Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-05-13
PENNiA. R. R. TIME TABLE.
LOC.9L INTELLIGENCE.

about dry weather.
Third and Cherry streets are full of fra
grance of blossoms.
John Mozer is enlarging and otherwise
improving his house.
The Democrats are hunting for a split in
the Republican party.
Bonsall, of the Register, sports a new
style light-colored hat.
Newport is 10 have a new church-Luth-
eTan-at a cost of $4,000.
The Republican State Central Commit
tee met yesterday at Harrisburg.
Spring was introduced last Friday at a
temperature of 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
The probability OF Fair ground looms
up through the enterprise OF the Park AS
sociation.
The average number of people who
travel on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
per year is 5000 900.
Rev. Jacob Wright, son of Mr.. John
Wright, preached in Mr.. Bl.ckrelder's
church on last Sabbath evening.
The Campbels of MifIiia county held
their Centennial celebration of their settle
ment in that county last Wednesday.
Some young men of Spring township,
Perry county, had a fight with a party of
gypsies. Firearms were used. Fortu-
nately no one was hurt.
The dwelling house on the farm of Mr..
Wm. Allison, in Fermanagh township, was
destroyed by fire yesterday morning. No
particulars yet.
A Union Sunday School was organized
at the new school house near Cuba Mill, on
iIst Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Emanuel Moyer
was chosen Superintendent.
The Foundry roof took fire last Saturday
afternoon. Boys discovered il before il had
made much progress, and gave the alarm.
The fire was put out before much damage
was done.
Showers & Scholl are putting down q
board walk along their property on Wash
ington street. 1t has added several hun
dred dollars to the appearance of that
property.
Sarah Z. Hughes, aged years, was left
at home by her parents, who reside at Ma
tilda Furnace, Huntingdon county, and du-
ring their absence her clothes caught fire
and she burned to death.
On Tuesday Of last week Willie Cross,
of East Salem, caught in the Milerstown
dam a catfish measuring in length, 203
inches, between the eyes, Il inches, and
weighing - pounds. Who can beat that
Dafborrow, of the Huntington Journal,
does not like the remarks of Judge Dean as
delivered IN the sentence that sent Guss, of
the Globe, to jail. 1t is not Guss in jail
that hurts him, but the rejection OF the
Judge that he, too, ought to be there.
E. Parker, Esq, has leased II acres of
ground, bordering the old Taylortown plot,
10 an association of gentlemen for 4 trot-
ting park The time of lease is five years,
and the annual rental is $500. Messrs. ID.
enterprise.
Solomon Brubaker, who resides at the
Juniata Valley Vineyard, in Fermanagh
township, went eut to burn brush on Mon
day afternoon. The fire broke from the
clearing into the woods, and all the balance
of the day there was a lively time in the
woodland of David Reno lighting out the
fire.
The Sunbury and Lewistown Railroad
was sold on the 5th inst, to satisfy mort
gage bonds amounting TO 81, 100000. 1t
was sold for s55l, 900. The bondholders
thought that the bonds had been guaran-
teed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, but when their paper was examined
no such guarantee existed.
The Presbyterian graveyard is study.
In it may be seen numerous tombstones
bearing ths names of people of whom the
present generation know nothing. On many
of the old headstones lichen and moss have
grown and filed up the inscription SO that
it cannot be read. Some s'Old Mortality
might find work there to ENJOY his eccen-
tricity.
The loon is Hanlilton's boat has become
so tame that it readily takes food from ones
hand. 1t is sort of a partnership fowl,
stock bird, the keeping Of which incurs ex-
pense and time. Hamilton furnishes the
boat, Hollobaugk prescribes the diet, and
host Of others help to feed it. 1t can and
does dispose of fish four inches long, by
stretching its neck and giving wink or
two.
Several Southern papers have hoisted the
name of Jefferson Davis for the next Presi-
Dental candidate OF the United States.-
How would Mr.. Davis suit our friends OF
the Irnispeadsntf How much difference is
there between his school of politics and re-
Iigieus faith. and theirs BY hoisting his
name early, if he is elected, one OF them
might get into his cabinet, and once there
ne could provide a snug place for each
member of the clique. 90 Nouicn't that De
nice f''
Lewistown must be great place for kiss
ing. Almost every week the local papers
chronicle the kissing of people in that
town. Perhaps the editors are so unfortu'
nate as to have no one TO kiss. Are they
envious of the pleasures of other people
We shall not question their motive, bu'
we would like to know why people can''
kiss, who have right to, without being
talked about. Here is the Democrats ias'
local on the subject:
The comedy of kiss in the Dark'-in'
deed we may say, two or three kisses IN
the dark-was played 10 very small ana OF
course very select audience, a few evenings
ago, on the front stoop Of certain house
sp town.