Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-27

IL ooesh 40 oit Oh good 70 go 70 pic
mic and stand on the river bank and admire
the gorgeous sunset. and talk about the ten
der beauties of nature, to a man who has
just sat down on custard pie.-Brriiag.
ton HaoLeye
Nellie Hardy, daughter Of John A and
Anna Hardy, died at Sunbury, Northun-
berisnd county, and was brought to this
place, TO the residence of Jesse Howe,
whence the funeral took place, to Presby-
terian yard, last Friday, aged mos.
The potato bugs are reported not as nu-
rlerous as in past years, but as to whether
the decrease is owing to natural causes, or
owing to the ceaseless war that the people
wage On the bngs by picking them off by
hand or by the application of Paris green,
is not known.
The Commissioners viii receive sealed
proposals at their office, on Tuesday. July
10, 1877, for the furnishing OF brick and
other necessary material, and for the put
ting down Of brick pavement and gutter
on the south side of Court House Yard aud
other places about the yard.
Tobias Auker, dealer in marble, tomb
stones, and all that pertains to the erection
OF toIbstones, monuments, and their en-
closures. is just about putting the finishing
touch TO handsome and valuable tomb
stone for the grave of DR.. p. l.. Greenleaf
1t is now on exhibition at Auker's shop on
Main street, opposite the Doty * Parker
Bank.
Last Thursday about two O'Clock party
. of ladies aud gentlemen started for Mace
donia in boat belonging TO Bayers & Ken
nedy. The weather being unprositious,
they did not reach-their destination, but in
stead Of pIc-ncking in the mountain gorge
they pic-nicked in Fred. E>penschade's
h2ra, and there on its ample floors amused
themselves in ''blird mans buff" and other
kindred plays, while the raia tell and made
Macedonia the most uninviting of spots.
On Thursday a number Of colored people
left This place in Sulouff's Crusader, which
was handsomely decorated with flags, for
Gin Springs, near Nexlco, to JOIN other col
o-ed people to hold picnic there; but the
weather was not propitious for such out
door pleasures. HOweS er, the weather diff
iculty was overcome by Porter Thompson
giving the merry pic-nickers the use of his
barn floors, where tie cay was spent in
social conversation, plays, and dancing. A
large number of ''white folks" visited their
colored brethren. Postmaster Books, of
this place, drove down and mingled IN the
throng.
Most of the citizens of Miftlintown are
sufficiently well read in newspaper lore TO
be secure against the arts of sharp men.
They are scarcely ever caught by trav-
cling scamps who 50 often victiInize com
munities. and if they would read still more
closely than they do, they would always be
able 10 detec; the sell before it victimized
them. Sometimes, however, well-informed
people are caught in the uleshes of the net
that scaGps always set 10 catch people, to
make money. Such was the case'last FRI
day evening. On that evening a couple OF
men appeared on Main street, in carriage
drasn b. two horses. One Of the party
p=gan 10 TAX, and soon had 4 crowd about
him, and when he deemed it large enough
to begin on, he offered one dollar bill for
sale. A citizen bid seyenty-fye cents. The
offer was taken. The seyenty-iive cents
was sold for City cents; the fifty cents was
sold for twenty-five cents: the twenty five
cents Nas sold for ten cents, and the ten
cents was sold for five cents, and that dis
posed of the dollar. " Now, gentlemen"
SAID the scamp. =. have been liberal with
you; will you be the same with ne !'' and
forthwith he proposed to sell ten cents for
a half dollar. ssI trusted you. gentlemen :
won't YOU trust me !'' By ard by some one
gave him halt dollar for ten cents, when,
to the surprise of all, he gave both sums TO
the patty who had bought the 10 cents:
and that transaction opened the door
10 Lltil 70 UitAc Nildt ne tlI. nc tllci
began to offer jewelry. The first that
lie sold, he returned with the money
that was paid for it. AT that juncture
a number Of citizens, who had heard
of and seen such operations, thought they
knew enough TO take light ''buck at the
tiger" which they did, and just when they
expected to realize, the scamp announced
that be would close business, which he did,
and drove out of town, and has not been
seen since. The citizens whe did the
'buskiug' say they won't buck again. 4
citizen VINO kept run of the transaction
says, the rascals gave away about three dol
lars in money ard lot of tre-gilt jewelry,
for which they received nineteen dollars in
The clear profits are estimated at
fifteen or sixteen dollars.
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