Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-01-05

In the town of Everett, Bedford county,
the school board refused to give vacation
to the schools during the Christmas holi-
days. The board believes that the children
are better off when attending school, than
when carousing around, one week.
Between this date and the LIST day of Feb
ruary, 1881, bills will be sent to all who are
in arrears for subscription TO the Juniata
Sentinel and Republican, to all who are in
arrears more than one year. Do not wait
for the bills. Send pay before the LIST of
February.
Several days ago tramp lrishman, in
jail, struck for higher board. He informed
Deputy Sheriff Wilson that he bad plenty
of victuals, such as potatoes, meat, bread
and molasses, but he felt as if he ought to
hare something different in the way of diet.
The Sheriff was called in to quiet the man.
The sgrandest manifestation among the
birds this winter was listened to on the
morning after Christmas when blue birds
sang. There was eight inches OF snow on
the ground. Some people conjectured that
the birds had come north TO get out of the
rain that prevailed south so many days.
Crowds OF people called at the Martin
Hotel, in Millerstown. Perry county, on
Christmas day to see a grand Christmas
tree that was placed in the parlor of the |
house. On New Years evening an invita- |
ton was extended to the children OF the |
town to come in and plunder the tree of
its sweet contents, which was done to the
great delight of the little people.
The candidate of the Greenback party for
the Presidency-Mr. Weaver--and a Demo-
cIatic Congressman named Sparks, from
Illinois, had a fuss in Congress about the
tine of the holiday recess. They both drew
their coats. One said to the other, "My
fighting weight is lS5 pounds" The other
answered. 'sMy lighting weight is over 200
pounds; come on.'' But they were not
allowed to fight.
Some of the citizens of Susquehanna
township were very unfortunate the last few
weeks. John Phillips lost a mule valued at
$50. The animal in some way got fast
with his legs, and in trying to free himself
ruptured his NAV, causing almost instanta-
neous death. II. L. Frymoyer's old Jim
der IA len der mocher died of horse dis
eass. and very valuable animal owned by |
Levi Stroup died of an unknown cause.
ga Denver man saw a tramp to whom he ;
had just given a dollar, because he was !
on a cold day, sneak off and get I
a pair of good shoes and stockings from
under step where he had concealed them,
and put them on. The citizen pitched in 7
and gave that tramp lively dressing down, t
and was fined $40 for it. As he paid the
money over, he said he had never before !
had SO much pleasure for so little money" ,
Last Sunday a little girl came home from 6
church and failed to report the text TO her
mother, as customary. The good mother o
,dst her deep, expressive eyes reproachful-
y to her forgetful child. How could !, IS
remember such a long text, when O
every lady in the congregation had on a .
,ran' new dress that was too sweet for any, =
hing Oh, mamma, you'd ought to have h
been TO church!" And all thoughts of the c
ext were forgotten as she described what L
'he saw 10 her loving mother.-Turners
Falls Reporter t
The Harrisburg Telegraph of last Satur-
lay says: A tall, gray-bearded, neat-look- !,
ng man, aged about fifty years, was in this
:ity on Christmas, and swindled some OF
he Odd Fellows, by representing himself to
be James A. Wilson, of Catoctin Lodge, .
No. ll3, at Middletown, Nd. He stated
hat he was going to Hsgerstown, but prob
IDLY went in another direction. a letter To
he secretary Of the above-named lodge has :
Ironght reply, stating that the man is a
,wipdler and a fraud. He was at Middle
own, Nd, early IN November, and received
ielp from some of the brethren there, and u
gave his name as VIM. A. Bond. News $
1apers, pass him around. ?
Some nights ago, as ex-Sheriff Walls was
coming down the railroad on a midnight
rain, he noticed that a couple OF young !,
men partook of drink freely. One of the :.
,arty got on the train at station in Hunt
ngdon county. Before the train arrived
It this station the Huntingdon county man
,harged his new found friend with having
picked his pocket of $50. The, stranger I
.harged with the theft was searched at this
,llce by Walls and W. ID. Cramer. The
money was found on his person. Some of :
t was hidden in his boots. Mr.. Cramer
ook the thief TO Harrisburg, where he was
committed to Jail in default of bail. He
old Cramer that he is Washington D. c.,
nan, and was then on his way home from
the Chicago convention.
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