Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-06-14
LOC.dL INTELLIGENCE.

Hams al Todd's, 16 cents per pound
Harrisburg sportsmen indulge in s.pigeou
shooting"
The Presbyterian graveyard has been
nicely mown.
The appearance of growing oats is all that
can be desired.
Exchanges note the work of Hessian Fly
in growing wheat.
Mr.. Noah A. Elder had a COW killed bv
the cars last week.
Tyrone is to have a new PRESBYTERIAN
church this summer.
The fence around Union Cemetery has
been re-whitewashed.
The American Medical Association met in
Philadelphia last week.
The expenses of the Centennial Exhibi-
ton are said to be s.. 900 per day.
The corner stone of the new Lutheran
church in Huntingdon was laid Saturday.
The new house of Mr.. Hutchinson Nc Al
lister is progressing finely toward compile
ton.
The Presbyterian congregation at Orbso
MIA, Huntingdon county, are building a new
church.
The Army of the Potomac held the 9TH
annual re union in Philadelphia on the 9th
instant.
The Band INDUCED ia street parade last
Saturday evening, to the delight of lovers
Of music.
The State Teachers Association will be
held at West Chester commencing August
Sth, 1876.
The communication from /" Old Soldier''
came too late for this issue. 1t will appear
In the next.
A warrant has been taken out for the ar
rest of couple of trar.ils for the robbery
of Rollman's jewelry store.
Huntingdon is the head of navigation on
the Juniata canal, The canal beyond that
town having been abandoned.
Philadelphia markets.-Wheat Sl.40tol.
43. Cora 54to5ec, Oats 35to4ic, Cattlei 5to
6.c, Sheep 4to5tc, Hogs 9to9sc-
This Wednesday is the day for the nomi-
nation of President and Vice President
by the Republicans at Cincinnati.
Carl Espenschade came near drowning
last week one day, while trying to learn 20
swim. Two boys, companions, saved him.
The cellars of Messrs. Nangle, Copeland
and Besl1 were ransacked by thieves last
Saturday night. The loss was chiefly in
lrovisIcns.
This is how she told him: "John, If you
are going TO be out till two O'Clock to night,
you'll have to stay at home and let yourself
in, for l won't"
Some DAYS since the house of Wilson
Lard, near Academia, was struck by light
nirg- Fortunately, however, no serious
damage was done.
Frysinger and Shiffer, of Harrisburg. will
print The Camp Meeting Daily during the
continuance of the Juniata Valley Camp
Meeting at Newton Hamilton.
John Balentine, six-year old youth, son
of Mr.. John Balentine, of Fermanagh town
ship, lost pocket-book containing SIX dol
lars, in the. school house yard in this bor-
ough, last Wednesday.
. The shoe store of John North, on Main
street, was entered by burglars, and a pair
of boots and shoes stolen therefrom, on
Saturday night. The entrance was effected
through a back window.
Mr.. Ephraim Lauver's spring house in
Milford township, was entered by thieves
on Saturday night, and just how nearly
they came to receiving the contents of
gun or two, they will never know
party belonging to the thieving frater-
nifty entered by way of a back window the
jcwelry store of VIM. II. Rollman, on Main
street, on Saturday or Sunday night, and
stole about $500 worth of jewelry.
Last Thursday number of people from
this place went to Lewistown to witness a
trot that came off at tina: place. Our sports
men carried the trot, and returned with the
purses raised for the occasion.
A party of fifty ladies' and gentlemen
from Kishacoquillas Valley took the 10 So
train on Monday morning for the Centen-
nial, intending to make the Grangers' En-
campment their stopping place.-Leristorn
Ga-efte, jane Z.
The editors of the Globe and Journal,
two Huntingdon papers, tell the public
through the columns of their papers that
they will quit fighting, that they have been
fighting for other men at great loss TO
themselves.
CAPTAIN Mcclellan has opened a shop in
the second story of the Belford building,
where he is ready to serve his old CUSTOM
ers, and the public generally, in furnishing
them with saddles, brides, harness, and ali
other articles in his line.
The late work of thieves about town has
resulted in a general inspection and reload
ing OF guns and pistols, and no one need
be surprised if they hear of some of the
long fingered fraternity receiving load of
lead that will be restraining in its influence
on the one who receives it, for years TO
come.
Through the proceedings of the County
Committee, as held last Saturday, and as
published in this paper, in another column,
the Republican voters of Juniata county are
asked TO vote for or against the clause in
the present system that requires candidates
TO be announced four weeks before the pri-
mary election. The proposal is to reduce
the time from four to two weeks for theIan-
nouncement of candidates.
A young Philadelphian, Alfred d. Jessup,
Jr., who has been successful stock-raiser
in Colorado, was killed BY man named
Davis. in duel near Denver City, Colorado,
on the 9th inst. He was a son of Alfred d.
!essup, of the paper manufacturing firm Of
Jessup & Moore, Philadelphia. Dispatches
say that Davis had been abusing aT en-
ploye, against which Jessup, who Witnessed
the abuse, demonstrated. Out of the re- |
nonstrance grew a challenge, out jof the |
challenge duel, and oRt of the d2iei the |
ceath of Jessnp.