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

hcAtlilS SOLhiiciioh-
These are dog days. They will end OF
the 18th of August.
The Normal School opened on Monday
with large attendance
The Jacobs and Parker hotel has been
leased by Mif.iia county man.
There will be trial of speed in the new
Park at Lewistown, on the 2sth met.
Genera Bel il lack on visit from his
ncw home at Mount Holly, New Jersey.
Mems Summer Undershirts and Drawers,
very cheap, at Todd's Store in Patterson.
gheny Republicans for the Office of Sheriff.
Grain quotations in Philadelphia on Non
uay.-wheat sl.3Otol .33, corn s3as4c, oats
J5to69c.
A loose estimate of the loss by the late
strikes in this State reach the figure Of ten
millions of dollars.
1t Is no uncommon thing to catch 500 to
1000 potato bugs in the potato patches about
town. The boys and girls do 1t.
If you want to buy new, bright and cheap
Goods, go to Todd's, in Patterson. He is
always ahead in prices.
Calvin Meyer, of Fermanagh township.
was thrown from horse last Thursday and
severely bruised about the face.
The rain of Tuesday week put light
black rust on the wheat, and stopped the
development of unripe grain.
W. ID. Cramer bought the Mcknight car-
raige and match horses. at the sale Of per-
sonal property of the Mcknight estate.
Isaac Kurtz, formerly of Juniata county,
who has become citizen of Bureau county,
H., came last week to visit his friends in
this county.
Lewistown has organized a military COM
psay. John ". North is captain, {. D.
Marks is first lieutenant, and W. 5. Settle,
second lieutenant.
James Kiser caught a catfish, last week +,
on an outline, that weighed 5 pounds. 1t
was 81 inches long. The distance between
It's eyes WAS u inches.
There is fatal disease among the hogs
In Northampton county. They first refuse
food, their sncuts swell, and in few days
they die of suaocation.
When you want to save money in buying
goods, call at Todd's cheap store, in Patter-
son, asd you are at headquarters.
Laiterly people have quit talking about
the backward summer. The fastidious, sub
s;iiute the word ardent FOR backward, and
call it an ardent summer.
The sport-loving part OF the community
are wondering what has become of all the
shows. No circus, no menageric, no show
of any kind this season, they say.
\ man in Altoona is di,consolate. 50 lie
went TO Law about debt of SS, lost his
case" and now he has TO pay, in addition
20 the loss, five times that amount-si0.
Rev David Bealc. formerly of this coun-
bAt ho" litANhSi ia SaaNN
On a number of friend, in thi, place last
week. He is one Of the rising men in the
church.
Hoffman's automatic tiy brush aud fan is
claiming the attention of patent right men
everywhere. There should be fortune in
II. Every prosperous house will have one
by and by.
J. c. Doty and Lucien Doty, brothers,
lawyers, the former practicing IN Pittsburg,
and the latter practicing in Philadelphia,
have been here at home on visit during
the past week.
a long procession of white gowned peo-
lle marched through the .streets some
nights ago, to the tap of the drum.-
Whence they came and whittier they went,
only they can tell
GeRts' furnishing goods in all varieties
and latest styles, cheaper than ever before,
at Todd's Great Bargain Store.
The Sabbath School in connection with
the N. f. church of Port Royal viii hold an
Ice Cream Festival on Saturday afternoon
and evening, July 18th. The proceeds are
for the benefit of the Sunday School.
We are indebted to John Dietrick FOR
buying copy of the Life of James Buchan-
an for us. In tins case We are in favor OF
reciprocity, and shall soon purchase for Mr..
Dictrick copy of the life OF Abraham Lin
coin.
The ornithologists of this place arc dis
cussing the points of resemblance and diff
terence between the whip-poor-will and a
kind of night-hawk that flies about the
fields, which is commonly denominated q
~hip-poor-will. -
The outrageous water course or gutter In
Cherry street at its intersection with Third
street has been filed up so that ira, elers
pass over it on even ground, and the water
course has been changed so as TO run down
Cherry street TO the canal.
To judge from the amount Of goods
Todd is selling, people have found out
where to buy cheap.
A scaffolding, on which ". II. Kreider
and Benjamin Byers were at work repairing
the weather-boarding of Squire Huzzard'.
house struck By lightning, gave way and
precipitated the men to the ground, For
tunateH they were not hurt.
IL is an item Of news TO local riaenen
that the American rihemen in England have
beaten the best shots of that country and
ireland. Among the Americans Col. Gil