Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-06-08
SHORTLOCALS.
whooping cough.


Young rabbits are plenty.
Altoona has three cases Of smallpox.
The strawberry crop will be large one.
Buy DR.. Morrison's anti bilious pills
Eclipse Of the moon at midnight mex
Sunday.
The days of the cut-worm for this yea
are over.
The fashion for ladies' skirts Is fuller that
last year.
The rains muddied the water and spoiled
bass fishing.
1t is said that the English sparrow is the
pest of tie crow.
1t is said that pitch paper will keep away
the 'smoth miller"
Horses in the western part of this State
have the epizoOtic.
Straw hats and linen pants and coats goi
backset last Friday.
A bountiful rain fell last Wednesday
Thursday and Friday.
A profusion of locust blossoms is said to
indicate full corn crop.
For a sun-shade for the head of your
horse, go to Simons' shop.
To pronounce as the Red Men pronounced
Iroquois-call up an Indian.
The frost is to come about the time of
full moon. So says Vennor.
The Post of the G. A. K. have their room
nicely carpeted and furnished.
Tyrone Presbyterians expect to build a
twelve thousand dollar church.
L. E. Atkinson and his uncle S. o. Evans
have gone to Snyder county on business.
An exchange says that ice water tends to
produce Bright's disease of the kidneys.
This is the season for roses--roses in the
yard, roses in the bonnets, roses everywhere.
Lewistown people picnicked at Macedonia
a few days ago. They came there on fiat.
DR.. Crawford has re-laid the pavement
along the Cherry street side of his home
lot.
A steamboat passed up the canal on Fri
day. 1t was stowing" another large canal
boat.
Farmers that have all clover grass to cut
will be into it by the beginning of next
week.
Congressman H. G. Fisher has gone on a
tour to Idaho, and will be away about two
months.
A Huntingdon man in Juniata township
saw four wild deer drink in stream of water
last week
A Bloomfield, Perry county, man was re-
lieved of a tape-worm 80 feet long, a few
days ago.
The teachers of the Presbyterian Sab
bath-school will picnic at Macedonia next
Thursday.
The ssold time" fashion of powdering the
hair is being revived for party occasions, in
Paris, France.
Rev. Joel Swartz, of Camden, N. J., as
sisted Rev. E. E. Berry during communion
services last Sabbath.
The G. A. X. of this State will hold an
on the battlefield of Gettys-
burg, July s3d to SOth.
Great Julius Caesar! Vennor has sent
Jeff Davis batch of his almanacs. Why
did ypu do that, Mr.. Vennori
Young America Is longing for the advent
Of the 4th of July. The majority of Old
America can also enjoy the day.
The Miffiin County Soldiers Association
will hold their fifth annual reunion on
June l6, at Soradoville.
It rained little last Sunday-Whitsun-
tide. That is sign, they say, that it will
rain little, seven Sundays in succession.
The General Synod of the Lutheran
Church convenes to-day at Altoona. Rev.
Mr.. Berry, of this place, is in attendance.
Tobacco plants for sale, at Is cents per
hundred, by Absalom Yoder, near Pine
Grove church, in Fermanagh twp. st
Any kind of people will do to tear things
down with, but the same kind Of people can
never build up what they have torn down.
Rev. George Benaugh will administer the
Lords Supper to the Presbyterian congre-
CATION at Waterloo, this county, next Sab
bath.
An earnest effort is being put forth to set
tie the troubles that exist in the Presbyte-
rian and Methodist congregations in this
place.
two-legged snake, and an eight-pound
bass, are the biggest snake and fish yarns
this season, and they both come from Hunt
ingdon.
The old saying in regard to rain-s' That
if it rains before seven O'Clock in the morn
ing it will quit before eleven" did not hold
good yesterday.
The 4th of July will be celebrated with
great demonstration in the Main Centennial
Building in Philadelphia, by the B;-Centen-
nial Association.
The inclement weather prevented the pic
mic of the teachers of the Presbyterian Sab
from being held last Thursday
at Macedonia.
The Miffiintown School Board organized
on Monday evening by electing Solomon
Books, President; Jacob Beidler, Secretary,
and C. B. Horning, Treasurer.
The snow had not all disappeared last
Wednesday from the ravines OF the Alle-
yheny mountains. 1t will not be three
till they have fall of new snow up
here
Mr.. Jacob Feghtly viii sell at public sale,
1t his placs of residence in McAlistersille,
On Saturday, June IL, 1881, large lot of
household furniture. Sale to commence at