Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-02
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


The Sunbury and Lewistown railroad has
been re-opened.
DIR. Rundio has resumed the practice
of his profession.
A splendid rain, just the thing for the
corn, set in on Saturday.
An advance of - cents per ton on coal
is reported from the mines.
Huntingdon colored people indulged in
picnic on Thursday week.
The American Republican, of West Ches-
ter, has become semi-weekly paper.
Clubs are scarce in the river. People :
who profess TO know, say that bass destroy
them.
Gold Fish.-A nice lot of God Fish and
Globes just received and for sale, cheap, at
Kepner's.
The State Teachers Association will be
held in West Chester, Pa, August Sth, 9th
and 10TH
man nar'ed Boyer is in the Harrisburg
jail Tor bgamy. Three women claim hlni as
their husbtnd.
The Lewistown Logan Guards will visit
the Centennial Exhibition in body, as an
organization.
Loafing about station-houses or platforms
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
forbidden by order.
The war was a failure, but it was failure
in the Democrats TO destroy the Union
New York Mail.
The Lewistown Gasefte says, trout this
season are full of worms, just under the
skin, therefore are not it to eat.
The Greenback party will hold a State
Convention at Harrisburg, this State, some
time during the month of August
Mr.. Benjamin Byers is the champion bass
fisher thus far. He caught eleven last Thurs
day, the largest of which weighed about
three pounds.
The Lords Supper viii be administered
in the Presbyterian church hext Sabbath.
Preparatory services will begin on Friday
evening previous.
Log rollings, corn huskings, and all par
ties in which the sexes are brought together,
in the work or at the table, are row called
..working pic-nics-"
BY making silver legal tender, the diff
fculty OF the Resumption Act, take effect
in 1879, may be bridged nicely, and the
country saved panic.
The house of Wm. Miller, in Newport,
Perry county. was consumed by fire on the
night of the 24ih ult., the inmates barely
escaping iron the house.
Sixty -four ladies and gentlemen from
Lewistown, who pic-nicked at Macedonia,
few days ago, are highly pleased with the
excursion, and expect to repeat 1t soon, ae-
cording to the Lewistown Sentinel.
Lightning burned the barn of Archy c.
Hutchinson, of Warriors Mark township,
Huntingdon county, few days ago. Two
horses and farming implements were con-
sumed with il. Loss $1,000; no insurance.
A number of bass have been caught, fine
large ones, too, according to account. John
Keiser tells of friend Nho caught one, be-
low the breast of the Lewistown dam, that
weighed IL pounds. Who can beat that
catch
A number of people from town visited
the sulphur springs near Waterford, aud
partook of the waters of that place, this
season. Wait till the railroad is extended
to San Diego, and then stake" the springs
on the route. 1t will not be an hours ride
TO Waterford them.
We saw a mosquito work about ten min
utes yesterday, trying 10 get his bill through
the skin OF a man who owes Us two years
subscription. How we laughed at that de-
mora;ized little insect as with a looS of dis
gust. he folded up his little bill, placed it in
his pocket. and went for another victin.-l
Whitehall Times.
Quite large number of railroad hand S
were arrested at Harrisburg, recently, for
violating the act of 1895, by working on
Sunday. An Alderman of the city above
named imposed a fine of 81. The case of
some thirty of the number has been car
ried up TO Court, where, it is presumed,
the soundness of the Sunday laws will be
looked into by the legal tribunal.
There is scarcely any ache to which chill
dren are subject so bad to bear and SO diff
cult TO cure as the earache. But there is
remedy never known to fail. Take bit OF
cotton batting, put upon it pinch OF black
pepper. gather il up and tie it, dip in sweet
oil and insert into the ear. Put flannel
bandage over the head to keep IT warm. 1t
will give immediate relief.
A few days ago Mr.. Caleb Parker rode to
the river TO water his horse. The beast
frightened at foot-board that lay at the
shore, and sprang away with such force that
the saddle girth and bride rein gave way at
one time, and Mr.. Parker was thrown to the
ground, where he lay unconscious until
found by some town people. He was SO
severely hurt that for several days he was
scarcely able to walk.
Last Wednesday night ten chickens were
killed in the coon of Mr.. BENJAMIN Slime,
residing in East MiffiIn. The owner knew
by the marks on the fowls that the killing
had been done by a mink. On Thursday
he obtained s'box fall trap" and baited 1t
on the evening of that day. On the next
morning he had the pleasure to find large
mink securely confined in the trap. Mr..
Slime speedily disposed of the life of his
mnkship, and now his chickens roost more
securely.
On last Sabbath, while on the way TO the
laying of the corner stone of the nEw Luth-
eran church at McAlisterville, Mr.. Stuck's
horse frightened, and in the effort TO pass
Mr.. Bells Buggy, brought the right front
wheel of Sucks buggy into collision with
the left hind wheel of Bells buggy, break
ing the hind axletree of the buggy of the
latter, and demelisbing the 'front.' wheel COM
pletely, and thereby threw Mr.. Bell and his
companion between the two conveyances.
Neither of the two men were hurt worth
mentioning. Mr.. Stuck succeeded in stop
ping his horse, but before he did so his
daughter had sprung out of the buggy. II
vas narrow, but fortunate escape for all