Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-22
SHORT LOCALS.

Wien the tree frog aitunes its note, it is
said to predict rain.
by a festival in the N. z. church on Sat-
urday evening the sum of $50 was rlised-
John S. Graybill is the member OF the
Republican State Central Committee for
Juuiata county.
The Canadians have Fenisn scare. The
Irshmen are said to be pouring into Can
ada from the United States.
! Salt bed cord, spring, and cracks in bed
steads AMI end the business of the bed bug,
unless yoa are fond OF the bug.
Murrsin kills thousands of milk cows.
/ Foutz's Horse aad Cattle Powders will cure
them, and if used during winter and spring
will surely prevent the disease"
A good place To study the men Of church
and State this week is at Pittsburg, for
| there are assembled the Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly, and the Democratic State
Convention.
Id. E. Lantz, teacher, and Mss Clara
Deem, were married IN this place, at the
residence of the father OF the bride, James
Deem, Bsq.. last Wednesdy evening, BY
Rev. J. Ii. Mathers.l
Ellison, il the name of the inventor of
the phonograph, the machine that when it
is properly set registers all words that may
be spoken INTO it, and reversed will repeat
what was spoken to it.
Hon. John B. Linn has been appointed
BY the Governor and confirmed by the SEN
ate, as Secretiry of the Commonwealth, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mr.. Quay. The appointment is good
one.
This season will demonstrate to what
amount Of frost wheat may be subjected
to, and live and mature. The result Of the
frosts as they must IN time unfold their
work, is looked forward to with a good
deal Of anxiety.
The cold spell disappeared on Saturday,
and was succeeded by bright warm sun
shine that took nearly all the coloring out
of wheat leaves, that had been impaired by
frost; but the warm sunshine was followed
by cloudy weather and a cool relapse on
Sunday.
The Republican State Convention, the 1
Court at Cham bersburg, and the General /
Assembly at Pittsburg, go depopulated the /
town during the early days of last week, I
that it has never appeared so like desert /
ed place, unless, indeed, the time Of the 4
cholera, in July, 1852, is excluded.
A Patterson boy unloosed country |
mans horse on which to take ride, but |
the scamp had not ridden far till he was
discovered aud compelled to dismount. A
liberal application of moral suasion, sup
plemented by dose of strap oil, is what
that boy needs, to get him to understand
what the rights of people are. SStS'
The distance between watchmen posts
on the railroad is two and a half miles, ey-
cry night at intervals, as watchmen traverse
the entire length of the p. C. r., between
Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Few there are
who know that there is a guard of men
strung along from one end of the road to
the other every night.
The mark Of the late frosts was plainly Wis
ible on the growing wheat, the upper blades
or leaves were tiuged with maroon col or
heads that projected above the leaves of the
stalk were tinged with the same color.
The redish color or tinge is noticeable from
quite distance To what degree the fill
ing has been affected remains to be seen.
"A young horse, attached to a top-buggy,
in which were W. n. Sterrett and George
Soles, ran away when near the residence of
the former in Milford township, a few days
ago, and dashed itself, the buggy and occu-
pants off the end Of 4 pretty high bridge,
severely b-uising Messrs. Sterrett and Soles,
and doing great damage to the buggy. How
the occupants escaped death from the man
ner and place in which they were thOwn
out, is incomprehensible.N
About II O'Clock on Saturday swarm of
italian bees, owned by Sheriff Walls, took
wing and sped out of the jail-yard, to set
tie down on a tree that stands opposite the
front door of Mrs. Turbett's house. Quite
a crowd collected to witness the process of
hiying the fiyaways, which, in the absence
of the Sheriff, was most skiilfully conduct
ed by Prothonotary Beidler, Samuel Roll
man, George Heck, Fred. Hummell, Henry
Hawk, James Robinson and a few others.
The business was well boSsed BY at least
two dozen spectators, each of whom told
Just how this and that part of the hiving
process should be done.
COn Friday two tramps stole a pair of
shoes owned by a small boy, and a parasol
from the porch of John Horning's house
on Patterson Avenue, and then passed ont
the road in the direction of McAlistervihe.
At Reno's they got something to eat.
Meanwhile information was lodged against
them, and an officer sent in pursuit. They
were overtaken short distance on this side
of Daniel Sieber's barn, and there arrested.
They surrendered the shoes, but the para
sol was not in their possession. A hearing
was given them, and in default of bail they
were sent TO jail to await trial at the Sep
tember term. They were lousy, and it be-
came necessary to buy each of them suit
of new clothes. They represent their
names to be Lewade Marshall and Moor
Montgomery.\
Through mails for cities, but give people
IN the Juniata Valley mails on way trains.
The Law of the Road.