Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-07-23
SHORT LOC1LS.
TIE dog days began on Saturday.

lhe Presbyterian congregation hold SER
vices in the Court House every Sabbath.
John Grouse, of Waterloo, spent last
Thursday in town, attending TO business.
The ith is past, and now the calendars
for 1850 are being prepared. So We so.
Squire Kreider is about to open a coal
yard above town
Chew Jackson's Bes; Sweet Navy To-
bacco. Dec. 4, ls7S-ly.
paint splsshed upon window glass can
be easily removed by a strong solution of
soda"
The Sabbsth-school at Walnut will hold
festival on Saturday afternoon and evening,
August ., 1879.
The Methodist congregation have dis
played great energy in the repairing of their
church building, since the storm.
Clean up the town, and scatter lime in
foul places, for there is no telling when the
yellow fever may come around.
Now that it is over, We can scarcely real
ize that the thermometer stood at l02 de-
srees in the shade las, Wednesday.
Clean up tie foul places. Yellow fever
is abroad in the land. a ship from San Do
mingo brought the fever to Philadelphia.
William II. Rodgers, dentist, is always at
his office, in the second story Of the Weakly
building. Give hiM 6 csll, if you need any
thing in the dentistry line.
The Democracy ard tie Greenbackers
are already in the field with State ticket
each, and with their platforms, which are
Published IN another column.
d" SCOT falling on the carpet from Chin
neys, or from carelessly handled stove-pipes
If covered thickly with salt, can be brushed
up without damage TO the carpet"
"Warts can be entirely removed by
touching the points Of them, daily, with
little nuriatic acid, for perhaps a week.
They will gradually disappear and leave 10
trace"
Who IS the author of the following 7 Sin
always begins with pleasure and ends with
bitterness. II Is lilse the colt which the lit
tie boy said WAS very tame IN front but very
wild behind.
Sabbath-school people of walker town.
ship have organized a Township Sabbath
school Association. The next meeting will
b. held at Red Rock schoo, house on the
third Saturday Of August.
Some of our exchanges are asserting that
a sprig oc peunyroyal upon a cabbage head
will drive eff the green worms so destruc-
tive to that vegetable. A few drops of the
essence will have the same effect.
Communion services will BE- held in the
Lutheran church in this place on next Sab
bath a week. August Sd. Preparatory SER
vices on Saturday evening previous. Prof.
/ Borne, of 5 elinsgrove, is expected TO assist
/ the pastor
/ William Rollman and George Heck, mu-
sIcians. were carried past tie fishing party
i in the NaIrows last week, and at McNey-
/ town jumped oil the train while 1t was In
/ motion. They travelled about fifty miles TO
reach the camp which was only five miles
/ from town.
1.-The sixth annual tri-Stste picnic of the
! Patrons of Hu>bandry and farmers oi south
ern Pennsylvania, western Maryland aad
/ West Virginia viii be held at Williams
Grove, Is miles southwest Of Harrisburg,
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Au-
gus: - th, 2sth ard 29th.
The yellow fever, which has reached a
latitude so far north as Philiielphis, will be
watched with great deal Of Interest out
side of the interest it awakcns on accolnt
of its fatality. !: Will - watched 10 test
the theory, as to whether it will devclopa
in Z Temperature that is below 7Odcsrees OF
Thermometer indication.
Squire Titzeil, Democrat from the up
per end OF the county, was in town last
week. He said that he wa. acting in the
capacity Of mediator between tine Democ'
racy. 1t may be a kind Office TO perform
but when fundamer tails are in the balance,
a mediator can have but poor occupation.
Quite a severe storm visited certain Por
tions of Walker township on the 10th inst
Trees were uprooted, and the large straw
shed on the Christ Tyson farm Cormeriy
the Shuman farm) was blown away, and
Butcher Jones, who vas serving his Gus
toners, had his wagon overturned.
Last Wednesday night, after the rain, as
the tracks over the top of the board awnin:
IN front Of Emil Schott's store evidence,
thief effected an entrance to the secon'
story of the store of Schott, and thence
down stairs to the main stOre-room, wher'
a. case was opened and quite lot of jewel
r. stolen. Tn. THE: and property have no
) yet been secured.
A refreshing rain fell on Wednesda
night. While il was good for the garden
and fields, corn and potatoes, it was har'
on the ceiling and plastering of the uncov
cred churches, and other uncovered build
ings in this place. The store-keepers IN IN
Bedford building were up the greater part q
Wednesday night, mopping mp the waite
that had come through. So it was in tn
Pennel and eakly stores.
n Estranged.-It was warm afternoon
= and young Mr.. CUmmagen did not go IN III
/, house. but sat down in the pleasant porci
, as was his custom, after ringing tine bel
= Her little sister came to the door and locke
: at him with some curiosity. " Does y"'
- sister Mabel know / am here, Nellie ~ !
asked. "Oh, yes," replied the innocel
. prattler, al guess she does; she told me
4 come out and see how shady it made IL
front yard when you pst your feet up
the porch railing" He took them down an
sat on them.-Buriingto Hai7keye.
Al The Earroys between this place ana Lev