Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-12-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Ducks in the river.
A singing school in the borough is talked
Of
Thanksgiving is past, and now for Christ.
mas.
Next, court, week win be a good time to
pay subscription.
The past season has devclopcdssa number
Of successful PIKE fishers.
No school this week-the teachers are
attending the Institute.
The hardest frreze OF the season took
place on Monday night.
How TO cast a ''bir long" shadow. Walk
through the river bridge after nigh'.fall.
A Bloomfield man named Mcbride,
shot deer in Licking Creek.
The Pittsburgh Post declares for Jere-
miih s. Black for President, for the DEM
ocracy in 1876.
The Sportsmcn's Association for the pro-
t,ction of game and fish promises to become
q strong association.
An exchange, that is up to the time says
that the pin-back dress is a great improve
mcHt on the hoops.
The elders of Huntingdon Presbytery viii
hold their annual convention on the l4th Of
December, in Clcarfield town.
A Phillipsburg liquor vendcr sold liquor
on election day, and now he Is under ST 900
bail 10 answer at court.
4 Democratic paper or two in this State
now advocate Allen G. Thu man, OF Ohio,
for President in 1876. Bourbon.
Thanksgiving day was delightful winter
day, but who ever heard Of any other than
fair weather for thanksgiving.
Spectators ars buying eggs to hold for
the Centennial Whcw, what lot Of bad
egg. there will be at that exhibition.
The twittering song of the English spar
row is cheering these dreary winter days
Ever, body is in love with the sparrow.
The committee on fat live pork have lit
tie visiting to do this season, as there are
NO. a great many to slaughter this fall.
II is no longer fashionable TO aek man
to drink glass Of beer with you. They
put if thus-Txke glass Of Irredeemable.
The price of clothing at Strayer's Cloth
ing Emporium has been reduced since last
winter. Call and learn for yourself. He'll
dress you out, neat and cheap.
Three Young men were taken out of the
ME-. Church on Thanksgiving evening for
improper conduct during service. Their
hearing viii take place on Saturday.
Lamps for the termini Of streets, and
street intersections are advocated BY num-
her of c,ti1ens of the town. They would
be a great convenience to travel on dark
nights.
Here il is again from 8 ten year old, no;
thousand miles away: "Fsther, think
YOU should give up swearing or family
pravers." The boy recognized the fitness
OF things.
There will he Lutheran Sunday school
Convention held at Newport next Monday
and Tuesday, Dec. 9th and 9TH, under the
auspices of the Lutheran Synod of Central
Pennsylvania.
Smallpox prevails IN a number oi places
in Pennsylvania, and in other States. There
is no telling when it will drop in on this
community All the babies should be vac
cinated, and the older people re-vaccinated'
The Sclinsgrove and North Branch Rail
road has passed away as subject for con
yersstion. II no general calamity over
takes the country it may revive within ter
wears. with the business once more fairly
on its feet.
John Hollobaugh's aying squirrels, true
TO their nature, turn night into day, or rathe
they lay by quietly during the day and mov'
about with great activity during the night
Their eyes seem bright enough to pene
trate the deepest darkness.
PHILADELPHIA Markets Wheat 81 .35tol
40. Corn 11to1Sc, old; new 50to6Oc.-
Oats 42to50c. Cloversecd $6.40to6- o.
Eggs 3ltossc. Butter s0to35c per pound
Cattle 4,o1tc per ID, gross. Hogs loso
lisc per Id. Sheep 4sto6c per h., gross.
IT Won want Clothing cheap, go to J. b
NJ. Todd, in Patterson. Best black clot
.uits $50. O.OOtoe2 90. Best English cloil
suits s25.oO. Best English Beaver Over
coats $40 !0Otol4.00. Good suits at $soot
1000. You can rely on him. as he don
ask SIS 90, and then take 81 30.
A tramp came along not long since by In
place of Benjamin Huber. residing nea
Thompsontown, and asked for work Need
ing hand, Huber employed the fellow
On Tuesday morning of last week, ~he
the family arose from their beds the tram
was not about. He had left during IN
night or early in the morning, and that va
not the ugiiest part of IL, for he took -
of money with him that belonged to Ms
Huber, having taken it out OF dres
pocket ths, hung at the wall upstairs.