Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-09-13

association, will meet in the city oil
sasten, In st. Pauls S Lutheran church
october 11th, 18th and 18th, 1882.
sor order for excursion tickets and
,ther particulars, address F. II.
Lohr, 40 Center Square, Easton p,
'nclosing stamp for return letter. r
Important To Travellers,
Special inducements are offered You by
he Burlington Route 1t will pay you to
read their advertisement to be found else
where in this issue. Z,
NoTICE-The Twenty Second annual
exhibition OF the Juniata County Agricul-
tural Society will be held on their grounds.
at Port Royal, on Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday, October 4, S and 6, 1882.
JOSEPH RoTHRooK, President.
JOHN P. WHARTON, Sec'y
Simon Shirk, while engaged at
stone mason work, at the side of the
railroad, near Spruce Greek, last
Thursday, received sliding atroke
on the head by the bumper of pas
sing locomotive. He was knocked
senseless for time, and has not vet
fully recovered from the stroke.
The September number of Golden
Days Is at hand, fresh beautiful, and
readable, as ever. Indeed if it be
possible for 1t to exceed its past self
1t has done it in the present number.
Boys and girls are delighted with it,
and older people, the grown boys and
SUls, men and women, take pleasure
In reading its pages, and looking at
its pictures. Write to jan y Elyer.
son Philadelphia for the paper.
A late number of the London Lire
Stock Journa! says: ''Over- big horses
for any purpose are a mistake, SO the
Corporation of London have found |
out. When they started to do their
own scavengering, instead of con-
tracing for 1t, they selected all the |
giants they could let-seventeen-
hands were preferred. The mistake
has been found out: sixteen hands
is now the favored height. These do
more work, and are altogether more
healthy.
A phase of life, as revealed in
Philadelphia is told by the Record of
last Wednesday,, as follows: A & ay-
bearded, wrinkled-faced man of so
years, leaning ON the wellrounded
arm of buxom, rosy checked and
black-eyed country lass OF Is years,
at noon yesterday walked into tine
Central Avenue Hotel, on Market
street, below Ninth, and asked to be
provided with accommodations.
'Oh! rooms for yourself and
daughter, is it :" remarked the hotel
clerK.
Not exactly" whimpered the old
gentleman Il want a double room
tor myself and wife. That's the size
of it, turning and addressing the
girl at his side. Only the monosyll-
able Yes escaped nom her pretty
lips.
The man was requested to register.
Slowly he scratched his autograph
in the big black book-.John Mir.
Blest and wife, Maryland He was
assigned to his room, and while he
performed ms ablutions the reputed
wife waited patiently in the parlor,
Dinner being ready the i'll mated
couple ambied into the dining room.
wheIe he afforded much amusement
to the other guests by his loving at
tentions TO the maiden. He care
fully placed dainty morsels of food
on her plate and besought his little
dear In the blandest manner to ap-
pease her appetite. This she did
with vengeance Mr.. Blest was as
attentive as a man could possibly be.
They were noticed by ali the people
| In the room, and when they made
their exit many could not refrain from
} laughing outright.
AS SON as they emerged from the
dining room Mr.. Blest hobbled up to
the desk and cautiously whispered to
| the clerk; Il amt married, but 1
! AM going to be. Can't you direct me
1 to minister near by! Don't let on
but what we are man and wife.
The accommodating clerk eyed his
| questioner i'll wonder for few mo-
4 ments, and then quietly told him of
1 the residence of a man of the cloth
who would unite them in the bonds
of matrimony. :,
Thank you, thank you" chuckled
. Mr.. Blest. Come, my dear, SAID
,, he to his companion, lets take a lit
!. tie walk." But "the dear bent down
:, 70 the old mans ear and whispered
:. something about wedding iress;
, He again had recourse TO his friend
:. the clerk. to whom he confided the
;. intelligence: ''She wants to get a fuil
: new rig" He was directed to anelgh-
boring establishment, whittier he
tremblingly led the prospective bride
D Half an hour elapsed before MIR.
e Blest reappeared When he did ms
face was radiant with Joy. You just
e ought to see her. he said to the
: clerk. "She has got real silk dress
: and it's such beautiful blue color
d The lady is altering it to make 1T MT.
She will be here in d quarter OF an
n hour Oh but she is looking NICE,
v and the man from Maryland slid into
+ a yawning chair and calmly awaited
tho arrival of the fair one. 1t was
not long before she came down the
k street bedecked in a gorgeous blue
v silk and a ravishing-looking hat
), which n Chestnut street belle nigh,
t we'll be proud of. A dainty parasol
was clasped in one hand, while from
e the other dangled pair of eight but
8 ton kids. New shoes adorned hel
= feet, and block-fgured sash OF 9
Il luxuriaut color. in harmony with the