Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-06-05
SHORT LOCALS.
In German, 0unkel means dark.

In German, Dunkel means dark.
In German, Fertig means finished.
Outline fishing in the river has been brisk
the past few weeks.
There is rust on the wheat leaves. Will
il stop the filling OF the grain.
1t rsined on Decoration day, and with all
that it was dry day in town.
Garden people, who planted early, boast
Of new potatoes as large as walnut.
John Wright, Esq, has been quite i'll
since his return from Chsmbersburg.
Mr.. Dill talked himself to death, politi-
caily, IN his first speech, after nomination.
June came in cool, like the temperature
of weather usually is about the lst of Nay.
1t is the Office seeker, and the office hold
er, who are working to bring about another
civil war.
Qnite number of people from town at
tended the Sabbatb-school Convention, at
Centre, last week.
Hon. N. s. Quay has been selected Chair
man of the Republican State Committee.
A first-rate selection.
"Congressman Bridges has received the
petition of over 1000 Lehigh county men
protesting against Woods tariff"
Mr.. Kurtz Kaufman, who lives mile
from fnwn in Farman,cb to~pSb;n b.s
been seriously sick, within the past week.
81 mean business said a burglar who
entered Mr.. Patterson's house, in Sterling,
Ill. $50 do l." said Mr.. Patterson, aud
shot him through the head.
"a devoted husband says that the phon-
ograph is simply a machine that .' talks
back, }" and he has had one of that kind in
his home since he was married."
The first hay made in the county this sea-
son, was from the grass that was cut in the
Court House yard, and that cut in the Pres
byterian graveyard.
"Churning butter is not difficult when
Cows are in a healthy condition. Foutz's
Celebrated Horse and Cattle Powders will
correct any disorder in the system"
"Paper, sir 2" asked the newsboy. sNo,
never read," was the blunt answer. Hi,
boys, come here called out the gamin
"here's man as is practisin' for the jury -
The new game and fish bill was signed by
Governor Hartranft on Monday. The new
law permits fishing for bass on the LIST of
June, and now angling for that game fish
has begun in earnest.
Z The thousands of young bass that were
seen in Elias Horning's fish-pond last au-
tumn have gone elsewhere. Horning has
restocked the pond. 1t is believed that
last years spawn escaped to the river
The Huntingdon Monitor last week said
The farmers in the vicinity of Mt. Union
say that about one-fourth of the wheat crop
in that section of the country was destroyed
by The hail storm last week.
The Perry County Republican Convention
last week resolved that .'the pay of MEM
bers of the Legislature should hot exceed
81 900, and that future Legislators should
not receive pay for extra time"
The European war situation has peace
full appearance, with the exception of the
attitude of Austria. That power has re-
Gently manifested desie 10 ask that
piece of European Turkey be given TO her.
The limestone shale taken from the exca-
walton made for the foundation of DIR. At
kinson's new house has been put to tse best
use. 1t has been distributed in the low
places on the streets.
The next county Sabbath-school Conves-
ton will he held at 1hompsontown. The
attendance in the Convention at Centre,
last week, was large, and those who were
present speak in the highest praise of the
hospitality Of the people of that vicinity.
The Potter Committee will pot number
of men. The common sense of the people in
this country is too well developed to allow
a lot of political buns to drag the country
into a war for the Office Of President, and
for Office as Congressman, and SO forth, at
Washington.
Certainly it is not necessary to caution
greenbackers against too hard study of the
currency question. The danger of such
study is manifest to all who have learned
that an ardent advocate of the subject is
now insane and rowing wild in the woods
of Texas.
Commencement week begins at Pennsyl-
vania College, Gettysburg, June 2Sd. Col.
Alex. K. Mcclure will deliver an address
before the Philomathean Society on the
26tb, at P. NJ. Holmes Dysiuger is oHe
of the Senior appointments, With secosd
honor, and the valedictory for subject.
The town authority have leveled up the
low places On either side of the footway
stree: crossings, and now drive in buggy
OF wagon can be made over the crossings in
a manner that indicates that the town au-
thority have learned the difference between
the obstruction in street and a real foot
way crossing,
The Potterltes talked great deal about
what they could prove against Secretary
Sherman. The Secretary in a communica-
ton on Saturday tells them TO search thor
oughly, and all that he asks is that he have
the right accorded to him that is accorded
to other people in cases of investigation.
A one-sided investigation will be anafhema-
tized by the people.
GA quantity of well-executed counterfeit
trade dollars has been captured in Cincin-
natl. They are composed of block tin, bis
muth and pulverized glass. They possess
pretty nearly the standard weight and have
the exact color and the true ring Of real
dollars. The only way to detect them from
the genuine is by means Of weigher or by
pressing them between the teeth, when the
glass which they contain emits cracking
sound"