Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-04-25
SHORTLOCALS.

township, lost a valuable horse few
days ago by some nameless distem-
per. This is the fifth horse that he
has lost within the past three years
The store-keepers in town are
about through with the spring store
cleaning. Their better halves will
soon be putting their dwelling places
through a similar course of renova-
ton.
Editor Bonsall, of the Democrat s.
Register, has published list of the
people of Mifnintown, dead and living,
that he has known in his time. The
published list embraces the names of
people over Il years of age.
Mitchell Varnes has opened store
at Locust Grove, Milford township,
where he keeps full stock of dry |
goods, queensware, boots, shoes, gro
ceries, hardware, &c. Call and see
him.
It is seriously stated that fashion
able milliners ask each of their clients
on which side of the aisle her pew is,
in order that the chief ornamental
ton may be on the congregation side
of the bonnet.-New York Times.
Some days ago, Licien Notes.-The,
formerly of this county, but now
living with his father, S. r. Note
stine, at Nlillerstown, while playing
ball. fell over an embankment and
fractured his right arm.
Blair Cramer's daughter, aged
about four years, fell from a wagon
in an alley in Patterson, few days
ago, and broke the collar bone of
the right shoulder. DR. Banks was
called and gave such attention as
the little sufferer needed.
Ma" said Miss Parvenu, "Jennie
Jones has been presented at court in
London" That's nothing, replied
ma "Why, [ was in court two
whole weeks when my sister was get
ting her divorce. We are just as
good as the Joneses. .-.ter York
.uaH and Express.
Moses and DR.. Tanner agree in
pronouncing the flesh of swine unit
for human food. The Jewish Times
thinks their opinion is worthy of re-
spectful consideration, as they both
understood the food question so well
that they could live for forty days
without eating.
We have number of prompt pay
ers on our subscription list, we have
also a number of subscribers that are
not so prompt. Don't wait for a
bill to be sent you if you are in ar
rears. We will send bills out during
the last week in May, to such of our
patrons as are in arrears more than
one year.
Ed. Davis furnished a number of
citizens in the vicinity of East Point
with shade and ornamental trees. It
is not every tree agent that comes
around and gives attention to the
planting of the trees that he sells.
Give Davis a call, or write to him
when you want something in the tree
line.
A boy of eight years, in one of the
Massachusetts schools. was asked by
his teacher where the zenith was.
He replied: The spot in the hea-
vens directly over ones head" To
test his knowledge further the teach
er asked: "Can two persons have the
same zenith at the same time =
They can" .'How ?" IF one
should stand on the others head"
Last Wednesday afternoon vii
liam Van Ormer, formerly of this
place, was seriously hurt while en-
gagged in digging sand in a glass sand
bank, near McVeytown, Mif1iin coun-
ty. A heavy mass of sand fell on
him. A fellow workman named JAS
Beatty had his right ankle crushed
and was otherwise badly hurt by the
same fall of sand.
An exchange says: The recently
famous word ''dude" has been in com
mon use in the little town of Salem,
\. H, for the last twenty years. The
people there apply the word to those
bucolic swains who aspire to be the
village fops. All such conceited and
brainless young men are spoken of as
''dudes, the word being pronounced
in two syllables.
The Fulton Republican informs its
readers that the height of economy
has at last been reached A woman
in that borough having worn out the
heels and toes of her red stockings
is going to use the upper portions
for lining her bonnet. 1t won't be
quite as showy as red satin, but just
think how much it saves.
Last week was busy week for the
farmers, and the editor who, last
winter, when the farmers were revel-
ing in nothing to do. but feed their
horses, and cattle, and sit by the
stove, wished to trade his office on
farm, would have been willing to
trade back again after an experience
at plowing and narrowing in a crop
of oats.
Lewistown has got to be danger
Gus place, as may be learned from
the Free Press of last week. That
journal says: A Miffiintown and Lew
istown crowd came very near locking
horns one evening last week in this
place, but after one of the former
chaps was knocked out of time the
thing quieted down and peace reigned
supreme. When our Miffiintown
friends come to Lewistown and get
boisterous they must remember that
they are treading upon dangerous
territory.
LIST of tax collectors appointed
by the Commissioners for tho year
1888: