Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-02
SHORTLOCALs.

SHORT LOCALS.
Now for Christmas.
Cambria county is out of debt.
Miss Nellie Musser is visiting in
lpllidaysburg.
The Lutherans are expecting their
new pastor this Wednesday.
Ezra Parker of Washington, spent
Saturday aud Sunday in town.
There are already 1.465 bills on the
Congressional calendars for consider
alton.
Mrs. William Gcrtner of Selins-
grove is visiting her son Odin c.
Gortner.
Miss Pidge Patton spsnt Wednes-
day and Thursday last in town among
relatives.
People and cattle were frozen to
death BY the blizzard in Minnesota
last week
Mrs Robert Nixon, Jr., and little
daughter, are visiting relatives in
this place.
The horse sale was called off last
Saturday on account Of want of pay
fng bidders.
Up to the lst of December there
had not been enough snow to whiten
the ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Howe of Har-
risburg, spent Friday at his parents
home in town.
Mr.. Charles Kearns of Miffiin Co.
spent several days with relatives in
town last week.
Mrs. Harry Kaufman of Harris
burg, spent several days in town with
relatives last week.
Dr.. Frederick Espenschade, Jr.,
has gone to Mshanoy City, Pa, TO
practice dentistry.
Miss Sue Rothrock Of Thompson.
town, is visiting the family of Squire
Wilson in Patterson.
biatth. Allison left for Tyrone on
Saturday to take charge of his print.
ing business in that town.
The railroad mems meeting in the
Methodist church on Sunday and
Sunday evening drew large audience.
Daudelion was in full bloom on the
2Sth Of November, which proves the
mildncGs Of the weather last week.
Whilc the weather here was de
ightful on Thanksgiving day, it was
30 degrees below zero in Montana.
sour hospitals abound in tea
drunkards and coffee drunkards, just
as much, perhaps as alcoholic drunk
ards"
Miss Isabella Schweier came from
Bucknell University to spend the
Thanksgiving holidays and returned
on Monday.
Mrs. Catherine Marks and daugh-
ter Margaret attended the funeral OF
Miss Jennie Marks Of LeH:stown
last Monday
From summer temperature on
Saturday morning the weather chang
ed to a freezing temperature on Mon
day morning.
Nrs. Sieber wife of Rev. Lemuel
Sie5er of Gettysburg, is visiting her
fathers family, the family OF Mr.. JOS
eph Rotbrock.
Peter Espenschsde, William Rob
rer of Lancaster, paid 3 visit to their
kinsman MIR. Frederick Espenschade
of this town last week.
A reception will be held in the
Lutheran , church for Rev. Mr..
Fahs on Friday evening. All Luth-
erans are expected to attend.
Professor Dysinger has purchased
Is acres of land from Cashier Doty
east of town, and will erect an Acad-
envy near the middle of the ground
The Board of County Commission
ers elect, were in town last week and
paid q visit to the County Commits
sioners' office the duties of which
they will soon assume.
The Altoona Tribune says: - Al
bert Isenherg of Williamsburg, husk-
ed twenty-four ears of corn in one
minute, and in IL hours and 80 min
utes husked 23S bushels.
Gall food beyond the amount nee
essary to supply the principle that is
deficient, as nitrates, carbonstes and
phosphates, is not only wasted but
burdens the system with Efforts to dis
pose of it"
The Lewistown and Miff1intown
foot bail teams played q gsme on the
Miffiintowu ground on Thanksgiving.
day in the presence Of a large num-
ber of people. The Mifflintown team
won the game 16 to U.
WANTED:-TheJ Jun
iata Sentinel, dated December y
1916. If you have it, send to thi
office by first mail Don't wait for
2nd msji. Send Immediately. We
will give you one dollar for the
paper.
Tobias W. Aucker killed his big
hog on Tuesday. l. measured feet,
8 inches from the tip of the ham to
the end Of the nose, and measured 5
feet, 6 inches around the body. Ii
YOU know the rule of weight by mea-
surement, you can tell how much the
hog weighed.