Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-05-27
PENN'A. r. &. TIME TABLE.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

An aDund1nt nay crop Is eApecIeu.
George Jacobs, Esq, is putting up build
ing on oIhce row.
One hundred and fifty men are at work
on the new railroad.
An Altoona youth has sued an Altoona
miss for breach of promise.
Nellie Grant was married according to
the form Of the Methodist Episcopal church
The UdderzOok murder case will come up
in the Supreme Court TO morrow.
Judge Junkin is president of the Perry
County Sunday School Association.
The Tanners Association Of Pennsylya-
MIA held their annual meeting in Harrisburg
last week.
Propitious weather from this to harvest
time may develope average crop Of wheat
in this county.
Next Saturday will be Decoration Day.
By enactment Of the late Legislature it is
a legal holiday.
Rev. Mr. Stewart, of Port Royal, preach
ed in Rev. Mr.. Sherrard's church, in this
place last Sunday.
Squire Huzzard Is adding improvements
10 his house at the corner Of North street
and Patterson Avenue.
Lands, houses and lots are cheap in Ju-
niata compared with many other places
with no greater advantages.
II. A Stambaugh is home from the city
with a mammoth stock of Lew goods. HIS
store is the llace to ."shop'' in.
Persons desiring stock in the Park Asso-
clstion should act promptly. The books
are 10 be closed in a few days.
{. B. Barley has opened lumber yard,
where persons needing fencing and building
material may be accommodated.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper was
administered in the Mennonite church, in
Fayette township, last ; uniay. Many peo-
Pc were PRESENT.
A special meeting of the Pennsylvania
State Grange will be held in Aechanicsburg,
Cumberland county, Pa. wednesday, June
10Th, at O'Clock P. NJ.
Rev. II. c. Pardoe, late Of the NJ. Z.
congregation at this place but now at Hol.i
daysbhrg, is aetively at work in the ten
perance cause at the latter place.
A report got abroad last Wednesday that
Cassius Hean was attacked 10y that dread
ful disease, hydrophobia. 1t WAS a relief to
learn that the report was not correct.
An easy stairway and safe railing has been
placed over the front fence al the Gene
tery, for persons who wish to visit the
graves of the departed buried there.
The Sulouifs put in the lowest bid for
putting up the f.nce around the Park and
Fair Ground and all necessary outbuIldings
and stalls. Contract price S2O2i.UO.
Hess turn. out attractive pictures. He
does not make an ugly face handsome or a
handsome face ugly, but he takes the face
and puts il in a pretty frame and that Is all
his art can do. Have your picture taken.
The term of the free schools in the bor-
ough have closed. \ number of scholars
were present at every roll-call during the s
months Of school. See report as published
in another column.
DR.. Banks, Chief Burgess, has had the
Borough Ordinances, as enacted b. the
Town Council, printed on posters and put
up in conspicuous places throughout the
town, for the full Information Of The people.
Read them.
Antiquarians may interest themselves an
hour or more when down at the BAR Ground
IN looking up the site OF the defunct Tay-
lortown that in the past days OF this county
graced the northern boundary of the PARK
and Fair uround.
The antiquated stltely-looking carriage
in which Showers and Scholl take their fam
ily drives, years ago did service for Cover
nCr Ritner. The Governor and suit once
Travelled in it from Harrisburg TO Niagara
Falls and did the notable places an that vi
cinity in it. AS you see it roll by, imagine
the grave matters OF State and diplomatic
questions that were discussed in il.
A black snake took up its abode in the
wall of the house in which Mr.. Wilson
Robinson resides, on the Jacobs farm in
Fermanagh township. His snakeship was
anything but an agreeable neighbor, and TO
rid the premises of bis presence Mr.. Rob
inson popped his head of by shot from
his gun. while the snake had It's head out OF
the hole taking observations. 1t was al
most five feet long.