Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-04-06
SHORTLOCaLS.
March wen; ont a roaring.

Nennor says the SHOWS are ali down.
Thank you, Mr.. Venuor.
Citizens of Memo township, Mihiin coun-
ty, are feeding o4l beef cattle.
Last Thursday and Friday the town was
en!ivened by the many families moving.
This is the last month for oyster eating.
TIL next September. Go for the oyster.
There is large flock of partrid ges on the
Schweier and jacobs farms near this town.
The present hard freezing weather must
needs produce rise ia the price of wheat.
March came in like a hon, and went out
well, people that moved know how it went
out.
David Funk, of Center, this county. has
graduated at the University of Pennsyl-
wanna.
Mr.. d. f. Stevens, of the firm of tevens
Il Guss, viii open a hardware store in Nc
Yeytown.
Persons that manage flats and boats ON the
uver have become SO skilled that accidents
I 40 iobgSf oCCUf
FOR SALE-Fiye shares Odd Fellows
Hall Association stock. If you wish to buy,
call al this office.
The Literary Society in this town will
discuss the Selinsgroye and North Branch
Railroad question.
The Presbyterian festival secured S3I.Ig,
which sum viii fill or re-stock the Sabbath
school library completely.
Landlord Foorman has been duly Installed
in his hotel on Main street, where he Will be
pleased to see his old patrons.
The play goers in Harrisburg are in a
pleasant frame Of mind over the prospect
of a circus entertainment.
Township people believe that it was
righteous turn Of affairs that gave the sold
wooden bridge" 10 the borough.
The company organized to catch thieves
that steal horses from the membership of
the company, met in the Commissioners
Office ON Saturday.
Henry TitzclI, of Lack township, while on
his way home from this town took sick and /
was compelled to'stop at a house in Spruce |
Hill township, where he died.
c. B. Horning AID G. W. Smith have
bought a valuable piece of timberland from
George Jacobs, Sr. The land is situated .
east OF the Moyer farm, north of town.
A soiourn at :. old ocean, at Atlantic |
City and such other places, is said to be |
good for people who are suffering with
''nerveus. dyspephc, gouty and rheumatic
Diseases
The Perry county FreemaE is authority /
for the following: While husking corn that
remained in the field all winter, 4 young man
named Liddig. OF Howe township, discov-
cred seven snakes in one shock.
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Herbert Altman, of Walker township, left
on Monday for Silver City, Grant county,
New Mexico. Two brothers have been
living in that country some time. Accord
ing to newspaper report, it is a country rich
in mineral products.
On Tuesday morning Jeremiah Louden-
slayer, of Delaware township, left for the
Western country. lie will visit Kansas
and other Western States and the Indian
Territory, returning home by way of Chi
cago, Niagara Falls and New York.
On Tuesday night week thieves entered
the hotel 0: Frank Shields in AcAlister-
vile, taking therefrom gin and beer. The
house of Rev. Mr.. Copenhaver was also en-
tered the same night. A hat was taken
from the preachers house, and hung upon
d stake in a fence at the east end of town.
Mrs Elizabeth Kaufman, wife of William
Kaufman, deceased, (who lived many years
or what is now known as the John Reno I
farm. mile aud quarter northeast of Milf
f,intown,) died at the house of her son,
Enoch Kaufman, near Millerstown, Perry |
county, last Wednesday, aged II years and
IL months.
The Huntingdon Globe says While put
ting up the telephone wires between Maple |
ton and Mt. Union last week, the men had |
several narrow escapes from drowning. The |
river being swollen they had some trouble
IN getting the wire across. Several expert
a Ia hax d
ed. Sky rockets were used to get the wire |
across in several places. On Saturday one /
of the men came near being drov ned taking |
wire across in boat, the wire catching in |
the boat and upsetting it, but the man swan
to shore.
The Bloomfield .4drocafe Of last week
says: On last Sunday afternoon David Lid
dick, an old man, who resided at the base
of Half Falls fountain, in Watts township, |
was found dead on the floor of his resi- |
dence, with his rifle lying near him and
bullet hole through his head-the ball en-
terIng back of his left ear. Mr.. Jesse john |
son, Jr., and wife lived in the same house
with him, and on returning from preaching
on that afternoon they found the cd man
living dead on the floor. Mr.. Liddick was
about 30 years OF age. About two years
ago his wife received back pay and pension
amounting to some 81 100. She died about
year ago, and the worry about the safety
of what remained of this money is thought
to have unsettled the old mans mind. We
have not yet heard Of the report OF the Cor
oner's verdict.
Under date of March 90, 1881, Rev. Sol
omon G.. Dressler writes from Oriental, this
county: A sad accident occurred on Sun