Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-13
when eitEss of the parties bec.m.

was heartily tired of his situation
towards the latter part of the night,
II any OF the company, through wea-
rmess, attempted to conceal them
selves for the purpose of sleeping,
they were hunted up, paraded on the
hoor, and the fiddler ordered to plav
Hang out TIL tomorrow morning. "
About nine or ten o'clock a depu-
tatlon OF the young ladies stole off
the bride and put her TO bed. In
dong tins 1t frequently happened that
they had to ascend ladder instead
OF stairs, leading from the dining and
ball room to loft, the floor Of which
was made OF clap-boards lying loose.
This ascent, one might think, would
put the bride and her attendants TO
the Blush; but as the foot of the lad
der was commtnly behind the door,
purposely opened for the occasion,
and its rounds at the inner ends
were well hung with hunting shirts,
dresses, and other articles of cloth
iag-the candles being on the oppo-
site side of the house, the exit of the
bride was noticed by few. This done,
deputation of yonng men, in like
manner, stole off the groom and
placed him snugly by the side of his
bride, while the dance still continued :;
and if seats happened to be scarce,
every young man was obliged to offer
his lap as a seat for one of the girls.
Late aJ night refreshments in the
shape of " black Betty-the bottle
was sent up the ladder, with some
times substantial accompaniments of
bread, beef. pork and cabbage. The
young couple were compelled to eat
and drink of whatever was offered
them The feasting and dancing
often lasted several days, at the end
of which the whole company we're SO
exhausted with loss of sleep, that
many days rest was requisite to fit
them TO return to their ordinary la
bors. Sometimes it happened that
neighbors or relations not asked to
the wedding, took offence, and re-
venged themselves by cutting off the
names, foretops and tails of horses
belonging to the wedding company.
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TIE Eas: Pennsylvania Eldership of the
Chmch of G cd, which recently met in Phil
aielphia, made the following appointments
for the ensuing year, beginning April LIST,
l5Se:
Stations-Philldelphi J NJ Crrell; Lam
caster, LIST church, L Laveriy, 81
church, W Miller; Mount Joy, A Swartz;
Washington, II Z Reeves; Columbia, Mount
vile and the Manoa, W Deshone; Balm
bridge aad Maytown, D. Shoop; Elizabeth
town and Righ,pire. B Lockwood Mid
dletown. " Winbigler; Harrisburg, lst
church, e Sigler; ID church, G W Sail
hamer; Cd church, n Speese; Shire
manstown, 4 Wiley; Mechanicsburg, W
Jones; Carlisle and North Middleton, q W
Cowan; Newville and Plaistield, o II Belts;
Shippens5urg, Price; Newburg and Green
Spring, T l. NicOdenus; Chlmbersburg
and Orrstown, l Richmond; Reading,
Hunter, from the present; Altoona, B
Souie, from April lst, 1879; II Whitaker,
from the present; Newvilln, Brownsville,
Sc, John Brown, to be assisted by Elder
z s:anton.
Circuits.-East Lancaster, D II Mumna !;
West Lancaster, c Seabrooks DauphIn,
6 c Stonesifes; Palmyra, a Snyder; Le5-
anon and SchuylKill, S Smith, assisted by
Knoll; Mahantongo, Hay; East York,
5 s Richmond West York, J Arnold !;
Churchtou, Bartels; Doubling Gap,
I Sill; Fayetteville, K II Pinei Landis-
burg, J A Mcdonald, assisted by Wag-
goner; Lower Perry and Duncannon, u
| Gre!sinrer; Morrison Cove, Esteriine,
assisted by Uoover; StOntrstown,
Howard Fort Littleton, with Beavertown,
g W Coulter; Matamoras and Rockville, L
Behney; Marysvi!le, W Felix.
Missions.-Clearfield, 7 Fleegle and IL
Whitaker; York and Adams, VI SanbOrn ;
Lower FORK, J Albert; Bedford, W Smith +;
Churchville and Marsh Run, G W GeL, A
Ii Long, General Evangelist.
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