Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-04
SHORT LOCALS.

spending few of the holidays with his
father. Professor David Wilson at Port
Royal.
Mr.. Neely and Miss Burchfeld were mar
ried at the residence of the brides father
Judge Burchteld-in Milford township last
Thursday evening.
A rise in the streams in December. it is
said, is a forerunner of rise in the streams
in April and September, but rules out the
February and June floods.
II. II. Snyder, of Port Royal, has sold
his Indian.relics, that he found on the fat
land along the river, to Philadelphia who
has private collection of Indian relics.
The winter weather on Monday did not
prevent Shirk, Kerr and Huey iron mason
work on the foundation walls of the Guss
Hardware Store in Patterson.
Main street, from the river bridge to the
railroad, in Patterson. last week had mud
deep enough TO boat in. provided the boat
was small enough, say q loot boat.
Mabel Showers, aged about one year,
daughter of Samuel Showers, died of Group
on Monday at noon. The child had been
sick since Saturday.
To every subscriber that is in arrears
more than one year, bill will be sent be-
tween this date end the..2sth day OF Febru-
ary, 1882.
The body of person that had died of
smallpox was sent to a medical school in
Illinois, aud the result is that between thirty
and forty of the students have smallpox.
The late Iains have started the springs,
and put more water into the deep wells.
Not in 40 years has there been such pro-
tracted drought as that in 1881.
James C. Doty, of Pi.;sburg, and Lucicn
Doty, of Greensburg, both sons OF E. 5.
Doty, Esq, of this place, Were home during
the holidays seeing their parents aud other
relatives and friends.
The grass in the fields during the holiday
weel, was brighter green than during the
iry season in the months of August, Sep
| tember ami October, greener in fact than
since last July.
In Kansa, liquor is now given out upon
phy sicians' certificates. The State is so
healthy that the government had TO do
something to compel folks to support the
! physicians. Post.
Last Thursday the mud was almost deep
enough to boat in, particularly N Patterson.
On Saturday, the last day of the year 1881,
| the mud was frozen so hard that teams were
driven over it without making much Of a
| track.
DIR. Funk, son OF John Funk, Esq, oi
walker township, and Miss Motzer, daugh-
ter of John Motzer, Ezq., of Mexico, this
county. were married at the residence OF
the brides father on Thursday evening. De-
cember %, 1881.
Bv having your bills for sale of personal
property printed at the office of the Sent
mel and Republican, you may obtain mum
Der of blank promissory notes TO be FILED
up for purchasers that are entitled to credit
under the terms of sale.
Judge Junkin, in considering the applica
ton for a new trial in the case of William
Dunn against the Borough of Mi.llintowr
has reduced the verdict to the sum of sever
hundred doIIsrs, and if that is not satisfac
tory the borough is to have a new trial.
Go TO Heck's, on Bridge street, and bu,
the keystone boot. 1t is the best boot tc
wear and TO keep out water that Is sold Il
Juniata county. He warrants every pair t.
give entire satisfaction, and if they don
give satisfaction he will replace them will
another pair.
Joseph Msgruder shot 10 musk-rats i
the river last Thursday. The bigh waite
drove the rats out of their accustomed
haunts, and as they swan hither and thiihe
seeking new hiding places they becam
profitable game for the sportsman.
, yennor has not been heard from sine
1852 began, but Whist is the need of resoI
10 foreign people when local celebrities ar
!, equally competent. We have Showers an
Alien. The former SAYS that his wcathe
sign predicts cold January; the latte
saws that his sign indicates a mild Januar!
During the latter DAYS of our teachers
institute the rear part of the building locke
more like a courting society than a gait
ering of :. the intelligence of the county.
The .'biling and cooling" going on anon
the youngest was amusing to the spectator
Huntingdon Journal.
No one whose blood is impure can fe'
well. There is weary, hnguid feelin:
and often a sense of encouragement al
despondency. Persons having this feeiir
{ Of lassitude and depression, should tiR
: Ayers Sarsapar.lla TO purify and vitalize ii
blood.
t 4 Williamsport dancing master, that la
: a dancing class in nearly every town ni0n
the West Branch of the Susauehanna rive
= i,iped the Methodist church, and the
: ceased to be dancing master, anc cance
led all his class engagements. The rules
i, the Methodist church forbid dancing.
i The Presbyterian and Lutheran Saooa'
schools celebrated Christmas on Mond'
q evening, 25th ult. Children aud teacher
: and the pastor and wife of the congreg
,ion each, one and all received prcsen;
e The Methodist Sabbtth-school observed ID
occasion on Saturday night before Chris
mas.
The air was so mild, and the sunshine
vitaIizing last Wednesday that flies, bu
and bees came out to bisk in the fac weat
er in great numbers. Toacs hoped sbo
ID and the water frog crooked as il the days
l. spring had come. Whoever heard OF su
thing, in this latitude as taking place |
Or tween the holidays
y Electric light wires, when they come
l I'd of hem