Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-01-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. ~
Rabbits have been unusually scarce this
season.
A shooting match took place or the river
bank below Patterson on Christmas day.
Miss Lizzie Loudon gave her school a
Christmas treat; it was highly appreciated,
No slclghing thus far this winter, in these
parts. Europe, it is said, is overstocked
with snow.
Prayer-mesting in ihe Presbyterian church
every night this week.-Mrs. being the week
of prayer.
The Lutheran congregation in this place
observe the week of prayer by holding
praycr-mc-ting every evening this week.
Philadelphia markets. = Penna. wheat.
red, xI.35tol.s1; Corn 5stos2c Oats 42to
5oc. Cattle. 4to1 !; gross; Hogs l0atoiltc.
Fishermen are already indulging in bright
anticipation of strings of weighty black
bass To be caught ia the rive next Summer.
rI Emerson said, .Show US an intelligent
family of boys and girls and We viii show
you family where new papers and period
icals are plentiful. -
Satin, day. Sunday and Monday were days
that were spring like in sunshine and tenn
Perature. People of our age have never
enjoyed the like. at this lime of year.
THE Christmas fesfiv as or jabilees in the
Methodist and Lutheran churches IN this
Ilsce, on Christmas day are reported as
having been high, good, jolly occasions.
II is said that The last bank failure in
China took place 500 years ago. The rea-
son is found in the fact that ali parties con-
.cracd in nank that fails or breaks in that
country are bcheaded. =.
1875 was rung out, and 1876 was rung in,
amid tine glare oi bonfire. that alarmed many
p.ople. The public should have been in
formed of contemplated movement Of that
character. .au
1t has not been announced that Cupid
died. but il is certainty that thus far Hy-
pr.n has not been much in his company in
the few marriages that have taken place in
j town. -#rHa
ITO know how to keep a tidy house ana
~,il-aircd apartments; TO know how to Sc
I,ct the best kind of food; TO know how to
prepare them in the hest manner-these are
th. first things, and every daughter should
learn them before marriage"
The new Court House is a monument that
will pcrpet uat- the memory of the outgo-
ing board of Commissioners many years
Their names are engraved in marble and
walked into the front of the bnllding. The
same tablet will preserve the name OF the
clerk fresh and green many years
This y-sr-lS76-is leap year; it is IN
oider row Tor the girls to do the counting.
There is a bachelor or two in town whose
hearts ought to be made to ache a little.
lust for STAYING out in the cold II YOU
can make mans heart ache for love, or ad-
mira,ion you have him, snre.
The Huntingdon Journal Of the eith ult.
SAWS: Fourteen persons were immersed, IN
- this Ravstown Branch, Oh Sunday last, os
Rev. Hunter, of this place. They professed
conversion during the progress OF the meet
ting that has been in operation IN that neigh
borhood for SOME time past.
New Years day was delightful one td
all who we're in health. To those who were
frustrated on beds of sickness its bright
sunshine. as it streamed through "indo"
and crevtce. brought the realization, that al
pcople who lived before, have been prostra
rcd, and all others who follow, vii in tht
tullness of time be brought 10 the SAINT
state
About 9 o'clock on the morning of th'
.sth ut, Captain Mcclellan, while On fh'
way to a pump for fresh water, fell on thu
1syy.uent, at point between his residence
and that of Mr. John Wright. and was So
severely hurt that he lay unconscious CT
izens took Up his PROSTATE body and carries
I, into the house, where the medical AM
surgical requirements of the case were al
tended to by Dr. Banks.
SUNDAY night a week, as other night
since have been, was intensely dark. II
the darkness. John Vincent and younl
lady. resident in Patterson, were coming q
town in a buggy. Along the pike, north
town, on this side of the lock, The drive
xuissed the road, which resulted IN In
horse, Luggy and occupants tI'mbling owe
the bank at the right side of The road, an
rolling to the foot OF the hill. Vincent an'
his companion escaped from the buggy uh
hurt, and groped their way to town, iro'
waich Vincent returned with others, an
light, to look up the horse and buggy. rhe
found the horse fast, hitched as when mrs
put into the shafts. sitting on has launches
holding bacS the buggy, which vas abov'
him ou the hillside. The buggy top wa
somewhat damaged and the ssdash" consid
erably broken. Taken all in all it IS won
der that the result Of the mishap was no
of more serious character.