Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-19

" Dan anu LcNlus nave just received
lot of new goods at their store at Locust
Grove. Call and see them.
After paying the preacher in full, there
yet.remains balance in the hands of the
Treasurer of the Port Royal Presbyterian
Church congregation.
The display of aurora borealis-The
northen lights-on Sabbath evening was
brilliant, people that were up during the
night, say that the display continued the
whole night. Old people say that older
people long ago looked upon 4 display OF
of northen light a sign of cold weather.
Patterson people talk of macadamiEing
Main street. Charles Mayor had the in.
struments used to test the grade, or fall OF
the street from the railroad TO point op-
posite Mr.. Robison's house at the river,
the fall is a fraction o' er feet, the distance
is 500 feet from the railroad.
A circular saw in the foundry of J. T.
Jacobs of Port Royal, burst or broke into
pieces few days ago. No one was hurt
HcllIdaysburg people will vote ON the
a2Dd inst, on the question of the building
of new school house.
4 New York newspaper saws; The "no
license" ticket al Lockport, n. Y, was
elected on Tuesday a week in a poll of
$500 votes. Captain Edward W. Rogers.
republican, was elected mayor by l6i ma
jority The city government is republican
General Garfield once said that, in walk
ing through the Treasury Department,
what struck him most forcibly among the
clerks was the absence of well developed
back heads. No doubt the deficiency was
more than made up by the presence of well
developed front s'chcek. ."-Norri,toua a
Herald.
"Pa," asked little Johnny, "what does
the teacher mean by SAYING that must
have have inherited my pad temper!" ''She
meant, Johnny, that You are mothers own
boy. .'-Rosion Trunscript-
The Boaham Messenger says whisky
must go. Whisky need not go as long as
there are SO many people who are willing
To pay for the privilege of carrying it
Tezas Sy1lHgs.
The altoona Tribune Of April 18th inst,
saws; A man very much bent with age aud
inlirmities passed party of corner loafers
the ether day in Hoiiidaysburs. when one
never die" "Why do you think sol'
asked companion. "Because he will soon
double up and roll off, and that will be the
last of him." The punster was promptly
arrested.
The Altoona Trtbsns says; A new Office
has been opened IN the Pennsylvania rail-
road station in Philadelphia. On it is the
sign, s.Bureau of InfOrmation," and at the
open window stands q bland man, ready to
answer all manner Of questions about trav-
cl on the Pennsylvania and connecting line.
Whenever he gets stuck by hard query
he uses the telegraph or telephone to get
the right reply.
Ladies of the Lutheran church will hold
a festival at the house of Mrs. Mickey in
Patterson next Friday and Saturday even
ings. The proceeds are to be used in the
payment of church debts.
The Sentinel and Republican gives more,
and greater variety of reading matter,
than any other paper in Juniata County.
II a subscriber receive il for period of
10 months, he gets a greater amount of
paper published in the county during per-
iod of one year. A subscriber of the Senti-
mel and Republican in the period of S months
gets more reading matter than a couple OF
papers published IN this county, give in the
period of 4 year.
The following despatch from Greensburg
WestmOreland County under date of April
IA says;-A man named Giddings is in the
western part of the county giving away
what he calls Russian oats TO the farmers
and taxing an agreement TO pay one-half OF
The product as an equivalent. Last year he
was around with alleged Chill wheat and
succeeded in swindling the farmers out OF
nearly $4,000 in the aggregate on thi,
same scheme. His present game is the
same as that of last year.
A few years ago, Z. P. fresbyterians
were known only by name in this town,
now quite number of people of that de-
Donald and two sons. James Irwin and wife,
and niece. The Misses Adams, and Mrs John
McMeen. The nearest denominational
preaching place is Mexico, where Rev. Mr.
McBurney resides and breaches in chur ct
building owned by the U. p. people.
If man, or a woman, have money and
do as much of their work as they can. The
envious people, jealous people, and back
biting people and doless people call them
old foggies, stingy people, who do not
know how to live in this world. Ii man,
and woman have money and employ other
people to do their work and do as little
work themselves as they can. The envious
and SO forth people, say they are lazy, stuck
up and want to grind the labor of the couD.
try.
From the Montgomery Advertiser.
A correspondent in Franklin county
writes: some weeks ago Jim Coins little
son was bitten by a mad-dog and ! saw
him taking the boy to a s'mad stone'' in
Marion county. Since that time George
Wilson'S dog, in fit of hydrophcbia or
some thing similar, bit Wilson's wife and
a calf in a pen. Mrs. Wilson was carried
to the MAIDSTONE" horse belonging to
Ross Sugg was bitten about the same time
and was carried to the stone. The cali
has since gone mad aud grew so violent
that il was killed. Mrs. w. and the horse
have escaped so far. Mrs. Hales' dog be-
came violent and bit enc of her children,
and then ran off aud bit a child in the
neighborhood, bit number of dogs, hogs