Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30
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tnis year.
A nutnber of heavy rain shower. fell on
Saturday. '''' oH
Coi. Bell is selling the Hagerstown grain
seed and fert;lizing drill.
Wheat cutting commenced tbi. wear :,
'uniata county as early as the 18th OF ..une
Capt. A. H. Martin says that once in hi,
lifetime the wheat was not all cut fill in
August. "
William Wagner, who conducted the
watch and jewelry business at the Post.
office, has gone west.
Charles Greer, son of A. J. Greer. one
OF the editors Of the Altoona Tribsn, il in
town, visiting friends.
The camp-meeting at Newton Hamilton
mas been ordered to open August 10th. and
close August Goth, 1880.
There is counterfeit one hundred dol.
lar note on the National Exchange Bank Of
Baltimore IN circulation.
The name of the gentleman On the Dem.
ocratic ticket for Vice Preside dent is English.
MS nome is in the State of Indiana.
on Monday, as Sheriff Burlington, of Mif-
MN county, passed through town he took
occasion to pay the Jail flying visit.
Owing to the great heat, and bri,tleness
OF straw, great deal of wheat was cut in
Lancaster county, last week, by moonlight.
If the weather be favorable. this week
will finish wheat cutting. A number of
farmers in Juniats finished wheat cutting
last week.
The Pennsylvahia Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets, at reduced rates. ON
the ard, 4th and 5th of July, good till the
9th of July.
Rev. David Moist, a German Baptist
preacher, says that once In his time harvest
came as early as this season, but he cannot
recollect the year.
Acknowledgements and thanks are due A.
K. Dunkel, Secretary of Internal Affairs,
for public documents sent to the office of
the Sentinel and Republican.
Rev. Mr.. Benaugh preached in the Pres
byterian Chapel on Sabbath. 1t was the
second time that he came from Philad delthia
to preach for the congregation.
Harry Remminger, of Walker township,
while on tree picking cherries, few DAYS
ago, lost his hold and fell to the ground; a
distance of twenty FIVE feet, and was severe
ly hurt.
What splendid dose of crow the leaders
OF the erring brethren got when they swal-
lowed Hancock. If he was crow in 1861
anG in 1864, hos can he be the less crow
to-day7
The Prohibition National Convention met
at Cleveland, Ohio, on the 18th, and nomi- |
mated Neal Dow, of Maine, for President. |
and A. N. Thompson, of Ohio, for Vice
President.
There seem to be Two days that may be /
celebrated as the 4th of July, this year. In |
one place the 3rd will be observed as the |
ith In another place the 5th will be OBJ
served as the day.
The 4th of July Sabbath school picnic
parties Will meet at Retrospective churches
at O'Clock A. NJ, and form in the Court
House yard, and be ready to move at $3.50
A. NJ, on Saturday.
Rev. W. NJ. Frysinger, A. NJ, of Harris
burg, Secretary Of C. V. S. s. Assembly,
and No. Sabbath-school man, will preach
in the " E. church in this place, next Sab
bath, July 4th, morning and evening.
The editor who wrote the following item
must be patron, or member of a church.
II it were not so he would not ask the ques-
ton: "Where do the old palm-leaf fans
90 l'' "They don't go anywhere. They
stay in the other pews."
At the Republican Primary Election,
three Senatorial Conferee. are to be elect
ed, also Chairman or the County Commit
tee, Representative Delegate to the State
Member of the Legislature.
Senator, Congressman and County Sur
seyor
The Democratic National Platform is In
favor of a revenue tariff, which means Tree
trade. What do the American manufac-
turers say to that Will they vote for Han
cock on a free trade platformi Win they
yc.e for a good soldier aad an able general,
and throw away the principle OF protection
to American Industry
When Won come to town and see circu-
lar SPOT of ashes and charcoal, about six
teen feet square. at the Intersection OF Main
and Bridge streets, yoa may know that It
is what remains of store boxes, &C., that
Democrats took and burned as
part of the ratification proceedings IN honor
of HancocA's nomination.
aA man who firmly believes that Sec
ond food will come next November to cover
the whole face of the earth is building an
,,k a, Helena. Texas. The craft will hold
iny persons, with food for forty days ana
forty nights, and he will take passengers at
s5oo each. Every other vessel, he explains,
will be wrecked"
ga new enemy to the potato has made
its appearance. 1t is said to be an odd
cooking worm resembling a snail in shape
md color, and from fourth to halt inch
in length. They eat the leaf of the plant
rery rapidly, and if they were half SO nu-
nerous as the potato bug they would be
much more destructive.
( CITIZENS of Miffiintow wn have distinct
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