Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-05-26
SHORTL0CALS.
Cooks new store in Patterson is the place
to huv Coods

There will be preaching in the brick Pres
: byterian church next Sabbath, morning and
evening.
Henry Moist, of Walker township, ha.
gone on a visit to his son, who lives at Elk
hart, Indiana.
Northern cities are enjoying water melons
potatoes and tomatoes that have beer
brought from the South on railroads.
The dust and smoke all disappeared under
the rain of Saturday, and the whole appear
ance of the face of nature was like that OF
new world.
A husband telophoned to his wife "What
. have you for breakfast, and how is the
baby 2" The answer came Buckwhea,
cakes and measles.'
If you have notes falling due in bank on
the 2sth, pay them on the 2Sth: The 29th
being a legal holiday, banks close their
doors and do no business on that day.
]. Harry Strayer, who learned the timing
trade with J. F. Hummel of this place, has
started tin-shop in McAlisterville. Harry
is good mechanic and guarantees entire
satisfaction. T2t
Rohm's Skidmore Guards performed the
various military evolutions at the enter
tairment of the G. A. K, with as much
abandon as the old American Artillery used
to perform military evolutions. The Skid
more Guards viii do to bring out often.
The Post Of the G. A. R. gave an enter
tainment in the Court House on Friday and
Saturday evenings. The entertainments
were highly appreciated by the large audi
ence that attended. The Post will give no
more public entertainments this season.
Mr.. Africa did the gallant up nicely in his
own county by appointing two lady census
takers. The one is a Miss and the other is
Mrs. The Miss is Miss Mary Z. Taylor,
and the Mrs is Mrs. Mary Green. But i'll
Juniata county he appointed neither ladies
nor Republicans. Too bad.
Speer, of Huntingdon, and stenger; of
Franklin, both expect to run for Congress;
So the Democrats say. They also say that
Z. d. Parker, of this place will be a candi-
date. With Parker as a candidate and the
Crawford County System before the party,
the Democracy in Juniata will shake itself
at the primary election almost to a man.
On Friday two people suffered from the
sting of insects. Captain Mcclellan was
stung on the left thumb, but aside from the
mere sting he was not much hurt. A child
of John Moscr was stung about the same
time and about the same place, on the left
thumb, by a bee, from the effects of which
i. nearly died. For quite a while its life
was dispaired Of
William B. Reynolds died at the house Of
his SON in-law, Enoch Horning, in Ferman
agh township, last Friday, aged sS years. |
signed to their earthly resting place in the
Presbyterian cemetery, alongside of the |
remains of his wife, Elizabeth Robson Rey |
no,ds, who died in May, 1888.
There will be preaching by the pastor in
the NJ. E. church next Sabbath morning at |
log O'Clock, and prayer-meeting in the au-
dieDce room at P. N. There will be no
preaching in the evening on account of the |
gas machine being in the city for repair.
The light in this church k0s been improved,
but ,ciH be mach better.
On Saturday night thieves broke into the |
spring house of Amos Stouffer in Walker
township, and stole:ll the butter, bread and
prepared victuals that the place contained.
The granary in the barn was searched, il is
beliey ed, for meat. The spring house of
Mrs Elizabeth Stouffer, in Fermanagh town
ship, was entered the sane night and robbed
of butter and lot of fresh fish.
The Carlisle Mirror states that few
days ago certain farmer, residing near the
York road, in one of the adjoining town.
ships, was very cleverly feeced of the sum
of 1920, by swindling operator in phos-
pilates and guano. The swindle was accom-
plished BY means of the Old trick-the
farmer signing note without reading it and
making himself acquainted with the man
ner in which 1t was drawn. For the 1920
paid, he received one barrel of guano
Rather an expensive fertilizer, that
About IL O'Clock on last Thursday, Ben
jamin Stine and Emanuel Wood were caught
by falling embankment while engaged at
taking out iron ore, on the LoudOn tract,
north of town. A blast had been put off
in the embankment, and while the men were
making an inspection of the result of the
blast, the projection of rock and soil which
projected about even feet over the place
where the blast had been exploded, fell
down and almost entirely covered the two
men. Stine was good deal hurt, but
freed himself from the rocks and dirt thai
lay on him. Wood was not SO fortunate in
his injuries. Stine called for help. Day id
Louder and Frederick Espenschade were in
the vicinity and were the first men on the
ground. Wood was taken ont, but lived
only an hour ard half after being taken
to his dwelling place. which was but short
distance away. 1t was Wood who held the
ore lease, and managed the work that has
been going on on the Loudon tract. He was
about 40 years of age, and is well spoken
of by those who knew him. A wife and
three children mourn his death. The Odd
Fellows turned out to his funeral, which
took place on Saturday afternoon at two
O'Clock. Interment in Union Cemetery.
CONE and examine our complete stock Of
store goods. We are always glad to wait
on all who favor us with a call.
X. E. PARKER.
The Huntingdon Monitor of last week