Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-03-06
LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE.

Forty days Of Lent from to-day.
Lent season ends on the goth day of April.
Farmers have been plowing for corn and
oats.
Horses are selling at greatly reduced
figures.
Bass and pike fishing is at an end ill
July lst.
number of farmers talk of narrowing
wheat this spring.
The chances for ice water in this section
of the country are poor.
Sbe borough law against hogs running at
large has not been repeatedly
il you want 70 buy Cook Stove, go to
Franciscus' Hardware Company. 2t
James McMcen shipped herd of stall-fed
steers 10 Philadelphia last FridayN
A free lunch, free dinner, al a sale
causes hucksters TO have long faces.
CH. Il. Bruhaker and Samuel Bergy ship
ped lot of tine horses east on Monday0
Frogs croaked in marshy places on the
asth day of February, last week. Early
enough.
1.-The Christian Temperance Union" held
a meeting in the Lutheran Church last Fri
day evening.
Rev Mr.. Landis, Of Parksburg, Chester
county, preached in the Presbyterian church
last Sabbath.
The weather was pleasant enough last
Wednesday and Thursday to bring the robin
10 this latitude
We SOW cloverseed early this season. 1t
runs the risk of frost, but escapes the risk
of drouth by late sowing.
u balustrade has been put up along the
gutter, along the pavement on the south side
Of the Presbyterian church:C
CTrout fishermen are talking of being at
the streams by day-break on the first legal
day TO catch the spotted fsh.O
4 wonderful decline in the price of Cook
Stoves at Franciscus' Hardware Company.
If you can do as the Catholics do, during
Lent season, refrain from eating meat, you
may escape the spring fever.
Thieves relieved the fowl roost of Lewis
Wagner, in Fermanagh township, of nine
teen chickens some nights ago.
There was spelling bee at Reno's school
house on Friday evening. A number OF
young people from town attended.
A miniature steam engine made by tin-
ner Ste:nmets, exploded in the shop of the
maker in Thompsontown few days ago.
No serious damage.
Batman will sell large lot Of plows,
rollers, plow shares, and other farming i'm
plements, at the Miftrntown Foundry, on
Thursday, March IA, 1875.
No. 6, of Vol. /, Of Harry E. Bonsall's
NslD Enterprise lies on our table. 1t is a
insritOrious little paper, and speaks well for
the ability and enterprise of Harry.
Persons desirous of selling property al
private sale, may arrange to have the prop
erty advertised in the Sentinel oNd RePabii'
can, on the term, Of no pay # NOT sold. Il
sold, to pay at such rates as have previous
iy been agreed upon.
If YOU want Cedsrware, or house furnis sh
ing Hardware, go to Franciscus' Hardware
Company. 1t
The dedication OF the United Christian
Church will take place at @ Grahanyille, thret
miles northwest Of Mifiiintown, on Sunday
March 10th. Services at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
s and7P Pm. People are all cordially in
yited.
Rev. W. J. Chichester was relieved o
his connection with the congregation II
Altoona, by meeting of Huntingdon Pres
byterian held last week The Reverend
gentleman has accepted call from Titus
vile church.
JsremiaL Lyons is about to build bricf
dwelling house on his lot opposite the souil
side OF the Court House. c. b. Barley Il
the contractor. Isaac and David siebe
have already delivered large lot OF th'
foundation stones.
By mistake, in the election return Of Fay
ette township, as published in these col
u.nns, last week, the names OF the Over
seers of Poor appeared as Simon Amy ant
Enoch Shellenberger. The names shouit
have been Simon Amy ami Ii. III. Bruoaker
The Ladies' Missionary Society Of Hunt
ingdon Presbytery will convene IN the Pres
byterian Church in this place on Thursday
The meeting during daylight will be exclu
siyeiy for ladies'. In the evening Rev. Mr.
EIlenwood will preach; the service will thei
be for both ladies' and gentlemen.
On last Wednesday evening, Rev. e. E
Berry, and family, were the recipients of
donation worth about one hundred dollars
by members of the Lutheran congregation
TO which the Reverend gentleman breaches
The occasion was one of much general AM
individual good feeling between all VIII
were PRESENT.
Auditor General Temple has appointed
Amos G.. Bonsall, of the Democrat & Reg
ister, Bank Assessor for the counties o
Franklin, Cumberland, Fulton, Adams an
Juniata. Mr.. Bonsall is good bushes
man, and doubtless will discharge the dutie
of the Office as we'll as any other Democrx
he could have selected in the district.
William N. Allison, of the Henderson
vile North Carolina) NeU Era, shippe'
his household goods for his Southern hom
last week, and this week also expects t
take his departure in company with hi
family for North Carolina. Their friend
here all hope that Hendersonvile may prov
10 be to them a pleasant home.