Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-06
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wages on the railroad. Sensible not to
strike.
Mr.. Hutchinson McAlister is preparing to
put down substantial brick pavement abou,
his residence.
The railroad engineers have made the
survey for the new railroad from this poin,
to Hancock, Maryland.
On Monday night year old mare vas
stolen from the stable of Samuel Valentine
in Milford township. A reward of SOS. is
offered
The war sitGation In Europe and Asia is
one Of confusion il seems to have neither
head or tail excepting that the Russians
and Turks are in the fight.
Last Saturday the Senior Band took 3
trip to Port Royal, Mexico, Thompsentown,
McAlisterville and other places. Next
Saturday the Junior Band will take trip.
Samuel E. Belford, son of DR.. Belford. of
Lewistown, has received the appointment
to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Mary.
land, from Congressman Mackey's district.
June lst President Grant. in company
with the Prince of Wales, attended a race
ct EPSON. A CREST storm came up and
blew down ali the buildings surrounding the
race course.
The Detroit Free Press says that drink
ing man spends one year out of every fl
teen in wiping off his mouth after taking a
drink. How about the time consumed in
swallowing the drink
On Monday, while DR.. D. NJ. Crawford was
on professional visit TO the Long arrows,
David Fink gave him a large catfish that
had been caught in the river. The fish was
10 inches long, weighed A. pounds, and
measured 4 inches between the eyes.
The Juniata Conference of the Lutheran
Church of the Synod of Central Pennsylvs-
MIA commenced at Belleville, Miftiin county,
last Monday evening. Rev. Mr. Berry and
Mr.. Michael Sieber represent the Miffiintown
and Licking Creek congregations.
As per previous arrangement the Normal
School, under the management Of its Prin
cipals and teachers. proceeded to the Court
House Square, last "Wednesday about 10
O'Clock, and decorated the Monumen, that
was erec ted there to the honor of the citi-
zen soldiers who fell in the contest against
rebellion. The Ceremonies were appropri-
ate. Mr.. John Z. Snyder delivered an ad-
dress, the school sang, Master Morris Gar
man read a poem, and Miss Jennie Trcgo
read an essay, ard Mr.. S. NJ. Turbett de-
livered the closing address. A committee
was appointed TO strew flowers on the grave
of Mr.. Hopkins in the Lutheran graveyard,
and on the grave Of Lieut.. c. b. Harris in
the PresbyteriIn graveyard. There was
quite large turnout of cI;izens TO witness.
the ceremonies.
The members OF the Presbyterian church,
and other people who have friends and rel
atives buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery
at this place, hive improved the appearance
OF the graveyard mentioned many hundred
per cent. by Strengthening the tomb-stones
that had got out of perpendicular, and by
rendering other little repairs that, if allow
ed to pass untouched, soon spoil the better
of the resting place of the de-
parted.
There is yet good deal to do to put the
untouched part of the yard in harmony
with that which has been put in proper con-
dition, but a united will in the effort, will
accomplish the desired end. in a few days.
and make the Presbyterian grave yard oie
of the most attractive places in the county.
Three or four generations lie buried there,
it speaks of the past, 1t speaks of the
present.
When a man goes out to Deadwood
in the Black Hills, he doesn't want to
carry much social veneering with him.
There is a prejudice against that sort
of thing. But if must have some
thing to remind him of eastern life,
let him take out surgeon. No fam
lily is happy there long without one.
-New York Weekly.
A fisherman that would cap
ture ninety-four dozen of trout out
of a stream at one incursion, should
never be allowed to throw line in
trout waters again. Yet fellow did
this, so they say, in one of Clinton
county creeks lately To keep that
number of fish without spelling re-
quires pretty heavy sailing, and then
the salt and the keeping kills the
flavor of a trout.-LewistO,pn Gazette
In many towns in this State, as
well as in towns in other States, town
authorities have passed ordinances
against the explosion of fire crackers
within borough limits. A few of the
sports grumble at the sensible objec-
ton of town councils, but the great
majority of people approve of the
suppression of the fire cracker nui-
sance.
The Lewistown Gazette is astonish-
ing the natives and everybody else
with its accounts of snakes and ALI
gators. The latest snake article
reads: George Miller and sons, in
one day last week, killed six rattle
snakes in the mountains between
Manyunk and hcVeytown. j. d.
Walls killed a horn, or hoop-snake
measuring five feet ten inches.
How many men and boys have con
cluded to catch the bass that swim
about the piers of the river bridge,
in the first lawful hour to catch bass;
but alas for their expectations, be
fore the time arrives in which they
dare angle for the aforesaid fish, the
young bass, over which they now hold
guardianship, will be large enough to
swim away from the spawning place,
and of course the guardians will de-
sport themselves in other places.
There is this consolation in the mat
ter, the game cannot get out of the
river.
Last Friday, short distance below
l.