Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-08-19
LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE.

The NJ Z. Sabbath School PIC niekeG
.ast Friday, a. Macedonia.
Frost put in an appear,nce several morn
ings, last week, on the Allegheny noun
taius.
The willow t-ee at Moist's spring, short
distance southeast Of town, is u feet In
circumference
The blacks .aiths of Lancaster county
Wi! hold q convention in Lancaster City on
the 9th Of TINS month
4 Number OF ladies' and gentlemen from
tins county We're TO Cape Nav and enjoyed
''dip'' in old Ocean, last week.
Judge Orvis. OF Centre county, has been
nomlnated Tor Additional Law Judge by
the Democratic cuuatv convention.
Tha REL a..r'' O.. Al. View ACADEMY,
ia>i rhur,ja AAs been pronounced the
most complete ami pleasurable occasion of
that character ever passed in this county.
Judge Sterrett, of Plttshurg, passed
several hours with the Presbyterian
Sabbath School while 1t pIc-nlcked last
Thursday.
The Grand Lodge OF the knights of
Pythias OF the State OF Per nsyisania as
scmbled at Sunbury yesterday. +. 5, Par
her. Esq. represented COcalamus Lodge OF
;.is place
For saIe--A complete gain threshing
machine, si.aky.. .as--- a-d o. feet OF
b-lting, oi Ia.us.' make, and III complete
running order. For particuilrs address ).
{. Myers, McA.i>,eryIi!e, JuniatI Co, Pa.
Samuel Strlycr il n:ai,inE a radical change
in his business room. White the change is
going On he i.sy be found sciiiag clothing
Is il nothing unusual had hIppencd, just
across the way from the disnaniled room.
Last THURSDAY brak, IAN, a resident OF
Harrisburg, ..u from the rear end Of a
freight train OF cars near Granville station,
aifiiin county. lie was considerably hur;.
Alter the dressing Of his wounds at This
place he proceeded nc ne, TO Harrisburg.
William Scholl, Of the firm of Showers
& Schojl. has retained from he State OF
Indiana, where he had gone with a lot oi
buggies. He sol out clean and clear, and
prononces the Hoosier State a good State.
They are Hoosing firm at buggy y-.-.ihile.
By a recent distribution Nr II. A Staul-
baugh received s'prize money accruing from
the capture Of New Orleans" in which he
participated as ergeant in the NJ. c. of
the /. 5. Navy. In his sphere and line OF
duty Stambaugh was distinguished officer.
A number of families, after they returned
from the Presbyterian sabbath School pic
mic. spread their tables in the shade in Mr.
David Waits yard, and there partook of a
sumptuous repast. For their kind invita-
lion TO us to join them, we tender them our
hearty thanks.
Last Wednesday night about 10
o'clock, Banks Muthersbaug'', a lad
about 10 years old, while ID a somnam-
bulistic state, stepped out of second
story window to the pavement below,
distance of about II feet, and, strange
TO say, he wCs not hurt.
The chairman of the Democratic county
committee OF Berks county, at the county
convention last week, read the name Of the
candidate who had not paid last years as
sessment, and also stated that there yet re-
mains balance of Si54 50 in the hands OF
the treasurer of the county committee.
Miss Ella J. Baer, of Lancaster city,
brings a suit of '.breach of promise"
against DIR. John A. Barr, of West
moreland county, and wants 5000, for
the loss of the doctor. 1t is alleged that
they would have been married but another
winsome Lady met the doctor and estranged
his affections.
Last Friday son of Capt. II. IL. Wilson
accompanied the Methl abbath School
to Macedonia Or re- bat place, the
lad managed to fall he canal, and
would have been dro~akd but for the pres
ence of Mr.. Alonzo Fasick, Of Patterson,
who sprang into the canal and caught the
child as he was disappearing under Water
the third time.
We are indebted to Mr.. Cyrus T. Fox,
Secretary of the Beris County Agricuitu-
raj and Horticultural Society, for pamph-
let copy of Premiums, Rules and Regula-
tions of the Berks County Fair, to be held
at Reading, September Sth, 9th, 10th and
llth. 1874. The Premiums amount TO
nearly So 900. 81 800 OF which are fer trot-
ting.
Howard Fry, aged about twelve years,
son of Jacob Fry, of McVeytown, was
drowned in the canal yesterday week. he
had gone in ssswimming" with other boys.
They did not miss him WHEN they left the
canal. He was first missed at home Search
was made for him His clothes were found
where he left them when he entered the
water; that gave clue TO the finding OF his
body After some time it was gotten out
Of the canal.
Last Saturday evening, the mail train
east, due here about O'Clock, struck
man Sho was walking on the track between
Patterson and Lewistown. Fortunately,
the unfortunate man was caught and held
on the sscow-catcher," till the train was
stopped. He was then put on board and
brought to Patterson. He had an arm
broken and hand cut off. and was severe
ly hurt in other parts of his body. Heis an
Irishman. Before coming TO this country
he lost an eye and thumb by an explosion.