Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-12-17

Absaiom Bsrne. has one of a flock of sv
left.
! 'Just wide enough for two to walk;
just close enough tor two to talk;
And never room for three.
Two narrow boards a foot apart-
The cause of many a fluttsring heart.
AS any one might see.
All. wicked walk! All. trickery walk!
just close enough for two to talk''
Rev. Waldo Messaros, of Philadelphis
delivered a lecture before the Teachers
Institute, last Thursday evening He is an
eloquent speaker, and gestulaies with a.
much natural ease As he speaks. His sub
ject was named, s'From Acorn to Oak y
but as he urfolded it with vehement elo-
quence, it revealed itself into the subiec I.
America" or 'sGod and America Ii
was the highest toned lecture that we have
listened TO in Miffiintown.
The Franklin Repository of last week
saws: The young ladies' at Wilson College
from Miftiin, Pa, are in bad wav at pres
ent. They had expected, OF course. To
spend the holidays at home, but word has
been received that there are fifty cases of
scarlet fever in that place, several of whic b
are in the family OF one of the young la
dies ut the college, and they will be oblig-
ed TO spend their Christmas vacation at
Wilson. unless the contagion subsidies con-
slderably, as there is danger, should they
come home, OF bringing the disease by them
Everett Press: Martin Mille-, of West
Nam street, had hog butcherei last " ed
n-sday by AIR. Steckman, from the heart of
which hog a small bullet, such as is used IN
target guns by the boys, was found. The
bullet was imb-ded in the apex of the heart
and surrounded by gIistly membrane.
Early last summer the hog had been sick
for some three weeks but it came around
all right in the end. 1t is supposed the
/ bullet bad been shot by some mIsehievous
boy. and wounding the hog nothing was
said about it. The bullet is in our DOS
/ session. 1t is certainly an unusual occur
renee.
! The Carlisle Volunteer of last week re
marks Last Saturday morning little CIR !
| between eight and nine years of age. lmed
Wilhelmina Hoover, walked with her father
from Falling Springs, Perry county, to Car
! lislr', distance OF fifteen miles. They left
hnr,... a. . Isttla affair ,-a ,..l.i- ,.3 "a
at the market house in Carlisle at half past
| six, walking that long distance over moan
! tain il five and a half hOgrs. The father
/ brought the chIld To our office little while
after arriving in town. She is a snare weak
| ly little thing with apparently but little
strength vet she did not cren complain OF
feeling tired.
1t is no uncommon thing for men TO mar
~ too often, that is 10 have two aud three
living wives, il is an uncommon act for a
woman TO be married 10 two or three men,
Such a woman has however, turned up.
which fact is related by the following dis
patch.
KIyGsTOS, Ont, December I0.-Maria
Grrgar was arrested here to-day, charged
with bjgAmy. She married s. G. Edwards,
a minor, in this city on November G. being
at that time the wife of William II. Gregar,
OF Toronto. The certificates Of both mar
risc,s were put in evidence, and the woman
was committed for trial.
The Bloomfield Times of last week says
On Monday of last week the wife of Mr.. J.
W. Rice, residing short distance above
LoysvilIe. dropped dead. She was just pre-
p'riag to 60 TO Loysville, and was in APP
parent good health up to the moment shs
sank down. Medical aid was Immediately
called, but she was pronounced dead, when
tho physician reached her. The funeral
was appointed for Tuesday, but the life like
appearance OF the lady, caused many to think
perhaps j; was case fsuspended animation
ard the funeral was postponed. The doctors
however. had no doubt of her death, and DE-
Saturday the friends yielded to the verdict
Of the physicians, aud the body was buried
Last Thursday a week, Joha Moore, editor
Of the eHarrisburg unday Telegram was brO't
before tina Danphin County Court to receive
sentence, having been convicted of pub
fishing defamatory libel sgainst j. Y.
Giering a saloon keeper Of Harrisburg. The
Court pronounced the following sentence.
..Ycu have been convicted Of publishing a
do'smators lioel. You appear to have been
laboring under the mistake that because you
had control of newspaper you had some
peculiar license which allowed you to assiil
ciiiz-ns generally. We hope yoar mind,
however, Gas been disabused of this idea.
You not Only published the libel regardless
OF remonsi trance, but you came into court
and attempted TO prove your assertions,
thereby sggrsvating the offcnse. The SEN
tence of the court is that you pay the costs
ef prosecution, pay fine of $500 and be
imprisoned in the Jail OF d D.uphin county for
a period of sixty days, and you are now in
the custody OF the sheriff 10 see that the
sentence is complied with
The December number of the Scientific
American mentions the following as recent
inventions potato planter has been pat
ented by Mr.. Joseph l.. Ulisthorn, of Mem
phis Tenn. Itconsists of frame, rolling
drum with wheels, and an open sided hop
per arranged behind, and will also distribute
a fertilizer IN the burrows al the time of
planting the potatoes. COM
bined sod cutter, seeder, aud harrow has
been patented by Mr.. William Z. Hubbard,
of Walla Walla, Washington Ter. This in
ront;nn cnvnrs a snecial cnnsfruc ton and