Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-08-25
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Lutheran Church in this place next Sabbath
evening at Il O'Clock.
John S. Graybill, the enterprising furni-
ture man, has the Garfield and Arthur lead
pencil, the best pencil out.
The small boys vacation in town is nearly
over, and be signs when he thinks that the
schools will open in September.
The mineral water and sarsaparilla made
by Lapp and Creswell is up to the standard
mineral water, art harsaparilla drinks.
Tho Perry county Republican convention
last week nominated Charles II. Smiley for
State Senate and H. G. Fisher for Congress.
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Old fishermen miss the autumn fish bas-
ket. Alas for the good old days of the
past. But there is no Use of signing for the
past.
James McCauiey will display agricultural
Implements in Patterson on Thursday. The
chief piece of machinery will be a grain
drill.
Lightning struck barrel of butter last
week, in Medina county, Ohio. The butter
was not hurt. The barrel was slightly
wrecked.
James Kreider has bought Orlando Bon
sal's grocery store, and will enlarge and
continue the business at the old stand on
Bridge street.
Lightning seems to have strong affinity
for coal oil. Scarcely thunderstorm can
pass over the coal oil region without strik-
ing oil tanks.
The report Of County Superintendent
Wellington Smith; unavoidaby, goes over
till next week for publication in the Sentinel
and Republican.
| The apple crop on the east side of the
river in Juniata is much larger than on the
west side. Last year it was the west side
that had the apples.
For snake bite, tie the wound up, and sat
urate the bandage with turpcntine. This is
said to be certain cure, with little incon-
venience to the person bitten.
Hapr, Hollow Sabbath-school will hold
their annual pic mic, in Mr.. Oles' woods, on
Saturday; August rs, 1880. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
The Patterson Union Sabbath-school, in
connection with the Evangelical Sabbath
school of the same place, will hold a picnic
in Lauver's wood, next Thursday.
A new stock of goods has been put into
Srayer's store-Clothing, Hats and Caps.
Everybody will be in town on Reunion day,
and Thea you can see for yourself.
The Democracy are good at getting in
votes. More votes were cast in some of the
wards in New York city than the whole
number of men, women, children and dogs.
Tie men who called Lincoln murderer,
an ape, clown, an idiot, now seek to find a
favorable word that he said in favor of the
nominee of the Democratic party for Presi-
dent:
( A swarm of bees passed over Union Gem
errry, southwark bound, few days ago
Sexton Waits kept an eye on them, expect
ing them to stop in Parker's woods, but
they passed over it.
Restore slavery and the old Constitution,
or pay for the slaves, pension rebel soldiers,
and pay the rebel debt, is what the pro-
gfamtne will be If the Democracy elect both
a President and q Congress.
Ten years ago the peach in this section of
the State failed 10 grow, and it was said
that the climate had so changed that it had
passed forever nom the valley, but now
every little tee has its full quota.
On Sunday a week a man, with a jug OF
whisky, was arrested in Newton Hamilton.
He had taken charge of the whisky for some
other man who expected to sell the fire.
water at camp-meeting.
Milton s. Lytle, Of Huntingdon, will
address the Garfield and Arthur Club, in
the Club room in this place on Thursday
evening. The public are invited to be pres
ent at early candls-l,ght.
An exchange SAYS ohr-half the domestic
misery of the world is caused by men who
drink and women who can't cook. What a
happy world this would be if men would
not drink, and women would learn TO cook.
The Rev. Mr.. Dunlap, of Port Royal, will
preach in the NJ. Z. Church next Sabbath
morning. No service in the evening. Also,
next Sabbath week will be the second Quar-
terry Meeting and Communion of this
church.
At the Democratic primary election on
Saturday, all who promised to vote for Han
cock were allowed a vote. number voted
whose political convictions doubtless will
not permit them to vote the Democratic
ticket In November.
The two oldest characters that come to
town are Joe, an Irish umbrella tixer, and
Joe, a German saw filer. The former gets
along hight well with the boys; the latter
has a hard time of it the boys tease him.
Both men are too fond of drink. Both are
good sorkmen.
4 The river bridge is being put through
course of repairs. Mr.. Hench is doing the
work. An aged citizen of this town says
that Hench has been the boss bridge builder
in Juuiata for period of not less than 30
years, and there are yet among his work
men, men who worked FOR him generation
ago. =
There is no disguisement of the fact to be
made, that the mind of the people OF the
whole country is loosening on the question
of protective tariff. Ii you ere protec-
tive tariff man, the only consistent place for
Won is within the ranks of the Republican
party. The late boom in iron was wrecked
by the importation of iron that had been
manufactured across the water, by the cheap
labor of the old world.
"The ceremony of marrying John Hall