Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
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SHORT LOCALS.

Shad fishing at Newport is brisk.
The Band took jaunt to upper Tusca
rora last Friday.
Y Go to Todd's for the latest style of Hat
and Gaps.
The frost killed the cherries, plums an,
grapes in and about Altoona.
Rev. John Laird preached in the Presby
terian church in this place on last Sabbath
Judge Bentley bas declined to be the can
didate OF the Nationals for the Office O
Supreme Judge.
A number of the youth of the town prac.
tice boxing with gloves, in the Office of DR.
Darwin Crawford, deceased.
Distemper in horses can be prevented
by using Foutz's Horse and Cattle Powder.
before the disease reaches your stable.''
The sacrament of the Lords Supper viii
be administered in the Lutheran church i,
this place on next Sabbath q week, June 9
Peter Herdic's property has been subjec
to writ upon writ by the sheriff until its own
ershIp has become a subject for the courts
to settle.
The Democratic State Convention had
about the average percentage OF good and
bad men in it, but it was not by any mean.
a mob.
A young lady rebukingly asks us, eWhich
is worse-to lace tight, or to get tight i''
We give it up; We never lsced.-EimirO
Gazette.
William Van Sweringen's store, at Beale-
town, was robbed of between one and tw o
hundred dollars worth of store goods, on a
night last week.
Archery shooting with bow and arrow is
coming to the front as a favorite amuse-
ment. Tyrone has an archery club, which
numbers nineteen.
The United Brethren people of Altoona
district will hold a Sunday-school conven-
ton at Canoe Creek on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, June IL and 10.
B. F. Hoover, who mas opened a watch
and clock and jewelry repairing shop at
East Poiht, is crowded with work. He is
said to be a skilled workman.
y. B. NJ. Todd has received full supply
of Summer Clothing, which he is selling
cheap.
Last Thursday tornado passed through
the central part of Mineral Point, Wis and
tore down many houses. Other places were
visited BY the storm. Thirty people were
killed.
( a number Of men are talking about en-
ploying private watchmen to patrol their
premises with loaded weapons at night. 1t
will not improve fellows health to get on
such diggings after dark.
Figure by the .rule of three" If the
Democracy can file three hundred millions
Southern claims IN one branch of Congress,
how many millions can they file and pass
and pay with two branches of Congress
A witness, on being cross examined late
ly, swore that he was in the habit of asso-
cisting with every grade of society, from
lawyers up. The lawyer who 'shad him in
hand" gasped out, "That's ALL" and sat
Transcript.
T $3.50 cash will buy one quarter barrel of
No. mackeral, at J. b. NJ. Todd's, or
bacon will be taken in exchange at cents
per pound.
A friend in Florida sent Jas. A. Brown,
a citizen Of Huntingdon, live alligator.
A nice present, indeed; but an elephant
would have been just as nice. However, it
is an affair between Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Brown,
and therefore suggestions are out of order.
The verdict of the jury in the Gallagher
case, that was on trial before Judge Rowe,
at Chambersburg, was in favor of Mrs. Gal
lagher. Mrs. Gallagher and her brother,
John Wright, Esq, came home from Cham
bersburg. on Saturday, in a special car.
They arrived here at 600 P. N.
A. J. Christy, Esq, had light stroke Of
paralysis to touch him at the breakfast table
in Chambersburg, while there as a witness,
last week. II. T. McAlister, Esq, accom-
panied Mr.. Christy home from Chambers
burg. He has almost entirely recovered
rro,,, he aff.a,fs nf the
One of Todd's stylish white horses threw
Harry Woodmansee out of his saddle,
few days ago, at East Point. The unhors-
ing was nicely done, and Harry passed the
ordeal without wincing. He arose from the
ground smilingly, and remounted the ami
NAL and rode away as if nothing unusual
had taken place.
An exchange says: To change red hair
to light or yellow, Put heaped tablespoon
full of baking soda or saleratus in a quart of
water, and wash tie head and hair with it.
Do this three or four times a week, and the
hair will become silky and light. Of course
the darker the hair the longer time it will
require to bleach it.
Some nights ago the family of Rev. Mr..
Wilson in Port Royal were aroused by an
unusual noise about the premises An in
vestigation into the cause revealed the fact
that some party had made an effort to enter
the house by cutting the putty out of
window sash around q pane Of glass.
After the discovery Of the work On the
window, a strict watch was kept up on
a couple of men who skulked around
the house, but they made no demonstration
on the building. The yard gate in the
morning was found propped open by pair
OF heavy shoes. The snoes were identified
as a pair that had been left at blacksmith
shop, near Hertzler's store, to have iron
ssheel-taps" put on.
On Saturday night or Sunday night, May
25 or 26, 1873, the following articles were
stolen from the Jewelry Store of J. w.
Wagner, in this place one American Gold