Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-14

VIII meet in the Office of the County Super.
intendent OF Common Schools in the Cour,
House in Miffiintown, on Saturday, July 81.
d. A. HARNAS, Chairman.
The late 4th of July celebrations thu ough.
oGt the country have demonstrated that
there is a general feeling in favor of the
Centennial! celebration. Almost every one
talks ia a vein Of the highest anticipation
Of that event.
Miss Lizzie De Hass, while playing on Z
piano in her fathers house, at Howard, Cen.
tire county, had a visit from bIzsasnake
Not liking the snakes company, she called
hei father, who killed the reptile. Ii was
seven feet two inches long.
! A. j. Greer, formerly Of the SESrrSEL
'ras in town last week, accompanied by his
son and daughter, visiting friends. He was
in the enjoyment Of health, and to our ewes
appeared a finer-looking man than when We
knew him during our boyhood dsvs.
Indiana eouHty Democrats, through their
convention, nominated VIM. Bigler for Gov
ernor, and notified that gentleman of the
nomination. Mr.. Bigler sent a reply, which
m substance is, he is no candidate unless
his party make him one; he is entirely in
the hands of his party.
The ,onsorial professors Robinson and
Craig, are the greatest public comedians
known in the county. Their latest play OF
soliciting, along the streets, in the costume
that combined the dress of the 90 Continen-
I tal," brother Jonathan, and the present
everyday fashion, were highly humorous.
A few days ago a horse owned by Jude
Tyson frightened at the explosion of squib
on Main street, upset the wagon 10 which
he was hitched, and cantercd through sew
ersl streets before he was caught. The
man who drove the beas. was uninjured,
the wagon was unbroken, the horse was un-
harmed and the harness was untorn.
Tilton is hors de conbat. He failed to
make case. If Bcecher refuses to stand
the insult, and should strike back, New
York jails will receive parcel Of perjured
people who expected TO land anywhere else
| than in jill when they commenced the suit.
There is some hope Tor New York yet
I False witnesses will not always help enc
through
| Last week Emanuel Meyer, of Ferman-
agh township, cut 81 acres Of good wheat,
adjacent to town, in two and a half days,
with four binders only 1t was feat worth
| talking ahout-one that would have rejoiced
the hearts Of the fathers of bygone gener-
aiions. The names of the binders are
worth publishing They arc A. A. Stoner,
. Of FernIanagh township, Daniel Landis, of
Harrisburg, John HackcnDerger, Of Fer
n.anagh township, and J. VI. McElwee, of
Miffiintown. The reaper used is s.Kirby,"
and has seen service under Mr. Movers
management, every year, in harvest during
the past fourteen years.
Some DAYS ago a mn and a wonIn came
TO town with scores of .sbIllOons,n mide of'
some crimson colcrcd material The chill
dren soon became Interested, because they
soated so nicely in the air at the end Of
a string. or, when left go, tioated to a
great height and out of sight. BY evening
the streets presented the quecrest OF sights
Dozens of little round balloons, about the
size of a mans head, were to be seen float
ing at one time. II the little people had
been iothed in Chinese costume it would
have required no vivid Imagination to i'm
sgine the location in China. 4 number of
balloons escaped, and what is the most sin
sular thing about the escaped spheres, is
the one that they nearly all chancesl or hap
pened, or by regular work Of the currents
of air landed or came down on the farm of
Mr.. VIM. Banks in Fermanagl township
HIS children, it is sail, captured nearly a
dozen.
This is the season o. the year for fish and
snake STORIES 1t Is rarely, however, that
fish and snakes combine in one and the
same tale As there are exceptions to all
tuiilss, 81, to's Ouc uit. uC louiiu W u>u
and snake stories This summer it has been
reserved 10 Moore, OF the Independent, TO
combine the snake and fish in one common
story. lie relates that while fishing in the
vicinity of the Lewistown dam, he was in
formed by an aged and respectable inhabi-
tant of that vicinity, that some time since
man fishing, not for any particular kind of
fish, but for all kinds that chose TO bite at
his bait. caught on hook and line a large
suntish, "alive and a kicking" With a.
much vitality a. fish of its kind have, and
that he was much delighted with its sire,
and rejciced over the prospects Of rich
and savory meal on it when prepared for
the table. But, alas his stomach was
nauseated, and his whole body quivered
with disgust at the sight Of a water snake
ten inches long crawling out of the fish's
belly when he opened it. Tom says the in
habitant acknowledges to n strong appetite
for eels, but reptile and fish mixed, be could
not endure. Next. ~
AN exchange gives the experience of
a man in Northampton county ss an