Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-03


inere was a lively "spelling beeY at
mount Pleasant school house in Wake,
'o~nsnip last Wednesday evening.
Ladies of the U. P. Church held a pray
er-meeting 1t the house ofthe Misses Ad-
ans IN this place. last Saturday afternoon.
The house of c. q. Click near Ac.dsw;.
was destroyed by fire about 2 O'Clock on
Saturday morning, the building was in.ur-
ed.
VIC are indebted to Theorus K. Stoner i.
OF Lincoln, Nebraska, for an invitation to
Mikado ball in the Capitol of that
State.
The Pan Electric Telephone matter i, to
be investigated by Congressional com.
mittee. Call some of President Cleveland's
Cabinet.
The Home Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church will meet at Hutchin-
son acAlister's IN this place next SATURDAY.
afternoon.
The Grangers of Huntingdon county
have taken time by the forelock and are
preparing to hold picnic on the 10th of
next June.
e. 5. Doty travelled horseback, from
Ickesburg, Perry county, across Tuscarora
mountain last Thursday morning, during
the snow storm
Miss Mary Patterson, daughter of ex- en-
ator j. J. Patterson, gave party to her
young friends. in the Jacobs House, on
| Tuesdsy evening.
The Womans's Prayer-mcetine of the
Presbyterian church was held at Mrs. Al
bert Hackenoerger's at East Point. on Sat
urday afternoon.
For SALE.-A valuable and desirable
town property on one of the main streets
of the town. For PARTICULARS, terms, ETC.,
apply at this office.
! DR.. Banks, of this place, has bought the
drug store of DR.. Sites, in Millerstown.
Martin Crawford of this place will conduct
the business in Millerstown.
Friday afternoon was devoted to declam-
alton, poetry and prose, by the Academy
students in honor of LongfeIlow. Every
piece reciied was relative to the poet.
Fashionable dogs sell in Philadelphia a.
from S15, to $3.50, each. There are other
places on the North American continent
where dogs can be had for less money.
The pupils of the common schools gave
an entertainment in Captain Patterson's
room on Friday afternoon. Speeches. di,-
logues, and SO forth, were the order of the
afternoon.
Notwithstanding all that has been said
against the management of the Soldiers
Orphans Schools, very few of the children
that attend them were as well clothed and
fed at home.
Read DR.. Higbee's speech to the boys aud
girls of the McAlistervile Orphans School.
as published IN communication, in sno,h-
er column, IN this Issue of ths SENTINEL
AND REPUBLICAN.
When people went to bed last THURSDAY
night snow WAS melting, and rain was fall
ing, when they arose on Friday morning the
weather was cold and mud and water was
frozen as hard as stone.
The Florida Glide Waltz, by Will L.
Thompson, is one of the most beautiful
pieces OF music TOR piano or organ, ever pub
iished Any music dealer will mail ii to you
on receipt Of price, 80 cts.
Knight OF Labor-where,s yer (hic) ia
ken me Policeman-To the police st alton.
X. of NO, shir. won't go. Pm (hic)
Knight of Labor, and we've (hic) deshided
to boycott ze station nhouses.-Chicsgo Ram
bier.
THE time els coming" says Professor
Proctor, s.when water will no more be seen
| npon the face of mother earth" II this
prediction comes true, the Prohibition par
ty might as well husband. .'-Norristown
| Herald.
The Bloomfield Advocate of last week
says: The enterprising ladies of the U. B.
|
quilt upon which the name of each contrib
utor is iudelllbly written, with the sum con-
tributed.
| The Philadelphia Record says, that GER
tain parties, in certain localities, have been
paid $50, for every child that is recruited
/ for the Soldiers Orphan Schools. With
/ - sha han
as the $50.
FoR SALE.-Two colts, each one year old
and dark brown five year old stallion OF
Percheron stock, at the late place of resi-
dence of John Oberholtzer, deceased, in
Walker township, near Van Vert, Juniata
county, Pa.
Some days ago, Rev. J. J. Hamilton, who
led such a gallant fight for the unity of the
/ Mifflintown and Lost Creek Presbyterian
congregations, died at his home at Rose
burg, Perry county. Interment at Acade-
mia, this county.
George Dolon and William Wise brought
an unrully COW through town with lasso
last Thursday. They have had experience
at herding cattle in the far west. They
ride horse as if they had ridden in sad
die all their lives.
Traces of natural gas, it is said, have
been found at Northumberland. the traces
come nearer. 1t Jack and the lantern,'
or spook lights are indications OF the exis-
teuce Of natural gas, then the indications in
Junilta are first rate.
It is spring. A resurrection OF natures
latent forces is taking place. Like the world
around you, renew your complexion, invig-
crate your powers, cleanse the channels oil
life. Ayers Sarsaparilla is the means TO
use for this purpose.
Miss Annie Walbert received verdict oil
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