Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-04-11
SHORT LOCALS.


in the brick Presbyterian church on
Sabbath evening on the subject of
Ruth and Boaz. The house was
crowded with people.
Fourteen business places in New
Jersey were destroyed by fire on the
morning of the 3rd inst, loss about
$4,000. The fire started in furni-
ture store by stove pipe being
knocked out OF place by workman.
Last Wednesday morning, every
body that passed along the south
side of Court House square, looked
inquiringly to know why Joseph
Watts was breaking through the
jail wall. He broke through the wall
to put a window in it
The habits Of the heathen Chinee
has crept in to Christian Church cir
cles ia Newton Hamilton AIiffiin
county, for it is plainly announced,
that the ladies connected with the
Newton Hamilton il. E. church, in
connection with an ice cream festi-
val viii give "Chinese Tea Drink
ing"
It is reported that Israel Erb has
said that If be will be hung he viii
tell things that Will hang enough
people to require q rope reaching
from here to Centreviile. The only
thing peculiar about this is that old
Israel could be such a nice old man
and still know SO mgch.-Aiddleburg
Post.
A correspondent Of the Hunting
don journal recently lost his way
while out in the country, and travel
ed several miles more than was nee
essary had he remained in the right
road. He came homa in 8 bad hui
NOR with the road supervisors for
not having finger boards up at the
road crossings.
John r. Wood and his son aged
18 years we're both killed in IN ore
mine near Spindle station lIifflin
county last Thursday. They were
taking q pillar down, which remov-
al caused the roof. The accident
took place about noon, but was not
known outside Of the mine till in
the evening. NIr. Wood leaves FIVE
children. He was eyed about so
years. / brother of his was killed
two years ago II an ore mine by a
cave-in, near this place.
The Clam6arsburg Repository
says: last evening We had the pleas
ure OF hearing the Fayetteville band
play, through the telephone which
connects Chambersburg with Fay
etteville. Tha notes could be dis
tinctly heard, although we we're SIX
miles from them, and never did mU-
sic sound sweeter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bentley, wife OF
Caleb Bentley, deceased, died on the
3Ist Of March, st the residence OF
/ her sol-in-Iaw Captain Lewis Degnn,
IN Favetta township. Mrs. Bentley
was in lar 705h year. Internent IN
the Presbyterian grave yard at Lie
AlisterTille April 3, 1883.
On lIonday al about noon 3Ir
Daniel Hassier, OF Loulon, a former
residen; Of Chsmbersburg, said to
menbasa Of his family that be would
go TO the lover cpd Of his yard and
cut little wood before dinner
/ Five minutes after when his daugn-
ter went to ealI him she found hin
/ lying 1T Inc wood-pile dead. lie bad
not mamatel to any one thet lac Wa.
not vel and It IS pressnad hear
disease was the cause Of Lis sudder
death. He was about sixty-two years
OF age.-}ailey Spirit.
On tha no-n.ne Of the 3Td inst
I Ira Crau5c, . youth eyed Us years
ia son of Daniel CTl,lar had the mis-
I fortune to have ms right foot crush
| ed by . car wheel He Was In tn.
!act Of stepping Oh the shifting loco
lmotive but MS foot missed the steI
! on IN eng5n. and came down on thi
| rail, and Tas there run over by tb
driving wheel The foo, was smpu
/ tstad about t,7o inches above the sn
/ lle Joint, by Ds5- CIawiord aH'
{. Banks. Tda accident took place i
the Eatterson ysrd.
Two baIk oIicars-oEe teller, L
+. St Louis. ana the other a cashler, i
! Washington, Pa-,-l5ero couvicte
D Z and sentenced % state Prison 70
embezlins he money 0i tuelr res
pec.ive institutions. The Washing
ton cashier literally wrecked Ii
, bank by plundering i Of $4,000.
while 1ls extent Of tie 81. Louis tal
lIor's hsft was over $4,000 i
each case II was '-tha same old story
{ -appropriating the banks funds 10
r the purpose Of private speculation
: ana Of course losing il. The stor
/ is sacu an oil one, and has been s.
often -esea5eI. and the lesson Is S
/, impressive. that it is marvellous III.
N tlis day and Fener0ion aay ma
q gho u nol absolutely al Idiot sloui
8 be guilty o.. So criminal an exper
maat. which invariably proves Iata
Last Thursday was quite day fc
e BOYS that play at marbles.
a ! Patterson isd came over with ne
2 zane that rerolUdoui1ed tho oil
Slow. process Of accumulation by I'll
..knrckla down" system. The be
2 had "a oiea- box wi5h hO.e throas
i, the Id. Hi5 game was to have
: boy s.and up 5tl7i ai-l With lis nsu
|L.i6 ont ol I'm. wl1a bis hre;5
and while IN 5gch d position to dro
B marble 20 that l. should Is
% through the hole in the lis into Il
p box; the boz that could do thal w'
e TO have thre0 marbles from the ma
. BE b-nker or tie owner OF the bo
d but If the boy rallied 10 drop q ma
tble irs5 the box through tho hole