Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-09-26
LOC.4I INTELLIGENCE.

III uSAl NceA
"Tweed is letting the cat out Of the bag ,
The Miffiin county fair began on Tuesday
The Riverside Park Fah was a great sue.
cess.
If you want good and cheap Clothing, go
10 Todd.
Farmers, as a rule, sowed wheat late in
the season.
The erection of glass works at Hunting
don chang fire."
The Patent Office at Washington was de-
stroyed BY fire ON Monday.
Another mail bag under train of cars at
Newport, & few days ago.
Philsdelphis Markets - Wheat. Sl.i7to
l.55; Corn 56to6Oc; oats 35to3Sc.
The sale of the Hostetler property in
ThompsontoSn, will take place October 20,
1871.
The Turks have, as yet, not unfuried the
nag of the Prophet. When they do, exit
Russia.
The three great things that cannot be got
rii of in this world, are Love, Church and
State, and Satan.
Ths Ince at Bixler's Plug by Lewistown
people last "Wednesday was quite success
full entertainment.
The Greenback and Labor Reformers
fused in State Convention last week at VIII
Transport, and put a ticket in the field
The convention of Ed .rs of the Hunt
ingdun Presbytcry will meet in the Presb,-
terisn church at Mcyeytown, in December
next.
You can buy the best aud cheapest Boots
and Shoes at rodd's.
John Tyson caught bear in one of his
traps on Sh lde mountain a few days ago,
but Brmn was dead. Ii had eaten a hole
through the trap large enough L. put its
head through. Overwoik and not enough
TO eat doubtless caused its dsath.
"The French are a chee.ful race. and
find joke in things where nJ other people
would think of looking Tor one. A short
time since a steamboat explosion blew a
Frenchnan's better hall into fhe bushes,
whereupon the bereaved husband exci1in-
ed, Farewell, my much e-sfeGmed "iie!''
In due conrse OF time an answer to the
bill in equity. Published in th;> issue. viii
be Produced, and also pub lished ia the col
umns OF the SENTINEL AND kEFUBL;ctS. Ii
is suggested that all who fee, at interest iu
the ease, file copy of this issue, SO that
when the answer appears IN print 'he whole
case, from beginning TO END, may be OeiIo-
erately read
A match " Scratch my Back" was the
cause of an amusing incident at the FAIR
l. .. La
young man were looking at the article
mentioned; suddenly one of the ladies'
read "Scratch my blck.'' The young man
did not qnte comprehend ter, not then
having his eyes on the quotation, and he
eagerly asked her, ssWhy, is it itchyl"
The newspapers of the past ten days re-
port a large number of outrages on the per-
sons of women ard glrls that were met by
tramps, in by- places. The outrageous work
Of the trsIDIs seem to multiply rapidly,
and it is possible that they wall continue
till the outraged sense OF the country will
become aggressive by one of those unac
counfable uprisings that move nations to
action in day, and then the doom of the
tramp will be sealed.
On Friday evening an engine was taken
20 the coal wharf to coal A shut was put
down TO the tank, but before the coal was
turned in, for some unknown reason the en-
gine commenced 60 shack" which caused
the shute 10 catch the .'fiip-up." and as
matter of course tore the valve off. An
escape of steam followed with such force
that all Patterson was shakcn oHi ef i'- pro
pricty and rushed pell-mei. 10 tine railroad
TO learn what great disaster had tiken ace.
The people, however, kept %Nsy from the
locomotive. until il Wa announced that
no one was hurt, to the great relief OF all
With the s-fiip-up" off, il did not lake long
TO take the movement out of the locomO-
tive The damage 10 the engine was not
great.