Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-23
SHORT LOCALS.


Port Royal is to have a musical
convention.
VIM Banks is engaged in shipping
his steers eastward. o
There was heavy white frost last
Thursday morning.
Samuel Bergy shipped 8 lot of cat
tie eastward on Saturday.
The banks will be closed on deco
ration day.
Jacob Sulouff has sold his livery
business to David b. Sieber.
VIM Howe, of Tyrone. has been
visiting his parents in this place.
Academy girls pitch quoits some-
times when they have leisure to do
so.
From all parts of the county re-
ports speak highly of the growing
wheat.
The Centreville Lutheran church
has been repapered and repainted.
inside
Banks Kaufman has sold ) self
binding machines for the coming
harvest.
California mountain trout have
been placed in the headwaters of the
Juniata.
Jacob Sulouff has planted a peach
orchard on his farm in Fermanagh
township.
Shuman's hotel kept by Mr.. Muir
ry, is to be put in a thorough state
of repairs.
The bill in the Legislature to raise
the common school term to months
failed to pass.
Some of ex-Sheriff Walls lumber
operations last winter were "a miles
from the river.
The base ball fever has broken out
in this place with something like an
epidemic vigor.
Patterson authority has forbid
den the playing of base ball within
the borough limits.
General Crook with force of 300
men is after the Indians down in the
region of Mexico.
The State Senate has passed q
bill to permit of the killing of the
English sparrow.
Harrisburg people have taken to
pic-nicing Thirteen picni parties
left that town last week.
Go to McClintic's tin and stove
store for iirst-rate garden hoes,
garden rakes, and spades.
Mrs. Wills has bought property of
Joseph Smith near Cocolamus in
Fayette township for $1,000.
J. II. Simons has returned from
Philadelphia with large lot OF
goods, in his line of business.
Mrs. SNYDER and daughter Mrs
Guss. from Port Royal, were visiting
friends in this place last Thursday.
The orchards last week were glor-
ious in their blossom promise of
fruit for the autumn and fall seasons
i number of the youth of the
town engaged in a game of foot ball
on Main street, on Thursdsy even
ing.
Samuel Pellman of Richfield, had
his right leg broken above the ankle
Joint while playing at game OF base
ball.
The examination at the 5. o. >, al
NcAlisterville last Thursday is spok
en- of as quite a creditable examina
ton.
Sheriff Walls has been using
bone fertilizer on his land with sails
factory result during the past Ia
years
Eighteen hundred and sixteen, was
the wear without summer, that sea
son there was frost and ice IN every
month.
A lawful ton of eeal, as decided by
the United States Circuit Court al
Philadelphia, should weigh 2,2ft
pounds
A nice black feather, is at this oil
fee awaiting the owner, that lost IL
to call and get the piece OF bonne
decoration.
Last Thursday night, at churct
festival n ChattanooSa Ienh-, -
persons were poisoned by something
in the food.
Gideon Sieber OF Walker township
has bought the Oles faTm-l4o acres
more or less-in FermanaSh to"h
ship for $4,000.
The ninetv-ffth General Assem-
blv Of the Presbyterian Church o
the United States convened at Sara
tops. n. Y, last Thursday.
Harry Bonsall has bought the IN
terest that Charley Kepner had II
tbe confectionery and 10 now tk'
sole owner of the concern.
Patterson authorities has issuef
n decree against the use OF the slne
N throw stones by boys IN town
II is too dangerous play thing
A uarty from Lewistown came t.
,facedonia on a fiat last Saturda.
and passed the day at that fsxorIt'
mountain resort, in fishing and dane
ing.
The Ladies Foreign Missionafi,
Societr of the Presbyterian churs'
in this place, will raeet at the nous' @
~. Uar,l;n next Saturday after
noon. -.
The Sentinel and Republican gives
;ts natrons a larger quantity ana "a
greater variety OF resdinS Jun;st, [
than any other paper IN 'ui''a''
county - con,
tits reported that the tram, con con,