talking about run
ming a foot race at 'Riverside Park" after
the fashion of the Olympian games Ii
,aey do, we'll attend, and give them each a
column.
The elrardware goods" of Mr.. John Mu-
thersbaugh have been arriving steadily foi
some time. Their opening will take place
soon in the room that is being rapidly I'm
ished in the new business house Of Robert
Parker, Esq.
The Sunday School OF the Presbyterian
Church will hold their annual celebration II
Mr.. John Schweier's wood Tomorrow
Thursday. The school viii meet at the
church at o'clock-sharp-in the morn
ing, before going to the wood.
Mrs. Margaret McCrum died at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, J. J. Moore, il
Kansas City, Mo-, on the 26th ult-, aged
about 13 years. Mrs. McCrum was a native
Of this county. She has many friends here
and number of relations who are deepi,
touched and bereaveafr, her death.
Harrison Warner, ,fayette township
has caught during the last season 81 rec
and gray foxes, minks, 2s or 80 musk
rats and II ground hogs, and a score o.
more of skunks. He is a skilled trappe
and successful hunter, and keeps from s tc
10 dogs constantly on hand.
When the Democrat and Register peopl'
get dozen ahead of the Sentinel with ther
subscription list, they boast of it in thei
paper for six months. Don't get scared
brethren, you are not now to be taken 4
task for fibbing. 1t is only proper to sa.
that the Sentinel is the source of intellec
tual entertainment and business informa
ton for 5000 people every week.
THE threatening appearance Of th
weather on Saturday kept hundreds
people away from Riverside Park,
from witnessing the testing of tn
track. Those who were present-an'
the crowd numbered hundreds-speal
IN the highest terms of it. The.
say there is not a Sner track IN tn
State. The horses that were announced
last week were there and took tn
course, and gave infinite entertainment
70 the spectators while the testing o
the track was going on, and from tina
time down to this have been the sub
jec. of very many animated converse
rons. "Hones, Bob" and his com
petitors will not be forgotten for gen