Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-13

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Mrs. Samuel Sieber, mother OF Mrs.
Joseph Rothrock and Michael Sieber
and Cyrus Sieber has been quite sick,
at the place of her son, Michael, IN
Walker township.
ExpLANATIoN.-Happy Home, Queen
Esther, McCllntic, Apollo, 76, and
Geneva, are the names Of cook stoves,
sold at McClintic's Hardware store, on
Bridge street, Mifiintown, Pa.
The ice gorge beyond Lewistown
broke last Friday afternoon, and by
midnigh, on Saturday the ice was run
ming by this place. Great damage
was done to fences about McNeytown.
A quarter sheet sale bill will be
printed at this Office for seventy i've
/ cents: a half sheet sale bill for one
dollar and ifty cents. Send in your
orders if you contemplate having SALE
Last Thursday morning, Miss Mar
gsret O'Donnell, of Cumberland, Nd,
went to the stable to practice pistol
shooting at rats, and accidentally shot
and killed a man named Thomas Cough
lin
The soap swindler, is said to be
about, snow you see it, now you don't
see it," was the game of the soap man
some years ago al the circus aud at the
fair, as a number of people dc well re-
member.
On Tuesday evening the 29th ult.,
w. II. Zeiders, teacher at Bethlehem
school, Greenwood township, gave q
spelling b to the pupils, and they and
the community enjoyed a good old
fashioned time.
In 1888 the convIcts from this coua
ty IN the Peniten;iary costs S594.fS.
They earned by labor S4l3.oo, which.
when deducted from their cost, left
balance of SlS0.60 for the tax payers
of Juniata to pay.
One of the tramps who was before
the court for vagrancy last Wednes-
day, and released or acquitted for want
of evidence by the jury, was about the
town on Thursday, drunk. He had
money with 8hich to buy liquor.
The Joint Teachers Institute, at
Richfeld, announced for Feb'y 22nd,
is unavoidsbly postponed nlI the fol-
lowing week, VIZ Feby 29.
WELLINGTON SMITH,
Co Supt.
The recent rise was hard on musk
rats, when they left their holes TO save
themselves, they we're met By the hunt
er with a shot gun. The huuteF was
on the lookout Tor the fur OF the rat by
which he could turn an honest penny.
The famous Kentucky COW that John
Musser Of Walker township bought
about one year ago, he sold recently
TO Wm. Banks OF Fermanagh township.
Mr. Banks had the animal only 4 few
days till be sold to David Doty of this
town.
The Sea Board railroad management,
had a couple Of agents IN TINS eounty,
last week, who appointed sub agents TO
secure the right OF way from such peo
pie as aro willing TO give the right OF
way, for nothing, 10 the railroad COM
pany.
"a Connecticut lawyer has sued one
OF his clients for bill of $40 for ser
vices rendered 1t appeared that toe
clients suit had involved sum Of g.
bout $50, and had continued through
u terms, on each OF which the lawyer
charged $50 term fee"
On Wednesday evening alter dark
the Ice IN from. of this place began to
move oG the river Many people gath
cred al the shore to see the sight, but
il vas short lived for the ice came on
ly from the Broad fording, crossing
about 2 miles north of town.
A14ENTIoN BoYs.-On "Wednesday,
April Is, 1884, competitive ezamin-
alton for the 18th Congressional dis
t.ics will be held in Mifiintovn, to fill
vacancy for said district in the Naval
Academy. The examination will be
open to all boys Of II 70 IS years 0.
age.
Last Wednesday an les gorge in the
river beyond Lewistown raised The
stream till the xater backed into the
MeVeytown bridge. People in that
community thought the days Of bridge
had come 10 an end, but not so, the
gorge broke and the water ran away
and carried the ice with it but lef. the
bridge Standing.
No other medicine is so reliable as
Ayers Cherry Pcetoral for colds,
coughs, and ali arrangements Of the
respiratory organs tending toward con-
sumption. Ia all ordinary cases it is a
certain cure, and il affords sure relic.
for the asthmatic and consultative, ev-
en- ia advanced stages OF disease.
! j. 7. Lovett, of tbs Monmouth, n.
j., nursery, has issued pamphlet cat
slogue, for 1884, Of the fruit trees
vines, and vegetables that he grows in
his nursery 1t gives one pleasure, and
impsrts valuable information when one
carefully examines its pages. SEND
request for catalogue BY postal card tc
j. T. Love;t, Little Silver, N Y.
If a well be poisoned, woe be to
those who drink thersat. 1t is worse
to poison the fountain Of life for one':
self aud fer posierity. Often By care
Iessness, OF Misfortune, or inheritance
this has been done. Ayers Sarsapari!.'
frees the blood, tie vital steam, and re
stores appetite, strength and health.
at this Office, you can obtain hand
some sale bill with local notice till dal
Of sale for seventy-fge cents, large
, bill than the former, with local notice
= FOR one dollar AID half Parties Wit
desire local notice Of sale, without bills
can be accommodated By sending 90
to S 90, according 20 length of local