Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-30
SHORT LOCALS.

VIC ou -opcu ott tuCiulc.
Merchant Cook of Patterson has
opened store in Port Royal. Call and
sec him.
Squire Caleb Parker has moved his
Office to room above the store of X.
E. Parker.
The Juniata Division of the Penn
sylvauia canal now extends only to the
Three Locks near Anderson Station
Miffiin county.
An infant daughter of Mr.. Kennedy
of this place died on Thursday night
lutermeDt oD Saturday at 8 O'Clock in
Presbyterian grave yard.
John S. Miller, a man we'll known
IN Juuiata county a generation ago,
died at his home near Fort Scott Kan
sas, on the llth inst
A congregational election was held
in the Lutheran church last Saturday
afternoon. Michael Sieber was elected
an elder; w. b. HorniDg was elected
q descon; John Kirk, Michael Stouer
and George Smith were elected trustees.
In the matter of dispute, concerning
the sold wooden" bridge on Water
street, it has been decided that the
bridge belongs to the borough and that
it is liable for the expense that was in-
Cured by the township in repairing the
bridge.
"Hon. John Cessna, chairman of ihe
Republican State Central Committee,
has given notice tina: a meeting of the
committee will be held at the Lochiel
Hotel, IN Harrisburg, on Thursday,
April II, at two O'Clock p NJ for the
purpose o: fixing the time end place
for the meeting of the Republican,
State Convention OF 1881, and trans
acting such other business as may be
presented for consideration
On las, Sabbath morning, Rsv. E. f.
Berry, announced from the pulpit that
during his FIVE years administrator as
pastor of the Lutheran church, in this
place and ~in Licking Creek, be hat,
ofieiated at lo5 funerals and So
weddings. He also announced that be
tad in that time taken into the church,
at this place, 107 persons, and 10 per
sons into the Licking Creek church BY
certificate, confirmation and baptism.
Into the two congregations, he received
l53 persons. Tie announced that dur
ing the FIVE years that be has been pas
tor 10 this place, that 10 persons we're
removed from toe church; soma having
moved away, some having died and
some were dropped. Leaving out those
who moved away, died, and those who
were dropped, during the five years of
his stay in this place be has had an in
crease offs persons in the congregation
Pastoral visits 400; lectures 200
present membership $40.
The appointments made at York, Pa, for
the Juriata District of the Central Penn
sylvania Conference, March IS, 1881. are as
follows:
RICHARD HHKLE. Presiding Elder, +. o.
Huntingdon, Pa.
Bedford, S. W. Sears.
Bedford Circuit, NJ. G. Piper.
Blaine, J. W. Ely.
Burnt Cabins, J. Eberhart.
CassviIle, W. N. Meminger.
Conc ord, A. W. Decker, one 10 be supplied.
Decatur, To Be supplied.
Ennisville, W. 4. Clippinger.
Everett, w. g. Ferguson
Freedom, J. A Ross.
Huntingdon, J. J. Pearce.
Lewistown, Thomas Sherlock.
Manor Hill. J. W. Olewine.
McConnellstown, Frederick Rogerson.
McVeytown and Granville, W. 5. Hamlin.
Mifflintown, W. V. Canoe.
Milroy, Jonathan Guldin.
Mt Union, J. W. Cleaver.
New Bloomfield, J. ". Johnston.
Newton Hamilton, E. E A. Deavor.
Orrsonia, Elisha Shoemaker.
Petersburg. J. A. Mckindless
Pleasantvi!le, J. f. Pennington.
Port Royai, ii. NJ. Ash. one 10 be supplied.
Rays Hill, A. S. Baldwin.
Rohinsonville, J. ID. ". Dearor.
Saxton, X. Mallalieu, ore 10 be supplied.
Shirleysburg, u. A. Singer.
Schellburg, S. A. CreveliEg.
Thompsontown, J. W. Rue.
Three Springs, J. ". Bell.
West Huntingdon and Mil Creek, W. II.
Dbl, c. Y. Hqrt-ei.
SUPPLEMENTARY AND sUPERANSUATED
PREACHERS.
". Il Stevens, ;. II. S. Clarke, j. K.
Akers, George Berkstresser and L. q Heck.