Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The odor of the fire in the mountains was
perceptible here.
The cold of Saturday and Sunday nights
gave vegetation bsckset.
60 to Mrs. Powell's, on Third street, for
your Ice Cream, on Saturday evening.
The Canada House, an old tavern stand
in HolIidaysburg, was destroyed by tre on
Sunday week.
II is said that the Court House ring in
Centrx county have Offices promised fifteen
years into the future.
WELL DrGGrSo-Done at prices to suit the
times. Address Alexander Logan, Mifiiln- =
town, Jnniata Co., Pa.
The Selinsgrove and North Branch Rail-
road is destined TO reach the Potomac Its
completion is only question of time.
A large stock Of new goods have just
been received at J. & II. A. Stambaugh's.
Last Friday night week David Shoop, a
resident of Shiremanstovn, Cumberland
county, fell out of bed and broke leg
Baker, of the PERT County Freeman, re-
forts dozens Of potato bugs as being in his
garden. lie shook Paris Green at them.
Spruce Greek lad. aged IL years, is in
Huntingdon Jail, awaiting the result of the
wounding of fellow boy with dirk
knife.
The international Sunday School Con-
venIion held its sessions in Baltimore, Nd,
last week, commencing on the llth inst.
Dr. Elder represented this county.
The members Of the PRESBYTERIAN church
in Lewistown presented newly-marrieG
couple of their church choir household
Goods 20 the value of 500.
The Juniita Valley Bank stock owned by
Michael Hoffman, deceased, sold at public
sale, as per announc cmcnt, for S9S.25 per
share. Mrs. Hoffman b ca,hc the purchaser.
A lady an Clay township, Huntingdon
county, while in the act OF Carrying trunk
down flight Of sIairs At her house. tell
and broke leg.
The opinion that Judge Pearson rendered,
that the tax on coal is unconstitutional. has
been reversed by another opinion from the
same Judge. on the same question.
The carriage and buggy establishment
that turns OCT the most most vehicles in the
interior OF the STATE is that of Showers &
Schon.
There was large mass meeting held In
Independence Square, Philadelphia. last
Saturday night TO give sympathy to the
miners and others on strike.
4 valuable horse, owned by Samuel Will
son. sickened and died last Friday, while
Mr.. Wilson was driving ia TuscArora VAL
ley, in the discharge of his duty as consta-
blr
Five hundred and scvcnty-fve dollars is
the sum that the borough of Indiana, this
State, PAYS for injury TO leg of citizen
of that place, Who hurt it on a defective
board walk
An exchange SAWS the Grand Jury Of
Schuylkill county has found a true bill
against the county commissioners for charg-
ing about eight pric es Tor building a barn
on the almshouse property.
Fire has ragged on Shade mountain since
last Thursday. The damage to Young chest
nut and other timber has been great. Large
numbers of men have been lighting the fire
every day and night.
Go TO Mrs. Powell's, on Third street, for
Your Ice Cream, on Saturday evening.
The power of the Court House gas gen.
orator, and the radia,ins quality of the
burners or lamps in that building were
tested on Wednesday, Thursday aud Friday
evenings Of last week.
Philadelphia market quotations on Mon
day-wheat, red, $i.40, amber, Sl.4i,
Go n SIC, Oats 14c, Timothy Hay, $l.i0 to
Sl50 per hundred pounds, Mixed, Sl-50 10
81 40, Straw Sl.lO to Sl.40 per hundred
pounds.
Our neighbor across the wav-ex-S herif
Loudon-has lost no energy by moving to
town 10 live. Last week he was very busy
farming his lots, experimenting the sinking
of well, and managing his tailoring estab-
iishment.
A Spelling Bee will be held in Red Rock
school house on Thursday evening, May %,
1875, for the benefit of the Sunday School
of that place. Webster will be the stand
srd. The rules, prizes, admission, &c, will
be made known
On the 18th inst, the office at the saw
mill of Dobas, Brother & Co., at Reeds
Gap, this county, was destroyed by fire.
The fire started by spark from the engine.
An effort was made 10 save it but of no
avail, owing to the high wind. reinsurance.
Some sarrilegious thief entered the Bap-
tist church, at Mill Creek, Huntingdon
county, few nights ago, aud robbed the
contribution box of about twenty dollars.
This sum was deposited by the Sabbath
School children, by means of penny coliec-
;ions.-ihoona Tri6Sne.
Tomorrow, the Goth inst, conference
will be held in this place for the selection
Of delegate 10 represent the Senatorial
District composed of the counties of Mif-
hin, Perry and Junista, in the State Con-
Sention. 10 assemble on the 26th inst, in
Lancaster city.
On the 18th inst. an election was held og
the stockholders of the Riverside Park and
Agricultural Association at the office of X.
McMeen, 10 :iIl the various Offices o. the