Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-01
SHORT LOCALS.
Easter, April 8.

arueners are looking into their
seed bag.
In darkness-A family without a
county newspaper.
Washington society has captured
this Administration.
Daniel Dougherty is to lecture at
Newport, Perry county.
Miss Jennie Meyer, daughter of
Emanuel Meyer, has been quite sick.
Huntingdon Presbytery meets at
Newton Hamilton to-day, March 1st.
Miss Beckie Doty, in company with
friends, has gone South on an excur-
sion.
Foxes We're plenty in Mexican coun-
ty last year. They cost the county
S5,455.
Potatoes sold at public sale in town
at one dollar and forty-s six cents per
bushel.
The Presbyterians of Ebensburs.
Cambria county, have dedicated their
new church.
The thermometer was 90 degrees
above freezing point ON Monday even
ing at 6 o'clock.
1t is said that the pink-eye disease
has mads its appearance among
horses in Mifflin county.
May 10th is the day set apart for
the meeting of the Republican State
Convention at Harrisburg.
The Huntingdon Journal says fewer
sociables have been held in that town
this year than ever before.
George DouShman, lad about IA
years old, is quite sick at the house
of his father in this borough.
1t is little early to announce it,
but the Camp Meeting at Newton
Hamilton will begin August Is.
Astronomers say that Jupiter is the
ruling planet this year. and therefore
the seasons in 1882 will be wet.
Ezra Doty and his brother Oscar
have each secured position in the
Office of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Philadelphia
DR.. Thomas Elder bought lot of
ground on South Main street, from
lawyer Stone, and will build house
on it next summer.
Mrs. Mccoy, wife of John Mccoy,
of Fermanagh township, died at her
husbands residence last Wednesday,
aged 81 years and 10 months.
ca ain Cornelius Mcclellan and
wife entertained a hos Of friends.
and celebrated the 18th ann, eEsary
of their married lie on Monday even
ing.
The Ladies Home Missionary So
ciety of the Presbyterian congrega-
ton in this place will hold a festival
in the Chapel on Thursday evening
next
Huntingdon county, outside of the
towns, must be still in quite forest
state. for lsst year it cost the county
S1.735 to kill wildcats, owls, skunks,
hawks and foxes.
The Horse and Mule Protection
Company met in this town last Sat
urday, for the transaction of such
business as comes before a stated
meeting. The company is terror
TO horse thieves.
On the evening OF the 22nd ut,
Ferdinand Meyers, of Harrisburg,
was married to Miss Josephiene
Koenig, of Lewistown, at the resi-
dence of Emil Schott in this borough,
by Rabbi NJ. Loewenstine, OF Harris
burg.
Abraham Sieber, Sr., of Fayette
township, died at his place of resi-
dence near McAlisteryille. last Sab
bath, aged n years. Interment in
the Mennonite yard in Lost
Creek Valley to-day, "Wednesday,
March 1, 1882.
Parties that claim that under their
charter the river bridge company at
this place have no right to charge
toll on foot travellers have brought a
suit before Squire Loudon- The
case will go to higher court unless
compromised.
Daring a dearth of news in west
ern newspaper office, the Office cat
was jammed into the job press, and
the editor Immediately set up the fol
lowing headlines: Dreadful Acci-
dent-Nine Lives Lost!"- CONNER
ciat Bulletin.
The P. r. r. signal tower in the
Narrows was burned last Wednesday
night, caused by a piece of scantlinG
becoming loosened on freight tram
as it was passing. and. striking the
tower, broke in the side and over
turned the stove. setting fire to the
tower. with the above-described effect
NoTIcE-At the request of a mum
Der of subscribers in arrears more
than one year, the time for the pay
ment of arrearages has been extended
to the 18th day of May, 1882, Aftel
that date bill will be sent to all per
sons that are in arrears more thai
one year.
40 yes" says Fogg. "John ano
Matilda sit side by side on the sofa
thinking of nothing but their owl
sweet selves, and you say it is splen
did match. Well, supposing it is
what then? They are gentle enough
now, but wait till that splendid mattel
suffers little friction. and you will SCI
fire instanter. Transcript.
A bacI'ac- rises to remark L
your sit w',ile ten -r.F engage.
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