Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-07-10
SHORT LOCALS.

A great worker-The house-Hy.
The days have begun to shorten.
The great sport for boys, is swimming.
Good Summer Hats at Todd's for 10 cts
Corner loafers are now called time killers
Listen for the cry, soon to be heard, sOr
to Mexico 7"
Under the new law young squirrels have
a chance.
New York policemen break up the meet
ings of the communists.
The Fair at Riverside Park will be held OF
the Sd, 4th and 5th days of October.
BY recent act of Legislature deg ha:
become an article of personal property.
Last Sabbath week, a Sabbath school
was organized at Cuba school house.
A subscriber of the Huntingdon Giob.
paid his subscription in gold last week.
The Shenandoah Valley Bank, at Shen.
andoah, Fa., closed its doors a few days ago
The man who will burn house for gain
or malice, viii commit murder for gain OF
for malice.
One dollar will buy pair of Caters al
Todd's.
Mrs. Solomon Hertzler dropped dead, a
few days ago, in her husbands house in
Port Royal.
W. l. Hibbs has been elected BY the school
directors of the borough, teacher for the
first school,.
Huntingdon Presbytery meets in Bedford
this week. The preachers can refresh at the
Springs.
j. NJ. Lantz, formerly citizen of Altoo-
ma, was cowhided few days ago, in Texas,
by a couple of ladies.
Look for an eclipse of the sun, or rather
partial eclipse, on the 29th day Of July,
from to 6 O'Clock P. N.
A man in Lewistown, Mifiiin county, Of
fers 500. reward for information that will
convict the party who poisoned his dog.
An argument court was held yesterday.
in what is commonly known as the Snyder
county Cummings case.
Hon. Thad. NJ. Mahon, candidate for Con-
gress in this district, spent a half day in
this place few days ago.
Indians in Oregon, a few days ago, de-
feated volunteer force OF 80, killing all
but of the command.
J.B NJ. Todd has a lot of fine Calf Skins
tor sale cheap.
Capt William II. Patterson has been re-
appointed Superintendent Of the Public
Grounds at Harrisburg3 y
Prof. March, of Lafayette College, is op-
posed to the use of silent letters in the con-
struction or spelling of words.
Harrisburg INDUCED in the finest, most
magnificent. and grandest procession ever
seen in that city," on the 4th.
Samson was an eminent tragedian in his
down the house.-Erchange.
David Moist, living in Oliver township,
Mifflin county, recently killed black snake
that measured feet in length.
The Junlata Valley camp meeting at New
ton Hamilton will commence on Tuesday,
August 18th, and continue ten days, closing
August 23d.
One of Jasper's converts is frank enough
to reply: 81 doan know wedder l'ze got re-
ligun or notify me wild a chickun .'-De-
troit Free Press.
The people who can afford it, are out on
summer excursions. 1t is not your business,
reader, or my business, if they pay their
honest obligations.
The work of the inoendisry in the Odd
Fellows Hall stopped the preparations for
the building of 4th OF July bonfire on the
morning of the natal day.
The first Centennial anniversary of the
massacre in Wyoming Valley was celebrated
on the Sd and 4th inst, at Wilkesbarre.
with great demonstration.
The Park Association have resolved that
bathing in the canal that runs side by side
with the road that leads to the Park shall
be prohibited during the hours Of daylight
If you want suit of clothes for small
amount Of money, go to Todd's.
A man named Haywood, a graduate OF
Brown University has been set to Jail for !
period of two months, in Massachusetts,
for circulating a book that advocate free
love-
The wheat crop in Europe is represented
as a short one. ' If the report be correct
one, good prices will be obtained by the
American farmer for the wheat he has tC
sell.
Harrisburg is happy; the appropriation:
to be expended on the new post-ofice IL
that city within the next year amount t,
$4,000. That will make work for a mum
Der of people.
The robbery of the Hawn brothers il
Huntingdon county, some days ago, il
charged, not to the tramp fraternity, but t.
gang of outlaws that operate in Hunting
don and adjoining counties
Why celebrate the 4th of July with fir
crackers and other abomlnable Chinese con
trivancesl Why not celebrate it in a NOR,
civilized way, after the fashion Of Christ
mas and so forth :
Several nights ago, some unknown per
son, or persons, entered the cellar of 10
seph Martins house, in this borough, AM
took therefrom all of a ..fresh baking" ex
cepting one loaf of Bread
The barn of II. II. Brubaker, near Oak
land Mills, was struck by lightning and de
stroyed on Monday evening. One horse
reaper and mower, hay, and about eight
dozen of wheat were burned in the ire.S
Michael Breneman, of Porter township
Huntingdon county, while feeding his cat
/ ,Ia , fay dave apo uas tossed hy an en-