Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-08-04
NOTICE. Republicans of Milford

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attendance is desired.
Thieves have been stealing from ].
Kenepp of Lack township. among othe
thiugs stolen was a large carving knife
Mr.. knepp says that the fork is of no us
to him without the knife, and the thief nia,
as well come back and take the fork.
Many people attended the pic-nics a
! Thompsontown and Macedonia last Thurs
day. Those who went to the former plac,
went in carriages and by railroad. Thos,
who went to the latter place went in fiat
The day was cool-just the kind for outd 90
pleasure party entertainment.
When one goes to Macedonia to picnic
OF for any other purpose, there is first
rate opportunity afforded to take fiasl
filed with good brandy or other liquo
along as an andidote for rattlcsnake bite
They can bring the antidote home if they
fail to be bitten by ssake.
Joseph Broad, a citizen of FerDanagi
township, died of scarlet fever on Friday
| In.erment in Union Cemetery on Saturday
A child of Mr.. Broad died of scarlet feyel
only three days previous 10 the death OF tn,
father. Two more children of the family
are lying sick now with the disease tina
took the life of the father.
''An Illinois woman got tired of a shift
less husband whom she could not respect
so she got divorce. Not long afterward
he went to her TO find out whether she
would take any legal proceedings against
him If he married again. She not only con.
sented, but even went to the wedding, and
gave the couple present Of fifty dollars"
1t is no uncommon thing now days fol
rich American girls TO marry foreigners OF
mon thing for the aristocratic scions to tel
their wives of their plebian origin. 1t is
said the American wives manage TO keeI
even by giving their noble husbands little
Fourth of July lecture on such occasions.
| Rattlesnakes are plenty on Shade Noun
tain. Emery McCahan, who lumbers in the
mountains, often comes across the rattler.
The other day one was in his way; he killed
it. The number of -rattles on its tail was
l6. He brought beautiful yellow one to
town on Thursday, iust TO let the people
see nice specimen Of IA rattlesnake: 1t had
fva IN IFS fail
New Yorker advertised that for one
dollar he would send directions bow to cure
a tarn-up nose. A young lady who for
warded a dollar received the directions the
next day. She was advised to employ a
blacksmith TO strike her a heavy blow on the
end of the nose with a sledge hammer until
a cure was effected. A very striking reme-
dy, but she didn't follow the directions
Norristoun Herald.
As per announcement, citizens assembled
in the Orphans Court room in the Court
House, on Tuesday evening a week, and
organized an Insurance Company. L. Z.
Atkinson was elected President. W. S.
Rickenbach was elected Secretary K. f..
Parker was elected Treasurer. The Direc-
tors elected are, Jeremiah Lyons, Solomon
Books, George W. Wilson, S. b. Loudon,
Kurtz Kaufman, E. J. Naugle.
Mrs Mason Clayton delivered lecture in
the Lutheran church on Sabbath evening.
Subject-sThe National Curse" People
who were present to hear the lecture pro-
nounce it as a coed one, and The lady far in
advance of her sex as to the privileges or
rights of womlnkind. She claims the
right of voice in such public matters as
may effect womankind. She claims the
right to vote, and declared that once woman
Find is allowed the right to cast a ballot,
the end Of the liquor business will speedily
be ushered in. The church was full OF
people.
Tilden and Randall opened tie campaign
in New York a few evenings ago. One Of
the points that they talked about was the
shipping interests of this country. But they
failed to tell their hearers that 1t was rebel
cruisers that were built in England that de
stroyed merchant ships on the high seas,
and caused people who are engaged in the
shipping business to send their goods in
British Eni other ships, vessels that were
exempt from the search of the rebel ships
of war. That is the way the American
shipping was broken up Charge it to where
it belongs; charge it to the rebel leaders,
who are the leaders Of Tilden and Randall,
and the Democracy.
The Huntingdon Globe of last week says: ::
Rev. W. W. Hicks, of Florida, who mar
ried Mrs. Mord. b. Massey, of this place, a
year or SO ago, is a stalwart Republican, and
was delegate to the Chicago Convection.
After he had been elected TO the Conven-
ton, he received an anonymous letter,
threatening the destruction of his property
in that State if he took an active part in the
impending campaign. A few days ago,
while on visit to New York, in company
with his wife, he received intelligence that
his house, together with his large and valu-
able library, was entirely destroyed by fire
on Sunday, July 18th. That's what it costs
to be a Republican in the South.
"The Postmaster General has issued an
order intended to break up the existing
practice of sending through the mails print
ed advertising cards of various shapes and
sizes with one postage stamps affixed: The
Postofiice Department officials complain that
this practice, which is a growing one, has
of late become a serious annoyance and
hindrance to the prompt distribution of
mail matter, particularly on the railroad
mail service. The order declares the pos
tai card furnished by the Postoffice Depart
ment that will for the purpose indicated be
transmitted in the mails, whether it be
printed or written upon, at less rate than
three cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereof. The order takes effect October /,
$780,"
Mr.. A. S. C. TEMPLEMAy, of York, is the
author of the following acrostic:
FcR PRESIDENT, THE