Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-22
SHORT LOCALS.

Last Thursday, the schools in this place
were visited by Mr.. Smith, Superintcdent
of Common Schools.
The ladies of the Bloomfield, Perry coun-
ty, Reformed church held festival, and
thereby raised SO, clear of expenses.
Mr.. Bowman, formerly OF the Tribune OF
this place, has moved to Everett, Bedford
county, where he prints the Everett Press.
Chew Jacksen's Best Sweet Navy To-
bacco. Dec. 4, lS7S-ly.
metcoric stone fell through the roof of
a house, in the State Of Indiana, and killed
a man in bed. See dispatch in another col
uun.
A number of prisoners in Jail in this place,
when the Sheriff is away from home, come
20 the windows, and call and heot at people
who so by.
The Inauguration of Governor Hoyt
called more people from Juniata county than
were called by any previous Inauguration to
Harrisburg.
A good chance TO save money by buying
of J. X. Boughner, at McAlisterville. [3t
"Cheeky" visitors take the chairs inside
the bar in the Huntingdon court house, and
thereby deprive the lawyers of that place of
desirable seats.
W. c. Laird, ex-treasurer of this county,
has gone into business, as merchant, at Nc
Coysville, in the stand occupied by his
father many years.
The 10th snow of the season fell last
Wednesday night, and Thursday morning,
people whose recollection goes back forty
years say il was ali old-fashIoned snow.
All subscribers in arrears, more than Il
months, on the LIST day of April, 1879, will
be charged full arrear rates as advertised.
II.
The Norths in Patterson have been doing
brisk business this winter in the grain
business. Latterly their purchases have
ranged from 1000 to 400 bushels of grain
per day.
"Love is blind" and that's the reason
why it can get along with one small hand
lamp, turned down as low as it will 60, as
well as under blazing chandelier of fifty
burners"
J. K. Boughner, in McAlisteryille, is SELL
ing at cost all goods usually kept in a coan
try store. Uans-3t>
Lawyers and citizens Of Mifflin county
held congratulatory meeting on the open
ing of the new Court House in Lewistown,
on Monday week. TIE seating capacity
Of the house is 535.
The grain, coal, and lumber dealing firm
of Buyers X Kennedy viii be dissolved by
mutual consent, on the LIST day Of February,
1878. Mr.. Buyers will be the retiring mem
ber. Mr.. David Doty will take the place of
Mr.. Buyers.
"It is said that Rev. F. ". Conrad, DID,
a prominent minister of the Lutheran
church, and for many years editor OF the
Lutheran Ob,errer, is in KirkbriGe's asylum,
hopelessly insane. This will be sad news to
the many friends of the Doctor"
Everybody go to J. Z. Boughner's, at Nc
Alisteryille, and see how cheap he is SELL
ing Boots and Shoes and everything else.
Jan S-3t
Horses hitched to Mr.. Michael Sieber's
sled, broke the tongue of the conveyance
at the Lutheran church in this place, last
Monday evening Mr.. Jonas Kaufman
loaned his sled to Mr.. Sieber, and the in
convenience was thus bridged.
The Democracy in Congress are doing all
they know how to break down, and defeat
the prosperity that must soon follow the
resumption of coin payment Their latest
movement is an effort to pass an act to pay
Custom duties in greenbacks-
Train Master Cramer is man of wonder
full endurance, as was demonstrated by the
late cold and snowy weather, when his pres
ence was needed on the road for period of
81 consecutive hours, during all of which
time he did not partake of a moments
sleep or one square meal.
Last fall Mr.. Speer, of Huntingdon, sued
the editor of the Huntingdon Globe, for an
article that appeared in that paper, relative
to the purchase, by Mr. Speer, of some pa
per against mau named Walls. The suit
was against Tyhurst for libel, but the jury
rendered a verdict, a few days ago-not
guilty.
The Bloomfield Timer remarks, that coun-
try editors were the subject of considera-
tion, during the week of prayer. 1t was at
first thought that delinquent subscribers
should also be specified, but on second
thought, it was concluded that persons who
would defraud printer, were beyond the
reach of prayer, and SO they were not in
cluded.
FOR RBNT.-The Corner stcre-room in
the Belford Building, now occupied by r.
E. Parker, is for rent. Inquire of
MARGARET BELroRD.
Janl3-tf
Probably the best way to put a stop to
this grave-robbery business would be in
every case where grave is rifed to fill the
vacancy promptly with a medical student.
Burlington H1vksye There is further
merit in the proposition. The plan, if
faithfully carried out, would tend to greatly
diminish the number of graves.-SsOur City
yoI rndl.
The Middleburg Pest OF last week pub
lished the following George Shaffer, res
ident of Washington township, last week,
was engaged in telling trees in the woods,
when the lodgment of a tree he had cut, in
duced him to climb the tree which prevent
ed the other from falling. While cutting
off limbs to dislodge the tree, he fell to the
ground, breaking both arms in number of
places.
y Last ThurSday evening three children