Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The oyster season opened yesterday.
The Presbyterian Sabbath School of this
place will celebrate tomorrow, Thursday.
Ten car loads Of peaches passed this
Place westward bound last Friday forenoon.
The Selinsgroye Tunes, which was burned
Uut in one Of the great fires that devastated
that town, has resumed publication
The Cumberland county fair begins Oc-
,ober ith, and is Programmed TO continue
four days Hon. James G: Blaine. late
Speaker Of the United States House of
Representatives, viii deliver an address.
The Democratic Senatorial Conference
,slrt in Patterson last Saturday, and select
Ell i. X Dunbar, Of Perry county, to rep
resent the district in the State Conven-
ton, soon to assemble q. Erie.
Miss Fannie +. Hsrshbarger, daughter Of
d.. A. Harshberger, OF Milroy, Mitfin coun-
L., who years sgo practiced medicine in
this county, has gone to China as a mission
ary under the auspices of the Presbyterian
Church.
TO Major d. Housh, We tender greeting
and hearty welcome, and beg TO hope
that his brightest an:icipations may b. fully
realized. aud that If he have any doubts,
tina; they may be speedily dissplted b. the
pleasure OF the duties of the journalist.
On sunday week the house occupied by
Daniel nerl.ler in the borough of Hunting
don was destroyed BY fire. The ere, it is
Sei:eved, was caused by 4 spark blown from
locomotive into a second story wiz
DIV. afr. Hertz,er at one time lived In
this town.
The Lutheran Sabbath School celebrated
last Thursday in the wood owaed by Mr..
Foxles, at the first lock below town. The
procession was one Of the most pleasant to
iook at that has ever LETT this pace. Peo-
PIE skilled in enumerating crowd estimate
the number of people on the ground at be-
tween iC0 and 500.
r Cumberland county Republicans have
placed this ticket in the field: John N.
Wallace. of Carlisle, for Prothonotary;
John McCmdy; of Shiprensburg, for Clerk
of the Courts; \ Singiscr, of Mechanics
burg, for Register; DR.. A. A. Thompson, of
Ses burg, for Treasurer; Wm. Sailer, of
East Pennsboro', ald James ii. Harlan, Of
Niliiin, for Commissioners.
Mr.. Benjamin Trego, of Fa, cite town
ship. has been raising profitable breed of
sheep. He has a number of ewes, from
each ofwhich as many as 10 pounds Of yooi
nave been taken at a CLIPPING. The ewes
have been profitsble in their offspring. Civ
Ing birth in several instances to Two lambs
that have, at the proper clipping time. also
Welded each ten pounds OF wool.
An excursion of some $500 people from
Lancaster city and Columbia visited Gettys-
burg last week, to see the historic battle
field where the tide of secession and sla-
very was turned back on itself, and from
whence ii gradually subsided until it was
entirely lost at Appomatox. An excursion
from this county is in contemplation. The
usual cost of such a journey by rail is
$50. IL an excursion numbering 300 can
be gotten up, the round railroad trip can be
made for S2.225.
Mr. H. FRY singer. after twenty-one years
ownership of the Lewistown Tras Demo
erof, has sold out to Major d. Hcugh, who
will continue the publication of the Demo
erat. Mr.. Frysiager issued paper that
vas full of news, from all parts of the
country. We believe that he cannot re-
aain long out OF the business a man who
has been reared in printing Office, and re-
reiyed mental food for twenty years through
its multitudiRous avenues will GO back 10
the business. With the hope that his next
lot may be cast in pleasant place, we say
farewell.
The people Of the North who arc so de-
sirous of calling Jefferson Davis TO deliver
agricultural speeches, might employ him to
deliver speeches for the Democracy during
the approaching campaign. He employs
elegant language, is pleasant speaker, ana
there being a magnetic cord between the
Democracy and the old leader Of that party
he would draw immense crowds, TO whom
he could tell something of the aims and
purposes of the Democrats . hen they get
into power. lie could announce in the
most elegant terms that be has not as yet
recognized the situation, as permanently
hostile to the "lost cause"
A Hsr:ranft and Rawle Cilb hss been or
eanized at Richfeld. For particulars see
communication from Evsndsle. There are
rigorous Republicans in every township
who can easily do as RichAeid has done
Let us sil turn out ard fall into line and
irarch &c victory in November, as in times
Of yo.e. That IS glorious news from Sich-
aeld. /; tells that the cause is alive and
burning brightly in the hearts Of saen. 1t
is cheering news; il tells that it is not all
s'iose's labor lost" bat that Republican
s:e,cry IS certainty the coming iail--
When tee people spring up TINS -sponta-
.ssaa.E. Ihs reenlt is. easii. undesEoodr
ws.t i,sts:ci all De tie re1. 10 Ozsszizs