Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-16
SHORT LOCALS.

Many farmers are butchering their hogs
The scarcity of corn and the high price a
which that kind of grain rules has induced
many to. put up their pork.
Philo Pannebaker shot wild turkey or
Slim Valley ridge on Friday afternoon, and
two wild turkeys at the fve-nile tavern in
the Narrows on Monday. He sold them in
town for s4.25.
A sociable will be held in the Presbyterian
Chapel on Thursday evening. The finar-
cial contributions of the occasion are to be
appropriated to the use of Christmas Tree.
or Christmas entertainment.
Frank and Henry Rumberger, now in Har-
risburg Jail for the murder of Trou;man,
are hopeful that the Board of Pardons will
commute the death penalty to Imprisonment
Tor life, They have petitioned the Board OF
Pardons ior such an end.
Mrs. Fisher, daughter of David Haller n
this place, wrote TO her father under date oi
the 5th inst, that on that day a spow of six
inches fell at her place of residence. Mrs.
Fisher lives with her husband at Morrison,
Colorado.
David Reno, from Miffiin county, was in
town a few days ago. He said that in s.Big
Valley" grub worms are so numerous that
whole fields of grass are seriously damaged.
The worm cuts the stalk of the grass off
just belos the surface of the ground.
Pleuro-pneumonia prevails to limited
extent among the cattle of Philadelphia
and Delaware counties, and the Governor Of
Illinois was induced thereby to issue a proc
lamation prohibiting cattle from Penusylva-
mia being imported into Illinois.
Herman II. North, youngest son of James
North Of Patterson, ard Miss Isabel Stew
art were joined in the bonds of wedlock at
the residence of the BRIDES mother, Mrs.
Lucy p. Stewart, in Euntingdor, on the
evening of the 10th inst. Mr.. North is a
rising young lawyer; he lives at Bradford.
On Tuesday Mitchell yarnes and neigh,
Dor saw dog run a deer. They turned in
and gave chase. The deer, in attempting to
cross deep ravine on the Parker farm ad
Joining Patterson, got fast among the briars,
and the pursuers coming up caught it. They
cut its throat and made venlson of its body.
"Ah, dearest" sighed the young man,
kneeling at the feet of his ownest own,
'sdost thou know what of all outward things
is nearest my heart 7'' "Really csn't say"
she replied, ssbut if you have any regard for
your health in this cbangeable weather, I
should think it was a flannel shirt" She
was too practical, and it broke the engage
Herald.
The long winter nights are here. You
will want paper that gives you home news,
general news. and miscellaneous reading.
The Sentinel and Republican Is the paper TO
suprlg that want. II gives all the Impor-
tant hore news, all important general news,
besides large quantity of miscellaneous
reading, more than any other paper in the
county. Subscribe, and suggest the paper
to your neighbor.
On Friday night, the llth inst, bay
mare about IL years old was stolen from the
stable of Samuel iayr,an, Jr., in Fsyette
township, near Oakland Mills. 9he beast
has white star on the forehead, small
name, a small lump on the right ear, and
stands about Is hands high. and is long in
the body. A reward OF S25 fer the recov-
cry OF the horse, and s25 more for the re-
covery of the thief, VIII be paid by the Lost
Creek Protection Company The county
also pays S20do the arrest of the thief.
David Mascer came to town on Mcnday
in one-horse spring wagon. He
tied his horse to a post at the Foundry.
The horse broke the post and ran away.
a piece of the post WITH him. The
BEAST kept the middle OF the road all the
way out 10 Daniel Sieber's farm, where it was
caught. Musser OF course gave chase a.
fas. as be cenid on foot, every moment ex-
y,ectinE TO iiud his wagon wrecked by the
side oi to- road Sc was highly gratitied
to find horse aud wagon all right at the end
of the mile aud 4 quarter race
sThe following statement has been made
by the Superintendent OF Pubic Instruc-
ton. with reference TO admission TO Sol
1iers' Orphan Schools: We cannot grant
orders for the admission of any more chill
iren to any of the schools, because of the
TACT Of our having too many pupils in now
for the amount of money appropriated.
hou!d we continue the present number to
the close of the school year, MAY 81, 1882,
We would exceed the appropriation at least
s25, 600. This we feel We dare not do, and
in order to avoid it, we must withhold ad-
mission and let the aggregate diminish by
discharge son age and son order.'"
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