Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-03-14
SHORT LOCALS.

has been disturbed by the great foods
that prevailed III that region Of coun
try recently.
An unpleasant ty biographical mis-
take occurred Ill the Sentinel and Re
publican last issue III marriage no.
tice The notice stated that the par
ties were secretly married, when it
should have stated, recently u ,rried
Mrs. Fiorencs Chidester Wolver-
ton viii give an Elocutionary Euter
tainment ut the Presbyterian Cnspel
on Tuesday evening, March 2 itii, at
So'clock. The proceeds for the
benefit of the Academy. Admission
90 cents. children uader u wears
half pr e.
The Supreme Court has decided
thst property hJlder must have the
opportunity 10 wrlk out his road tax
In Fermsusah township IL some IN
stances, parties have gone Oh the
road. end worked more than their
tax amounted to: they would then
prevail on tine auditors to pass their
account. obtSin an order, for the over
work. sell the order and pocket just
tilNt much cash. Il Is Il klpd Of pro
cedure that the property holder. Of
the township should lock into.
"Of late / have been impressed
with the grow ing tendency to undo
uestic habits OF the young WON
ell in cities writes B ,stou lady to
the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
That is. 4 certain class of young
women who are very distinctive, and
who are, in WAY, the oulsro"tl', OF
the product of new conditions of HE.
These are the young women in the
professions and III art. The latter.
at least here in Boston. Numerically
very far overbslsncs those devoted
10 other avocations. There are hele
dozens of young women who have
their own studios and live separate
and independent lives. They are ar
lists in oils. water colors, specialists
in flower painting. or portrait pant
ers Crayon portraiture Is also -
specially The physiclsDs are uSnaily
80 far at least as l know, an oder
class of women. AZ natura iy they
would be. For we have No doctor
Zav' as vet, possible as she Is to this
age. Law las its attrach"ns for
Boston young women, and journal
i'm is in high f.vor-rsther fashion
sble, in fact it Is very good iorin here
70 have something u do-ani to do
it."
There WAS queer funeral csrs-
.aony in the qiiet town of G1wandi.
Ny. on the 5,h INIT. 4 despatch
sent on the oh. say,' OF 1t; The bur
ial of G.. Stebbins, for twenty wears
editor # the Cuba, \. Y. Psiro',
caused sensatIon in western New
York and will go down as Que oil tue
nostremarbsbl- oi,ss quies OF the age
Stsbbi ~ WAS what III snt bs pronouh'
ced an Irg. rsol,its. For ears he has
been diving of consumption and fol
months lie bI CODED over his sppro ach'
ing dissolution. He WIS impressed D!
The refural of ChaI les Thorne, tue ac
tor, to have any religious services held
over his remains, and prior to bl'
iesth exacted from his family the
promise that no minister of whatevel
denomination should be allowed tf
sa,xica He wae $
member of Lodge No. 553, knlgat'
of Honor, and asked that tue cere
1nony should be conducted by the
lodge. He desired the knights II
following his remains to the gray.
20 sing Marching Through Georgia,
repesting the song when the earti
fell on his coffin. On leaving tn,
cemetery they we're to sing uoo'
bye, my lover, good bye:
Stebbins died last Friday, the 1un
eral taking place here Yesterday
They sang the sonGs requested, ooti
in going and coming. and createo
sensation in the quiet town. the CT
,ers Of winch dill not underst;,h'
how such songs couid pe
a fnnersl. The nodrners di' no
seem to mind the strangeness Oh III
obseqrues. ,ou ,b
The scene at the grave when in
earth clattered on the box anu In
Knights started up the old w4r-soi'
WAS impressive. As the last worn ~,
died away the coitege moved on ~; :;
when outside the cemetery the sepi'
mental song was taken up and SUM 10y
with spirit 1t WAS strange ,u".. .,,
al. Stebimns two years az" was np
pointed United States Consui 70 on
of the Philippine Islands. a huii, m
cane destroyed the island ana hs 1e
turned 10 ioerTlniissa-