Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-12-13

hali IN 1lcAllSterv1llo Fri
day evening December %.
George Smith, and John Hornine
had the contract for digging the
foundation for Holman's new house.
They e1cavated the place in hurry.
People in Luzerne county are
hungry for Office, as is proven by the
fact that there are over 1000 appli-
cants for the Office of County Detec
tive.
General Beaver, a thorough bred
short horn bull calf was sold BY j. L.
Sieber, of Walker township, to A. B.
and l. Mitchell of New Port, Perry
county.
We have fine shoes of all kinds for
dress for ladies. Lady teachers who
are in town during Institute week,
will find it to their advantage to do
their buying at Heck's.
! Foorman of the Juniata Hotel is
thankful to his many friends for their
visitations during Court week. His
guests averaged in number more
than one hundred day.
| The importers and refners of sugar
are forming strong lobby, at Wash
iIgton to try and prevent a reduction
of the tariff on sugar as recommended
By the Tariff Commission.
The Keystone Boot, for sale at
Hecks on Bridge Street. is the best
kip boot manufactured. Secure PAIR
for winter Remember that a guaIan-
tee is given with every pair sold.
Harrisburg people are shocked ov-
er the revelation OF fact, thatin one
of the grave yards of that place, peo-
pie are put into such shallow graves
that dogs dig out the bodies and feed
on them.
During the working of q steam
thresher at the barn of Robert Innis.
in Tuscarora valley last Thursday, a
spark was blown into a hay stack /:
the stack caught fire and was burn.
ed to ashes.
John Hayes, George Hender-
son, A. S. Wright, Marsh Graham,
and Crawford Graham, all citizens of
Patterson, went to Licking Creek
Thicket to hunt. They returned with
2 deer, both OF which were shot by
Marsh Graham.
Mrs. Splitter died at the home of her
son -iu- law, Captain g. Mcclellan, on
Sabbath, frem the effects OF disease
contracted on the night OF the first great
fire in this place lnterment IN Union
Cemetery on Tuesday.
4 runaway horse hitched to a
wagon demolished two large stoves
for hardware man Guss in Patterson
few days ago. The stoves were in
the wagon and by the runaway they
were thrown out
Mr.. J. II. Dysinger's school will hold
an entertainment at Red Bank School
house, in Milford township, on the even
ing OF December % The proceeds
are 20 be donated to the purchase of
school apparatus. Admission l0cts.
An authority on odoriferous things
says Onion juice cures mosquito
bites and Limberger cheese smoth-
ers the smell of the onion but to
ge. rid OF the odor OF the Limberger
may require an interview with pole
cat.
Thomas johnson who during the
period OF many years conducted tie
railroad telegraph Office at this place
died at Harrisburg, on Sunday q
week. He WAS in a poor state of
health quite long time before he
died.
Instance OF absent -mindedness /:
An absent ninded-woman in Ken
lucky put corn plaster on a letter
and stuck postage stamp on her
corn. The letter turned up dead"
but the corn is still alive-Lo,reil
Citisea.
Simon Shirk, is laying sick, and not
expected to live. He was struck on
the hesd by locomotive some months
ago, and the common report has 1t that
the present disease in his head was
caused by the stroke that be received
from the locomotive. he however re-
covered fr0m the slow Rs 20 be able 10
work at his trade, that of stone ma
son.
LIST OF letters remaining N the
Mitfiirtown. Pa. Post Office not called
for Dec. |, 1882. Persons asking
for letters in this list will please say
they are advertised. Mary Agnes,
Miss NJ T. Fiemming, Wm. IL He'll
or. John Keiser James Z. Lloyd. Vim.
Letcher, WIN. l. Parson, Wm. Traise
! (2), l.. E. Weimer,
! w. Il. RopGERs, L. NJ
| Samuel PanHabaker, who lives near
Honey Grove, in TuscarOrs Valley
went out 10 the mountain some days
ago with some friends to hunt They
shot deer, and captured three coons,
the latter animals were tracked into
a pile OF rocks, which when rolled
apart revealed the coons in snug win
ter quarters.
The railroad engineers took new
route to get to Tuscarora valley.
They went down along the canal TO
Toner'S rock at the first lock below
town there crossed the river; thence
down along the river to Port Royal,
across Tuscarora creek; and thence
around into the valley by way OF
Blue Spring.
William Hambrigbt of Fermanagh
township, went TO the mountain, last
Friday to hunt turkeys. He came TO
steep rocky place and looking up he
sau black bear. He did not turn