Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-08-29
SHORT LOCALS.


There we're 80 conversions at the
Newton Hamilton Camp Meeting.
The volunteer ireman's Association
will NEE: at Bedford September l8
Banks Co., druggists are building
. business place on the Bellford lot.
Espenschsde has opened his store in
the room above Hallobaugh's saloon.
Scarlet fever has broken out among
children in Union township Bedford Co.
VIM. Hawk killed black snake 6
feet s inches long on the Schweier farm
last week.
Robert Speedy is here in his native
place visiting friends. He is citizen
of Tennessee.
The large dog that belonged to the
Franciscus hardware store perisbed in
the fire in the store.
Col Bell, sells the best clover-huller
in the world, consult him before
purchasing elsewhere.
Mrs. VanOrmer, wife of Conductor
Joseph VanOrmer, was in town last
week, visiting friends.
Benjamin Wagner had hemorrhage
last Friday, which prostrated him to
such a degree that be was confined to
his room
/ The jolly old fashioned apple-but-
ter boilings will have to be dispen-
sed with this fall for want of the
wherewith, such as apples and cider.
Philo Pannabaker, icaught l9 bass
IN the river last Friday, the lot weigh
ted l6s pounds, few days before that
he caught bass that weighed Al
pounds.
There was cake walk held at
Delaware Hill school house on Sat
urday evening for the purpose OF
raising money to put bell on the
building.
J. Mcdowell Sharpe, of Chambers
burg, Pa, died from hemorrhage OF
of the bowels at his home in Cham.
bersburg. last Thursday, he was
born in 1880.
A Huntingdon doctor ran a foot
race with a patient A large crowd
turned out to see the race. The dis.
tance run was mile. The doctor
won the race.
will sell the still large stock OF
women's and children's slippers on
hand, at greatly reduced prices
George W. Heck's Shoe Store, on
Bridge Street.
jefferson Meyer. returns thanks tC
the people, who manifested their SYM
pathetic regard during the time of the
great domestic affiiction that came up.
on his peaceful household.
Remember that my Shoe Store
did not burn down and l will sell
you Boots and Shoes, as cheap as
ever, drop in and see for yourself al
G. W. HECK
The Changers had a large exhibi
ton in every way over in Cumber.
land Valley last week, large in point
of things on exhibition, and large in
point of numbers.
The new Fultze wheat or the Espen.
scbade farm, has been yielding a bush.
to dozen sheaves and the new Ober.
holtzer wheat has been yielding bush.
Ell to every 10 sheaves.
On the Both inst, next Thursday,
a meeting of interested people will
take place at Mexico to determine
what shall be done with the old
grave yard at Mexico.
A number of farmers will not be
in great hurry with their wheat
sowing this fall, fearing the work of
the fly, which is generally gotten in
upon the early sowing.
Lawyer Herr of Harrisburg has
been engaged to defend young Mutt
in court for having shot Dukes, the
slayer of his father, Herr is an able
lawyer and able speaker
DR.. J. HI. Shumaker. formerly OF
this county, but during the past few
years a citizen of Chambersburg, has
taken charge of an educational insti-
tuition at Blairtown, y. J.
As pleasant time as any in the
year to take trip to Cresson, the
top of the mountain range that in
tervenes between the Atlantic slope
and the great valley of the AIissisip,
pi, is during the month of Septem-
Der.
Huntingdon Presbytery will go
into the question of Orthodoxy on
the 4th day of September next al
Lewistown. The preacher on trial
will be Rev. J. White, Of AIilroy,
Miffiin county.
Tobacco growers in this vicinity
have received such discouragingly
low prices, that the weed will nc
longer be cultivated. People on the
south side of the valley west Of Port
Royal, still cling to its cultivation.
The Huntingdon Globe says: The
borough church services were poor.
ly attended on Sunday last, owing tc
the camp at Newton Hamilton, but
more than 10000 people attended
the camp meeting on Sunday
Some misshap overlook the Sent,
mel Van Vert pack last week, for i
came back to this post office from
Spruce Hill, on Friday. Where the
Spruce Hill pack went to is not known
it is hoped however that it reached
its destination.
A few evenings ago, GO Percherol
horses were watered at the railroad
station in the cars. They had com,
straight from New York, at which
place they had been landed from
England, and were on their way t.
Bloomington Illinois.
5 By the new judicial apportionmen