Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-05
SHORT LOCALS.
Boston ladies carry canes.
Do you expect a Valentine Z

/ aNh many thbitpus VI iuoutN.
The Literary Society in the town Is in a
! tiourishing state OF existence.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy To-
bacco. Dec. 4, ls7s-iy.
The old saying is that for every thaw in
January there will be frcst ia May.
DR.. J. =. Stcrrett will move to Pittsburg
in the spring, to practice bls profession
there.
FoGnd-A couple of keys. For further
particulars call ~ ths shoe shop of john
North.
The Presbyterian church in Lewistown
has added sixteen new members to its list
this winter.
George Bowers. Of Licking Creek valley,
is the most extensive bee cultivator in Ju-
niats county.
/" The Middle fenitcntiary Commission
secured possession OF the ground at Hunt
ingion on Thursday"
NoTlCE.-Cash paid for tallow.
Janl5-4tl JACOB SILvIUs, Subbury, Pa.
Jonas Reno and Col. Robinson brought
afne lot of steers fiom East Liberty, BIZ
car, lrst week.
/; is SAID the hard winter has starved and
frozen lnge quantities Of game, and. as a
consequence, game next year will be scarce.
One of the most desirable pamphlets for
reference, Or important data, is the Almanac
issued by the Philadelphia Times for the
year 1872
Many of the men who went to Brazil one
year ago, to work on railroads in that coun-
try, have returned, and tell pitiiul story Of
their hardships.
?'he men in the oil busines. are working
vigorously against the passage of law tax
ing coal oil. Every other interest is taxed.
Should oil go frec'
The Altoona Daily Tribune has entered
upon its fourth volume, and the past year
has been its best, financially and otherwise.
Long live the Tribune.
SSamueI Thomas, a citizen of Fcrmanagh
township, cut irighuul cash in his right
foot, OF Tuesday, vhile cutting wood. Sur
gicai attention was required.
According to the AcVsytown Journal,
all McVeytown must have been given over
TO slelghing, and visiting, for period of a
week, about ten days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Howe celebrated their |
silver wedding last Friday. A number OF
friends assembled to congratulate them on
the 25;h anniversary of their marriage.
Bank officials saw, silver coins having
holes punched in them or being otherwise |
muiiiated are received at 20 per cent. dis
Count. Mutilatel nickels are worthless.
Last week the State Senate unanimously |
PASSED resolution requesting Congress |
men to pass ILL to prevent all carrying 4
iron discriminating in their !
freight.
FOR RENT.-The Corner ssore-room in
the Beliord Building, now occupied b. r.
Z. Parker, is for rent. Inquire of
MARGARET BELFoRp.
JanI3-tf
"Eugcuia. Eugenia, viii You still insist
Oh wearing the hair cf another womon upon |
or lead r. Al!hoaso, Alphonsc, DC /
) gu sill insist upoa wearing the skin of an
other calf upon your feet !''
L.ast week q loose wheel on a freight car |
broke of about ECO bolts, and the heads of |
nearly 1900 spikes, between ti:is place and |
the disssnce between the \
points being eight niles:
: The ice passed of the rlver between this |
place and the Lewistown dam last ThCrs- |
lay evening. but it lodged between Thonp- |
sontown and Mexico, ard backed water to |
the drp;h of three feet in the Mexico mill, /
stopping the mili.O
The Lewi,town Gc., 4. savs: Elder Ga |
briel Myers (Dunker), of Eldorsdc. Blair 1
county, brother OF Eller 50. Myers, of Mat !
tawana. Miiilin county, had his pocket pick |
ed of about $50 by two young men who !
helped hin on the train at Altoona.
THE new and beautiful ". E. Church, at |
Liverpool. will be dedicated to the serrice |
Of Almighty God, Providence permitting, |
On the second Sabbath of February, (the |
eth.) Rev. I. u. Reese, of Shamohin, and |
Rev. James Neal. of Philadelphia, are ex-
pected to conduct the services"
Officer Wilson attempted TO arrest E. |
Gray bill, at Rchfield, on Monday night, on |
a charge Of having violated the Law that is |
to govern inn-keepers. Graybill resisted |
the arrest. and delivered a severe blow with |
a gun on Wilson'S left jaw, xhich so con-
iusrd the officer that he failed to make the |
arrest.
John Shinelcff and Wesley McNew had
some words in the corridcr OF the court |
house, on Monday about noon, which re-
suited in McNew delis blow with his |
f,t that felled ShneIoff to the floor. This |
knock down was the final action or end Of |
three or foar other actions for assault, and |
resulted in the Sheriff lodging the beliiger- |
ents in jail. Shineioff vas bailed out on
Hon. ". S. Quay has been appointed Sec
retary OF State by Governor lloyt. Mr.. |
Quay resigned the Office of Secretary of
State und sr Harrrapft TO accept the Record
rrship IN Philadeirhi and nov he resigns
the Recordsrstip to accept the Secretars-
snip under Hoyt. The Republican party, |
with few unimportant exceptions, will be
heartily pleased with the appointment of Mr..
Quay.
The Newport Ledger says that among |
the iciims Of the iigbt-ingered gentry, at
the Inauguration, We're ID. Bixler, of Juniaia |
township, who lost $3.50; Isaac Smith, of
the same township, Sl7 check and some