Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-28
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The Legislature has resolved to adjourn
on the 9Th day of June.
Huntingdon people are forming hotse-
keepers clubs for their girls.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy To-
bacco. Dec. A, lsfs-ly.
This is the Sabbath School Convention
week. The convention meets at Thompson
town.
The appropriation bill for the Middle Pen
itentiary at Huntingdon failed to pass the
Legislature.
"a number OF iaige bass are frequently
seen in the '.horse hole" at the third pier
of the river bridge.
The question of free bridges across the
river at Harrisburg is being discussed IN the
town just mentioned.
Horatio G. Fisher is proving himself to
be ready and fcrcible debater on the floor
of Congress, on the questions Of the day.
The time set for the State Fair interferes
Will luc tiiio SCI W SouiA's "S' '~"''e'"
associations in a number of the counties of
the State.
Telegraph dispatches from Harrisburg
announce that NJ. Miller, Representative
from Snyder county, was offered $1,000 to
vote for the Riot Damage Bill.
[ David Hoffman, of this place, while at
tempting to walk plank from the wharf to
a boat. last "Wednesday evening, fell into
the canal, but escaped drowning.
On Sunday morning a week the NJ. E..
church at Upton, Pa, was destroyed by
fire, that WAS communicated TO 1t by fire
from an adjoining frame house, in which it
is said tramps lodged.
The Harrisburg Telegraph last Friday
died a number Of farmers in the upper part
of Lykens valley the past week by making
purchases OF produce and paying il bogus
money.
Some time ago 4 cancer developed on the
hand of Judge Walls, Of Lewisburg, Union
county. He is 80 years of age, but rot
withstanding that, he went to Philadelphia
aud had the hand amputated, ana is doing
quite well since.
The question of adopting the Crawford
county system of nominating candidates for
office is moving the Democracy in this
1 !, Tha " Il
all men on en- equal footing before the peo-
pie tor nomination.
! At last, Minich, the pe.severing we'll
driIler, has reached clear, cold stream o.
water at East Point. The depth of the wei
is about 100 feet. The aggregate of th'
depths of the two wells that he put dowr
there is about $50 feet.
The "Altoona Car W orks" were destroy
ed by fire last Friday afternoon about fou
O'Clock. The origin of the fire is no
known. The insurance on the property wa
not heavy, SO far as known. The propert,
cost originally nearly $4,000.
(Minich has moved his drilling spperatu
10 the intersection OF Cherry street an'
School House street, where he Is now en-
gagged in sinking a well for citizens in tha
vicinity. II is a luxury TO have cool, clea
water at ali times in winter and summer.
From the chandelier in the place forme'
by the two halls Crossing each other in tn
Court House, hangs a thermometer and
barometer. Last Wednesday at noon quit
a breeze blew through the hall, but with a
that, the TIER nometer indicated S4 degrees
| Quite an animated discussion took piac
last week in town, on the pavement, betwee
, John g aruian, editor of newspaper up tn
North Branch of the Susquehanna, aud ia
, cob SuIouff, of this borough, rela;ive to tn
i. wrongs that exist among the Democracy
this county.
,i GA resident of North Adams, Mass, n
Gently buried his wife, woman of unusu'
: size. A few days after the sad event
neishbor, in attempting to console the wiC
q over, remarked "Weli, Mr., you ha'
n met with a. heaty loss" Z" Yes" replie
the mourner, with sigh, "she welgh'
nearly 400 poundsp'
At seven O'Clock on Thursday mornir
the roof of a house, owned by q '
Jacobs, of Port Royal, and occupied by Mr.
Bender, in Patterson, was discovered to
on ire. The alarm Of fire assembled eli
: zens from all quarters of the town, but b
+ fore the flames were put out, the roof w
l. DESTROYED and the house generally damage
4, to considerable extent. The househo
U goods of Mrs. Bender were saved uninJure
The IT ibsne of this place, while own
by Mr.. E. B. McCrum, was chiefly edite
% first, by Major d. B. Williams, second,
Captain George C. Wilson, third by Color
" John NJ. Bowman. Since the proprie;'
ship of the paper has been changed, two
!, the three editors have died. Some III
ago Mr.. Williams died at Harrisburg, a
week before last Mr.. Wilson died at
home in Alexandria, Huntingdon coun
aged about &c years.
B. Elopements in .he western part oil
A State last week were so numerous as
Y. create a widespread talk. The town
Beaver, Beaver couaty, is in the throes
m such an excitement. Ditto, the town
Meadfiile. A case in Pittsburg keeps
q. the talk, and differs little from the 9th
il Ills, that ;he eloping wife in this
pe managed to get two thousand dollars Of
ar husbands property in money, which
NJ took with her.
[ The NTH family is one of the larges
the country, numerically considered, br
nd is not large in a numerical sense only.
is large in weight, as may be illustrated
the fact that two members of the Sn
family met in This town last Saturday,
y. were weighed. They were Jacob Smith
McAlistervilic, this county, and Legisl
s Smith, from Pike county, who spent Sa
= day in this town. Mr.. Jacob Smith wcis
=. 1884 pounds, and the member from
"a county weighed 295 pounds. They
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