Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-04
SHORT LOCIUS.

buckweat Is sara TO be scarce.
1t is lawful now to shoot squirrels.
Counterfeit silver coins are said to be
plenty.
The business at the Miffiintown foundry
is brisk.
All the picnios held last week were largely
attended.
Yellow fever shows no signs of ab,te-
ment in the South.
Election day, November 5-to-morrow is
the last day for assessment
II is said that Jay Cooke g. Co.'s estate
will pay dividend OF rifty per cent.
The river near Tuscarora Station has be-
come u favorite place TO fish for bass.
L A party from Montour county have set up
a saw-mill near Evcndsle, this county,.
Printers OF the Juniata Valley will picnic
at Lloydsvilie on the 9TH OF this month.
The Gettysburg excursionists were all well
pleased with their trip to the historic battie-
heid.
The bush-meeting between this place and
Port Royal was largely attended last Sab
bath.
A practical article on fnance-one that
every body understands - the article that
says ..pay up"
If you take a bass that is less than six
inches in length, and do not return 1t to the
water, you may be fined $40.
A number of volunteer nurses left the
western part of this Stale to nurse the yell
low fever patients in the South.
l The culvert at the north intersection OF
Main and Bridge streets is being repaird.
the repairs have not been made too soon
ssThe ladies Of 4 fashionable church in
Meadville are iaboring TO enforce a dress
reform. They go TO worship in calico
frocks."
Rev. Mr.. Sherard has gone or on 4 va
cation of three weeks. He will preach
again in his church on the last Sabbath in
Mount Hope Sabbath-school will hold
in Balentine's wood in Ferman-
agh township, on Saturday, the 7th inst.
All are invited.
Thieves visited the hen and turkey roost
OF Solomon Beshore, in Fernanagh town
ship, one night last week, and stole there
from lot of poultry.
The collection lifted in the Presbyterian
church in this place, on Sabbath a week,
for the yellow fever sufferers in the South,
amounted to almost thirty dollars.
The many cases OF fever and ague through
out the country have increased the demand
for quinine, and the price of the drug has
,lso been increased by the new demand.
1t has been reported that Isaac Sieber,
Republican Committee-man, in Fermansgh
township, has joined the Greenbickers. lie
iesires to say that the report is not true.
A contract has been entered into by the
P. c. r. r. Co. and Mr.. E. A. Tennis, of
by which the latter agrees
o supply the Middle Division with a GER
ain amount of stone and wood.
The Granger's picnic in Cumberland VAL
ey last Thursday was largely attended.
Zoe Parker, Esq, of Lewistown, was over,
md went by this place at midnight. on his
way home, with his hair full of hay seeds.
Last Saturday, valuable COW, owned by
IOhn Wagner, of this borough, attempted
o swallow an apple that was too large to
,ass through the passage to the stomach,
he result OF which was, the COW choked to
leath.
The dwelling house of Catharine Kurtz,
n Kurtz Valley, this county, was entered
" thieves one night last week, but before
ny properly was stolen the thieves were
discovered, but, unfortunately, escaped be-
ore they were captured.
The residence of John Stoner, in Fer
aanagh township, was visited by person
intent on robbery, but before an entrance
as effected to the house The work of the
burglar was detected. 1t was a fortunate
hing for him that he did not get into the |
louse.
LWhile two sons Of Mr. Ernest, tenant on |
ohm Miller's farm, in Wayne township, !
iiffiin county, were plowing one of the
cams fell into a sink hole about 10 feet /
eep and feet wide, sustaining severe in |
uries before the parties, with the aid of sew |
raj nsighbors, could get them out.
!. Last Friday evening about O'Clock, the
anhery of Mr. McNeel, at Blsin, in Perry !
ounty, was destroyed BY fire. The light |
f the burning property was plainly seen by !
,eople in this place, and number located |
he fire in Tuscarora valley, in the upper end |
f Turbett township.
Judge Junkin will deliver an agricultural |
ddress at Riverside Park Fair on the 3rd |
Vi NNtOoSi hNAe" hS hhe SHN6S 10 -
,ractical farmer, and has the ability to ex-
ress his experience and observation in Ian
uage, an interesting and instructive ad-
ress is in store 70. all who will attend on |
hnt occasion.
You recollect that at the time when Re- |
ell,on Was believed to be on the highway I
0 success, how it took two dollars and up |
'ards of greenbacks to buy one dollar of
old. Now the confidence in the CURRENCY I
{ the Nation is so nearly restored that /
here is only half cent of difference be- |
ween the greenback aud gold. The policy I
f the so-calIed Greenbsckers, and Democ- |
acy, If carried out, will again change dis
nrb values The price of gold and silver
ill go up, and the price of paper money /
ill 60 down.
Two weeks ago the Democrat and Register |
eclared that the Democrat who would 1
peak approvingly of the county nominees
f the Republican party, should be looked
fter; that such Democratic people in all |
will vote the Republican ticket. /