Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-07-26

continue TO DO so until November 10, 1876
The price of a ticket from this point 4
s6.ls; half ticket, S3.Oe.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Now is the time to picnic.
Farmers are harvesting their oats.
1t never gets TO warm to play base
bail.
Horse thieves have been operating in Mif;
Hin county.
Congressman Stenger has been quite n
for some days.
You can buy the best and cheapest
goods at Todd's.
Folks get up at 8 and 4 o'clock A.
NJ: to 60 for berries.
The weather was delightfully."- cool on
Sunday and Monday. o
The Warm Springs in Perry eoanty has 8
lively patronage this summer, it is said.
tHere's to the next rebellion" is the
common toast in Southern bar rooms.
JBM Todd has the finest driving
double team in the county, for hise.
A Huntingdon editor says he believes
their town will not be cursed by the pres
ence of circus this season.
The late examination of the Soldiers
Orphans School at Mc.Alisterville is
highly spoken of. q
a number of Rhode Island farmers
moved their grass by torch light, be-
cause of the heat.
The Lords Supper viii be admins
tered in the Presbyterian church in
this place next Sunday a week.
Pic-nics must be at a discount this
season. The word "pic nc" is scarce
iy mentioned now. Who can tell why :
The Railroad Company has suspend
ed number of hands, because they
have not the work to employ the men on.
The District Attorney of Blair county has
been arrested on the charge of settling crina-
inal cases for money, and not in ocordance
with the law.
j. B. NJ. Todd has opened up the
Livery business again. Persons can be
supplied with Horses and Buggies at
low rates.
Lost-A surveyors chain, not far
from Abraham Stoner's residence in
Fermansgh township. Send to or sd-
dress Jos. Middagh, Patterson.
TURKEYS do satisfactory work at potato
bug exterminating. Put a flock into po-
tato Iaich, and see how they cause the bugs
TO disappear, the potatoes to grow, and the
turkeys to grow fat.
The Junior Base Ball CLUB of this
place visited McAlisterviile ON Satur-
day, PLAYED a club of that town, aud
caue home in high glee over the VIC
tory.
The water in the river is getting
clear, and that fact gives rise to great
deal of talk about catching bass.
Every second man expects to catch a
string of fish as long as an arm.
The editor who got this item of, should
he court-martialcd by the ladies' of the town
In which he lives. Hear him ss Statistics
show that thus far in the centennial yeal
two BOYS have been born TO every girl
Does this mean another war, or merely les,
talk t''
Some time since daughter of Mr.. John
Burns, of Lack township, fell from cherry
fr.a Distance of ah0uf SN ft.faf Tbf
young lady lit on her feet. The shock 81
wrecked her limbs and body that she hai
lain in an almost helpless condition evel
since.
During the absence of Mr.. Andrew Hagie
of Backlog Valley, on the 4th inst, three
m.n visited his residence, and compelled
two females, sisters of Mr.. Hagie, to bel
them where their brother kept his money
They carried off about $4,000 in gold and
silver.-Hsnfingdon Journal.
On the night of the 18th inst, about
9 o'clock, during the prevalence of q
thunder storm, the barn of John Shen-
eloff, in Licking Greek Valley, Wal
struck by Liz htning and destroyed b,
fire. wseer- EF az
Philadelphia Markets Wheat, South
ern red 81. .l0tol. ,anlber 1.17tol. 20
Western red, sprouted, 70to85c Rye
65to67c, Corn 5Sto69c. Oats 33to4Sc
Cattle 4to6Ac, Sheep 4so5c, Hogs 9Att
l0c per pound.
A lady from Ohio has been canvas
sing in this place for DIR. Eagle,
History of Pennsylvania. Tie bool
is to be embellished by a number o
pictures of places in this Common
wealth. A history of Pennsylvsnis
should be in every house.
aThose South Carolina and Georgia fcl
lows haven't had any practice with the riff
since the war until the other day when the,
turned the seven colored men loose in tn,
field and shot them as they ran. 1t wa
unanimously voted that such sport has beer
rare since they bushwhacked yankees
during the war;
Annually many votes are lost, or no
polled, simply through a neglect to fill tn,
requirements of the registration law. T,
secure the right to vote, assessment mus
be made two months before election day
and the applicants must have paid Stat,
or county tax within two years. So be -
sessed in time.
If it were possible to breathe at certai,
height, or overcome the attraction of grayi
tation, it would still be impossible to sal
to the moon in a balloon, because Of tn,
cold. A bslloenist tells how cold it get
as enc ascends, as follows: With the ther
rnometer at 100 degrees on the surface o
mother earth, at height of three miles i
will be l6 deg; at a height Of four miles
8 deg; At height Of i've miles, deg. be
low zero. and at . height Of six miles, Il
deg. below zero.