Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-16
SHORT LOCALS.

Good by, Lent.
There are few cases of ague in town.
Strawber sold at one dollar box at
Harrisburg last week.
The tiremen of Harrisburg are getting up
a parade for the Ith of Jaly.
The Cuba Sunday School will reopen on
Sunday afternoon next at q o'clock.
The Airy View Academy opened with =
large number of students ia attendance.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy To-
bacco. Dec. 4, lsIs-iy.
William NJ. Allison, Esq, and Mr.. James
". Dean, have returned to this place with
their families TO live.
The Patton place in Spruce Hill town
ship has been bought for $1,000 by Mr..
Samuel Wharton.
singer, of the Lewistown Ga=efte, are going
for the fish pirates.
The stone and brick superstructure work
of the U. S. Post Office building at Harris
burg, has been let TO Mr.. Gray for S's, ,l09.
! Mrs. Hannah Tyson, widow of Joseph
! Tyson, was burned 10 death on Monday. at
her place OF lesidence in Walker township.
We have no partic ulars.
| Two children of James Wiley, of Tusca-
rora, died two days apart, las. week, Of mea-
sles. The children were aged about and
Is years.
James McCauly has fine horse of the
/ Cl.desdale stock. For further particulars
address James McCauley, Oakland Mills, Ju-
! niata Co., Pa.
Who can explain satisfactorily, why there
is more or less storm at Easter time, re-
gardless OF, as to whether Easter comes late
or sarly in the season.
Huntington Presbytery met al Altoona
last week, and aftertrarsacting its business,
adjourned TO meet at McVeytowr at the
regularly stated time.
! Col. d. B. Williams, editor of the Juai-
ata Tribune under Mr.. McCru.l's proprietor
ship, died at Harrisburg a few days age.
Peace. Peace! to his ashes.
We extend the time for the payment of
back subscription at l.50 per year, 10 the
| April term of court, after which ti.no the
full price as advertised will be charged.
Over one hundred member, of the Pres
byterian congregation in This place began to
read the Bible on the first of the year 1879.
| The object is to read it through by the lst
of January, 1850.
Mrs. Daniel Fisher and Miss Moycr were
thrown out of carriage in Mn'p-t town
snip last week, but escaped with little in
jury to person; but a sewing machine that
| they had in the Carriage WAS broken by the
fall
d. 4. Harman, formerly principal of Com
mon Schools in this borough, but now prin-
cipal Of tie educational department Of Ches-
ter pri ngs Soldiers Orphans School, gave
his friends flying visit in this place last
Friday
". Edgar King of th Altoona Radical,
has been rendered, and has accepted a
clerkship ~ the Office of the Secretary of
the Com.EOnw ealth We hope the place
may be congenial one to tbc tastes Of Mr..
King.
Week before last, ". q. Roper, of Bell
vile, Miiiiin county, caught an eel that
weighed 81 pounds. An Ohio man gave
one dollar for the skin of it. Mr.. Roper is
well known TO many of the amateur hunters
and sportsmen Of Juniata county.
L is true, that one of the four boys that
ran away from the McAlsterri!le Soldiers
| Orphans Orphans School, in an attempt 20
| board freight train, near Birmingham, fell
under the train and was So bally hurt that
he died. His name was Andrew Cramer.0
| Senator Horatio G. Jones is the champion
Of the cause of the Seventh Day Baptis;s,
| in the State Senate, where he has labored
hard to have law passed that will allow
people of his persuasion to observe their
Sabbath in their own way, and De exempt
| from compulsory observance OF the regular
orthodox Sabbath.
Intelligence from Newton Hamilton last
week says: The Juniata Valley Camp Meet
! ing Association buildings were brol:en into
and bed clothing TO the amouat of 260
pieces stolen therefrom, comprising quilts.
sheets, pillow cases, &c. The authorities
got on the track of the missing articles and
recovered all but l6 pieces.
A military comrauy from Norfolk, Va,
visited Washington, d. c., last week, and
when 1t marched through the streets of the
city il carried only the State flag; snd now,
at Washington, they are trying to find out
why it is that the company did not carry the
National flag, the Stars and Stripes.
Sickness came into the family Of e. 5.
Bear, who resides at Graha:nvil!e, this coun-
ty. Mrs. Bear died on Saturday, and was
buried in the Presbyterian graveyard on
Tuesday. About year ago Mr.. Bear be
came a member of the Presbyterian church
in this piice. The Session last Sabbath
suggested that collection be lifted for the
unfortunate family. The amount dropped
ieto the baskets reached the sum OF SiI ~:
II On Sabbath evening there wss no preach
ing in tine churches in town, because the
evening had been set apart, as the one on
which to nod Gospel Temperance Meet
ing in the Court House. The public build-
ing was filed to its utmost capacity, and
number who went there left the house, be-
ing disappointed in not getting seatS Pro-
fessor Gardner, from Connecticut, de-
livered stirring temperance address. The
Professor is ready and forcible speaker,
and was listened to with marked attention
and interest. A collection was taken to de-
fray expenses. Ten dollars and seven cents
was the sum received from the audience.
Druggist B. +. Kepner died last Sabbath
evening at half-past seven O'Clock, aged 90