Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-10-04

the rair, and discourse music for
the occasion.
The culinary department at River
Side Park Fair, will be under the
management of s. R. Notes.-The. dur
ing the Fair next week.
To prevent their light from being
put under bushel, the Democratic
County Committee had the Court
House bell rung, for their meeting
on Saturday.
Enoch Kaufman, whose father
owned and lived on the farm in Fer
managh that is now owned by John
Reno, died at his place of residence
IN Phoutzs Valley on Saturday.
women are SO contrary" said
Blobbs. II thought when got mar
ried my wife wonld darn my socks
and let me alone; instead of that she
lets my socks alone and darns me-"
A scamp passed himself off as
horse dealer in Bedford county, but
before he got away his character was
discovered, and he was set upon by
several of the men that he expected
to victimize and severely thrashed.
We take pleasure in acknowledge
ing the receipt of a complimentary
ticket to the Snyder Co., Fair, to be
held at Selingsgrove, October II, 13,
and IA. Doubtless number of Juni-
alta people will attend the fair, if the
weather be pro pitious.
Such political Luminaries, as Gen
eral Beaver, w. w. Hensel, Chauncy
Black. and j. s. Africa have all sig
nified their purpose to be present at
River Side Park Fair on Friday Oc-
tober 13. Of the galaxy Beaver is
the only Republican.
]. E. Shaffer, of F. Espenschade's
Store, is in Philadelphia and New
York this week, laying in large
Stock of Fall & Winter goods. 4
visit from all is solicited.
NO SIR saidDr Jalap, Il would
not have that apple tree cut down
for money 'But you never get any
fruit from it" argued Brown: '.the
boys steal all the apples before they
are half ripe ''That's just it, re
replied the doctor, with a smile
shat tree stands me in a good thou
sand every season" Boston Tran
script
Astronomers, that have access to
powerful glasses talk eloquently
about the comet that a few days ago
passed around the sun. But their
talk is almost as good as lost on the
people, who have not the means with
which to see the comet, and some
people have been naughty enough
to express their disbelief that com
ct has appeared.
A horse thief under sentence to
the Eastern Penitentiary in the Full
ton county jail, took dose of NOR
phine for the purpose of committing
suicide. The sheriff came in on him
just as he swallowed the poison, and
before the thief was put to an ever
lasting sleep in this world, the sher-
iff had doctor brought, and an emet-
ic was given tie scamp, which saved
his life. Society would have been
better off If the sheriff had not given
the thief the emetic.
Mormons are at work in Franklin
county, preaching and securing con-
verts. The Chambersburg Public
Opinion of last week published the
following with regard to them: Five
more conversions to Mormonism are
announced as the fruit of the labors
of the missionaries at Tomstown, and
two were baptized on Sunday. 1t is
a reflect on Franklin county intelli-
gence that such thing could take
place in its borders.
James Williams, boss miner, liv-
ing in Fermanagh township created
quite sensation on Main Street, one
evening last week, by leading his
black horse on the pavement, from
the post office to Hinkle's store, and
there without word led the beast
straight into the store room, as far
as to the stove, where the animal
was turned, without disturbing a
thing, and led out by its owner to
the railing in front of the building
and there tied
Quite number of people, from
Fayette township attended the re
union, last Friday, and came to town
as delegation, headed by the Nc
Alisterville band. At East Point
the band stepped out of their wagon
and took the middle of the muddy
street and stepped it off, as it the
road had been putin the finest order
1t looked like business. What is
blackened boot, and a band box uni
form, to a set of men that desire to
make parade success whether it
rains or shines. Fayette boys go
head.
The following local item from the
Philadelphia Times of last Thursday
will be read with interest everywhere;
John Cunningham, residing on
Gray's Ferry road, is charged with
stealing two horses, valued at $50,
belonging to William Gaul, from the
pasture at Sixty-seventh street and
Elm avenue and disposing of them
for 81 at the Geological Garden to
be fed to the wild beasts. Before
the lions, tigers and hyenas had a
chance to feed upon the toothsome
steaks the horses were recovered.
Cunningham was arrested yesterday
and held for trial by Magistrate Ran
dali.
Tar Hollow, a ravine through
which tbe road from JohnstOWn to