Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-15
local INTELLIGENCE.


Come to the Fair at the Riverside Park
hext week.
There viii be an adjourned court held on
the lith of October.
Lewistown people still continue their
Sunday open air meetings.
The crop of cloverseed IN this county
this season will amount to little money.
A large Sabbath Schopl celebaation was
held in Greenwood township last Saturday.
Philadelphia grain quotations. = New
wheat, red sl.36toI.4O; Corn 1etoI5c; oats
37to53c.
For Mems and Boys Boots of the re-y
4 BEST quality and pery iOUest prices. Call at
Stambaugh's.
Huntingdon has a man and woman who
have lived ia the bonds of matrmony with
each other sixty years.
The cylinder of a steam thresher turstcd
while al work at David Hertzler's barn, at
Port Royal, last Thursday.
Any one wishing to purchase good open
top buggy, cheap, can do so by calling on
Buyers Kennedy, Miffiintown. 3t
Stambaugbs hare for sale Sewing Machine
Needles 10 suit all the different makes of
Sewing Machines.
Col. Robinson's Scouts and Capt. Nc
Clellan's Zou.ves went to Pottsville yes
terdsy morning for inspection.
Two Lewistown men have completed 4
flying circus, with which they propose to
euliven county fairs, and other gatherings.
Hundreds of people are going to Gettys-
burg to-iriorrow. Tickets will be furnished
hy the committee up TO the hour of starting
L. b. McCrum, Esq, has bought the lot
on Main street, latterly Known as the Pcme
roy lot, for the sum of $500, and expects
To build a house on 1t.
"Compose your mind; hy lord the time
for stove-pipe manipulation is at hand" is
what the gentle housewife says to her hus
band when she wishes him 10 help put up
stove and pipe.
And now the potato bug Is on a long dis
consolate pilgrimage ior potatoes fresh and
green, for the vine of the potato is hard
and tough, and is dying, and affords no
nourishment.
A fast mail train; to correspond with SIM
liar trains on the New York Central Rail-
road, will be placed on the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad on the list of October, to
run from Philadelphia TO Pittsburg and
points beyond, westward.
J. & II. A. Stambaugh are in daily re-
ceipt of Merchandise in theft line. They
have Just shelyed POGO yards choice styles
fall Calico, also received Red, White and
Canton Flannels, Cassimeres, Waierproois,
&C., and all selling at panic prices.
Two bushels of good seed corn will be
given as a premium, by q citizen OF this
county, to the agriculturist who produces
on the grounds OF the Park Association,
during Fair time, the tallest corn stalks
having thereon at the time Of exhibition
two ears of corn, each.
A large copperhcad snake sprang out Of a
cupboard that Mrs. Emanuel Meyer was
looking into, in her residence in Fermanagh
township, some days ago, and struck her on
the breast, infiicting no injury, but greatly
frightening her. How The snake got into
the cupboard is beyond conjecture.
Lost-Between the Court House and VIII
! son Robinson's place of residence in Fer
managh township, Pass Book, containing
4 al, t..
but the owner, and Teachers Provisional
Certificate to NJ. Mclaughlin, which is
greatly priced by the owner. The person
who returns the book and papers and certi-
l fcate TO this office or to Mr.. Mclaughlin,
will be suitably rewarded.
Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday even
ings were devoted by a number of our
sportsmen to dog shooting. TWAS species
of sport that is not often indulged in.
and was brought about by combination on
the part of some twenty dogs meeting every
evening and faiding on cattle and hogs in
the fields adjacent TO town. Cattle belong
ing to Jonathan Kaufman had been repeat
edly attacked by the vicious dogs, and sew
eral of them injured. Hogs owned by Will
son Robinson had been greatly abuseds as
well as stock belonging to others. There was
no remedy but TO sc cunning for the dogs,
which was heartily done by sportsmen, when
called on by the men who had suffered in
the loss OF their stock from the attacks of
the dogs. If the reade, has missed dog
within the past week, it is likely that the
animal has fallen victim to sportsman's
shot for being in bad company. or worrying
anne neishbOr's hogs or cattle.