Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-07-10

young ladies' eyes. anu tnats Wny 50
many young men have a liking for store
keeping.
Tonsorial Professor John Robinson en-
livened Patterson somewhat on the evening
of the 4th by appearing on the streets of
that town in the garb that Satan is supposed
to wear when he SHES around among the
human family on this earth.
horse owned by David Mumma, Of Fer
managh township, took some sort of spell
on Main street last Friday; the beast was
quite sick. Judge Elder came that way and
took out his pocket knife, used it as a lance
and bled the animal, after which it got
better.
The shifting engine that did service in the
railroad yard at Patterson, has been taken
away. There is a report that the dispatch
the coal-yard is also to be removed, all OF
which 1t is hoped is only report.
Il. 7. McAlister, Esq, represented this
county at the Wyoming Centennial cele-
bration. Mr.. cAlister's people were living
in the woods of Juniata when the dreadful
massacres took place in the settlements OF
Wyoming in July, l77s.
A Prussian sketch artist is stopping at
Sulouff's hotel, where he will be glad TO
supply all who may wis TO have themselves
sketched on paper or canvas. He also
sketches houses, and barns, farm scenes,
and writes family records in bibles or on
parchment.
"Stephens says: He would not be ruled
out of the house of his fathers home by
thimble-riggers and shysters.' This is not
complimentary to the Potter Greasers, and
the horde of Democratic camp followers
who have been bowling at the heels of the
old man in Georgia"
IL L. Moore, residing about one mile and
a quarter southeast of McAlisterville, was
greatly surprised, few days ago, to find Il
large blacksnake near the pump in the yard,
at the house. He killed the snake, which
measured 6 feet inches in length and 5
| lDCltS IN
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company now
sell summer excursion tickets, to Bedford
Springs, Pa, for s. 90; to Cape May, N. j.,
for $1,000; Orange Grove, N. j., 5000;
Long Branch, n. j., $40 20; Niagara Falls,
Sl6.60; Watkins Glen, N. Y, $1,000;
Gettysburg, $500.
On the 29th day of June last, Henry Zook,
farmer, residing in Fermansgh township,
cut five and one-half dozen wheat sheaves
on the 2nd day of July he threshed the
wheat, and the yield therefrom was five
bushels and one pint, and now he is eating
bread from that extraordinary yield.
Bismarck-"Mein tear friend, Gortscha-
koff, you ton't know how pad | veel about
dol tog ven he bites you. 1t vas outra-
geous Oh, you nashdy, dirdy, good-fur-
nix yellor brude, Lay down NIT you
Exit Gortschakof'1 Come here, Scnei-
der. G-o-o-t ole weller Nishe tog Yau-
cob, gif Schneider swei bounds raw beef,
dot makes him zafiger, amt ii i'-Bostoa
Trareler.
This is what the Cincinnati Times thinks,
and We agree with it: "When tramps burn
barns, moving machines and reapers, the
shot gun becomes the highest court of law,
and farmers should not be slow in appealing
to it. The farmer who gives up his farm
machinery, because threatened by Molly
| iafta is pota lv n o. pb.r cd
coward, but a foolish man who thus exhibits
himself as a prey for all manner of vaga-
bonds"
Some days ago, ten carrier pigeons, that
belonged TO a man in New York city, were
left out of a cage in Altoona, at IL O'Clock
A. NJ. The first pigeon arrived in New
York at Sal P. NJ, making the distance in
6 hours and Al minutes. The second pigeon
arrived at 6:3S P. NJ. at half-past ten
O'Clock A. NJ. the day after the start, five of
the birds had arrived in New York. The
other five arrived afterwards. Its believed
that storm scattered the birds.
Mr.. Pendleton, the defeated candidate
for sheriff, at the late Republican primaries
in Beaver county, has secured a large num-
ber of afiidavits of citizens who had cast
their ballots for him in districts where the
returns credited to him had been very light,
and submitted the case to the county COM
mittee. So palpable were the frauds that
the committee has ordered a new election
;n ,ha oasa of ,La candiJafes for sheriT and
the last Thursday of August was appointed
as the day of holding it.-.7ltoona Tribune.
The parasol that was stolen from :he
porch OF Mr.. John Horning's house, in this
borough, some weeks ago, by couple of
tramps, was found by Mr.. Emanuel Meyers
harvest hands while cutting field of wheat
on the farm of the editor of the SENTINEL
AND REPUBLICAN. In their departure from
town the tramps threw the parasol into the
wheat field, where it lay till harvest time.
The parssol was greatly damaged by the
work Of insects, and by the weather.
They have been Mexicanizing matters in
st. Louis a good deal. Two parties claim
. to be the lawful government of the east end
of the city. A few days ago, one of the
factions made an effort to dislodge the
guard of five men that the other faction had
posted in an engine house. The attacking
party was fifty strong. The party inside
the engine house numbered five. The as
saulters were compelled to withdraw, with
two men killed and a number wounded.
The question of government is in the Su-
preme Court. The most of the rioters are
foreigners.
NOn the 9th Of June last, two daughters
of Samuel Bell, residing a mile and half
northeast of Mitfiintown, went to wood
pile to get stove-wood. While there the
, younger one, aged about 9years, was bitten
on the right leg, near the knee joint, by a
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