Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Down goes the rooster.
Snow to the depth OF two inches on Mon.
Cav.
Counterfeit coin half dollars pieces are
reported in circulation.
J.B.M Todd is paying IS cents for rail.
road tics.
The Normal School will open in this bor-
ough April l6, 1877.
The English sparrow has found its way
west of ths mountains.
The Northumberland County National
Bank hss suspended.
The 22ud, wsshington's birthday-to-
uorrow-in Law is a holiday.
"The cOlored people of Hollidaysburg
have organized literary society,""
-Four dollar. will buy good Overcoat at
Todd's.
Philadelphia Markets. - Wheat sl.50,
Oats S9to5lc, Corn 56to57c, Cattle 4,o6 ssc,
Hogs 7.to9.c
The Miners Trust and Safe Deposit Bank
al shsmosin has suspended. 1t had the
wrong name.
The Lewistown papers report another
Grange of recent organization in Granville
township, Aiftiin county.
J.R. ". Todd is receiving nice lot of
spring goods, very cheap.
II. H. Brubaker and Samuel Bergy ship
pea by rail a number OF cattle and hogs,
rsAt, last Friday.
Mr.. II. A. Stambaugh purposes withdraw
expects to move 10 his farm at HOrning-
town.
Last Friday Lewi-town was happy in ju-
bilAting over the opening of the new bridge
across the river. I here was grand parade
aud ali such things.
Lewistown papers are agonizing over ~ho
printed the mistake, that boy had swal-
loved watch and chain without injury to
himself.
: co.'s ate lot of oranges and apples
from fruit stand in Huntingdon a few days
ego while the fruit vender was around the
corner.
The Huntingdon Journal says that Rev.
Mr Hollitield has more than doubled the
c,@mbership of the Presbyterian church in
Huntingdon since he became its pastor
\. c Bonsall, VIM. NJ. Allison and DR..
l.. Banks represented this county in the
contention OF the Game and Fish Pr"tec-
ton Association OF Pennsylvania, last week.
Frest Nackeral at J. B. N. Todd for 81.
so yer one fourth barrels. Will exchange
for good Sizes and Shoulders.
President Grant is reported as favoring
the immediate purchase Of the Black Hills
country from the InGisns. Correct again,
say the people. Buy the land from the In
dians, as William Peun did.
The employees in the Johnstown Iron
Works have had their wages increased IL
per cent. Now, that Hayes is TO be Presi
dent, the country will settle TO a more favor
ahl. aud prosperous business condition.
Solomon Sieber has a black bass IN 4
spring OF water at his place of residence in
Termansgh township, that Is like Robson
Cruso in this, that " it is monarch of all 1t
suryeys," being the only fish in the spring.
The latest idea in fashionable cores
poudence is white ink, which is used on
pAp=r of dark shades. The chicogrsphy
looks likes silver threads among the coal,
or a painter Appendices first efforts At
grainine worm-eaten walnut"
yB.M. Todd tss one Of the finest Singer
Family Sewing Machine tor sale. Worth
$50; VIII take $40 Tor it. Also all other
kinds Of machines At the same rate. [2t
The thanks of the editor of this paper
are hereby rendered to Mr.. Linn, Assistant
Secretary of State, at Harrisburg, for as
sistaace in the examination of record In
the Office ut the Secretary of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, last Friday Mr..
Linn is a gentlenanly and efficient officer,
Last "Wednesday night five prisoners es-
capped from cell in the Jail BY burning the
frame of their room-door to such a degree
that bolts were OF no use. On Friday even
ing one Of the escaped party returned, foot
sore and weary, willing 10 serve out his
term Of Imprisonment. Docs not his Sec
Ia of,
prisenment
"Seyen spans of the Lewistown and Sun
bury railroad bridge crossing the Susque-
hanna river at SeIinsgrove, Snyder county,
we're destroyed By fire last Sunday night.
on the SelinsgrOve side the flames were pre-
vented from spreading further BY saving
which fell into the water. When first dis
covered the bridge was burning at two
places, having evidently been set on fire by
al inccndiary. The loss is about sS5, 600,
all vi which is covered by insurance
The appearance of the Presbyterian church
has been somewhat changed by the intro
ductloh 81 aew pulpit ana CHAIRS The
new pulpit is the product of sociable held
at the residence of Mr.. William Allison
shout one year ago, and contributions by
Mr.. Z. d. Parker and the Pastor. The
handsome, adjunct, stand, on its lett side is
gift BY Mr. L. s. Parker, and the Pastors
stand al tie right of his chair was present
ID - n- Al. ..I e6
rs'a1t chairs, upholstered in maroon-col-
ed p'ash, and Of Gothic shape, were pur-
ehssed BY fluids raised at soci<bles recently
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