Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-01-02

Persohal.
One year ago, when Senator Conkling was
reported to favor Mr., Tilden's cause, he was
IN bigh favor among Democrats.
People are getting back to an old stand
point on the question of DRUNKENNESS. They
are dropping the mistaken sympathy for the
drunkard, and declaring that to get drunk is
q disgrace, and the fellow who disgraces
himself and the community in which he
live. by getting drunk and appearing in tha,
condition shall be punished by act of AS
sembly, which imposes fine Of 81 90 upon
every one found drunk on the streets. Off
GERS of the Peace MAY take drunken people
before Justice of the Peace, aud have the
fine imposed, and il the pirty does not pay
the fine he may be sent to Jail. That is
going to an old standpoint and making the
drunkard responsible for his acts.
Each of the Sabbath-School scholars OF
Miss Nary North received handsome
chrome, as a gift, on Christmas morning,
from their teacher.
Miss Emma Kepner entertained her Sab
bath-School class. in honor of Christmas,
at her fathers house.
Mr. /. Z. Marks created quite a STIR
among his sixty-odd common school schol-
ars by treating them to candy, on Christmas
day.
Pennsylvania Commissioners TO the Paris
Exposition are Ex-G overnor Bigler and ID.
J. Morrell.
On Christmas day f. 5. Doty presented
book to Rev. E. Berry. The title Of the
book is, -sThe Origin Of the World accord
ing to Revelation and Science" written by
J ". Dawson.
The first colored man in this place who
signed the Murphy Temperance pledge, is
Cyrus Morrison. When he walked down
the aisle Of the church 70 record his name.
he was loudly cheered, ard suddenly, as if
he had forgotten something, when midway
on his return to a seat, he stopped, looked
back. and said, Good by, mince pies"
The remark was loudly cheered. The re-
mark may seem trivial enough, but to the
man who thinks, it is full of meaning. The
pledge means total abstinence, except IN
case of real need for medical purposes, and
the 'sgood by to mince pies" doubtless
meant that the use of liquor in pies is not
necessary, and must be abstained from, to
be consistent with the pledge. The incOn-
sistencies, little Inconsistencies, that stand
in relationship to the prtneipls Of consist
ency as near as great Inconsistencies. are
the things that often make men skepticll,
and prove great stumbling blocks. There
was a sermon in the expression OF "Good
by TO mince pies" and those who failed to
see it, have not the finely balanced discrim-
nation of the colored man.
CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UsIoS.-Pu Pursu-
ant 10 previous notice, Christian Temper
ance Union Was formed in the Lutheran
church in this place on Wednesday evening,
December %, 1877, by electing the follow
ing officers:
IIcslucut-i Hoiiidc a. Elbtr-
lst Vice President-John Weakly.
End Vice President-B. c. Powell.
Recording Secretary-David Watts.
Corresp'g Secretary +. W. II. Kreider.
Treasurer-S. ID. Batesholtz.
Executive Committee - James Buyers,
Daniel Pannebaker, Joseph Rothrock, J. W.
D.. L
On motion the President was directed to
appointed a ComInlttee on Finance, cen
sistIng of six ladies'
On motion the Executive Committee was
directed to prepare Constitution and BY
Laws to govern the Society.
DAVID WATTS, Sec'y.
An exchange printed the following, rela-
tive to the pay of srbitrators: The new law
for the pay Of arbltrators, chosen under the
compulsory arbitration laws of this Com
monweal;h, shall be two dollars for each
day necessarily employed in the duties of
appointment, and five cents for each mile
necessarily travelled in going to and return
ing from the place of meeting, which shall
be entered ami taxed in the bill of costs in
the case and collected Proviled, That in
all cases where no defense is made before
said arbitrsrors, and in all cases in which
said arbitrators shall be engaged less than
five hours in hearing, their fees shall be as
heretofore The act approved March -,
1871.