Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-30
SHORT LOCALS.


The lawyers are gathering their har
vest.
The Lutheran Festival was we'll at
tended.
Hogs are dying of mumps in Cheste
county.
Msior Howell was IN town last Wed
nssday.
Huntingdon has a cow INSURANCE
company.
Colonel Bell sells horse dumping
hsy rake.
The water was let out of the canal
last Friday night.
Graybill has been kept busy fllinl
orders for furniture.
The Lutheran festival brought $50
81 into the treasury.
David Craig is having his house OF
Water street painted.
The bsre-footed boy put in his ap-
pssrsnce last Thursday.
The National Guard will encamp al
Gettysburg, next August.
Mount Union. Mifflin county, has
seven practicing physicians.
Mrs. Margaret Bellford has been
quite sick within the past 10 days.
The Port Royal Lutheran church is
to be repaired and remodied inside.
If every speculator has a gray head
why isn't every gray head speculator :
The flower beds along the railroad
are being fixed up for the summer sea-
son
The farmers have not the stron sest
faith in the soundnes, of their seed
corn.
The store Keepers have put up hand
some awnings in front of their busines,
places.
Boys and men who love to fish go to
the waters these fine spring days to
hook fish.
Pssch and ounce buds, were killed
last week, BY frost in the country a.
round Erie.
The foot ball season has come, and
boys who love that kird of sport in
dulge in it.
Mrs Mcclellan, wife of Captain Nc
ClelIan, ives taken suddenly i'll last Sat
uriay evening.
Lectures IN favor of the Sea Board
Railroad are being delivered in school
houses in MIfflin county.
The school directors will meet in
convention next Tuesday to elect
county superintendent.
JOhr Brcssler. of Perry county had
bis nose broken the other day by tie
limb Of tree falling on 1t.
A disease resembling pleuro pneu-
nonia has broken out among the cattle
in Washington county, Pa.
The barn and chimney swallows have
come. Their advent is said to be. the
certain forerunner Of summer
This is court week aud from appear
ances, the business will be sufficient to
keep court in session all week.
E. S. Parker has laid a piece of
ground into town lots The lots are east
Of the Lutheran church property.
Mifiintown and Patterson Toys play
ed game Of base ball on Saturday.
The Miffiiutown boys won the game.
A fire was kindled on middle ridge,
on Shade mountain, on Sunday, which
ragged with great fury on Monday, all
day.
The membership of the Methodist
church at Blair Furnace, Blair county,
has been increased by so new mem
bers.
By the use of Buckingham's Dye,
the whiskers may be easily made per-
msnent, natural brown or black as de-
sired.
The Altoona Times was sold last
Thursday at Assignee's sale. to II. a.
MePike, Frank Mccullough and Frank
Medium.
Men who live close to the mountains
s'J that the gobble, gobble of the wild
turkey is no uncommon souDd these
mornings.
In Huntingdon, when scarlet fever
gets in family, red card bearing the
words "Scarlet Fever" is tackled on the
front door.
Under an order from the headauar-
ters of the G. A. R., all the Posts in
the country will observe May 3Oth as
Memorial Day.
The finest line of slippers for women
and children ever kept in Juuiata couu
y are tor sale at Heck's exclusive
Boot and Shoe Store.
William Durst. of Huntingdon, was
convicted of selling liquor on Sunday
and sentenced to pay fine of 5000,
and costs Of prosecution.
FOR RENT-A house and lot of 4
acres near Van Vert. in Walker town
,lip Address or call on John Cleck,
van Vert Juniata county, Pa.
ihe McVeytowu Journal oflast week
1a'd, Miss Carrie Walls. of Peru Mills.
Vuniata ~ county, is visiting her friend
mss hOlhe BTant in this place.
Wheat was first exported from Chi
C,so, 10 1888. The number of bush
e' was IS, now it is the largest ex
POf'ing wheat port in the world.
Samuel Troxell Sr.. of Meveytown,
u.sa on the 10th inst from the effects
VI conJestive chill within the period of
n0oF'' He was rs years of age.
Shoe Brushes.
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