Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-30
SHORT LOCALS.

river.
Oats is putting in an appearance above
ground.
The thermometer indicated "a degrees on
Saturday.
The highest market prices paid for bark,
by J.B.M TODD.
The new moon lay fairly on its back, and
now for the sign.
There /, a talk of an English wheat that
yields ll2 bushels to the acre.
Berks county people engage extensively
in fruit tree planting this season.
The Democratic Standing Committee is
called to meet on the 81 of May.
Common rumor has it that Altoona has
the inside track for the State Fair.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy To-
bacco. Dec. 4, lS'o-ly.
The wheat crop this season in Juniata
will not be nearly so large as it was last
year.
\The pavement from Main street to the
front door of the Court House has been re-
laid.
EThe Franciscus Hardware Store has been
moved into the Parker building on Main
street1
Both the Riot and Border Claim bills have
been disposed of for this term of the Leg
isature.
Samuel NJ. Kurtz, aged So years, citizen
of East alem, this county, was in town
last week.
Extensive preparation is being made in
many places for the observance of Decora-
ton day.
CThe smoke was so thick last "Wednesday
that the mountains could not be seen
through 1t:
Dundore & CO., Limited, at Johnstown,
this county, have a new lot of goods. Gail
and see them.
The growing wheat IN Armstrong county
is represented as having been nearly de-
stroyed by the ny.
An exchange says, "a child was run over
BY a wagon three years old, and cross-eyed,
with pantalets on
! Hon. II. G. Fisher, Congressman from
this district, is Congressional Campaign
/ Committeeman for Pennsylvania.
/ The new livery suits OF the Peunsylra MIA
/ Railroad Company will BE- douned by en-
ployees of the company about the lst OF
May.
WANTED-l,OO0 pounds side meat at
cents per pound 500 cords Of Rock Oak
Bark; 500 cords Of Black Oak Bark, for
cash, or in exchange for Goods. Cal! and
get prices. J. b. NJ. TODD
There is only one possible way 10 get
ahead, financially, in this world. and that
way is to keep the expenses below the in
come.
| A fute-like noise in the air in the vicini-
~ of Mcyey;own, Mifl1in county, is exer-
cising the minds of the people of that COM
munIty.
/ A party of nearly two hundred Dunkers
left Lancaster county last week to locate in
Kansas. They took with them full church
organization.
The bass fishers are wondering whether
they will be disappointed to the same de-
gree that trout fishers have been disappoint-
ed this season.
Ferguson, Haines and Richenbaugh,
charged with robbing the Peoples Bank, at
Newport, nearly two years since, have been
released on nolle pros"
The Harrisburg Telegraph says that there
are not a thousand bushels Of old wheat
held by farmers in Dauphin county, outside
of what is held TOR bread.
NThc first gold paid us for subscription
since we have been in the newspaper bust
ness was paid last week by Mr.. Jonas kauff'
! man, of Walker township.
The University Singers of New Orleans
gave concert in the Court House LAS
Wednesday evening, that was quite accept
able to those who heard them.
Just opened out = new lot Of Goods, con
, sisting of Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots
Shoes, Prints, Muslins, Notions aud Gro
, ceries, which will sell low for cash, or il
. exchange for country produce, butter, eggs
meat. &c. JB. TODD.
, Wheat in Philadelphia on Saturday wa
quoted: Ungraded, Sl.06tol.O7; Pennsy
vania red, sl.I3; Pennsylvania and South
ern amber, SI.l4. Corn, 4lto4ic. Oats
, S2toS6c.
/, Minich, the well. digger, was successful II
bringing water out of a well at the top o
, the ground, on the farm of Rev. Mr.. Ma
4 gill, near McCoysvi!le, this county. 1t
r an artesian well.
The Democracy have called their Stat
Committee to meet at Harrisburg on the a
:, of Nav. From the n amer in which the
n are getting ready, it looks as if they expec
e to tale the field early.
b The fewest number of men who have, 4
- tnelr lNc-tltllc u Srcdtci VI iSsS NA'S"
e been engaged in raising hogs, know thu
u there are blue-eyed hogs, black-eyed hog
S hazel-eyed hogs, and grey-eyed hogs.
The house of Luke Marks, well-know
!, citizen of Monroe township, was consume
!, BY fire few days age, about dinner tint
A number of outbuildings were burned I
the same time. The origin Of the fiji
is not known.
On Saturday President Hayes issued
proclamation, warning people against Sc
X ling on the Indian Territory west OF th
= State of Arkansas. The military force vi
RI be used, if need be, to prevent the India
" from being deprived of his rights there.
t. Jacobs, the enterprising foundrymau, en-
<. ployed youth to outen such sparks
:. might fall on The roof OF the building,
d, Tuesday of last week, while they We
K Z. running blast" The youth got sleep
l. and laid down in the shade Of Gimme