Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-06-24

Bloomfield Times: The robins,
cat-birds and cedar-birds are making
havoc among the EARLY cherries in
many localities through out this Sec
ton. They come in focks and it
takes them very short time to clean
up tree The G. A. r. Post.
of Duncannon, are making extensive
arrangements for holding o picnic,
bean soup and cham battle at Mon
tebello Park on July 4th. Trains
will run over the P @. r. r., to suit
all who may wish to attend. A first
class orchestra will furnish music for
the occasion. = The men EN-.
played at Summa & Wolberts saw
mill about q miles west of Duncan
non removed large pile of bark the
other day and what they found un-
derneath it was enough to make any
timid person shudder. Thirteen
blacksnakes, eleven copperheads and
three vipers. There was no time
lost in killing them with clubs and
stones.
A correspondent from Academia
writes under date of June 16, 1891.
Miss Lima B. Drolsbaugh, step
daughter Of J. S. Kenepp of Aca-
demia and Mr.. John Sturgeon of
Dayton, Kentucky, had been CORES
ponding since last August Pictures
were exchanged but they had never
met, until June 6, when he came to
.NcVeytown whore she was living
with Dock Coulter, and there they
were married, and immediately start
ed west. They stopped two hours
at Pittsburgh and two hours at Col
umbus, Ohio, and were all night at
Portsmouth, Ohio. From there they
travelled to Springfield, Ohio, and
Cincinnati of the same state.
Thence to Dayton, Kentucky. They
expect to settle at Springfield, Ohio.
Mr.. Sturgeon is a fine looking 1aan,
and report says he is in good cir
cumstances. We extend our con.
gratulations.
| Bloomfield Advocate:-One of the
laws enacted by the recent Legislature
and approved by Governor Pattison
makes it incumbent upon county
commissioners to provide storage
and office room for County Superin
tendents. Supt. Aumiller will ask
the commissioners of Perry county
for accommodations such as the law
provides Tuesda Y of last week
Frank Stambaugh hauled to CARRIER
warehouse, this place, for VIM.
Weeds, of Blain, an immense load
of grain, consisting of 103 bushels
is pounds of wheat and 70 bushels,
| 30 pounds Of oats "a total weight of
S642; with the wagon the weight
hauled was 1920 pounds. On the
same day Jacob 10y, of Anderson
burg, valued to Gorber's 100 bushels,
5 pounds Of oats. Judge Jun
kin, has a unique arrangement in his
yard that will commend itself to
Epicureans generally. 1t is termed
a ''froggery," and consists Of largo
bathtub covered with strong wire
netting with small door securely
fastened by paddock Of approved
pattern. In it the Judge keeps a
large number of frogs, for whose
capture he pays the boys Of town q
generous sum When a frog feast
is Desired he goes to his reservoir
and takes therefrom the ''greenies. >
They seem to thrive in the quarters
Bat there is danger of the streams
hereabouts being depleted of frogs,
ss the Judge has issued a eapids for
every croaker, and the boys recognize
the tariff for revenue" and act III
the matter accordingly. Mrs.
Shotsberger, who has been an inval-
id for several years, died while visit
ing her son at Evandale y Miss
Maggie Junk, of McCoysville, Juniata
county, Pa, is visiting in this com
munity. Some one few days
ago gained access to the fair grounds,
at Newport, by breakicg the lock at
the gate, and demolished with a
sledge hammer a selfbinder belong.
ing TO Yohn IL Ritter