Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-03-28
LOCiL INTELLIGENCE.


White washing.
Garden making.
Sowing cloverseed.
Lent will soon be over.
The birds have mated and are building.
Philadelphia Markets - Wheat sl.6i
Corn 54a55c on track, Oats 43to47c.
There is talk of Col. A. X. Mcclure as
the next Democratic candidate for Cover
nor.
An exchange says to sober 8 drunken
man pour water down the "spine of his
back"
The last snow has been pronounced an
effort on the part of Winter to bull-doze
Spring.
Communion services will be held in the
Presbyterian Church at Academia next
Sabbath.
Four good-sized snakes were killed, the
other day, in the Presbyterian cemetery in
Gaysport."
A Methodist clergyman defines the fem
mime yesrning to preach as L" an alteration
Of snativeness."
"You seem to walk more erect than usual,
my friend" "Yss, Asve been straitened
BY circumstances
$500 Wanted-0r any less sum, for ene
year or longer. Good security given. In
quire at this office. 2w
.'Chsrles Roush, Of Freeburg, Snyder
county, trapped six foxes, ten raccoons and
thirty muskrsts during the past winter"
The sparrows were liberally fed during
the late snow, by the scattering of wheat
on the pavemen around Court House square.
Huntingdon has a large stock of public
speakers on hand. Hope no one will meet
with the misfortune Of being talked TO death.
A thief stole horse and buggy, near
Lewistown on Friday night. II is believed
that he passed through this place some time
during the night.
The soliloquy of the senior editor of the
Democrat aud Register in eating crow may
be seen and read in another column. See
picture of our special artist.
A Chicago girl. who claims to have
proved it By experiment, SAYS that by put
ing lover in the light of blue glass win
dow be can be made to propose at one sit
ting"
The temperance pledge fever RACES in
Huntingdon. About eight hundred people
in that ancient town have signed ths pledge.
Soon they will say in that place, 4" No one
drinks in this town"
On Monday week Mrs. Nipple, Of Lick
ing Greek Valley. fell while walking in the
road and broke her left leg. DR.. Elder was
called and promptly rendered the surgical
sio that the case required.
From every direction, wherein anything
is known of the Selinsgrove aud North
Branch RAILROAD enterprise, renewed con-
fiderce is heartily expressed since the elec-
tion of the new management, with Mr.. Doty
at is head.
You will need a new suit of clothes this
epring. The place to have them made is At
Loudon's. He has bought and shelved
complete assortment of Cassimeres and
Cloths, to suit the times. Call and leave an
order for suit.
The Blair County Agricultural Society
a,,. f.La, f;,,,a hv the foraiock and sh TX on
the old fellow up TO a realization OF the fact
that Fair will be held near Hollidaysburg
on the 25th, 26tn, 9th and 2sth days of
September next.
An Independent is well described by the
Inter-O Ocean. which says he is man who is
never OF any use and never knows what be
ought to do until the time for action is past.
1t is noticeable that all the Independents IS
who supported Tilden are now sorry they
did so.
The Orbisonia Leader gives the following
"During a recent visit to Mspleton We were
shown a sample of knitting done BY young
lady of that town, which surpasses any
thing of the kind We have ever seen. The
work consisted of two stockings knit from
one set of needles and both at the same
time. The young lady is living with Mr..
Gayton."
Whatever inaccuracies are observable,
they are few, in the picture of the senior
editor Of the Democrat and Register, as il
appears in this issue of the Sentinel and Re-
pu5l,cau, must be attributed to the tact
that the picture was c. taken on the fy,'
when Mr.. Bonsall was taking one of hi,
accustomed contemplative strolls. The con-
templative attitude is ife-like, and exceed
ingly becoming when SO serious question
as eating crow is to be considered
If you are thief, murderer, or burner
Of other peoples property. be sure tina
justice viii find you out. 1t may be a long
time coming up to you, but 1t will overtaks
and overwhslm you in confusion and shame
and ignominy as surely as that justice over
took the wretch who was shot on his cofir
at Mountain Meadows, last Friday, for mur
der committed twenty years ago.
There is a large emigration to the West
ern country from all points. The hsrc
times, by closing or greatly narrowing tn,
avenues of business in the older sections o.
the country, press heavily on many. Thou
ssnds thus pressed are seeking new homes
in the West. and thousands of those who
thus seek will often thank the day wher
they took the resolution to 60 West.