Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-08-03

hackers say that she can do better than the
last mentioned figures.
The one-horse grain binder is the article
that farmers need in the harvest field. A
son of James McCauley, of Fayette town.
ship, this year bound up thirteen acres of
grain in one day with such machine.
The Sunbury Democrat says: child six
weeks old was killed in the arms of its
mother, Mrs. Gideon Landau, by stroke of
lightning that came down a walnut tree
near the door of the house in which Mrs.
Landau stood.
The decision of Judge Pearson, sustain
ing Attorney General Palmer in his advice
to State Treasurer Butler, not to pay the
members of the Legislature more than one
thousand dollars each as salary, IS received
by the people at large with favor.
Michael Yoder viii sell at public sale, on
the premises, a ia-n, Q: lo9 acres of lime
stone and gravel land, about one mile north
of Oakland Mills, Fayette township, on FRI
day, August u, 1881. This will be fine
opportunity to buy farm
An exchange says: Flies are said to soon
disappear FROM a room Containing plate of
the following mixture: Half 4 teaspoonful
of black pepper in powder, one of brown
sugar, and one Of cream, mixed together.
The remedy can at least be tried, as it costs
little.
A number of the members of the Post,
while at Getty ysburg, listened to Colonel
Bachelder's description ct the battle.
Among the regiments that were mentioned
as having lost q heavy percentage of men
in the great battle was the one led by Col.
Geo. F. Mcfarland.
There are many deeds, releases, and other
papers in the office of the Register and Re-
corder in the Catirt House, all OF which
papers viii confer a favor upon the Register
and Recorder and do themselves justice By
calling and lifting said documents.
One SET of wheat dealers say that the
price of wheat will go up to almost two
dollars; another set say that wheat will de-
cline in Price to one dollar. When there is
such a great difference in the expressed
opinion of dealers, how art the growers of
wheat 20 know
John Hohenshlldt, of Center township,
Perry county, saw copperhead snake at
tempt 10 work its war into stone wall. He
caught the reptile oy the tail, and the snake.
to reciprOcate the complimentary pull,
turned and gave John a complimentary bite
on the hand. The man drank large quah-
titles of whisky, and that killed the snake
poison in his system.
DR.. Banks had party of men ont on his
farm last Friday. Of course the Doctor
must needs, always, when out in the coun-
try, have a dog with him. The party were
not long at work till tie dog found game in
hole in the ground. All hands turned in to
unearth the game. 1t was dug out, and it
proved itself to be large ground hog.
Two Tuscarora valley young men, named
respectively Hurl and Cassner, were .com-
mitted to Jail by Squire Richard Doy'e on
the charge of having stolen a lot Of carpen-
ter tools and a pig The young men were
scarcely in prison on Friday when Cassner
was taken before Squire Samuel Loudon
and admitted to bail in the sum of two hun
drod dollars to answer at court.
Wesley Andrews, aged about 50 years,
living about one mile and quarter north
east of Oakland Mills, died last Thursday
night. A few days before that date he was
kicked in the center of the forehead by
horse that he was leading. His case was
distressing one; it required the attendance
of a couple of men at his bedside all the
time.
The McVeytown Journal of the 2Sth ult.
states that rather hastily arranged but
nevertheless ENJOYABLE surprise party was
/ given at the residence Of Mr.. d. s. Forgy,
on Saturday evening; in honor Of the Misses
/ North, of MlffiintOwn, who were their guests.
Quite a number Of cur ladies and gentle
men were present and very pleasant time
was had, all expressing regret when tie
near approach of Sunday broke up the
happy asseh.blage.
A Philadelphia lady was outraged by a
! guide that rowed her across Long Lake, in
| New York State, last week. When the
lady reached the shore and was received by
her friends she fell into a swoon. The
guide ran into the woods. Pursuit was given.
The Guide reached the railroad, took a
train and went to Canada, but officers were
sent after him, and he was captured and re-
turned and lodged in Jail. Hereafter ladies
will not be entrusted alone with guides, in
the AdIrondacks region.
John Bartell, who supplies this town with
the freshest Of whortIeberries, encountered
a large rattlesnake on Shade mountain, on
Monday morning of last week The reptile
ratified, and that prevented Mr.. Blrdell from
walking on, or over the poisonous thing.
He attacked the snake; a well-directed
sharp-edged stone cut the snake in two
pieces The head piece wriggled into a
crevice among the rocks. Nine rattles were
taken from the tail piece. The snake was
one of the largest that Mr.. Bardell ever saw,
being about three inches in diameter and at
least four feet long.
1t was said long ago that truth is stranger
than fiction. Occasionally the truth Of the
saying is torcibly brought within the COM
pretension of the most unobserviDg. Ho"
forciblv the fact is made manifest to people
in this community is found in the fact that
in 1868, during the battle OF Gettysburg
Jacob Lemon, a citizen soldier from this
county, lost knife in the hurly bhrly OF
the great fght. Last week he visited the
famous battlefield with the Post-of which
, he is member-from this place. A boy OF
the field offered number of relics for sale