Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-04-21

place soEae days ago.
Saturday morning till noon, there was a
threatening Of rain. The afternoon be-
came clear and now dry weather is predict
ed by the weather wise.
Col. John J. Patterson and family have
taken up housekeeping in this place-in the
house vacated by Mr.. McCauley, who has
moved to Third street.
The latest despatch from the storm strick-
en- district in Minnesota, places the number
of killed at seyenty-four, and the injured at
two hundred aud thirteen.
The arrest of New York city Alder
men still continues, on the charge of the &C
ceptance Of bribes for their votes on the
Broadway franchise question.
Professor Huxley says, a mouse is a
harmless thing. Well, the professor has
not seen the effect that loose mouse has
on a lot of women in a room.
John Bergy has bought his brother Sans
interest in the livery business in this place.
His old patrons will lind him ever ready to
hire them nice driving horses and fine bug
giss.
The Register says: Isaac Barton and
Will Horning made seventy-five locust posts
rom one tree in one day on Judge Elders
farm. Who can beat that for big locust
trees
Solomon Manbeck, Luke Davis, Jonathan
Keiser, Henry K!oss, and others of Delaw are
township, sold their fat cattle last week.
The animals averaged about eleven hundred
pounds.
Gladstone proposes as remedy for the
Irish trouble that the British government
buy large quantities OF land to sell in small
pieces to such as want to buy on twenty
years time.
Post, No. So, Of Harrisburg, TO which
George Wright and James l.. Paul, belong
has been holding a court martial TO consid-
er the charges relative to the Soldiers Or
phan Schools.
The radical temperance people are very
busy holding meetings to secure renen-
strances TO abolish all liquor licenses in this
county. The present vigorous campaign is
to intlaence the Court.
Ii is personal homer that ought TO be
preac he'd 10 the people. Without personal
honor a mans word and bond is worthless.
Then preach personal hORor and save the
nation from becoming nation Of rascals.
Daniel Alspach, of 0rwigsburg, handled
a corpse recently while he had splint ,r ia
his right hand which had festered. The
member soon after began to swell, and he
died a few days afterward oil blood poison
ing.
The Supreme Cour; has declared the Leg
islative fes bill of 1873 for cOuoty offices to
b. unconstitutional, on the grOgnd that 1t
was special legislation, that it did not
comprehend all OF the counties IN the Com
monwealrh within its scope.
The Knights of Labor, it is said, are talk
ing of bUying the Missouri Pacific Railroad
That would be business and the country
would heartily approve Of their buying
Gould out TO put their views of Running
railroads into practical operation.
..It may be interesting to our spor,smen,
who are unaoquain.ed with the fact, TO
know that wild geese and ducks can be
lawfully shot on any day from the lst Of
September TO the LIST Of May. The old law
EAs 50 amended by the last Legislature.
The Republican State Committee met in
Philad el yhia on the l4th inst. There was a
large attendance and favorable reports of
the condition Of the party were handed
from sll of the counties, the State Conven-
ton viii be held on the 30fh day of jane.
Evans, leaves this place with bis stageand
the United States mail, at half past one o.
clock P. NJ, every week day for SeinsgrOve
BY way Of Rieh6eld. The time for the stage
to leave Richfeld for Mifiiintown is six o.
clock in the morning, the time for arrival
here is twelve O'Clock, noon.
Port Royal has man who doesn't care
whether prohibition or license wins. He
keeps .ssee-st twing" aad has signed Il
cense petition and a renonstrance. He is
like The old lady who Witnessed fight be-
tween hcr husband and large bear, and
didn't care which would win.
The dreadful cycione that destroyed SO
much property and took the lives Of so
many people in Minnesota last week is the
cause. of many people thinking about storm
these spring days, just as the approach OF
summer caEses one to think OF going to
Samuel Strayer's store for new clothing.
William Thompson, who lives near Nc
Alisrer, iile. was stricken with paralysis
last aturdsy night, shortly after IL O'Clock
The power 10 move one side was lost and
be could not speak. He had improved Ia
snch 4 degree by Sabbath evening that he
could srticulate in IDonosylables, yes, no.
Some one in agony over the strike OF
school boys in Philadelphia and New fork
exclaIns, where, oh, where, are we drifting
to2 Another man who isn't scared ovei
the capers Of the boys, initiating older peo-
pie. asks the question, and whv in the ns-
tion don't the teachers strike-ihe boy;
wifi, birch rods.
4 lot of farmers who furnish large quan-
titles of mill, for the Philadelphia marke
struck last week for four cents quart. Tbs
milk dealers only wanted to pay three anf
one-half ceats per quart. The strike lasted
only a week and the milk dealers got theil
milk. for three and one-half cents quart
by the quantity
4 Philadelphia temperance speaker IN
ten perance speech delivered the other ev
euing said, that IN regard to the meeting o
temperance members, pied ging themseiFe
TO abstain IRON all distilled liquors, bat al
lowing the use Of cider and beer, sad IL wa
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