Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
SHORT LOCILS.

-Four dollars per day is what census takers
are TO receive for their work.
Take care of your digestion, and YOU
need not fear diphtheria.
number of farmers INDUCED in plowine
corn ground last Saturday.
Sucker fishing, as reported by fishermen.
was good last Friday and Saturday.
Squire Parker has a flock OF young
chickens. Early BIRDS
A bright CHEEKY day was last Saturday
like bright day in April.
selinsgrove is talking of celebrating Wash
ington's birthday, February %.
Prejudice rules more people than reason
or common sense. How is 1t with your
The down stairs of the old jail has been
renovated, repainted and put IN repair.
Largest Stock of Furniture in the county
for sale, at Cost, at W. F. Suyder's. Call
at once.
j. S. Africa has been appointed census
taker for the district of which Juniata coun-
ty is part.
Zachariah Rice. the Perry county "stage
route man." died suddenly few days ago,
Of heart disease.
Last Thursday was a spring like day, and
as consequence it brought quite number
of people to town.
Frank Fry, editor of the Newport Nep,,
was married a few days ago to Harrisburg
lady. Happy days.
Jacob Slrayer, formerly of this county
but Now a citizen of South Bend, Indiana,
was in town last week.
City Councilman Geesey, of Altoona,
walked 81 miles in walking match, a few
days ago. Time, 10 hours.
Look up your valentines. For such as
are in love, lore-letter is preferable to a
picture. So they say.
An extra session of the Legislature is
again talked of. The people of the Com
monwealth do not like to hear it talked of.
1t is question AS TO where the young
soldiers come from that keep up the sup
ply of students at Soldiers Orphan Schools.
The heirs and legatees of John Adams,
deceased, offer a valuable farm for sale. 1t
has been in the possession of the Adams
family long time. See advertisement.
James b. Simons has been regularly au-
th"rized to receive the money that was sub
scribed oD the occasion OF the dedication
of the Lutheran church.
Mrs. Stoner, wife of Abraham Stoner of
Fermanagh township, died on Sunday morn
ing, aged 76 years. Mr. Stoner, her hus-
band, survives her; his age is about sc
years.
On Saturday the Mifilintown congrega-
ton Of the Congregation of Cedar Spring
met in their church in this place and united
with the Lost Greek congregation in a call
TO Rev. Joseph Ii. Aathers to become their
Pastor.
James Byers, frmerly of the firm Of
Buyers * Kennedy, grain, coal and lumber
merchants, spent a few days in town last
week. He is now doing business as grain
merchant at Honey Brook, Chester county,
this State.
To all persons in arrears for subscription
for more than one year, we expect TO send a
bill between this date and the st of March.
However, we would much prefer that all
such good people as are in arrears and who
do not want to have bill presented, that
they send subscription money by some
friend or by mail.
Ii is an uncommon thing TO find drove
of cattle travelling in the winter, and yet
such was the case last week. a cattle deal
er from the western part of the State came
to town with a lot of cattle last week, and
sold them all to people living in the vicinity
of this place. Sheriff Kelly bought num-
Der.
WHAT is the use of pounding the Legis-
lature all the time for the increase of ex-
penlitures of the State. 1t was the Con-
stitutional Convention that gave us the New
Constitution; and the New Constitution
has SO increased the expenses Of the State
that there is no keeping up with it so far.
Put the blame where II belongs.
Col. William Bell has engaged IN the sale
of Farm Machinery, and proposes to sup
ply the farmers of Juniata county with
Machinery. The Wind Engines, Force
Pumps, Corn and Cob Mills, and Fodder
Cutters and Grinders, which he is now Of
fering, are at present seasonable, and great
sources of convenience, comfort and de-
cided economy for farmers generally.
The rooms on the first floor of the Jail
have been thoroughly renovated, something
that should have been done years ago. A
few repairs, if done upstairs, will make the
Jail last as prison place for years, till the
county debt has been so reduced that new
jai NAV be built without causing taxation
to be burden. Deputy Sheriff Wilson and
family took their first dinner in the edIhce
vited and partook of the bOuntiful repast.
The Lancaster Neo Era says: 1t is just
thirty-four years since large crock OF but
ter was suspended by rope into the well
on the farm of Abraham S. Mylin, of Will
low street. This old custom was a good
one for keeping the butter fresh, but this
particular lot was destined never to be eaten,
for the rope broke, and for thirty-four years
it has rested securely on the bottom of the
well. One day last week the well was
cleaned and the butter again brought to the
light. 1t was found to be as white as snow
aud hard as adamant. IL will not be eaten,
but will be kept as relic, and ii certainly is
one of the most peculiar relics in existence
The toughest snake and chicken story yet,
comes from Ocala, Florida. A setting hen
on returning from her dinner to her nest