Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-02-09
LOCAL INTELLfGEACE.

LOCAL. I'M EhCE.
Miffiin county has six Oranges. ac
Next Tuesday will be election dss.
There was a two-inch fall of snow on
Thursday night
II you want good Overcoats for S. go to
Todd's in Patterson.
How about grounding stock, is it at
premium, OF discount
Street lamps are nice, but they arc not to
be compared to moonshine. -
Huntingdon is TO have shooting match
on the 22nj of this month.
The recent storm swept away a portion of
the Mount Union river bridge.
If you want Horse Blankets, go to Todd
and buy them at sl.50 apiece.
The Lutheran congregation at McAlister-
VILE propose building a new church.
II you want cheap Clothing, go to Todd.
He has reduced his prices l5 per cent
The Centennial stockings are TO have
stars and stripes on them So it is said.
Thirteen new members hm receRtly been
added to the Presbyterian church at Meal
istervi!le.
East Salem, this county, has been re-
freshed by a great religions revival meeting
this winter.
Thirty-four was the number Of new mem
bers who Joined the Presbyterian church
last Sunday.
There are sixty thousand tranis in Penn
sylvania. What proportion of them pass
through Junista county
Wen wager on 1t that Juniata county
now has the best-looking Board of County
Commissioners in central Pennsylvania
The storm that prevailed here last We'd
nesday morning, extended over large dis
trict OF country east of this.
The scalp business in Blair county last
year was lively if the 81, 1850 paid for
premiums is criterion to judge by.
The attendance on the preaching delivered
in the Presbyterian church in this place last
week, was large, morning and evening.
The late cold weather put people actively
TO work filing ice houses. Ice about i've
inches thick was taken from Cuba dam.
Twenty-three Grand Jurors responded to
their names last Monday morning. 1t is
something unusual to have so large turn-
out.
"At Altoona one hundred and fifty-four
members have been added to the Second
PresbyteriAn church since the week oi
prayer"
DIR. Henry Harshberger has purchased
the desirable property in McAlisteryiiie
owned by Mr.. Margritz, where he will reside
after April !. 1876. 100
Philadelphia markets Wheat 31tesl
SO: Corn 55to57c; Oats 45toiSc- Bee
cattle, gross, 4to7c per Ib; Sheep, common
at 81 5OtoSs SO per head; Hegs lltol2'
per lb, net.
Tie storm of last Wednesday morning
unroofed portion of Mr.. Fred. Espen
schade's barn in Fermanagh township
Many minor damages are reported from
various parts of the county.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company fllet
their ice-house in Patterson with ice from
Rohm's dam. They had teams hanlin!
through the whole of Monday night, and OIL
Tuesday they had thirty teams at work
A fire in the grass and fencing abou
Church Hill Cemetery caused considerable
excitement, some days ago. No great dam
age was done. The fire was started by
cigar that was dropped in tho grass.
There was a vote taken in the Lutheral
church last Sunday as to whether Rev. hr
Blackwelder should be retained rs minister
or the members present 80 voted for re
tanning Rev. Mr.. Blackwelder and u vote'
for not retaining him.
We have abundant authority for scoldinI
the town management for not Keeping tn
payement crossings scraped clean OF mud
We live in the country and when we go t
town we would like TO have the privileg
of crossing the streets on something tina
bear some resemblance TO papemen
crossing.
A house in Turbett township, owned D
William Mcknight, and occupied by MAI
lin Bender, took fire during the absence
the family, on Sunday week about
O'Clock iu the forenoon, and was entirel
consumed, and everything that was In Il
excepting a clock and a few chairs Una
were taxed out by the first men at the nrs
The evening preaching last Saturday an
Sunday in the Presbyterian church was
acolloquial character; that is, one preache
asked questions, which were answered b
another preacher. On Saturday eyenin
Rev. Mr.. Wilson did the questioning an
Rev. Mr.. McLane did the answering.
Sunday evening Rev. Mr.. McLane quei
ton and Rev. ". Wilson answered.