Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-23
SHORTLOCALS.

SHORT LOCALS.
Philadelphia had snow enough to
slsigh two days last week.
It is the faithful employee that
makes capable employer.
Rev. H. rreverton of Maplston was
. visitor in town last Friday.
Reader. we wish you . merry
Christmas and q happy New Year.
Citizens Of Fayette township are
petitioning for post Office at Bunk.
ertown.
The Mckinley Inauguration ball
will be held in the Pension Building
Warrington. "
Amos Fogleman has purchased the
Barefoot farm in Fayetts township
from J. Hooley.
Several bears were seen along the
Sunbury i Selinsgrove railroad not
TAR from Tro1elville.
There is to be Christmas cantats
In the Presbyterian church building
on Thursday evening.
Isabella Schweier is home from
her studies at Bucknell University
for the Holiday season.
The number of men employed by
the railroads of Pennsylvania were
10000 less in 1896 than in 1892.
Miss Esther Mckinley is home
from West Chester Normal School,
spending the Christmas vacation.
The Prssbyterians will hold sun
rise meeting In their church building
at half past seven o'clock A. NJ, on
Christmas morning.
Cashier Doty of the FIRST National
Bank was in attendance at the Con
vsation of Pennsylvania Bankers held
at Pittsburg last week.
The gypsey carnival will take place
in the Court House on the evening
OF the 30th for the benefit of the
Presbyterian Sunday School.
Eugene Leslie Allison who is telle,
in the Columbia National BanI
OF Washington, D. c., is now visiting
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Allison.
Farmers OF Lancaster and Cheste,
counties, who. are suffering from
horse thieves, say it is cheaper to buy
new ones than hunt for the stolen an
imals."
Moses Arnold Of Millerstown, Per
ry county has entered upon a II
year course of confinement ID ths
eastern penitentiary for passing
counterfeit money.
The contest for the seat of Sens
tor Cameron in the United State.
Senate is growing warm between
State Senator Penross and ex-Sscre
tary Wannamsker.
Senator Qaay gave dinner at hi.
Washington home to Pennsylvania
State Senators. Senator Hertzle,
and Carl F. Espsnschade Of thi
county we're present.
Recently a thief stole a box con
tanning "a pieces Of colored glass
from the outside Of the new hous'
that Mr.. Edward Sieber has built a
the east end of town.
You may be fined three hundre,
dollars for selling cigarettes to per
sons under 16 years old. and yet yol
meet boys as young as IL years ol
the streets smoking cigarettes.
David B. Stouffer and VIM. F
Schlegel took two wagon loads o.
turkeys to Mt. Carmel this week
They will sell them there and return
to their homes IN this county.
The letters remaining in the Mif
flintown post Office for the week end
ing December 19, were for: G. 1
Penny, Columbus Cooper, James Nc
Manigal, Supt Daniel Stapleton.
The past weeks cold snap has tai
On the bright green color cut of tn
growing wheat, bnt the freezing ha
not been hard enough to lift tn
wheat and break its roots in spout
ground.
Mr.. Jacob Thomas and family hav
moved to Norristown. Mr.. Thoma
has been q citizen of Jun;ata count
MANY years and is we'll know
throughout the county as q buyer c
live stock.
Ed. Derr, Thomas Patterson an
Philo II. Banks students in Philade
phia schools and Edgar Burchfiel
of Princeton college are spendin
their Xmas vacation among thel
friends in town.
The Chambersburg Repository {
December 16 says:-''A young fello,
snamored of Pondtown girl who
attending court, was gallant enoug
to escort the damsel to her home
least ten miles from here, last night.
Senator elect Hertzler was one
the wedding ushers of Congressma
elect Edward E. Robbins and Mlf
Luella s. Moore at Greensburl
Westmoreland county last week.
was one of the notable weddings
that county this year.
The wire nail trust, tho steel ma
trust and the billet trust or pool ha'
all failed within the past few week
They all were considered strong con