Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-01-16

4 below, and at Phlllpsburg 1t was Is
Q degrees below zero, who says Penn
sylvania is behind with her cold wealth
er.
) ATTENTION BoYs.-On Wednesday,
April 10, 1884, competitive examin-
8 alton for the 18th Congressional dis
trict will be held in Mifflintown, to fill
q vacancy for said district in the Naval
Academy. The examination will be
, open to all boys of IA to Is years of
age.
A correspondent of the Newport
News says q newborn body was last
week deposited in market basket at
the door of f. f. White, of Duncan
non- Mrs. White took kindly to the
young stranger, and intends-says the
News-to make him happy and com
Portable.
The question of the election of su
perintendent of common schools Is o.
wakening a good deal of interest in
certain circles. j. j. Patterson, A.Y.
McAfee, VIM. Groninger, W. E. Au-
man, j. I. Turbett, j. T. Altman, and
others, are talked of in connection with |
the office
Since the cunning season is out wild |
turkeys come so near to town that they !
can be seen from Main street, and oc
casionly the gobble, of the male, and |
the answering pipe of bis mate can
plainly be heard, so say people who
have given attention to the movements
of the turkeys.
Four young men, each with a lady,
sleighed from Lewistown, and took sup
per at the Jacobs House, last Thurs
day evening, and returned that night.
Nearly all the parties that go out these
times make more or less Of an effort to
dance, but the young people just spok-
en- Of did not dance.
i On Sunday a week a Louisville
preacher, in a sermon on dancing said,
that if women and men would only
dance in separate rooms he would Dot
object to dancing. 1t would be just as
graceful, be claimed, and just as health
tul exercise, and they could keep step
to the music just the same.
On Friday, Feb. l, 1884, the Sheriff
will sell at the Court House, tract Of
II acres, with log house and frame
house, IN Greenwood township, as the
property of Sarah Ann Cupp.
A tract of acres with log house
and stable, in Delaware township, as
the property of Joseph Nickle.
Samuel II. Brown. merchant, died at
his place of residences in Patterson, last
Thursday morning. lnterment in Un-
ION Cemetery. The Post, G. a. R.,
and severs. other orders attended the
funeral in body 1t was the largest
funeral that has taken place in this
town. Aged 81 years, 9 months and =
days.
The Everett Press says, Oh, tickle
woman, and then to prove it publishes
the following: A young merchant
named Carroll, of HolIidaysburg, visit
ed Pittsburgh with young woman to
whom he was engaged, to buy her we'd
ding outfit, but she deserted him to be-
come a variety actress in Stubenville,
Ohio.
The Franklin Democrat says: We
are informed that several days ago =
farmer residing above FsDnettsburg,
near the Vanderbilt tunnel lost fat
horse from disease, and that during
the night the Huugarians employed
there sliced all the meat from the ami
NAL and are at present having a picnic
over the remains.
Ayers Hair Vigor improves the
beauty of the hair and promotes its
groth 1t imparts an attractive appear
ance, delightful and lasting perfume
While it stimulates the roots. cleanses
the scalp, and adds elegance to luxuri-
ance. its effects are enduring and thus
it proves itselft o be the best and cheap
est article for toilet use
A barn owned By william Pannebsk-
er, a, Lewistown, was destroyed by fire
on Saturday evening last, about
O'Clock. Ali the live stock was taken
out after the alarm of fire was given
A considerable quantity of oats and
wheat was destroyed also a large 4
horse wagon aud SO forth. l, Is belived |
that some bad man set it on fire. To-
sured
When does mans birthday come
only once in 4 years-the following
item explains it: ''The man who was
born on the 29th of February will be
able to celebrate his birthday. And
he ought TO make a grand time of it.
When a mans birthday only comes
once every four years be is justified in
treating it with distinguished consider
alton"
Mrs. Lucretia E. Patterson, wife o.
ex-senator John J. Patterson. died at
Washington, D. c., on the morning of
the Sth inst, at 6 o'clock, of hear, di
sease. Mrs. Patterson's maiden name |
was Moore. Her parents lived in Hol-
lIdaysburg. Her remains were placed |
IN vault and Will be brought to this
place for Interment in the Presbyter
grave yard next spring
Emery McCaben is not quite up tc
the Chicago builders who raise whole |
blocks of houses after they have been |
built, but few days ago be had log drag
constructed, and on the drag was
placed house that stood at Robins
Mill, and when all things we're ready a
team of 5 horses dragged the house to
Patterson, where it was unloaded. The |
house belongs to f. +. Robin.
The Perry county Freeman, of last
week says: John Brown, of Juniata
township, died suddenly on Tuesday
night OF last week He went to bed !
10 his usual health but woke his wife |
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