Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-06-30


now citizen of Iowa, visited his friends in
this place last week.
An entertainment will be held in the
Presbyterian church some one of these
the benefit Of the church.
The stores and banks in Miffiintown will
be closed on Monday July 5, in honor of
the 4th day of the month, the lllth ami
yersary of the declaration of Independence.
People who always mind their own pusi-
ness in this world get rich faster than peo-
pie of the other kind do, but they lose lots
of fun.-Cambridge (Massschusetts) Chron-
icle.
David Doty, of this place. and two sons
of his uncle, Lucien Wilson, of Oakland
Mills, this county, sailed from New York on
business trip to England, Scotland and
France, on Saturday.
Nearly all of the Democratic brethren are
hurrahing for Wolfe, tut they will vote for
the other man They'll give Wolfe The
benefit Of their shout and the other candid
ate the benefit of their vote. DO you see the
point.
4 fire cracker thrown on the roof of a
house owned by Cloyd Parker In Patterson
set the shingles on fire last Saturday even-
ing before dark. The fre was discovered
and outened by mex who work on the coal
wharf.
David Hawk sold his house and lot on
Water street, last Saturday, at public sale
TO his brother, John Hawk, for three hun
dred and seventy seven dollars. David pro-
poses 10 go TO Topeka, Kansas, where his
family now is.
A two-ycar-old daughter of Edward Hugh
sy, OF Patterson, drank the contents OF a
bottle filed with turpeLtine. The child be-
came very i'll. "A physician was called who
administered an autidote. The child is able
TO go about again.
A small Louisville boy, after being naugh-
| ty and suffering justly at the maternal hand.
or rather slipper, stopped sobbing long
enough to look earnestly at his mother and
say, with emphasis: ''Mamma, Pm sorry
you ever married my papa"
On Sunday week an eight year old son
OF David Mehafiie, residing in Aliens Cove,
( had a close shave for the other world from
eating quantity of deadly night shade. DR..
A. L. Shearer, of Duncannon, prescribed an
tidotes in time to save the child's life.
A hail storm swept over this community
/ last Friday evening, but did no damage. In
/ Licking Greek valley hail fell IN consliera-
bic quantities. One OF the citizens Of that
valley gathered a sufficient quantity of hail
/ TO put around his freezer 10 make ice cream
A supper will be given by the ladies of
Lost Greek Presbyterian Congregation in
| McAlisterviile next Saturday evening.
Supper can be had anytime between
o'clock aud eleven p. NJ. Proceeds TOR the
benefit Of the church. Everybody invited.
| \ Chicago editor has discovered that 'sthe
five great evils of life are: A standing col
lar, a stovepipe hat, tight boots, a cross wO-
( man and poor whisky" Ii is believed that
he would cheerfully bear the first four if
tine latter was remedied.-Norristown Her.
aid.
The Fi,z John Porter bill, to relieve him
from the penalties of a court martial for not
having supported as he should have done
the forces of General Pope after the defeat
OF Mcclellan before Richmond in 1862, pass
ed both houses of Congress and is in the
hands of the President.
Mr.. Hayes announced TO his congregation
that two Thousand dollars is due the con-
tractor who is building their church. aud
that there is only one hundred and forty
five dollars in the treasury to meet the OBJ
ligauon. Time was given till Thursday to
the subscribers to pay.
The Lutherans of this place at the sng-
gestion of Rev. Craft changed the position
of their choir, having placed it on the right
side of the pulpit where a platform has
been erected for it. The former place
Of the choir can be used to seat an addi-
tional rumber of persons.
Tho Senatorial Conference of Mifflin. Per-
~ and Juuiata met in this place last Friday
aud sclected f. F. Rohm 20 represent the
district in the State convention which met
in Harrisburg on this "Wednesday. DR..
Weiaman of McAlisterville was the repre-
sentative delegate from Juniata.
Enough money was raised in the cOngre-
CATION that assembled In the Methodist
church on Sunday to lift the last mortgage
Of two hundred and thirty-six dollars on the
church property. The subscriptions were
10 dollar shares with the privilege extended
to any one, to take as many as he chose.
A daughter Of John Berry OF Peru Mills
this county while picking cherries at Mr..
Loy's in Perry county, last Friday evening
wa, struck By bolt of lightning 1t is be-
lieved she was instantly killed for she fell
and lodged between the rounds Of the lad
der and when taken from there she was
dead.
MUSICAL CoLLEGE.-The S0th Session OF
SIX Weeks, opens Monday evening, July
26th, 1886, for the Teaching and Training
OF Young Ladies in Vocal and Instrumen-
tai Music. Address,
&c. MoYER, Musical Director,
Freeburg, Pa.
June l6-4t.
The Thompsontown Bridge Company
will place the new bridge across the river
high enough to pass over the railroad. The
now bridge will be out of the reach of ice
and water and can only be destroyed by
the piers being shoved from under it, or by
wind or fire The railroad company VIII
build the span across their track.