Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-12-10
SHORT LOC4LS.

IN December, as last week.
"a shoemaker always swears by his boots
and anything else that is sole-y."
4 Mt. Union. Miiiiin county, boy caught
thirteen rabbits one day las; week.
1900 yards prints, only cents per yard
At the Central Store.
Samuel Zciders, an aged citizen of Pat
tcrson. died on Friday last, aged about 70
years.
Eighteen hundred and eighty will be LEAP
year. Then the bashfur bachelor may bt
caught.
The pews for the Lutheran Church are
expected this week, from Lewisburg, Union
county,
9. The Chinaman had a good grip on the
idea when he spoke of the cucumber as .no
belly good"
The Harrisburg Telegraph says a yellow
rabbit was shot by John Troutmau near
Paxton station.
The earnings of the Juniata Valley Bank
in ten months warrant the institution IN pay
ing dividend of 4 per cent.
Fourteen hundred dollars is the amount
of bach pension Money that VIM. Bistline,
of Delaware township, received.
McAlisterville Soldiers Orphan School
Entertainment, on Christmas Eve, Decem-
Der -, 1879. Admission Is cents.
The Central Store is paying 90 cents for
eggs and butter. Take your produce there.
A literary society has been organized in
Fermanagh township. by young men living
in the vicinity of Happy Hollow school
house.
FOR SALE.-A One horse Phaeton. good
as new. For particulars, address Mrs. j. ID.
Mifiiintown, Juniata Co., Pa.
Dec. ), lS79-tf
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company viii
issue halt rate excursion tickets good for
one day-for the Grant reception at liar
risburg on the 18th inst.
"Prof. TIce," says an exchange, pre-
diets that the hottest spell by far is yet to
come" That is what our preacher says,
too.o
Bees and flies were numerous last Thurs
day. Ii is not often that such insects find
weather sufficiently warm TO fly about in, on
the 5th day of December.
1t is said as the three first days of
month are, so are all the other days of the
month; bat the rain on Saturday proves
that the saying is not 10 be relied on.
We received p pairs of all wool white
oAly $500 pair, at the Central
Store.
The Post OF the G. A. r., at this place
will meet ON Thursday evening at o'clock
to perfect arrangements to attend the Grant
reception at Philadelphia, on Tuesday, the
10th inst.
Teachers Institute next Monday. In
the evening Professor Altman will de-
liver an address, which will be followed
By discussion on the question o. Com
pulsory Education.
A lad aged Is years, son of Harry BOr-
tel, living in Milford township, fell from
persimuion tree on Saturday, whereby his
left thigh was broken. DR.. Banks was Called
and gave the injured limb the proper atten-
ton.
a splendid way to make 4 fortune-buy
A lottery ticKet."-Ex. a splendid way 10
get rid of iortune-keep Oh buying lottery
tickets.n
On Saturday night, about u O'Clock,
ire consumed an clubhouse on the premises
Of what used to be known as Stouifer's
tavern, place between Mexico and Thomp-
sontown, along the pike. How the fire
originated is not known.
The entertainment to be given by the
Lutheran Sabbath School of this place, on
Tuesday evening, the 23d inst, will con-
sist of Music, Prayer, Addresses, Breaking
Of Money Eggs and announcement of con
tents, Reports of the Secretary and Trea-
surer for the present year, &C., &c. Acor-
dial invitation is extended to all.
We have still few hundred yards of
heavy winter dress goods at cents yard,
a, tla Ea,.-,l Store
John S. GraybiIl and Augustus Wright
have opened a mammoth stock OF house
hold furnit ture in the Palace building, at the
canal bridge. Bedding, Bedsteads, Full
SHIFTS for Kitchen, Parlor and Bed Chamber;
CARPETS, Ingram, Rag, and Brussels; Mir
rors of all kinds . a complete assortment oi
everything in household furniture line.
lad aged about fourteen years, Eained
Stimeling. was arrested in Northumberland
bv officer Noble. last week, and brought to
this place and lodged in jill ~ charge OF
T. u. Parker, for stealing goods out oi
Parker's auction store. The boy was
lodged in jail tor trial, but was baiied out,
W. W. Wilson, DIR. L. Banks and J. u.
Nozer becoming his sufetIes.
Mrs. Rebecca PannebIker, aged about 30
wears, died at the residence of her dansh-
ter-in-.aw. Mrs B. F. Kerner. in this Place,
on Thursday afternoon, after long iilness'
having been confined to her bed for period
of over two years previous to her death.
: he vas the widow Of Samuel Panneb'ker,
Sr. druggist, man who was well and favor
ably known in his day to maHy citizens oil
uniata.
The light that was seen in a southwesteriy
direction, by town people, on Monday night'
was caused BY the burning of the house ana
barn of Uuly Casner, in Beale township,
NOT far from P0mcroy's store. 1t Is sup
posed that the house caught fire from fire
outside Of the building. The fire had been
used in a butchering of hogs. The lire was
first discovered in the roof of the dwelling.
,t,a "a reached the blrQ.