Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-07-15
GoG.tL INTELLIGENCE.

Fields of wheat in Tuscarora Valley were
SO damaged by the late storm that they were
left uncut.
Communion services will be held in the
Licking Greek Lutheran church Oh 5 unday;
10Th inst.
The prospect for .arge yield OF fine
grapes is promising AZ the Juniata Valley
VINEYARD.
Lightning struck the barn on David Reno's
mansion farm in Fermasagh township last
Saturday, Not much damage was done.
On the 9Th inst, 5es Eurureaa converts
to the Mormon faith passed Mifliin west on
the cars for Utah. They were Norwegians
and Swedes.
4 A new post office, named Farmdale, with
| A. J. Hertzler as post master, has been es-
iablished at Locust Grove, Milford town
ship, this county.
Street grading and water-works are the
chief topics for conversation and discus
sion on the street corners and other places
"ncre men 90 congreSate.
young lady, living at Mr.. Joseph Prin-
dies, in Patterson, while picking cherries,
was ''sun-.truch" some days ago, and has
been qrite unwell since.
The clerk at the ST. Charles Hotel, AL
toona, shot the colored porter on the Sth
inst, while playfnlly handling a revolver.
The bullet took eject in the Porter's leg.
Weather Probabilities at Washington has
been making particular inquiry as to the
-uurse, ravages, gyration, etc, of the
storm that devastated Iewistown, and
passed southwark 10 Washington.
G. W. Smith, Esq, of Patterson, while
dow on his farm IN Delawar, township,
helping to put the wheat into the barn, wss
thrown from load and quite severely hurt.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper viii
be administered in the Lutheran church in
This place ON next Sabbath, l9th inst. Pre-
paratory services on Saturday afternoon at
2 O'Clock.
A new post Office has been established in
yuscarora valley, on the route to Concord.
about Eight miles west of Port Royal, and
shall be known by the name of Farmers
tirove.
DR.. Crawford has taken down the man
sion house at the intersection of Cherry
and Third streets, as preparatory step to
the erection OF new residence ON the site
of the old one.
Exchanges in neishboring counties re-
port worm in wheat and timothy. 1t is
called the measure worm, is of a light green
color, and an inch long. 1t eats away the
heart of the seed.
A Delaware county man slowed 500 In
bag of rags in the garnet of his house Tor
ss,fe-keepng. The rags were sold TO
tical,-r in such stuff, and now the man is
hunting his meney among rag dealers
In nine cases in ten when you hear man
talk about old fogies, you can set him down
rs one who has more debts than he can ever
paw, or one who is living on the enterprise,
industry or capital of others, thief,
gambler droDe.
man named Thomas Garland, former
merchant and resident of Altoona, but lat
terly resident of Philadelphia, has been
arrested on the charge of setting fire to his
place in the. latter cite-a tavcfn-with
view to OBTAIN the insurance ON his stock.
The Republican Standing Committee has
been called by number of Committeeman
residing in Mifflintown and vicinity. The
death OF Mr. Hoffman, Chairman of the
COMMITTEE, renders an immediate call by
tie nearest Committeeman necessary.
new engine house is about being built
on the property of Showers & Scholl. The
engine should also be put in repair. There
has been an engine in Miffiin since our
earliest recollection, but when needed it has
always been out of repair.
". Boardman Reed, Esq, has become
the sole proprietor of Forney's Sunday
Press. People who desire pleasant,
newsy and instructive city weekly paper
can do no better than 10 subscribe for it,
S--Vo any
Prof. Robinson, of Patterson, on Mon
day evening put up, sent up, or let W,
balloon from the P. &. r. Co.'s ground
north of Patterson. 1t was a success,
viewed from every possible standpoint, as
was also his management of the display OF
fireworks. The Professor was clad in the
costume of Colonial days.
Dean Richmond, of the y. Y. Central
Railroad, wrote a most illegibie hand, and
an owner of a small building situated on
land belonging TO the road, having received
a scrawl from him which he could not de-
cipher, supposed it to be free pass over
the road. and when, after waiting three
months, Mr.. Richmond asked the man why
he didn't remove the building, he found he
had been using the document 10 which his
signature was attached as a pass. and had
been riding on the strength of it all sum
mer.-Er.
Some DAYS ago Cyrus Sieber, of McAlis-
terville, lent valuable horse TO neighbor
to cross Shade mountain. The mountain
was safely crossed and return effected
with safety, until this side of the mountain
was reached, at the foot of which the
young man driving the horse stopped,
tied the beast and went in TO see neigh
Dor who lived a short distance from the
roadside. The herse being left alone,
frightened at something, store loose" ran
away, fell, and broke a leg, in consequence
OF ahi,h It was shot.