Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-03-08
SHORT LOCALS.

"'@y DILL, OF Richheld, before start
ing on trip to the West, stopped with his
kinsman, John Graybill, in this borough.
over Sunday and Monday.
The Lewistown Democrat and .S.nfi
mel has subscriber on its list named
A. y. Hummell, who paid subscrin
ton IN advance till 1885. Mr.. Hum
nell lives in Lewistown, Illinois
fass his name around. You cannot
say too much for him.
A New Jersey paper says: Joseph
Auer, OF Greensburg, shot a white
muskrat on Thursday night along the
Delaware, near his house. The sold-
est inhabitant" of that vicinity has
no recollection of white muskrat
being seen hitherto.
Some newspaper man, who was at
a double wedding in Jefferson coup-
ty, New York, the other day. saws.
the brides were sisters, and that as
the party proceeded down the aisle a
wedding march quickstep was played,
followed By the hymn, by the choir,
I've found a Joy in sorrow"
The Huntingdon Journal says: "On
Wednesday of last week Mr.. John
Whitehead discharged sixteen of his
ore miners at Lucy Furnace on ac-
count of their dissatisfaction with
his weighmaster. That is the easiest
way to get clear of employees who
want to run the business of their en-
ployer"
The Bridge Company did not put
in an appearance at Squire Loudon S,
before whom suit was brought against
the Company for collecting toll from
foot travellers. The toll on one-horse
business conveyances for crossing
the river bridge has been reduced
from 10 cents to cents.
The Perry county Freeman saws
Recently dog fell from the Susque
hanna bridge at Clark's Ferry into
the river. and was carried over the
dam and three miles down the river,
and wonderful to relate, returned
home in an hour nothing the worse.
The Bloomfield Times last week
published the following: A few days
ago some person entered the resi-
! dence OF Mrs. Sponenberger in Liver
pool and stole about $50 Suspicion
rested upon certain individual and
the matter of arresting him was
talked of, but during the evening the
money was brought back and laid in
the doorway.
"The following is a verbatim copy
of the verdict of Schuylkill county
Coroner's jury in the case of man
who died few days ago in the Aims
house: Patrick F. Cooligans death
was caused by the visitation of God,
superinduced by the use of liquors
previous to his admission to the Aims
house"
A thief did his best to burglarize
the safe in the Office of the Treasurer
of Perry county some nights ago.
The efforts at exploding the safe were
failure. The Treasurer says that
even had the thieves been successful
in blowing the safe open they would
have obtained no money, for the rea-
son that no money is kept in the safe.
People going to housekeeping,
and people restocking their kitchens
with kitchen furniture. can buy to
advantage at McChntic's in this town,
in the Odd Fellows Hall, stoves, and
all kinds of tinware and kitchen fur
niture. Call and see his stock. Ii
you have u house or barn to spout,
hIcClintic will do it for you
A commercial traveller for Phila-
delphia wholesale house, while at
Hollidaysburg few days ago, was IN
vited to a sociable, where a dance
was participated in. He was not pro-
ficient in the art of dancing, and In
figure with which he was not ac-
quainted he refused to give his hand
to lady. The lady was insulted.
and told several of her male friends.
They waited on the Ph3adeiphian.
He declared his innocence of any in
tention Of insult, or any intention OF
violating the rules of the figure; but
no apology would do, they thrashed
him quite severely.
There have recently been recorded in the
office of the Register and Recorder of Ju-
niata county two leases which will arouse
the attention of such people as have from
linsgrove and North Branch Railway Com
pany. The first lease Is that of the fran
chise of the said company for a period OF
e99 years, by Z. B. McCrum, receiver OF
said company, TO James N. Ryder, of New
York City. The second lease is that of
assignment of the lease obtained from Nc
Crum by the said Ryder to the Susquehan-
na and Southwest Railway Company for the
term of 999 years.
In playing fox, last Saturday even
ing, boys ran down through Mrs.
Frow's lot, and up over wood-shed
and kitchen to the roof of the house
occupied by Mrs. Belford on Main
street. The moon was shining bright
ly at the time, which caused the shad-
ow of the boys to be plainly seen IN
the street. The shadows alarmed
some citizens; they thought that bur
glars had taken possession OF the
roof of neighbor as a preparatory
step to an entrance to the house
through the hatch in the roof, at a
later hour of the night. When the
party on the roof WAS challenged the
response was prompt, and revealed
the presence of the boy foxes.
'Nellie, my DEAR" said Mrs Slob.
son to her daughter, did you read
Oscar Wilde's lecture and note his
observation regarding the desirabiiity
of having beautiful surroundings
Yes. mamma" "Then, my child,