Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-02-13
LOCsL INTELLIGENCE.

Trim grape-vines.
Counterfeit trade dollars.
Valentine day-To-morrow.
washinstun's birthday on the 22nd.
The Baltimore boy i. not Charlie Ross.
The shortest month of the year half gone.
yendue bills printed at this office, on short
notice.
SIeighing parties last week, too numerous
to mention.
Bang! Bang Bangs! on ladies' heads, in
the style of their hair.
The attendance at court last Wednesday
and Thursday was large.
Special police guard the houses in which
smallpox il, In Huntingdon.
The debt OF Altoons is between three and
four hundred thousand dollars.
Mrs. Nancy ]. Kreider has a dwelling
house to rent on Cherry street.
A Teachers Institute will be held in Rich
Geld on the 22d and 2Sd days of this month.
There Is willow tree at Moist's spring,
near this town, that is - feet in circum-
ference.)
There will be Teachers Institute held
at Johnstown, this county, on the 18th and
10Th inst.
Last Thursday morning the fog was turn
ed into frost. On Friday morning the fog
was turned into rain.
Christopher Tyson, of Walker township,
sold his farm to Mrs. Mertz, Of the same
township, ior $500.
SIX hundred dollars will buy house and
lot in this borough Terms easy. For fur
ther information call at this Office.
A PRISONER in the Crawford county jail
took advantage Of religious service held Tor
the prisoners, and made his escape.
For taking on airs, Lock Haven has debt
OF 100000. The fourth generation cannot
pay it. A nice legacy for posterIty.
"Petes Herdic, of Williamsport, well
known as famous 50 lobbyist" has failed
with liabilities amounting to $500, ,OO0-"
Rev. TT. Sherrard last Sabbath preached
q highly interesting sermon from the text
found in First Corinthians, 18th chapter and
5Sth verse.
Methodist mum sociable, held in Belle
rue. is highly spoken of. All who spoke or
smiled were fined. The sum realized by
fines was $500.
The wind that " Probabilities" predicted
for Sunday, did not put IN an appearance,
ill about O'Clock on Sunda, evening.
James Williams, residing in Fernanagh
township, slipped on ice on the road, fell
and broke thigh DIR. Elder rendered the
surgical aid and medical attention required
In the case.
For Rent-A House on Third street, Mif-
fintown-Large Lot. with Stable and other
conveniences. Apply to b. +. BC CnCH-
FIELD, Office Bridge street, opposite the
Court House,
"FouTz's Horse and Cattle Powders are
owned the world over for preventing
and curing Diseases it is, therefore, un-
necessary to give them any further recon-
mendation. Try them"
The Ladies' Missionary Society OF Hunt
ingion Presbytcry win convene in the Pres
byterian church in this place on Thursday,
March Z, 1878. In the evening of that day
the Rev. DR.. Ellenwood, one OF the ADLER
speakers in the Presbyterian church, will
preach.
See dispatch elsewhere in this paper,
from Washington, relative TO the proposal
10 Congress to pass a law TO protect Eng
lish shipping from Russia, provided Eng
land and Russia become involved in a war.
A storm of indignation will be hurled Al
Congress f it pass such law.
When the smallpox ragged most in Hunt
ingdon. the town council of that place
passed an ordinance prohibiting the holding
of public meetings, BY which churches, ana
all other places for meetings, were closed
The small, pox has abatrd, and the ordi-
nance has been repealed.
"Do YOU know" remarked a rather fast
Newark youth the other day TO suffering
friend to whom he was slightly indebted,
ado you know that l intend to marry and
settle down 7' 81 do-don't know any
thing about it," was the reply, +" bu-tut |
think you had better stay single and set
settle up.'-Nerark Call.
Prof. Guss delivered a lecture on the
Indians, and early settlers Of this county,
as per previous announcement, last Thurs
day evening. Quite number of people
were out 10 hear him. II. T. McAlister was
elected president, and Jacob Christy and
Jonathan Weiser, vice presidents and Rev.
7. J. Sherrard and G. W. Cribs, secreta-
ries Of the meeting.
Sor Tuesday evening a week, about ten
O'Clock, as Luther Kepner was passing
strip of wood, on horseback, short dis
tance on this side of his fathers residence
In Milford township, he was fired on by
some person in the wood. The bullet from
the discharged piece of firearms, passed
through Luther's hat above his had. The
passage Of the bullet two inches lower
would have produced death. The crack OF
the weapon frightened the horse into run.
and thas Kepner got away from other shots,
If Others ~ere intended for him