Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24


nal or Pennsylvania extending frorh Read
ing to aiddletown through the counties OF
berk', Lebanon and Dauphin, viii be sold
at Sherifi's sale on Saturday, Oct 4, 1879, al
the court house in Reading"
A festival aud musical entertainment will
be held at the Academy building at Lower
Tuscarora church, on Thursday, September
18th, ls19-day and eyening-the proceed
10 be appropriated for the benefit of the
church and Surroundings. Come one, come
all, as good time is expected.
The general opinion prevails that Kelly is
to be the next Sheriff, and Caveny the next
Recorder; but while that most desirable re.
suit of the election is conceded. t is best
TO keep up a close watch on the very few
sho, il is believed, are sneahingly awaiting
an opportunity near election time to begin
operations against them.
j. b. NJ. Todd has opened up his new fail
stock Of Clothing, Boots aud Shoes. Good
winter suits 81 TO IS. Boots, whole stock.
$3.50. Women's shoes, Sl00. You can
buy, for cash, ~ per cent. cheaper than
elsewhere. He also has a full line of sam.
pies. AID will take measures and have suits
made to order and tit guaranteed or no
sale.
Every ship. every yacht, every boat that
could be employed in carrying passengers
out of the harhor of San Francisco, was
used by people 10 float out to greet General
Grant as he sailed into the harbor on the
ship Toxic: Every body wanted to greet
him, and just so everybody that want to
see the latest arrival of Clothing at crock
prices" go TO Harley's Clothing Store.
Some one in Tuscarora valley is mcaH
enough to abuse and kill cattle. A horse
belonging to George Ubil was poisoned !;
cattle belonging TO John Patterson were
wounded by shooting, and COW owned by
Mrs. Neal Mccoy was shot dead. Outwest,
where ther raise the finest of cattle, when
an individual or individuals treat the stock
as it has been treated in Tuscarorl valley,
they take the villains ont and hang them to
limb of the nearest tree.
An exchange says: The practice of ask
ing foi ground, free, in towns and cities by
manufacturing corporations is becoming a
swindle like all such afilirs do. In a num-
ber of Gases where such ground was given,
the parties, after occupying it for few
..L-. and l.4ff .h..r
localities on the same terms. Ii manu-
featuring company desires to locate in any
particular place, let it buy its ground as in-
diyidualS do. Communities are not dis
posed any longer To brbe men for such To-
cation of business enterprise.
The Presbyterians of Logan's Valley,
Blair county, held a picnic at Loydsville
some days ago, which was participated in
by about 500 persons. An address on
" Christian Fellowship was delivered by
Rev. Hollifield, of this place, and one on
50 Logan" by Rev. Dufiele. of Altoona.
Z" The Presbyterian Association Of the Ju-
niata Valley" was then organized, with Rev.
Reunion will be held every year, and a COM
mittee of arrangements was appointed for
the next une.-HHsfinglon Globe.
Henry Stahl, who during a period of
many years lived at this place, in the en-
ployment Of the P. y. r. X. Company, met
with a terrible accident few days ago on
Il. ID l.. 4. ,.-h; h;.,b
he has been since the railroad shops were
taken from Patterson. Jrst before he
moved from this place he joined the Luth
Gran church, Au exchange speaks a. fol-
lows OF the terrible accident that overlook
him: Something got wrong about a coal
oil all over him. He held down his head
and ran and rolled into the river. The p'en
got him out, but the sight was sickeniH-, 50
horrible did he appear; his ears fell Of and
great pieces of flesh dropped off him.
The Bethlehem, Pa, Times says: Depu-
ty Sheriff Ritter the other day was the un-
willing instrument OF the law in doing a
sad work in Moore township, this county.
\ man had given Judgment exemption
note for $500. lie failed TO pay up, and
execution was issued and a seizure made.
All the mans household goods, the pota-
toes in the ground, the fruit on the trees,
the milk IN the pots, with the pots, were sold,
while about him were the crying wife aud
dependent little ones, whose hearts were
nearly broken when their playthings were
offered at sale-and actually sold. And
still the exemption law-intended to benefit
wife and children-can be eyaded. 1t is a
Law in the Interest of humanity-to sare
from absolute want and misery the depend
ants-and vet it is SO framed that it can be
eyaded.
The Newport Nt,cs published the follow
ing item. which reIdtes to a Juniata county
boy 1t should be taken as another Lesson
or caution to boys that handle ammunition
for firearms. sOne day last week a little
bow of Absalom Barner, of Susquehanna
/ township, Juniata county, was fitting what
he thought to BE- an exploded cartridge or
the end of a pencil. There was son,e lead
| in the bottom, which he was removing by
means of hot wire. 1t seems the lead
had been cut out by knife instead OF (aS
vas supposedly being shot out. Hence when
/ the hot wire came IN contact with the pow
der in the cap it caused an explosion, a
piece cutting the fore-fnger of the lad
hand entirely off, and striking the end OF
his thumb, tearing back to the wrist ana
| lodging in the boys leg. Another piece
struck his little sister in the eye"