Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-19

DOCKS dd not lose its cunning by
long employment in handling letters
and papers in the post Office of I'm
Gle Sam, but it is as skillful as ever
and is employed in the Mammoth
Furniture store of John S. Graybill
in the Palace.
A horse dealer named Barny from
Lock Haven, struck bargain for g
large mare with o man named Brynel
from Tuscarora Valley, last Thurs
day morning, at the intersection oi
Bridge and Main streets. Bryne,
sat on the mare and Barny sat in 9
buggy while they bargained.
A horse owned by j. B. Wilson
slipped the bride from his head at d
hitching post on Bridge street and
then started on run for the country
but IN going out Washington stree,
tie animal fell and was so severely
hurt III the knees OF the front legs
that it was easily captured and cas-
lily managed.
Some parties at Lewistoxn own 4
running horse, that was brought there
from Virginia. 1t was arranged to
have . running race, with two other
horses. last Saturday. A rider was
imported from Lancaster to ride the
Virginia horse, but when be saw the
animal he would not ride him for fear
that be could not manage him.
On Saturday, somewhere in the vi
cinity Of Anderson Station, q freigh,
train, westward bound, ran into anott.
er train going in the same direction
The result was, that cars we're wrecked
and broken and thrown against freight
train tha: was going eastward Travel
and freight transportation was suspend
ed for the period of three hours BY this
wreck.
William 4. Morrison. of German
town. Perry county, found a bsas'
nest, hanging on the limb of small
black oak tree in the woods, on the
1st of September His son climbed
the tree and cut off the com,.s-5isl I
III number-and lowered them r. the
ground. They filled nearly ma I
brlshel The bees with their queen
were hiyed.
Do NOT FORGET.
DO not forget that at Hess's Pho
tograph Gallery you can get any
small picture enlarged for IS cents.
Also anything that is made i'll Pho
Biography, you can get here done up,
in first class style. All the latest
style pictures, such as Cards. Cabin
cts, Promenade, Pannel Boudoir,
&c, &c Frames of all kinds cheap.
A Bucks county paper SAYS, last
April James Rothermel started from
Jackson county, Iowa, to his home
in Bucks county His ticke. ne-
stolen and hs was put off ti,c tram.
about 100 miles from Chica@c lie
to walk home aud hrag ght
up in the Venango couni~ no.i aouse
a mental wreck. Recoyeffng under
,areful treatment he communicated
with his father r few days ago and
was taken home.
The lower edge, of the right pant
leg of John Jacobs, was caught by
, shaft that revolved at the rate of
500 revolutions iD a minute. last FRI
day, IN McCahan's saw mill. IN FermaD-
.gh twt., Jacobs was thrown TO the
ground and severely hurt Ii the
pants had been of strong material the
naB woul d have been killed But the
.ovds of the pants was not strong and
he trouser leg was pulled off without
serious injury TO Jacobs.
Some explosive company have
been surprising the natives. By blow
ng large stumps out of ground
IN the farm Of W A. Sponsler. Esq,
d Perry county. When Mr. Spons-
r comes to Inniata, he may expect
Ilst tho brethren in the legal pro
cs>ion Si'l want particulars, and all
II the numerous farmer friends that
meet him will want to know some
hing, as to how stumps that are
eet in diameter can be blown out of
,round III one explosion
When Wm. Etka opened school in
Muddy Run school-house on Monday
. week. The Muddy Run ghost
rave Il groan or two as q reminder
# its presence On Tuesday it was
,oldeT. On Wednesday, Etka had IA
.itizen or two in there as a witness
If what he proposed to do, but be
vas little to quick when the first
ound was heard, and the ghost fear
ng an exposure which was about to
AXE place became silent and has not
,ince been delivering grones.
Philipsburg and Ciearfield towns
we're taken IN by man who appear
a there as the fore-runner of cir
us. he contracted IL both places.
or ground, bill-boards. oais, corn,
tc., to be paid for on show day. At
,learfield town he made himself quite
'rominent, by his order of many
hings for the show, and wound up
" going to the National BAN, and
aving IL certified check of $50 Gasp ,
d. The check turned out to oc u |
heck raised from 50 check
Trouble in the choir Is something
hat three in every four congrega-
ions experience. but Evansville, In /.
llama has the most sensational choir /
rouble in one OF its churches. All
he choirs in the town are excited, |
Il the church going people are excl |
ed and all the outsiders are laugh |
1g. and it all grew out of the fact,
hat one gentleman singer believed
hat he saw another gentleman sing
r winking at his wife ard immediate
|. after the services knocked the ef- !
.nder down.
The Bloomfield Advocate of Sop- |