Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-29
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xrFFLIN COUNTY, AS PER LEwIsrowN

NFFLN COUNTY, as PER LEwIsTowN
PAPERS.
lighting the street lamps in Lewistown at
5000.
The Miflin County Fair win be held on
the oath, 18th, 26th and 9th of September,
with a premium list of about $3.50.
A coal oil lamp exploded in a grocery
store in Lewistown few nights ago. The
fire was put out by throwing coal ashes over
the floor.
The Gazette says: The barn on the ten
ant farm of John Preston, in Decatur town
ship, was consumed by fire last Friday
night, about eleven O'Clock. From the fact
that calf, that was chained fast in the
back stable, was loosened and driven out OF
the doomed structure, it is evident the con-
fagration was of incendiary origin. The
contents were destroyed. Five hundred
dollars insurance on the building, in favor
of Mr. Preston. Loss not ascertained.
About IL O'Clock on Monday night, dur
ing heavy thunder storm, the barn of John
CGpples, IN Ferguson's Valley, was struck
by lightning and burned to the ground -
The tenant jumped from his bed immedi-
ately upon hearing the report, and, looking
out, saw the flames bursting forth from one
of the mows, which contained right or ten
TONS nf hav Thara m tha
barn and no implements except fodder
cutter. This, with few other articles, was
consumed. The barn was insured in the
Farmers Mutual. The building was OF yell
low pine, about 20 feet in length, and was
nearly as good as new, although built twen-
ty years ago. Mr.. Cupples has met with
several mishaps during the last twenty
years, his house having been burnt twice,
and beth himself and son having been Sc
verely injured by accidents.
Narows, five miles east of Lewistown
junction, has been made a passenger sta
tion. Way Passenger west at 1923 A. NJ,
Mail west at 3:4s A. NJ, Johnstown Express
east at 1l:l6 A. NJ, and Mail east at 5:52 p.
N. will stop at that point.
Greenbackers held a meeting in Yoder's
school house in Bratton township, last week.
PERRY COUNTY, AS PER BLOOMFIELD
PAPERS.
Last week quite a number OF shad were
caught at the fisheries in the Juniata river
about Newport. A few were also caught at
Parsons fishery, near Losh's Run.
The third annual convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association OF the Ninth
District of Pennsylvania, composed of the
counties of Lebanon, Dauphin and Perry,
was held in Newport on last Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday.
A canal boat from Newport was sunk in
the Nanticoke dam, below Wilkesbarre, on
Saturday a week, by coming IN collision
with another boat. Harry Patterson was
the captain of the boat.
S. II. Bakers store in Pfoutz's Valley,
Perry county. was robbed of goods to the
amount of three hundred dollars, on Mon
day night week.
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, AS PER HUNTINGDON
PAPERS.
After a retirement of seven years, J. A.
Nash again becomes the editor of the Jour
nal
1t is said the widowers are the only mar
rying men in Huntingdon. This is rather
significant. They know what it is to be
married.
The Huntingdon distillery was fired up
on Monday last, and is now running on full
time.
We were recently informed by a person
who has had some experience in cleaning
wells in Huntingdon borough, that the most
of them were in a very bad condition
some being extremely filthy. From one he
took out dead rats, toads, old rotten clothes,
dilapidated shoes, etc. Now, in the name
of common sense, how can any person
maintain good health and drink such poison
slop as comes from such wells Filthy
water will create disease in the most healthy
locality in the world; therefore, an ordi-
nance should be passed compelling the
cleansing of these wells.