Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-20

One freight train was run into anotner al
the lower end of the Patterson yard few
mornings ago. No one was hc-t. Cars
which delayed transportation Few hours
but by the Use of large force of hands the
track was cleared up more speedily than it
was reasonable TO expect. The manage
ment on this division know how to clear up
wreck.
People who have sojourned at Robert II.
Patterson's place are profuse in their praise
of Peru Mills, as just the place for party
to sojourn few days or longer for recrea.
ton. Mr.. Patterson has commodiOus
house, Horses and carriages, and every thing
at hand to mske guests feel comfortable
and help them enjoy themselves while there
seeking health, recreation, and pleasure.
Members ef tbe Lutheran ehurch contrio-
uted personal labor at the dismanilement of
the building, and in preparing a new found
alton. The pastor was not behind the fock
in the work with hands; he turned IN Wig
orously. 1T is not much of Job TO
build OF repair d church when the member
ship of congregation nimbers 200, and
they turn in and do great deal of the work.
"a sad case Of drowning occurred at
Harrisburg, on Tuesday morning of last
week. Three Boys went in swimming. when
the larger and Older hoy of tie three COM
menced 10 jump on the backs of the other
two, and so worried them that they sank.
and before assistance arrived, both were
drowned. This is another arn,ng to boys
who take delight In teasing and :. '.ducking'
one another, especially older ones v no prac-
ticc it on smaller ones.'
Just as the people from this place landed
al Macedonia, lat Thursday. large party
from Lewistown appeared at the same place,
also for the purpose Of pic-nicking. Both
PARTIES left the ground about the same time,
and the two Italians that went with the peo-
pie from this place had so ingratiIted their
selves amo3g the Lewistown people that
they were invited To go along, and thus the
daFk-skinned and darker-eyed foreigners
got free ride from this place 10 Lewis
town, with dinner and supper thrown in.
An exchange says: The country is re-
ported to Be now full Of footpads, travelling
in disguise Of peddlers, who enter farm
houses and offer bogus trinkets, soap, thread, |
needles, etc, for sale, and while chaffering /
induce the women to call The men for sons |
preterse other, and then. while alone in /
the house FOR few moments, steal what /
ever they can lay their hands on. T.amps 1
have adopted this trick of the peddIer |
business, and in very many parts of the /
State have perpetrated q namher of bold /
robberics
Last week was prolific in turning out pic
mic parties. A number pic nicked near the .
town, a number pitched their camp et Ma I
cedonia, and one jsurneycd to the remote 4
west end of the cuusty to partake of the |
waters Of the Sulphur Springs, some dis
tsnee from East Waterford. They Sojourl- I
cd at the Springs number of days, and /
did not &c: home until Friday evening.
The party consisted of Mrs. z. Jacob and /
Miss Hal Jacob, Of Lewistown; Miss Hattie I
Derrickson, OF New York; Misses Maud and ,
SallIe IRWIN and Miss Bell Mathers, OF Mi
tiintowni Miss kepner, of Port Royal; !
+. s. Parker, wife and d laughter and scu,
Z. d. Parker, wife and Son aud daughter,
and X. McNeen and wife, of Niiiiinto0n =.
A pic -nic party, numbering about one hau-
dred men, women and children; ven TO
Macedonia, by canal, in Hat, last Thurs
day morning. An organ was put into the
boat An orchestra and brass band accom-
panied the party. and just abou; the time
the boat was ready to leave, an Italian with
a harp, accompanied by boy with viOiln,
put in an appearance. They were invited
TO ..g=t aboard" and accomplns the cXcur-
sion; and thus the idea that WAS expressed
on two large cards in the fiat was put TO a
practical realization. The expression on
the cards was, :. Our motto Is, sociabiiity
and enjo, ment for ALL" The day was a fine
one, and the excursioniSts returned about
nIght-faIl, fall Of the highest praise Of the
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