Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-14
SHORT LOCALS.

Altoona people have been getting a stoct
of ice from Maine.
The fence about the Lutheran parsonage
has been whitewashed
John B. Packer, of Sunbury, was strick.
en- with paralysis on Sunday week.
Tuscarora valley people are talking OF
going ihto the cultivation of tobacco.
The weather-wise say this is to be the
cyclone year. Hope they don't know.
The lightning in the storm of Sunday a
week stunned K. Bruce Petriken, of Hunt
ingdon.
Petroleum Center, d town in the oil re-
gions, was almost entirely destscred by fire
on Sunday.
1t Is said that all trade dollars of the year
1850 are counterfeit, none of the year hav-
ing been coined.
MIR. Hetrick, one of the builders Of the
Court House in this place, has moved to
Mexican county, this State.
Thieves visited the house OF Peter Evans,
in Johnstown, few evenings ago. Mr..
Evans does not keep his money lying about
loose for thieves to pick up, and of course
they got none.
FOR RENT-A good stand for black
smi;h, at Van-w ert, JuEiata county. Shop
and comfortable house. For further par
ticulars address Samuel McMeen, Van Vert,
Juniata Co., Pa. [Mar-3l-tf
The editor of the Bloomfield .4drocate
has notified all who may feel concerned,
that the discussion of the question of liquor
intemperance shall be concluded, and car
ned on no further in the columns of the Id
rocdfe.
The church is in convulsious. Beacon
field and Bismarck have resigned, bat not
withstandIng the hurry -burly in church, IN
state, and business, X E. Parker sells goods
at the old prices. Call to see him when you
come to town.
NOTICE.-Numerous requests have been
made that We extend the time in which TO
send bills for subscription that have been
standing or owing for 4 period of more than
one year. The time is extended to the last
OF May. 1850.
Tuesday night week was stormy. Dur
ing the prevalence of the STERN thieves en-
tered the smoke-house of Isaac Puffenber-
ger, in Fermanagh township, and stole five
hams aud one shoulder. Seine people put
a spring gcn or tie door Of their smoke
house and granary.
DIS. Graham, Shelly and Arnold perform
ed quite . surgical feat few days ago, in
Port Royal, on the fore-leg of Edward Grif-
Eth from Cambria county, They removed
portion of the bone of the leg, which was
hurt about % years ago. The patient has
gone home TO Cambria county, improved in
health.
The q. P. Presbytery OF Big Spring will
meet in Mexico, this county, on Monday,
AIril 10, inst, at Z O'Clock Z. y, There
will be abbath- school Convention in con-
nection with this meeting, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, at and a O'Clock 7. NJ. of
each day. All persons interested in the
Sabbath-schcol cause are cordially invited
TO attend.
F. MoBURNEY.
The management of the fruit farm at
concluded to burn the rub
bish on clearing last Saturday. The wind
was high at the time, but it was believed
that sufficient lumber of men had been
stationed around TO guard and keep in the
fire. That, however, was mistake, as the
wind carried burning leaves over their heads
into the woods, setting it on fire. A most
desperate struggle took place to get the fire
outcned in the woods, which was success
full, but not until after four hundred cords
of wood had been destroyed.
The Altoona Tribune relates the follow
ing: William Evans, who farms part of
Lows island, has invented a very simple
trap to capture the muskrats that forage on
his early vegetables. His plan is to sink a
barrel in the ground into which
he drops a head Of cabbage. The musky
rodents soon discover their favorite food,
and do not hesitate to go for il; but when
once in they are unable &c get out. In one
night Mr.. Evans captured nine of the var
mints. After they are exterminated the
barrel come. handy to ill with water for use
- ar in rraafhar
The Harrisburg Patriot on Saturday pub
iished the following: The rail mill of the
stee, company produced on
Thursday night in less than twelve hours |
a26 finished steel rails, of the aggregate |
length of miles 552 yards, and weighing |
2Os. tons. This remarkable product was
turned out by the night shift of men work. |
ing under the direction of William HELLER, |
boss roller. The day shift had previously |
turned out 8S2 rails, which is believed to |
surpass the product of any other mill, but
the production of e36 rails certainly gives |
the banner to this mill. The average time |
to roll each rail. for the entire twelve hours, |
is but 46 seconds per rail.
In Oliver township, Mi,llin county, by the
side of an old deserted house, not far from |
McVcytown, some freshly-turned ground |
was discovered. Investigation followed, |
when a hole about five feet deep and about |
as long as the grave of an adult was re-
yealed, but there was nothing in it; and |
that reminds people of Mifflintown of a
local excitement of few years ago, when |
a newly made hole, nicely covered up, un-
der wheat shock, was discovered in field |
OF Squire Jacobs, near this town. 1t was |
great mystery for quite while; however,
it at last ssleaked out" that once upon a
time, a superstitious person crossed the
rield of the Squire after night-fall, and See
ing some fiery object at a certain place he
became greatly alarmed. When he reached |
home he had recourse to other people who |
professed to read such wonders, and was
4 a. Al II.