Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-08-30
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The cattle disease in Berks county
has disappeared.
A National Prohibition Convention
was held In Chicago last week.
i MIR. L. Zellers, who has been on
solourn In Ohio, since last February
returned to Juniata on Saturday.
Mason's Fruit jars and Tin Fruit
Cans, for sale cheap, at McClintic's
tinware store, Bridge street.
1t is said that tar, placed around
IN cupboards, and closets, that ants
frequent, will drive out the trouble
some little things.
Frank Patterson, a SON of LAWYER
Patterson, in this place, was hurt by
being struck on the head, by stone
thrown by south Main street youth.
The turkey thief is about early
5 Z. Pomeroy had 25 turkeys stolen
from him not long since. Load the
shot gun and put it in convenient
place.
Alton Sholl, a lad aged about I3
years, fell off crab apple tree, ON
Saturday and bruised his lips, his
nose, his forehead, and sprained his
right wrist.
| There are few political rats about
town, whose chief business is to
stand around and spy out every man
that comes to town, and watch who
he talks too.
On account of the rain last SUNDAY.
the sacrament of the Lords Supper
was not administered in the Luther
an church. The communion service
will be held next Sabbath.
Jefferson Meyer, threshed $50
dozen of oats, and the yield was 1T
bushels of oats. He threshed 14O
dozen of Fultz wheat, and the yield
was 81 bushels of wheat.
The Borough school board an
nounce by poster, that all persons
that pay their school tax on or be-
fore October 25 and 26, will be allow
ed an abatement of per cent.
The Centre Democrat, published at
Bellefonte, says: In addition to the
excursion of the Juniata valley prin-
ters to this place on September l we
will have tiremens picnic and par
ade.
There are those who say they
would not make butter, for anything,
but when the wives and daughters, of
farmers bring butter to market they
grumble at paving 20 and 25cts.
per pound.
One of landlord Notestine's bows
brought foot ball to town last week,
and for day or two after, all the
youngsters in town were pleased ov-
er the fun that arose from kicking it
along the street
The deacon's wife wanted to lot
down the text, and leaning over to
her scape- grace nephew she whisper
ed j; Have you card about you!"
You can't play in the church"
was his solemn, reproving answer"
Rain began to fall on Saturday
night and continued to fall till Mon
day morning, but it fell SO gradually
that the ground has been more thor
oughly saturated than in a number
of years past, at this time in the year
The school board of Fermanagh
township have secured the following
teachers for the coming winter.
Arch Rock, William Henderson:
Happy Hollow, William Banks
Cuba, Frank Stoner; Renno, William
Etka.
Before doing your fall buying
don't fail to examine my stock of
boots and shoes. / am running the
only exclusive boot and shoe store
in the county and cannot iail to sat
isfy you both in quality of stock and
price of goods. GEO. W. HECK.
There is talk of having the names
of all men that receive government
pensions published in the newspa-
pers. By such publication each COM
munity could learn which men that
are not entitled to pensions are on
the bounty list.
The annual mountain picnic was
held at Tuscarora Station on Tues
day the 29th inst. The management
of the picnic was in the hands of
prominent citizens of Port Royal,
and must needs therefore have been
a pleasant picnic.
A western preacher, whose con-
gregation had begun to fall offsome-
what, had it intimated that he would
discuss a family scandal the following
Sunday. As consequence the
church was crowded. The minister
subject was Adam VS.. Eve.-Bosfon
Post.
Kennedy, and Doty, will fill orders
for coal, during the month of July,
and August, at the following prices.
Broken Egg and Stove, $500.
Chestnut-Hard, 81 So
Chestnut-Soft, S475-
Pea-Delivered. $3.50.
Pea-Yard, S3,25.
One day, last week, a cross dog
took hold of leg of Mr.. George
Smith, while he was walking by the
house of Mr.. Emanuel Meyer in Fer
managh township. From the appear
ance Of the leg, one inclines to the
belief that the dog intended to snap
it off. No serious results followed
the bite.
Joseph Earnest, of Patterson was
at work, near McVeytown, last
Thursday, on a telegraph pole re-
pairing wire; the pole broke off at
the ground, and in the fall Earnest
zoe savaralv burt. he was brought to