Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-05-19
SHORT LOCALS.
Decoration orators are in training.

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button-hoie boquets are fashionable.
There was frost last Friday morning.
Splendid saddles for sale by ]. II. Simon.
Pay subscription before the first of June
Spring fever weather had back-set las
Thursday.
A Post of the q. A. K. has been organ
ized in Tyrone.
Saturday, May 29th, will be observed a
Decoration day.
Mrs. L. J. Kepner has repaired her hous
on Cherry street.
The lovers of bass fishing are prepare,
for the first of June.
A thousand Odd Fellows attended tn
Grand Lodge al Reading.
There are men who declare that the 20
tato Tug has come TO stay.
Many children have died in this count
within the past two months.
Cremation costs SIS per body, but ther
you can't have a nice funeral.
The best corn crops last year were OBJ
tanned from late corn planting.
A great fire is raging in the mountain
near Black Log railroad station.
Captain Louder of this place is having
new canal boat built at Newport.
Don't forget the soldiers entertainment
on Friday and Saturday evenings.
The Town Council was on tour of in.
spection of the town on Tuesday.
Wind, dust and smoke prevails, as il
often does in the autumn months.
The style of the Copeland dwelling house
in Patterson never fails of drawing atten-
ton.
Grand entertainment by the Post of the
G. R., on the evenings of the 2lst and
22nd.
The Register and Recorders office and
Prothonotary's office have each been reno
waited.
The bathing of the small boy was sus-
pended last Friday, on account of the coel
weather.
Smoke from burning mountains was so
thick last "Wednesday that it could be plain
ly tasted.
The case of leprosy, as reported, in
Adams county has turned out to be some
thing else.
Communion services were held in the Ger
man Baptist church ct Good Will, Fayette
township, on Tuesday. Many people attend
ed the meeting.
What will the Democracy do in this
county, accept or reject the Crawford
County System
There will be preaching in the brick Pres
byterian church next Sabbath week, morn
ing and evening.
Prof. J. T. Altman, of Airy View Acad-
envy, is gcing to Georgetown, Grant coun-
", New Mexico.
Rev. Mr. Hunter, of Lewistown, preach
ed in the brick Presbyterian church last
Sabbath morning.
The bathing season has been opened, and
with it come notices of the death Of peo-
pie by drowning.
Z. W. H. Kreider was stricken with
severe chill while in the Lutheran Sabbath
school last Sunday, and has been i'll ever
since.
Aikens has full stock of Sewing Ma
chimes, Organs and Pianos for sale. Ad-
dress him for particulars.
They say that Congressman Fisher is to
be made chairman of the National Republi
can Congressional Committee.
Rev. Mr.. Shaffer, from Hector, N. Y,
preached in the Presbyterian Tabernacle
church ON Sabbath morning and evening.
J. Harry Strayer, who learned the Timing
trade with J. F. Hummel of this place, has
started tin-shop in cAlisterville. Harry
is a good mechanic and guarantees entire
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If YOU have a note maturing on the 29th
in bank, pay it on the 2Sth, tor the 29th is
legal holiday, and banks close their doors
on such days.
While drought may blight a growing
crop, it is said to bring gases from lower
depths to the surface-gasses that are good
plant food.
Vert Henderson, of Fermanagh town.
ship. was taken suddenly i'll last Wednes-
day afternoon, and for while his life was
despaired of.
Lewistown, Huntingdon, and Altoona pa
pers last week reported the appearance of
a brilliant meteor. The papers spoke for
their own respective neighborhood.
RE. Parker sold tract of ls6 acres of
land in Greenwood township to Philip
Swartz also a tract of 80 acres of land in
Delaware township to Reuben Kerchner.
Brookville, Jefferson county, has furnish
ed one Supreme Court Judge-Judge Cor
don-and now she comes forward and wants
to put another. lawyer on the Supreme
Bench, Mr.. jerks.
Prize-fghters saved the life of tramp
who set the town of Stuyvesant, n. Y, on
fire. No good can conc TO society by
saving the life of man who deliberately
sets a house or town on fire.
John Strayer & Son have started Tin
ware Manufactory in McAllsterville, where
they are prepared to accommodate all who
may need anything in their line OF business.
Spouting and Roofing specially. TT
Last Wednesday evening W. H. hreider's
boat collided with the Hollobaugh and
Mover fiat with such force that William
Hawk was tumbled headlong into the canal,
from the deck of the boat. 1t was cold
plunge.