Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-08-10
SHORT LOCALS.


GA man of tact always manages to get
cut of difficulty. The clerk of a parish,
whose business was to read the first lesson,'
came across the chapter in Daniel in which
the names Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
nege occur twelve times, and finding it ex-
tremely difficult to pronounce these names,
he went through the chapter referring to
them as sthe aforesaid gentlemen
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company viii
sell excursion tickets to Newton Hamilton
Camp meeting, from Aug. Is to Aug 26,
1881, inclusive. Tickets will be good to
return until Aug. 29. On Sunday, Aug 81,
a special train will be run. Time, at Thomp-
sontown, 1882 a. m, fare sl.S0; Van Dyke,
7.37 a. M, fare $l.61 Mexico, 744 a. m,
fare Sl.55; Port Royal, 7.52 a. NJ, fare 81.
46; Miftiin, 7.59 a. m, fare Sl.35.
Robert May, bct aged about six years,
living with his parents in Miller township,
Perry county, was bitten on the instep of
one of his feet by copperhead snake, few
days ago, while out in pasture field. The
boy trod on the snake, when the reptile
quickly coiled itself about his leg and last
ened its tangs into the instep of the foot.
Another boy took the snake by the tail and
pulled it off the leg aud threw it away.
The Perry county F-ceisan published the
following last week! We are sorry to learn
that N d,,nbta, ~ Ia,nas Mull;n ,apapt nm
the farm of Judge Junkin in Carroll TOWN.
ship, met a horrible death. She, on Satur-
day last, accidentally set fire to her cloth.
ing by matche. which she had been handling,
and when discovered, her skin was burnt
into a crisp and wrinkled, and she died
shortly afterwards. Her age was about four
years.
Last Friday night a man who registered
his marie Joseph Roth had horse shipped
from the railroad station at this place to
Harrisburg stock yards. He had stolen the |
horse from Benjamin Whitmoyer at Middle
burg, Snyder county, and ridden him to |
this point for shipment on the cars, a dis |
tance of 42 miles. Harrisburg policemen |
received information of the theft, and the |
thief and his game were not long in the |
town till they were gathered up by the po-
lice and sent back to Middleburg.
At all the stations along the railroad there
are beds of beautiful flowers, end thus it is |
that when man takes a trip on the cars the |
pleasln. sense of feeling that is experienced |
by riding in tie cars is intensified by the |
sense of sight being delighted by bright
flowers greeting his eyes at every station.
make their living and money in
hauling passengers and produce, and they
only display their appreciation and fine
taste in catering to the senses Of those that |
patronize them.
People that smoke about their stables and
barns will open their eyes when they read
that "a farmer in Crawford county attempt
ed to smoke while riding from the field on
a load OF hay some days ago, when spark
fell from his pipe, igniting the hay, and the
whole mass was soon in flames. The team
was hastily released from the wagon and
were saved, but the hay was all consumed
and the wagon nearly destoyed. Tie ven-
turescme farmer escaped injury by jumping
to the ground"
This is the fly time, and the pestiferous
little insect is trouble5ome TO horses TO such
a degree that it is great annoyance TO men
that drive horses. To all people that own
horses it is of interest to know what will
keep away flies from the horse. An English
paper comes forward and states that "mix
ture of one part of crude carbolic acid
with six or more parts of olive Oil,' if
lightly rubbed all over the animal with
rag will put such an odor on the horse that
flies decline to settle on the animal. So
long as the odor OF the acid remains the fly
will pass the horse without alighting.
Lycoming county is in the throes of a
speculative life insurance sensation. An
old man named Joseph Miller, living in
Clinton township, died suddenly. He was
insured to the amount of forty thousand
dollars, which gave rise to suspicion that he
had been forlly dealt with. A son held a
policy of two thousand dollars on his father.
The body of the deceased father was raised,
and the son was arrested on the charge of
having given his parent poison, arsenic.
The son wept bitterly when taken before a
justice. He was sent to Jail. 1t is report
ed by dispatch that Mr.. Miller was afflicted
with a chronic disease that led to the ad-
ministration of arsenic in small doses as
medicine.
COMMITTEES MEETING. - The Executive |
Committee of the Juniata County Soldiers
Veteran Association Will meet in the Court |
House at ten o'clock A. NJ, Thursday, Au-
gust Is, 1881. Committee: H. A. Stam-
baugh, J. P. Wharton, J. P. McWilliams,
C. Mcclellan, s. B. Caveny.
By order of the President.
THOMAS A. ELDER,
Secretary.
Miftiintown, Pa, Aug. 3, 1881.
FOR SALE CHEAP.-Any person wish
ing to purchase a neat Iron Fence, thirty |
feet in length, will do well by calling at the
Commissioners Office, Mifflintown. Pro-
ceeds TO. be appropriated to the use of the
Soldiers Monument Association.