Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-09
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Eye epizootic aiBict children in Harr.ss
burg.
George ". Smith, in this borough, has a
remedy for eye epizoo,ic.
Siack-water navigation talk has ceased for
the present.
The new constsblcs were sworn into Office
on Monday.
The Huntingdon PresbYtery met at
Al:ooha on Tuesday.
The towr boys like to play fox these
moonlight evenings.
Soldiers, send n, your names for enrol.
ment on the records.
The Legislature is after the Spitz dog.
"Hiss, get out, mad dog"
1t is said that the cultivation of the bee
is profitable business.
An organ-grinder put in an appearance in
town on Tuesday morning.
De vIrtuous, temperate in eating and
drinking, and you'll be happy.
snow fell, the sun shone, and the wind
blew, all in one day last Thursday.
1t is said by an exchange that horse rad
ish will relieve cold Immediately.
Sunbury is setting herself in order for a
grand celebration next 9Th of July.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy To-
bacco. Dec. 4, Is7s-Iy.
The School Department of the State is
over a million of dollars behind with its
payments.
The water was let into the canal on
Saturday, and now the toot of the boat
mans horn is heard.
A catfish twenty inches long, weigh
ing FIVE pounds was recently caught IN
the river at Lewistowu.
James McAuley and Andrew Bashore,
each have added several heads of Kentucky
stock to their herds of horned cattle.
The Lewlstown Sentinel asks that when
the canal be abandoned, that the company
that bought i, renounce all right and title
to ii.
They have 4 nice kettle of fish up in
Wilkesbarre, in investigating the issue of
one hundred thousand dollars of fraudulent
city bonds.
The Commissioner of Agriculture last
year put the number of horses in the United
States at 10 ,329, 200, and valued at Al aver
age, per head, of S5S. 10.
The finding of the court of inquiry in the
case of Fitz John Porter recommends him
for restoration TO his old rank OF Major
General, snd back pay.
NRev. E. E. Berry has became a real estate
owner, he and Mr.. Henry Cramer having
bought forty-scre fsrm in Milford town
ship. Struck bonanza.
The case of the theft of the bsllots of
the February election VIII come mp for fur
tber consideration before SquiSe Loudon,
on Friday al 10 O'clock Al.
We cx;csa the time for the payment of
back subscription at 81 so per year, to the
April term of court, alter which time the
full price as advertised will be charged.
A new time table was set for Philadelphia
Express east, on the 9th INST. Time here
Hip A. NJ, with \ few changes, which see
in corrected table elsewhere in ih,s paper.
The young men who go to Union Gene
terry to play cards will be attended to by
legal proc, SIS, by the management of the
Association, if the card playing is repeated.
LAST Sabbath was Palm Sunday, So called
from the palms that the populace of Jeru-
salem carried when they went forth TO meet
Jesus Christ, oil his last entry to Jerusalem.
Easter is near at hand it is the time 10
learn how msny chicken eggs, with goose
egg on top. one can eat, and how many
visits il wall take from doctor TO get one
through the case.
A few nights ago an attempt was made to
wreck a passenger train on the Central rail-
road, short distance from Highspirc. Two
large stones had been placed on the track.
An arrest has been made.
z The house occupied by Mr.. Warner,
at Grahamville, caught fire from defective
fiue, last Wednesday morning, and burned
to the e Jound. There was no insurance.
The house was owned by the Grahams.\
Mrs. P. A. Crawford lost a pocket-book
containing $500, last THURSDAY evening,
on the pavement somewhere between Dr.
Atkinson's residence, on Main street. and
her place of residence on Third street.
Governu ent is issuing ten dollar 4 per
cent. bonds. 1t is a good chance to put
away little money at interest, and II one
needs the money at any time unexpectedly
,hey can realize on the bond anybody will
take them.
Fishermen are not in a high state of de-
light over their catch Of trout since the sea-
son has come in. They nearly all say thai
the banks of the streams bear evidence
that the waters were troubled by HOOK and
line before the season began.
z The timely discovery of fire in the chin
ney of Sayder's chair shop last Thursday
saved the west end of town from a grea'
exciten ent, and probably from great con-
Migration. The wind was high at the time
the chimney was on fireA
Alta sale of short-horned Kentucky cat
tie in Miiliin county, few days ago, An
drew Beshoar and James McAuley bought
neifer past two years old, named Beitie But
Ter, for Sll3.O0, and bull, sixteen months
old named Prince of Hartse, for Sl26.Oo.
Ia fire broke out in some clothing tina
were hung too near a stove in room IL
Wills hotel last Thursday. The fre wa
outeped before it got out of the room. Th'
day was a windy one, and if the fire had 20
a good start it might have done great dam
age to property0
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