Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-07-18

circus showed at dc Alisteryil lille on Mon
da, and Monday night. The troupe cam
into the county by way of Adamsburg
Snyder county, and went out By way o
Liverpool, Perry county.
"John Denithorne, of Huntingdon eoun
fy, heard a peculiar noise under his wind ow
one night recently. he looked out of tn
win Tow, fell to the ground and had his uecl
broken. He was seventy Ave years cld."
"Papa," asked boy, sswhat is meant b.
Paradise - Paradise, my son, "replier
the father, sis the latter part of summer
when your mother goes on visit to you
grandfather. .'-indianapoHs Joarnai.
ga printers wife should be named EN-
gamblers wife Betty; a lawyers viii;
Sue; reporters wife Carrie; afsherman',
wife Netiy; shocmaker's wife Peggy; an
anctioneer's wife Biddy; toy merchant.
wife Dolly"
! The Harrisburg Telegraph says: Chris.
tian Lyder, Of Lower Paxton township, i,
e'ghty-one years old, and yet the old vet.
eran moved a swa;h through an eleven-acre
field of wheat the other day, and kept uI
with the younger men as he did it,.
Here now, how's this . Here sere Black
has been writing that article for the Norfh
-asnerican Rerier with one hand, and SHOW
ing applications st the Administration for
his friends appointments with the other.
'Twon't do, Jere, 'twon't do-N. Y. Com.
merciai .Adrerfissr.
Presence OF mind is a great thing. A
Buffalo man beautifully illustrated this or
the 4th of July. by shining up a tree in
his yard out Of danger, leaving his mother
in-law to the fury OF a biily-goat, which had
come tearing over the fence with a Sizing
Roman candle tied to his tail.-Erie Dis
patcA.
"No man is diseontented with the world
If he does his duty in it," read Rockland
man the other evening. He was busily en-
gagged in rocking bowling infant which his
wife had left in his charge while she ran
into the neignbor's to compare new dresses
He didn't look as if be believed it.-Rocs-
!Gnd Courier.
William A. Sponsler, ESQ.,, had a foot
badly bruised while raking hay on his
farm near Bloomfield, Perry county
Mr.. SpCnsler is Well known to many citizens
of this county, being often before the court
of Juniata county as an attorney. The
prominent members of the Perry county
bar have liking for farming. Judge JunI
kin often takes a hand at it.
Huntingdon paper says: The fine of
500 imposed on C. A. Reese, the Hunting
don murderer, was ren.itted by Judge Dean,
for the reason that upon examination Of the
Law on the subject he found that no penalty
could be exacted under the circumstances.
The convict was taken TO the peuitentiary
on the llth inst, by Sheriff Henderson,
and for ten years that institution will be his
home.
Last Thursday, Franklin Niliiken, cit:-
zen of Tuscarorl Valley, this county, while
in the act Of getting on a freight train Of
cars, at Huntingdon, was struck by car
IN a train that came along on side track.
The contact knocked him under the train
on which he Was making an effort to get.
4 number of cars passed over, and tosll off
both his less, which sad misfortune caused
his death on Friday evening. On Saturday
his remains were brought to this place, and
theace taken To TuscArora Valley for inter-
ment.
The first number of The Nep Era, Dem.
ocratic psp-r published at HendersonviIie,
North Carolina, made its appearance here
on Saturday. 1t is owned and edited by
Mr.. William NJ. Allison, formerly of this
county. 1t has for its motto, '.Government
Of the people. BY the people, and for the
people, is a six column folio, and doubt
less under Mr. Allison's management will
become one of the most readable journals
IA that part Of the State, as he has had
ong experience in journalism and is ! ready
md vigorous water.
On "Wednesday evening balloon, inflated
1y heated air, was put up IN Patterson II
came across to this side of the -river, and
andrd IN an oats-held on Calvin North's
arm, whence it was taken by is owne rs to
Patterson, and on Thursday evening REIN
lated. Again il came 10 this side of the
1ver, but instead of coming down in an
jais ield it came down on The roof of Mrs
rurhett's house. The sponge that had been
.red 10 rarely the air still burned, and the
of Il firing the roof of the house
.reai.d quite an excitement in that part of !
he town little while. Archie Craig and |
,thers speedily mounted the roof by way of |
te attic, and renos ed the danger.
About O'Clock on Monday afternoon, a,
officer Wilson, accompanied by his brother |
n-lsw, Matthias Walker, was driving in the
icinity of Ccnn's store, in Tuscarora VAL
ey, the horse frightened and lurched the |
wagon, thereby throwing the occupants out.
Walker was not hurt, but " ilson lay in the
DAD in an unconscious state. After con-
ciousness was restored he was t.Iksn to
Iouse near by to await the capture OF the
orse. The horse was canght at Conn's
tore. A wheel OF the wagon was broken.
/ substitute wheel was obtdined, and the
fficer and his companion started for this
lace. A short distance from Hawn's mill
he substitute wheel broke down. wagon
Tas borrowed, and the unfortunate trip was
nded py a return te Wilson's place of res
ience at East Point, where he has ever
ince needed the services OF a physician.
lie is bruised about the head, and hurt
bout the body.
DANIEL WEBSTER is credited with having
aid eff had as many sons as old Prlam,
would have them all learn trade, so they
ould have something to fall back on in case
iey failed in sp-culations." A Phladel-
hia paper moralises thus thereon: "The
umber OF young men who are brought up
, no useful trade or calling, is on the in