Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-21
SHORT LOCALS.

SHORT LOCALS.
| Green corn.
Cholera morbus.
Article from "Tacitus" will sppear next
week.
Onion juice will destroy the smart of the
bite of the mosquito.
The wheat crop in the West is reported
to be lighter than in 1877.
"what kind of ship has two mates and
no captain Court-ship."
Old Sunday ay-school lessen" As the twig
is bent, the boy is inclined"
DO not forget the Grand Excursion to
Gettysburg, on Tuesday, August p.
An exchange says, ripe tomatoes will re-
move ink and other stains from white clothes.
A common expression heard very fire.
quently-" The days are growing shorter
every day."
Something rare and racy, that the Potter
Committee should look into-Tilden' cipher
dispatches.
Flows, of q frst-rate quality, manufac-
tured and for sale by J. H. Rogers, at Johns
town, this county.
High reform of the Democracy-TheB Big
ler- Bickel bogus State bond over-issue of
one hundred thousand dollars.
The Van Vert Union Sabbath-school will
hold celebration on Saturday, the oath
inst. The public are invited.
The United Presbyterian Sabbath-school
of Mexico will hold q celebration, at Gin
Spring, on the 3Oth day of this month.
The Lutheran Sabbath school of this
place will picnic in Schweier's wood, next
Thursday a week, the 29th inst.
Flour thrown upon fire caused by the
explosion Of a coal-oil lamp, is said to be
very eiIec tive in extinguishing the fanes.
Philadelphia Grain Market.-Aug. IL
Red wheat 81 .00tol .O3 !; amber ST DIAL .oS
white $l.09. Corn 47to50c. Oats 32a3Sc.
Rye 59to63c.
The United Brethren are holding an in
terestIpg ''woods meeting" near Richfield,
which will be continued through all this
week and next Sabbath.
The Commissioners of Snyder county have
at last awakened to a realization that the
Kintzler murdersrs shall be held accountable
for their work.
Henderson's saw-mill, at Shan okin dam,
Snyder county, exploded boiler, killing
Johu Gross, NJ. Frymire, and Charles Eli
OFT, and wounding two or three others.
FIrst-class cars and good accommoda-
tions for Gettysburg Exclusion, Aug. 81.
The late DR.. Bigelow, of Boston, was
asked by lady if he thought tight lacing |
led to consumption. sNot at all, my DEAR"
he replied, :" it is what consumption lives |
on.''
A bush meeting will be held under the |
auspices of the Evangelical Association on |
the lands of Mr.. Minichan, two miles south |
east of Mifflintown, commencing Friday |
evening, August 80, 1878.
Thomas Arbuckle, Esq was return judge |
from Tuscarora township, and received the |
returns sealed, and so delivered them TO the |
convention on Monday. Mr.. Arbuckle's |
course is a most commendable one.
1t is alleged that potato bugs that have |
been killed by Paris Green, are washed by |
rains into the streams, and there are gath
cred up by the fishes, from the effects OF |
which many of the finny tribe die.
The Choir of the Port Royal Presbyte-
rian church will give a concert in Airy View |
Academy, on Thursday evening, August %,
1878. Admission 20 cents; children 10 cts. |
Doors open on Il O'Clock; performance a.
P. NJ.
In the summer of 1852 the cholera devel- |
oped itself in this place, in a most malig- |
nant manner. 1t is hoped that the yellow |
fever, which is doing such dreadful work in |
certain portions of the South, may not make |
a phenomenal stride and land in our midst. |
Slack water river navigation finds many
advocates, and the probability is that the
next generation will see a system of slack
water improvements that will insure cheap, |
steamboat, travel and freight routes on all
the rivers of the Commonwealth.
An enterprising liquor dealer in this place
ordered wagon-load of drink for the oc-
casion of the Democratic county conven-
tion, and the thirsty drank every drop, and
wagon-load of empty barrels and casks were
sent back by express TO the brewery.
The nice quiet system that the Republi-
cans have of nominating candidates for
office, presented a most favorable contrast
to the bitter contentious system that the
Democracy have; and the two conventions
being held only few days apart, made the
contrast only the stronger.
Extra low rates for Gettysburg Excursion
August %.
Last Thursday the rain showers caused
the Happy Hollow, and Red Rock Sabbath
schools to adjourn from the picnic ground
in Adams woods, to the barn of William
Adams, deceased, where two Large barn
floors afforded ample room for the large con-
course of people that had assembled.
/ A four-year old son of David Louder,
who lives in Fermanagh township, had his
right arm broken between the wrist and el-
bow, last Friday. by fall from mule, that
was one of three mules, that was pulling
at boat, that was s'stuck," a short dis.
lance below the second lock north Of town.
During the visitation of thunder storm,
on Saturday a powder-mill exploded at
Pottsville, Pa, the shock of which was
felt ten miles from the city. Eleven hun
dred kegs of powder were set off. 1t is sup
posed that the explosion was occasioned by
lightning. Eleven persons were wounded,
several of whom it is thought will die.
The uarr,ehnr1 T.J.1rocb 0afs of fhis