Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-02-07


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burden, or as large as Is or is ships of war.
Could have accommodated q, 1000 men with
provisions for six months, and carried
! 800 pieces of cannon and military stores.
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Lent season hegins on Valentine day. Ii
all people would be Roman Catholics in the
eating during ten, fifteen, or even twenty
days, every 81 ring season, when the change
from winter to milder temperature is going
on, they would be benefited in health.
There is nothing in the observance except
ing as promoter of health, but there Is a
good deal of good religion in anything thai
will promote health. A good deal of sin is
committed by violating the laws of health.
The laws of health are Gods laws, and be
who violates HIS laws, whether of health or
other things, must pay the penilty.
Last Friday, bird-bawk, in passing over
town, s~Ooped down at a beyy OF English
spaIrows that were feeding in the street, al
the corner of Main and Bridge streets. The
uin bl: little birds We're too quick for the
hawk and scattered. One little fellow near
est the hawk curved around the glass cor
ner OF TIE Belford building. The pursuing
bird was not acquainted in that locality,
knew nothing OF the glass corner, which to
its eve seemed like open space, concluded
TO take the short cut on the little bird that
was describing ST. nice curve in front OF
his hawkship. The hawk directed its
countered the outside glass with such force
that it passed through to the inside by 4
hole of Its own making. only several times
larger than its own body, aud then dropped
dead to the music OF quiverIug window aud
falling glass. The boys say the sparrows
held jubilee that day over the death of
bloody enemy.
Ar % Minutes after O'Clock, one after-
noon last August, Mr.. Frederick Espen-
schade left his farm to come home, to town.
He was certain it was that time of day, for
he looked at his watch, which he carried in
a fob in his pants. He had scarcely reached
home when the clock on the Court House
struck ) O'Clock. Quite good time 10 make
from the farm home, thought he, and then
To compare the time of his watch with the
town clcck, he reached for his time-kesper,
hut it was not in in its fob. he hastene !
back oler the road he had travelled 10 look
for it, His search was iruitless, and he gave
the watch up as lost watch. Prudence
however, suggested that he should inform
the :. watch makers - of the town OF the
loss; perhaps the time piece might be
brought in for repairs, if found. Months
passed by, but the lost watch did not turn
up. Espenschade had almost forgotten il,
uban IN his axfnpiShu,apt U.trb m, IL a. r
William Rollman called on him last We'd
nesday and informed him that his watch had
sscome in'' for repairs. The timex -eper
was easily identified by Mr.. Espenschaie.
1t had been brought here by J. D. Shields,
of the Juniata Hotel. He had got 1t by
trading with some one about the hotel, and
the man he traded with had got 1t in trade
with a man from Tuscarora Valley. As to
v no found the watch is not yet unknown.
Jacob A. Christy, Administrator of James
Mcknight, deceased, has filed his account
In the Recorders office.
Frederick RInehart, administrator of
Lewis Cox, decd, has filed his account in
the Recorders office.
Calhoun, deceased, has filed his account in
the Recorders office.
Alfred J. Patterson and Jonathan II Orr.
executors OF Jane Orr, deceased. have filed
their account IN the Recorders office.
The partial account OF Daniel Knouse,
! administrator of Amos Miller, deceased,
has been filed in the Recorders office.
John L. Auker, administrator Of Jere-
miah Kirk, has filed his account in the Re-
corder's Office.
The account of Louisa Hoffman, admin
istratrix CT Jacob Hoffman, deed, has been
| filed in the Recorders Office.
The account of Mahon c. Farra, execu-
tor Of William Keech, has been filed in the
Recorders Office.
The account of Leonard K. Ulsh, exec
utor Of Valentine keely, decd, has been
lied in the Recorders office
The account of Jacob u. Shelly, execu
tor of David Gingrich, decd, has been filed
IN the Recorders Office.
The account OF Alfred J. Patterson, ad-
ministrator of Lucien ". Kingsley, decd
| has been filed IN the Recorders Office.
A butcher shop in Tyrone was burn
ed down, on Thursday morning last
All the machinery, tpgetber with the
meat of three dressed beevss, bog
and large quantity OF lard aud tallow
were destroyed. Three dogs, locked IL
the building and several pigs were