Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-05-25

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c. D. Shellenbsrger, weli-knovn citizen
of Fayette township, cut the instep Of his
foot about six weeks ago. The wound got
sore and sickened him, and now be is so III
that his life is despaired of.
IL is no wonder that they put torpedoes
in the graves of people out in Indiana. The
fact that in one county-Spier county-re-
Gently, forty graves have been robbed, is
sutiicient tc induce people to protect the
bodies of their deceased friends as best they
can.
| Persons desirous Of having carp ponds
prepared, or constructed, can have the work
attended to by addressing Milton T. Peirce,
Lewistown, Penna. Mr.. Peirce will be at
Lewistown all this week. After the 18th
inst, address him at Aquaule Ponds, We
noah, n. J.
Miss Mary Sheilenbcrger, who was well
known to most Of people in Mifflintown,
died at the residence CT her brother-in-law,
DR.. Akley, in Dubois, Cleasseld county. on
the 9Th day of this month, sged about 55
years. tropsy was the disease of which
she died.
The Altoona Tribune toos the newspaper
fraternity by surprise some days ago by ap-
pearibg in an enlarged form. 1t is nov
nearly as large as the Philadelphia Times.
The wonder is how daily paper of such a
size can be kept up in city Of tie size Of
Altoona. There must be an able manage
inent ct the lead of the establishment.
A man and a woman, travelling in a one
horse wagon, sojourned in town on Friday
night. In the evening they gave a street
entertainment. The man walked on a rope
that was stretched from the roof of Foore-
mans hotel to the root of Willis hotel.
The hat was passed through the crowd that
had assembled to be entertained, and the
| spectators contributed.
The committee appointed by Presbytery
to settle the matter of difference between
the Presbyterian congregations of Mifiiin-
town and Lost Greek, came TO this place on
Tuesda Az evening of last week. The Lost
Geek committee had been in town on Tues
day they retired to their homes in the
evening. On Wednesday morning the WIS.,
| it,ng committee and the Miffiintown CON-
liittee went to Lost Greek. The plan, az
agreed upon by the committees, is that Mif-
fintown congregation is to pay Lost Greek
/ congregation two hundred dollars annually
for rer:cd of for years, and costs of suit,
and costs or repairing Miifiintown church
property, in consideration of which Lost
Greek rslinquishes her right and title in the
Mifiintown property. The Mitfiintown con-
gregation will meet Oh Saturday next, to
| consider the question as agreed upon by the
committees.
! 1t is a fact well knowr 70 people that
read, that the orthodox church appointed
committee Of able and rious preachers sew
eral years ago, TO revise the Old and New
| Tcstamenis The work Of the revision OF
the Old Testament has not yet been COM
pleted. The work of the revision of the
/ New Testament has been completed. John
/ Horning, of this borough, is agent for "TEe
Student's Revised New Testament, being
the Anglo-American Revision, completely
reprinted and cxhaustively compared with
King JanIes's version.'' The Testament
/ that Mr.. Horning is agent for, is not cnlv
a publication of the revised work, but Il
contains foot-note on every page. wherein
/ is published the words that have been
I changed. The reader and student of the
/ Divine Word can thereby see wha; word
/ charges have been made. When Nr. Horn
I iry calls with the prospectus of the book,
| the value of such a publication will be seen
at a glance. Rev. George Bensugh, Pastor
/ of the Presbyterian church at this place,
says of it: :. Having examined the Pros
pectus of the proposed edition of the Re-
vised Version OF the New Testament Scrip
trres, heartily endorse it. and would COM
mend it to every student of the Bible.
Every one will Dc anxious TO see the changes
that have been made. This book proposes
to give complete and correct reprint Of
the Revised Vetaion, together with all the
changes which have been made. There
| ought to be copy of 1t in every family"
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