Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOI.1L IAlE LLfG EACE-
The auction.
The new dollar.
The trade dollar.
The people do like silver.
The banks do not like silver.
New style Of Hats at Todd's.
Court convened on Tuesday.
Register and Recorders court on Monday
last
The Foundry is being put in a state OF
repairs.N
There was heavy frost on Saturday
morning.
Sale days of personal property are nearly
over for this season.
You can buy Trunks and Valises al 9Oc,
and upwards at Todd's.
City papers are writing about the appear
ance of the new silver dollar.
She water in the river Is falling, and
SUCKER usuitiS Is II q ulsCOuUt.
The growing wheat in Ohio Is reported as
presenting promising appearance.
The Huntingdon di.tillery has closed its
doors for the present. Too much tanglefoot
stock on hand.
Iutown, hogs are turned out of their pens
on Sunday. Query-Is the hog law in
operative on Sunday ~
~ string of thirty to forty suckers caught
BY single fisherman, during the freshct
last week was no uncommon sight0
Ile old school house in Patterson has
been sold to private party, who will bulld
house on the site of the school hogse>
David Hamilton. an affache of this Office,
is no slow fisherman at catching suckers. He
has our thanks for the gift of string OF
suckers
The man who declared the Republican
party disnlembered party, has Joined the
weather prophets since the New Hampshire
slectiOn.
Babies are generally regarded as ties of
affection between parents Some of them
are decidedly cross-iies-Cincinnati En-
qHlrer.
ga good investment. Buy twenty-five
cent package of Foutz's Horse and Cattle
Powders TO prevent disease in your Horses
and Cattle.''
The Central Grocery and Dry Goods
Store are selling their new goods cheaper
than old goods at cost. Please call and ex-
anime for yourselves.
The West Chester Repubiican says a war of
determination is proposed against the Eng
lish sparrows. 1t is claimed that they are
too beligerent, and drive the American song
sters away.
Every week within the several months
past, a number of people from this county
have gone west, TO make that country their
home. Quite number left on the emigrant
train on Monday
Miss Annie Parker, and Mr.. Robert Nc
Meen, of this place, were married in Wash
ington, D. c., at the home Of Mrs. b. Ii.
Warner, sister to Miss Parker, at O'Clock
un the evening of the 18th inst.
The morning services in the Methodist
church on Sunday were interesting. So
says common report During the evening
service E. :. Doiy, Esq, and Theorus Gar
man, Esq, delivered missionary speeches.
Ngbe Canal Company have had large num-
bers of men employed al work cleaning the
shallow places out of the canal, within the
last ten DAYS The ditch was deepened
considerably along by the wharf below town.
Since the prevention of fishing in the
river. by s.set nets' and s-fish baskets" the
fishing BY SHOOK and lIne'' has greatly i'm
proved. Enforce the fish law, and by and
by, when man goes out with rod and
line, he Will be tolerably certain of catching
mess OF 5sh.
A charitable Washington correspondent
'.ascribe the dissipation of the average Con-
gressman to the unhealthy atmosphere OF
the Capital, which is said to be full of ma
lara. According TO his theory the best
temperance work that can be done at " ash
ington is TO improve its sewerage"
last Friday David Deepen, residing in
Walker township, while saving iath in
saw-mill had his jaw broken, by stick
catching in the saw-frame and springing ouI
and striking him on the jaw. He cannot
take solid food all the nourishment ht
gets he must receive in a liquid state.
"In case of prosecution for selling
liquor on election day Judge Ross, of Nor
ristown, recently delivered an opinion thai
the sale Of liquor on election day is Illegal
whether sold before or after the closing o.
the polls. day in law is twenty-foui
hours, and no regard is had for fraction o.
day. Il was contended that the defend
ant was ignorant of the law. but the Cour
said such ignorance excused no one"
A little boy who went to church was told
TO remember the text, which was " Why
stand We here all the day idle Go into m,
vineyard and work, and whatsoever is right
that will pay thee" Johnny came home
and was asked to repeat the text. H
thought it over for while, and then cried
out, sWhat do you stand round here doing
muffin for! Go into my barnyard and gS
to work, and III make it all right viii
ror.-Er.