Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-14
SHORT LOCaLS.

Circuses, these days, travel by rail.
| Look out for counterfeit trade dollars.
Heavy frosts prevailed several morning
last week
Hollobsugh opened bis ice-cream garder
On Ss;urd 4y.
Wild rice has been sown in the river il
the vicinity of Lewistown.
Several hundred shad we're caught at tn,
Newport fisheries last week.
Winnow-mill men drive their busines,
quite lively now in this county.
Canned Tomatoes at Todd's for 10 cent:
per can. Canned Corn IL cents.
Mrs. Frow has re-rco:ed her houss a. the
corner of Main and Cherry streets.
The Centre county Greenbacker, Yocum,
votes in Congress with the Democrats.
Chew Jackson's Best Swee. Navy To.
bacco. Dec. 4, ls7S-ly.
Harrisburg, at this date, has sixteen bands
engaged for the ith of July demonstration.
CThe house of Joseph Watts, on Third
street has been put through q course of re-
PairsE.
The absence of thunder and the common
spring rain is the leading characteristic OF
the season.
The communication from sc Old Soldier
is good, but he forgot to enclose his name
with the article.
A Miffl;n county man was robbed of s65,
on the cars between Lewistown and Harris
burg few days ago.
Jacob BsfEy the contractor for the
building of barn for Yrs. Hattie Weld
man. in Fayette township.
4. II. McAlister ard George W. wilso n
were elected elders, by the Presbyterian con-
gregation in this place on Saturday.
What a splendid constitutional for the
Democracy, the veto message of Hayes has
been. 1t brought them up s-stsnding.
The oldest inbaJiiant is perple1cd in the
effort TO fix date at this season of the
year at which the river has been so low and
clear.
Tho Republican County Committee has
been called to meet at the Pennsylvania
House in this place. Read the call of the
chairman.
SIhaddeus Zimmerman, of Thompson
town, has again begun the business of mer-
chandising frOnSAwagon. He was in this
place last Friday.
Cone of the most peculiar of egg forma-
tions is now in the possession of Mr.. Harry
Moore, of Walker township. 1t consists OF
two eggs in one-a big egg, with little egg
inside Of it.
The Riot Damage investigation at Harris
burg is stirring up 60 nice kettle of fish,"
From the evidence heard, il must have been
a scheme tainted nearly through with cor
rrption.
Rev. Z. f. Berry is preaching a series of
sermons, in the Lutheran church, on ''Chris-
tan Safeguards" The second sermon Of
the series, on The Church." will be de.iv-
cred on next Sabbath evening.
The county Aims House, located at Shir,
leys5urg, Huntingdon county, was destroy
ed by fire on Saturday week. The fire
originated through a detective fiue. The
building was insured for SJ3i9.
You can secure the very highest price in
cash for your Bark at TodI's.
1t took the average boy a long time to do
IN errend last week about midday. The
festive bumble-bee, 10 him had more charms
than business, and ever aud anon, he would
vigorously strike at every bee that unluck-
lily came in his way
On the 9th inst, the day Sc: to resume
the bailot-bOx case, Lawyers Parker ard
Stone appeared for the respective parties
and asked for q continuance, on account OF
material witnesses. The case was contin-
ued till June 23i, 1879.
We are asked, Who is Frank, the author
of the enigmas that appear from time to
| time in the columns OF the Sentinel and Re
PubHeGn3 The only answer Cat we make
| TO the inquiry, is this, Frank is a young un-
married lady, who lives with her father in
Tuscarora valley.
The Harrisburg Telegraph Iuts it in this
way 1t does everlastingly bother the Dem
| 70. .l,i-l tb.. = Tho
same trepidation was experienced some
years ago, when an armed portion of the
same party slept IN the ranparts around
Richmond.
The Greentack and Democratic papers
are publishing refreshing story, signed
90 James 0'Neal," who is a travelling char
acter. The story will be exploded at the
proper time meanwhile had they not better
certify as to who O'Neal is Light, gem
tleman. light.
Bass fishers, that is, the early fishermen,
or those who fish as soon az the season
comes in, are preparing for the first of June.
/ Generally speaking, the bass fisher is dif-
ferent character from the trout fisher, and
| the sucker fisher differs frcm the two just
mentioned.
1.-THE editor of the 0l:olcna States indig-
nantly denies that he is an Ohio carpat-bag-
ger. He says he was born and reared in
the South, and wants to live there while
life lasts, be buried there when he dies, and
go to heaven where no Republican Yankees
take up their residence"
That there is queer kind of bologna
sausage factory ir Bloomfield may be ill.,
ferred from the following, which appeared
in the Perry county Freeman last week -
&" There are ensugh worthless dogs in this
town TO supply bologna sausage manufac.
tory for considerable length of time"
A dispatch from India says: General
Grants departure from Lucknow was ex
ceedingly stately. a long line Of big ele'
plants were stationed along the railroad
track near the station, battery fired off :
I ro,-al s,luta n military yuard was drawn M