Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Sunday was a warm summer-like day.
The Fair begins to-day, with good look
0ut.
Philadelphia Markets Wheat. 81 .43to
si.45. Corn 59too0c.
Among the five tickets in the field in Iowa
> an Anti-Mason ticket.
An elcpement in Sunbury has put that
own in whirl OF excitement.
Nine millions dollars is what the common
schools cosT ia this State last year.
Last Wednesday the Prohlbitionists met
II arris5ury and nominated ticket.
Cambria county workmen viii nominate
q ticket oa the 24ih inst, at Eb.nsburg.
The ssls Of tire Hosteiler property in
Th"bpsontc9n, VIII take pllce October 30,
80.
Who says that leo pounds of bass will
consIme as many pounds of food in year
IS d man
Eels are said 20 be scarce in the river.
Fishermen conjecture that the bass eat the
little eels.
The Republicans of Lawrence county
have nominated a colored barber for Asso-
oiate Judge
The Altoona Democracy are out of har-
mony. Irouble, double trouble, discord
rules the hOur.
There is a grand open air ball TO be held
- ulphu- Springs hear Waterford, ON Fri
l-y, the 2lst inst.
And now the Astronomical discovery is
-UnOunced that the planet Mars has two
moons attending it.
! AcVeytown man named b. ]. Bruner
has received patent on machine for max
ing horseshoe nails.
A body, or ring of apostles hereafter will
rule the Mormon Church, with John Taylor
as head. So il is saId.
On Monday week the region about
Easi"n, Pa, was vis;bly affected by the
shock of an earthquake.
England is about to shake the world. Her
'-re- sill be free-t-aie. Her agents are in
lis country to gather henchmen.
Huntingdon lad named Harry Stewart,
aged l. years, received several shots in one
0f uiS hands from a revolver which he was
handling.
The Pennsylvania railroad management
nave determined TO abolish freight di>crim-
nation from Pittsburg Freighis will be
,quaiizeG.
Now We have them all fully organized for
the campaign: Republicans, Democrats,
Greenbackers, proAIDitiOnists, and Labor
Re!Ormers.
A standing army IL Pennsylvania, in the
anthracite coal regions. But why not 2
Coal is king, and all kings have standing
armies.
pig viii be shaved and creased, and
'rrHed ou: into the ring at Sunbury fair
heXt week, and the man who catches it will
receive purse.
One of the regiments for three months
State service as called for by Governor
Hartrsnft has been fully organized, with
Hartley Howard as Colonel.
Ii is not 4 Democratic or Republican
right 10 enter a mans house and take out
It's inmates. Do the advocates of compul-
~Dry ed cation long for Imperial govern
Hentf
Several days since David SulOuf, of Pat
ter-on. caught ihree-pound bass, and
when preparing the fish for the table he
found a turtle as large as the palm OF his |
hand in its ulaw.
There was a row in the Democratic State
Central Committee, when it met at Harris /
burg last week, which resulted in the eject /
meUt of large squad of gentlemen who |
claimed seats as substitutes.
The !ssnes OF the day are met by the 4
5.sttorm of the Republican party as adopt /
e at Harrisburg in State Convention. Read |
ihem carefully, as presented in another part |
% this paper, with a head TO each rcsolu- /
'ion.
Tie Union Park and Agricultural Associ- !
alton of Northumberland County will hold |
their Annual Fair at Sunbury, September l
p ~ and p. Acknowledgement is due /
PIysido II Emil Wilvert, aid Secretary NJ.
H,.rSel, for tavors received.
All persons who lost freight by the Pitts
burg riot are requested, as per agreement
between Colonel Scott and the PittsDurg |
Maritime Exchange, to present their claim /
for loss, to the Company, who viii make an .
effort 10 collect the claims from Allegheny 4
comfy.
Mrs. Samuel Kerner, residing about one
mile from Port Royal, WAS engaged In fill .
ing a two-gallon Jug with hot tomatoes,
last week. The first fruit poured into the
jug did not fill il. The jug was corked un-
al more tomatoes could be prepared. In
time ihe boiling iruit was ready to be poured /
IN ONO What had already been Jugged. ne
Jrk was drawn out, and was followed by |
ne confined tomatoes, which escaped with
sGsh a rush that they were spurted into
as. kepner's face, aud onto her breast.
scalding her wherever they touched TO such
a degree that the skin OF the flesh was re-
faoved.
The Lewistown Gazette tells how, some
tiDes, a groom paid his marriage fee IN the
DAYS of Rev. James 5. Woods: "Rev. Jas.
5. Woods preached as stated supply IRON
1922 till 1921, and was regularly Installed
IS Pastor in 1924, he preaching at Mcfey-
town halt his time, LewistoWp charge pay
ing him $500 as its share of the salary In
those earlier DAYS merchandise entered
largely into the payment OF the preachers
salary, as well as his wedding fees-Mi.
Woods having taken many bushei OF po-
tatoes, grain, &C, and sometimes allowing
the groem to chop at the wood-pile to the
amount of his Zee, which was always left
optional with the couple.
The following incident, and sympathetic
mistake is related BY the Pittsburg Gazette
4 whoop-bang sort of boy, with feet as
broad and Eat as a pie-tin, trotted through
the market yesterday till he reached stall
kept by an unmarried woman about thirty
wears old. Halting there, he yelled out
seSayi sayl Youf little boy has been run
over and killed, up 10y the City Hall" ''Oh.
oh, Heavens-oh oh--P she screamed
as she made die under the counter, came
up On the OUTSIDE, and started TO follow the
boy. After going ten ieet she halted, looked
very foolish all Of Sufden. and remarked
6 What a goose l am, Why, L ain: even