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" MIFFLIXI OH'N :
Wedoetdar, March 30.
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"Xle OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
. ;i a arv Ann Brubaker, in Fer-
r ..
h township, near nam
Hollow
... j hone. will sell 2 mules, 1 cow, 1
Eo-borse wn, top buftjry and other tann
in iniph-meDts, al.-o household furniture.
Presbyterian Congregation of Lost j
Creek vs. rresDjxenan congre
gation of Mifflin.
In Common Pleas of Juniata. Nj. 2,
Deitmbt-r Term, 1877.
In Equity.
FfrErnoNS to report of master
DISMISSING T1JE lilLL.
l'EB CVbi vM :
The facts are fonnd by the
Jlsster, to it : I- An order of survey, or
loc;iuu, d'1' so:" M-4". 16" was en
tered in the laud oli'ice fur lilHI acres in the
nuie ol Janies Patterson and James Purdy,
ia trust lor a Presbyterian meeting house
and grave-yard nar Cedaf Spring, then
Cumberland, now Juniata county, which
was located, and this title was acquired. It
canoot be determined at this day, whether
the land was a gilt, or paid for; the pre
sumption i, that it was a grant for a valu
able consideration that the rise was abso
lute in the congregation, the legal title being
Tested in trustees.
II. The congregation managed to sell and
convey the 'and, and make title therefor,
more than sixty years ago, which has never
been qnestioned, and the proceeds applied
to the purchase of other real estate dedica-1
trd to the same use and this could be ,
done. Griffiths is. Cope, 5 Hams, 96 ;l
Brecdel vs. Grr. Ref Church, 9 Casey, 424 ;
ffrifbt, 9; 12-Harris. M ; 5 Watts, 493.
III. The proceeds of the said land was
divided in this way : A church edifice was
built at Jl;tt!intun, where a portion of the
original Oder bpring congregatiou wor
shipped; another building as erected at
Lett Creek, eight miles distant, where the
taUscebf sari congregation held their ser
vices, bulb under the Presbyterian faitii and
lorai of worship. The original church edi
fices have been rebuilt since tt:t7.
IV. A early as October, 1799, the Pres
byteries ot Huntingdon and Carlisle lur
aised kuwhea to both MitUin and Lost
Creek, showing that they were at that day
separate coagn gallons.
V. About 1st Maic-b, lM'T, (under Act ot
tiih April, 1791, Smith Laws, 3 vol., p 20,)
(be twu coun gallons of Uifltin aud Lost
Creek were chartered, aud became a single
comuration i -. both congregation were.
united under one charter, aud became a cor
poration, under the name, style and title ol
The Presbyterian Congregatiou of Cedar
Spring. The 1st of the charter declare
lie-style and title, and the corporation is
Cumpuard of the congregations of Milllin
and Lost Creek. The 2nd declares that
the corporators adbera to the religious prin
ciples and christian doctrines held and
adopted by the late United Synods of New
Tort and Philadelphia, expiessed by the
ieuera! Assembly of the Presbyterian cou
gregati. ns, in their acts and testimony of
lh.-ir christian faith and di-eclory ror church
discipline, amongst their adherents tbroiigb
om the United States of North America.
The 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and rtth au
thuiiie the election of trustees, their power
to receive donations, and how vacancies are
to N supplied.
VI. The 9ih J declares that the power ot
the trustees shall extend uc'-y to teuiporall
tut ut the church riting and selling pews,
Cullvctirg moneys, keeping church property
in repair, proxiding tor paying debts, fixing
ahd pairg the salary of the minister, clerk,
JUid sexton, relieving the poor of the con
gregation but have no power to alienate
or lot n ground, or any land now, or bere
a:ter claimed by the said congregation, or
diapose of the money for any other use,
than that for which it " originally ititeod
d, without the consent of two-thirds ot
the congrcgatiun conveued agreeably to
public notice. The 10th, 11th, I2th, 13th
aud 14th Si are uot important, and the 15th
i that notice of a congregational meeting
abut the temporalities of the church or any
milter not provided fur, shall b.-given from
the desk or pulpit as to the design of the
meeting, and that tbrne days shall intervene
between the notice and dav of uieeting.
The 16th 5 provides that congregational
meetings may be called, either by the trus
tees or at the desire of any six pew- ho'ders,
and all ho are entitled to role for trustee
may volo at such meetings.
VII. From the earliest date, uutil the 8lh
AtTil, 1875, the two congregations acted in
concert in calling and supporting a minis
ter, so that tbey were in effect one corpora
tion. Jlifflin paid three-fittbs and Lost
Creek two-fifths of the pastor's salary, and
the muiistiations Were divided accordingly
Each congrcgatiun elected half the elders,
it own sexton, clerk and treasurer. They
treated each other as two distinct organisa
tions, requiring and making settlements be
tween themselves ; charging and crediting
excess or deficiency in favor ot or against
each other, with tbe exactness of merchants
on ensure, od, like the hard master in the
parable, demanded of each other the utter
most farthing. This was their status for
more than sixty years. But they united in
Meeting trustees, calling and paying the
minister's salary, and in joint ownership of
their property.
VIII. On the 19th December, 1874, at a
meeting held by the Mifflin congregation, it
as resolved, that it is the desire of the
congregation to have a separate and inde
pendent organiaatiou Resolved further
that it i our intention to petition the Pres
bj tery, at its next regular meellng in April,
15, to grant us a new and separate organ
ization, and a committee of three was ap
pointed, Elders Hamilton and Banks to give
Lost Creek notice of thia, and a copy ol
the resolutions was given to William Cav
nJi an Elder of Lost Creek, whereupon
the Lost Creek congregation convened, and
resolved that they thought it not expedient
to concur in the proposed division, and no
tified the UirHin committee of their nou
tonenrrence. 1 he Ist Creek congregation
M ly as 1872, had refused to divide.
LX. Nevertheless and n.irwitblnHifiir
the dissent and protest of Lost Creek, Mif- i
Bin applied to Presbytery at Perry sviile '
15th April, 175, for 4 u aeparate and lode-
pioduit orgacixation," which was granted '
in due form. Lost Creek ... represented
before Preabytery when-tbe division 'was
granted, aeeming.y by a committee- duly
appointed by that congregation, or by agents
duly constituted. (See Exhibit, No. 124)
Lost Creek applied to Synod, but theSvnod
sustained the Presbytery then to the Gen
eral Assembly r and the commission to
whom that body referred the appeal recom
mended that the complaint be dismissed,
aud reported a deliverance, ao that the final
judgment bo expressed in the language of
the supreme ecclesiastical judicatory, to
wis: The Cedar Spring Cbnrth consists
of the two Congregations of Mifflin and
Lost Creek, eight miles apart, and united as
one incorporated society. The people ol
mnu pcuuoneo. me fresbytery to be
organired as a new and separate church,
and a committee was appointed by the Pres
bytery for that purpose. Having been In
formed that an organisation into a new
church might jeopardire their claims to any
portion of the property they hold in com
mon wi:h the people of Lost Creek, the
member of Cedar Spring Church at Mifflin-
town re-called tlyir previous request, and
askd the committee of Presbytery to di
vide the old church and aet them off as a
part of It, and organise them into a distinct
chnrch. The committee acceded, and the
act Was approved and adopted by the Pres
bytery. The people of Lost Creek coiu-
pUiued to Synod that the division of the
church was irregular, unconstitutional and
Injurious
I. Because the Committee of the Preb
tery were appointed to organize a new
church and not to divide the old one.
2. Because the Presbytery were incom
petent to divide the church withont the
consent of that part of it connected with
the Lost Creek congregation.
S. Because no notice of the appointment
of the committee of the Presbvterv had
been given to the Lost Creek people, and,
4 Because a division of the chnrch must
be injurious to both places, by the aliena
tion which must be produced.
The Synod dismissed the complaint and
susuinrd the Presbytery.
The complaint of tbe action of the Synod
is brought up to the Ueneral Assembly, on
the grounds on which complaint ot the ac
tion of Presbytery was based.
The dismissal of tbe complaint is recom
mended to tbe General Assemby, because,
1. The action ol the committee of Pres
bytery was made their own by the Presby
tery. The Presbytery are competent to
divide a church ou a petition from a portion
of its members, and especially of a majori
ty of its members.
2. Kotice of the coming of the commit
tee of the Presbytery was published from
the pr.'pit of Lost Creek, aud the proposed
coming of the committee was well known
to the people there.
- 3. Because the Presbytery and Synod,
well qualified to jugde of this, deenvd it
expedient, and fur the interest of b ith con
gregations, that the church should be divi
ded, and that tbe property of the two con
gregations bo left for future adjustment.
X. Under this decree the Mifflin congre
gation called a minister, occupied the joint
property at that place, and w ere indepen
dent of tbe Lost Creek.
XI. There is no schism; both congrega- icoiporate rights. It would be superernga
lions are adhering to the Presbyterian faith lien to show, that if the Miuiio congrega
and form of worship. tkn is permitted to appropriate a minister
We will first dispose of a technical issue, ' to themselves, and sequester the pew rents
namely, that Presbytery divided the Cedar of the Mifllia church edifice to pay his sal
Siting Congregation without notice to the j ary, something will be taken from the Lost
Lost Creek branch.
, This objection is w ithout foundation, as
IX tluds that they had notice, aud appear
ed, and resisted, and appealed twice. The
purpose of a summon or notice is, to in
form the party of tbe demind made upon
biui, so that he may appear aud defend,
if he appear under an irregular service, or
without any service at all, and take subse
quent steps ia thecause, he w-aives the irreg
ularitv aud cannot revert to it. Poor vs.
l.'l,.-rn V South air. . 7;, .n Piiiirrh vs.!
St. Peters, 5 W. 215; Sherer vs. Easiun
Bank, 9 Casey, 131.
The plaintiffs bill procec Is npon the as
sumption that the act of Presbytery, by
which the Cedar Spring Congregation was
divided, so far as that each church may be
euabied to act for itself in the election of a
pa lor and elders, is ultra vivtt, and that in
law their relation to each other, aud that
imposed by the charter of 107, remain in
full force aud effect. This view involves
the power of Presbjtery to divide congre
gations. The VIII 5, Chapter X, ! the
Presbytemu Form of Government, declares
that the Presbytery has power to unite, or
divide congregations, at the request of the
people, and the church judicatories hold
that they may do it on the petition of a mi
nority. Moore's Digest of 1874, p. 173. It
is not to be doubted that the Cedar Spring
Congregation originally, and the present
congregations of Mifflin and Lost Creek are
subordinate members of tbe general church
organization known as the Presbyterian
Church of the United States of America,
in which there are superior ecclesiastical
tribunals, with a general and ultimate power
of control more or less complete, in the
Presbytery. Synod and General Assembly.
In such case the rule is well established,
and governs the civil courts, that whenever j
tbe questions of discipline or of failh, or
ecclesiastical rul?, custom or law, have b;-eu
decided bv tbe highest of these church
judicatories, to which the matter has been
carried, the legal tribunals must accept such
decisions as fintl, and as binding on tbem,
in their application to the case before them.
German Kef. Church vs. Seibert, 3 Barr,
291; McGinui v. Watson, 5 Wright, 9;
Watson vs. James, XI American Law Reg.
N. S. 430, where the authorities are all
cited, in the ojiinion of Justice Miller of the
U. S. Supreme Court.
It is a matter of history that the power
asserted by Presbytery, in Chap. X, VIII,
to divide or unite congregations, was adopt
ed as early as 1788, by the united Synods
Of New York and Philadelphia, as part of
the organic law of the Presbyterian Church
of North America, and the Cedar Spring
Congregation, in 1807, crganized under that
body's care and authority. This power to
divide coigregations, seems to have pro
duced few precedents. Not one is cited in
Moore's Digest, and it is nearly certain that
it never was exercised in a case like this
under consideration.
Is tbe division of a congregation an act
of church discipline, or one of ecclesiasti
cal custom, or law t Clearly it is not a
matter of discipline, nor of faith, nor of
doctrine. The preaching of the Word is
spiritual food, impalpable in essence and
consistence, to be measured and adapted to
the wants of the flock, which a civil tribu
nal can neither gauge nor analyze, and
whether a congregation is too large or too
small lor it spiritual welfare, is a question
w hich tbe ecclesiastical mind alone could
determine. But even this question only
.,...... in rlmrrh Judicatories UTXn the
uetition of aome portion of the overflowing
cougretration. Then the Pred) tery gives .
or wlibholda iu assent, and that u all.
When it assents, the petitioning power is
permitted to organise an independent
Church, is rocogniud ecclesiastically. Its
call upon the snptTior judicatories are
heard, and itself i represented according
to the Presbyterian Torm' of government.
If the petitioning body had undertaken to
withdraw without the sanction of the Pres
bytervj its action would he been disor
derly, irregular and schismatic, and the
penalty Would be excision. Although tbe
expression in Chap. X, ( VIII, is, that
Presbytery has power to unite,
or divide congregations, at the request of
tbe people, it is clear that the xpression
power is used in the sense of permit and
approved, and that on it own motion Pres
byrery can do neither. When a division of
a congregation is sanctioned br Presbvtery,
it is the voluntary act of the petitioning
body, and the former has no power to shield
the latter from the legal consequences of
such separation. Tbe civil law takes up
the matter at that point, and determines for
itseir tbe legal eflect or division, on what
before was common property. If the origi
nal orgar-izttion is a corporation, its rights
are to bediscovered in the instrument w hich
confers perpetual succession. What that
gives inheres in those who continue to act
ih conformity to its req liremeots. What
ever rights are conferred by the approval of
Presbytery on the petitioners for division,
they are available only so far as they may
be enjuyed without impairing tbuse of the
corporation. Wherever there is conflict.
the charter prevails. It is settled that
whilst tbe civil courts cannot revise, or
question ordinary acts of church discipline,
they must determine all questions which
arise from tbe conflicting claims of the
parties to the church property, and the use
of it. When a civil right depends upon an
ecclesiastical matter, it is the civil court,
and not the ecclesiastical, which is to de
cide. McGinnis vs. Watson, 5 Wright, 21 ;
Shannon vs. Froot, 8 Ben Monro ; Den vs.
Bolton, 7 ilalstead 2u6 ; Harmon vs. Dreck-
er. 2 Speer's Eg., 87 ; Watson vs. F arris,
45 Miso, 183 ; tier. Ref. Ch. vs. Siebert, 8
Barr, 2'Jl
Now, what rights are conferred by the
charter upon the corporations, for what
ever are secured by that instrument are in
violablu, and beyond tbe reach of the eccle
siastical tribunals. Well, it does this,
namely, the congregations of Mifliin and
Lost Creek are united as ouo corporation
under the title of the Presbyterian Congre
gation of Cedar Spring, and however dis
tinct and individuated as congregations,
they are a unit as a corporation, with one
set of trustees, and bounded to the mainte
nance ot a minister common to both. That
minister's salary waa to be secured ffrjiri the
pew rents of the whole corporate property,
and not from a part only. It is charged
upon the whole body of corporators, and
each cougregstion is entitled to tbe aid of
the other in the discharge of the common
burden. These were tbe advantages and
benefits conferred by the charter, and they
are valuable rights in the eye of the law.
If any corporator, or any portion of tbe
whole body of corporators, is deprived of
the revenues of the church property, or the
strength resulting in uuity is diminished,
something is taken or withheld which is
valuable in the sense of property under the
charter, aud this would be disturbance of
Creek congregation which belongs to them
the mere statement of the case shows
bow serious would be the loss to the latter.
The whole purpose of the act of incorpora-
tion would be annulled ; the administration ;
of the joint revenues would be misapplied,
in short it would be revolution. The Lost
Creek people would be deprived of their
common right ol property in pew rents of
the MifTiin church edifice, erected at tbe
joiut expeuse of both branches, and out of
Corporate funds whilst the ililfiin people
Trould take the whole umo themselves for
whoever is entitled to the rents, profits and
income of realty, without limitation, owns
the fee.
It is contended that the design of the
superior judicatories was simply to divide
the people composing tbe Cedar Spring
Congregation, without affecting rights of
property, and it is manifest that the Gen
eral Assembly hoped that this had been ac
complished. But neither tribunal under
took to assure the petitioners of this. They
were sensible, that whilst they could sanc
tion a division of the people, the rights of
property would be left to the determination
of the civil courts, hence they said, the
joint property is left for future adjustment
Ou the Presbyterical committee, appointed
to execute the ecclesiastical decrees, was
Mr. Woods, of Lewistown. an eminent
jurist, who instantly perceived the risk to
property if a new congregation was organ
ized, and be warned the people then and
there. Then it was argued that to divide
was not to create anew, and thus all dan
ger to properly would be avoided but to
divide is to part, to separate, to sunder, to
sever. The name is nothing the results
tell the character of the deed things which
are equal to the same thing are equal to
each other. If the effect has been to abridge
corporate rights, cnt off one branch of the
congregation from the other, impair or de
feat the material advantages of union under
the charter, tbe deed is done. Call it by
any name jou please the mischief ia tbe
Let it be understood we do not impeach
the authority of Presbytery to divide con
gregations we simply deal with title to
property as affected by division. When the
swarm leaves, tbe skep remains to tbe pa
rent hive, and this seems the natural law of
secession. The Milllin people have author
ity to set np an independent organization,
if they choose, but in doing so they will
forfeit corporate rights, and establish them
selves outside the charter. The charter
orbit is too limited to admit of a third body
they cross each other' planes, and colli
sion is inevitable. We have great confi
dence in the learned judicatories of the
Presbyterian church, and that only the good
of the congregations involved in their de
crees was intended, does not rest in infer
ence merely, but is Warranted by the su
preme care with which that church guards
civil and religious liberty, under a form of
government which assumes that the many
are wiser than the few the age than the in
dividual." The questions involved were
novel and intricate, nd the ecclesiastical
tribunals in effect, merely granted the re
quest of the petitioners, the latter taking
the risk of loss incident to the venture.
The avowed purpose of this proceeding
by bill in equity, being to obtain a decree
declaring the pulpit of the Mifflin branch
of the Cedar Spring Congregation vacant,
reined v is well chosen. 'It is a fact that
in 177, since the filing of this bill, a storm eitnCT dry or liqnid form it is a perfect rem- 1 am prepired 10 rurnish the best nuke 01 j .. ,' J t , 5 1 .Sheen a-e in f i AriU biiXiLI iiLUji i Alth, teiirion. Apply tr.
bas neariy demolished the Mifflin church edy for torpid jKer kilineys or bowels. ; Needles, Shuttles, and ueto parts fur ANY ' ' " 4 ' V ' . j Whi.h artic'che wdi sell at ihi Lowest 1M ViD D. STONK.
edi:e, so that the congregation were coin- rkam. i Sewing Machine, (old or new,) in the mar- I f a' ' " . I Possible Pikes. Art ,mev at Lust.
Felled to abandon that building and erect a . ket, also, the best pure sperm machine oil. I 6iC; e6 i ? H V' T,'f""tf"' f'r U exp-. Jt" -S' M.Hlinto.r., Fa.
L.n.K.n.rv chapel not on charter land, where 1 SnWri. Tor th. Stm6mtl amd BtBuihean. w. H. AIKEN 5. I .' CTD 1... W ineas, to recede at Vl-- T."' '
thenowworsLip. But all Uiis is past the It give, yoa a greater variety , reading Main street, Mittlintown, Pa., "1 j ; La $M ,ii ?Mr,Z V,V
bill, and we ara not asked to pass npon the i matter than any other paper ia the county; One door above Post-Ofbca. Imeaiura " J youl - o. ..xai. . .v c, t rt,rtUna Mll.nr. lllar;,.,r
title by a fornuU decree. Br dec! iriug Ih'p
Mifflin charter pClpit vacant, the end for alt
useful ouroi-'es ia attained, and i vie of
all tbe circumstances we will divide the
costs.
It is not possible that any suggestions
from the Court as to healing thedirlerences
between these congregations wit) be kindly
received nevertheless we venture the
thought that an honorable compromise
would be most effective in ooviating future
cbntenlion. That the charter union of these
brethren has survived its usefulness, dis
tance and increase of population leave no
doubt. When the' servants of Isaac and
the herd men of Gerar stroro for ths well
of springing water, they parted, and the
stream from the fountain of Rohobnth and
the fruitfulness of the land followed, thus
rewarding tbe submission of the patriarch
and so it may be here. We will post date
tbe decree to give time for consideration.
DECRKE OF COURT.
And now, to wit, 1 lib April, 1881, this
cause came to a bearing before the Court,
on the 1st March, 1881, on exceptions to
tha Master's report, and was argued by
counsel, whereupon, after due considera
tion, it is hereby decreed that the oftics of
pastor In The Presbyterian Congregation of
Cedar Spring, in the County of Juniata,
Pennsylvania, incorporated 1st March, 180",
is vacant ; that the pulpits of the two con
gregations of Mifliin and Lost Creek, com
posing the Presbyterian Congregation of
Cedar Spring, are vacant ; and all persona
are hereby enjoined, not to assume the
functions of pastor of said Presbyterian
Congregation of Cedar Spring, in either the
Mifliin or Lot Creek branch thereof, unless
called and inducted into said office in the
manner prescribed by said charter of the
1st March, 1807. This decree, however, is
not to be construed as preihibiting p-each-ing
by supplies sent by Presbytery, or at
the call of either of said branches.
It js further ordered, that the costs of
this proceeding be taxed, and paid by tbe
parties thereto iu equal portions.
BY THE COURT.
Per B. F. JrxKi, President Judge.
SHORT LOCALS.
Trout fishing begins April 1st.
Buy Dr. Morrison's anti-billions pills.
It is said that tbe electric light tans the
skin.
Gypsies have abandoned -osr winter
quarters.
Th Arcade Club in this place has been
disbanded.
Late spring. No oats has been towed
this March.
Almost everybody is on the move this
week, in town.
Bamuiu's circus will be at Uarrisburg on
tbe 22nd of April.
For Sale A good No. 9 Cook Stove. In
quire at this oUice.
It costs J 13 to cremate a body at the Le-
Moyne crematory in Washington county.
It is said that this has not been a good
spring for the production of maple sugar.
The Legislature voted dnwn the bill that
proposed to remove the State House to Phil
adelphia. FOR SALE Five share Odd Fellows'
Hall Association stock. If you wish to buy,
call at this office.
The harsh aspect of tbo autumnal gray,
which betokens tbe shady side of life, is
easily modified by the use of Ayer's Hair'
Vigor.
Oa Thursday evening' young ladies con
nect.-d with tbe Presbyterian Sabbath school
w ill hold a festival in the room formerly oc
cupied by the Arcade Club. The proceeds
of Ihe festival are to be devoted to the re
plenishing of the library of the Sabbath
school. State Attorney General Parmer's opinion
that members of the Legislature are tnti- ,
tied to one thousand dollars, only, Ur.dur
the new Constitution, regirdless a to
whether the stssion be long or sl'ojrt, hns
created a profound sensation among mem
bers of the Legislature. The people gen
erally will be pleased if the Legislature
speedily pass the appropriation bills, the
apportionment bill, and then adjourn and
go home.
Tbe Tork Daily says : A responsible
gentleman, residing w ithin about six miles
or York, desires us to state that he has a
lite insurance policy of $5,(jOU on a subject
77 years old, in a good company, which he
wishes to trad'j on a horse." To which in
formation may be added, that in the eastern
portion of Juniata county, and in parts of
Snyder county life insurance policies are so
plenty that they are traded to the country
store-keepers, and they in turn take them
to Philadelphia, where they in turn trade
them to city merchants on store goods.
A Huntingdon paper says : A girl enter
ed a certain store in this place on Saturday
and asked to see some silk handkerchiefs.
While the merchant was engaged waiting
upon a customer, the girl slipped one of the
handkerchiefs into ber pocket, thinking she
was not observed. She informed the mer
chant that she wouldn't take any handker
chiefs, and was leaving the store when the
merchant remarked that If she didn't buy
she needn't steal, and deliberately put his
band into her pocket and pnlled out the
handkerchief. She left the store quicker
In. in she came in, without "taking any hand
kerchief."
The Uarrisburg Telegraph of last Wednes
day published Ihe following: "On twenty
acres of tbe Lochiel farm, owned by Sena
tor J. D. Cameron, the ground being along
the Bats, there was raised last year eighty
fie cases tobacco, four hundred pounds to
the case. The crop is of the Glessner va
riety, famous for its fineness of texture,
richness of odor, and unilorm largeness ol
leaf. It is not often tbat the same amount
of tobacco is raised on a like number of
acres of land. Tbe eighty-five cases of
four hundred pounds each makes a total ol
crop value of $3,000 lor tweuty acres of
land. This is without doubt the largest
yield of tobacco on the same amount of
land ever cased id I-.nnsylvania. It was
never, we venture to say, equaled in Vir
ginia or Maryland, as in these States this
high skill in farming is not understood. The
land is rich and as pure as any on the continent-'
llurrab lr Our Side I
Many people have lost their interest iu
politics and in amusements becinse they
are so out of sorts and run down tbat tbey
cannot enjoy anything. If such persons
would only be wise enough to try thit Cele
brated remedy Kidney-Wort and experience
its tonic aod renovating effects they would
: soon be hurrahing with tbe loudest. Ia
MISCELLAXE0 US
3.
A TRUE
A PERFECT STRENGTHENER.A SURE REVIVER.
IRON BITTERS are highly recommended for all diseases re
quiring a certain and efficient tonic ; especially Indication, Dyrpqma, Inter
mittent Feeert, Want tf Appetite, Loe$ of Streifjtk, Lock of Energy, tie. I jiriches
the blood, strengthens the muscles, and gives new life to the nerves. 1 hey act
like a charm on the digestive organs, removing all dyspeptic symptoms, sucta
as TaMivg the Food, Deleting, llxit in the Stomaeh, IlearUmrn, etc Tbe only
Iron Preparation that will not blacken the teeth or give
headaohe. Sold by all droits. -Write for the A C Cook, S2 pp. of
useful and amusing reading sent free.
BROWS CIIEMICAIi CO., Baltimore, MJ.
SHORT LOCALS.
The Millerstown river
be an "open structure."
briJge i to
Merchant Conk of Patterson bs
opened a store in Fort Rojal. Call aod
ten biin.
Sqnire Caleb Parker has moved his
office to a room above the store of K.
. Parker.
The Juniata Division of tbe Penn
sylvania canal now extends only lo tliei
Three Locks near Aoderson Station
Mifflin county.
An infant daughter of Mr. Kennedy
of tbis place died on Thursday nicht.
Interment on Saturday at 3 o'clock in
Presbyterian grave yard.
Joho S. Miller, a man well known j
in Juniata county a generation ago,'
died at his borne near Fort Scott Kan- '
sas, on tbe 11th innt.
A congregational election was held
in the Lutheran church last Saturday !
afternoon. Michael Sieber was elected j
an elder; V. tt. Horning wag elected1
trfescon; John Kirk, Michael Stouer
and George ?uj:tb were elected trustee.
In the matter of dispute, concerning
the "old wooden" briJge on Water
street, it has been decided that the
bridge belongs to the borough and that
it is liable fur the expense that was in
curred by the township in repairing the .
briJge. j
"lion. John Cessna, chairman oHbe '
Republican State Certral Committee, ;
has given notice that a meeting of tbe
committee will be held at tbe Lochiel '
Klel, in Uarrisburg, on Thursday,
April 14, at two o'clock P. M , for tbe
purpose of 6xin the time end place
for the meeting of tbe Republican
Sta'e Convention of 18S1, and Iran'"-;
acting such other business as may be
prjseuted for consideration." I
, I
On las' Sabbath ruorBii'g, Rev. E. E. j
Berry, announced from tbe pulpit that I
during his five years administration as j
pastor of tbe Lutheran church, in this j
place and 'in Licking Creek, be bar1
ofliStated " tt 105 faulrals and 56
weddings. lie also announced that he
had in that time taken into the church,
at this place-, 107 person, and 4G per
sons into the Licking Creek chutrh ty
certificate, confirmation and bip'i-ui.
Into the two coiigrr-gatious, be received
l3 persons. He announced that dur
ing the five years that he bas been pas-
j lor to tf:is place, that 7) persons were
remove(J fr0lu ,uB church: soaa havin'
moved away, Some Laving died end
some were dropped. Leaving out those !
who moved away, died, and thn.-e who 1
were dropped, during the ne years of
bis stay in this plaoe be has bad ao in
crease of 78 pei sons in the congregation.
Pastoral visits 400 ; lectures '200 ;
present membcroLip 37C.
- a
Tin appointments made at York, Pa., for
the Juniata District of Ihe Central 1'enn-
vlvanla Conference, March !8, 181, areas
'
ItiCHAKD lirNKLE 1 resiuiug f.i'jcr, i-
O. !
Umitiu?don, fa.
Bedford, S. W
Sears.
Bedford Circuit, M. C. Pier.
Blaine, J. W. Ely.
Burnt Cabins, J. li Eberhart.
Cassville, W. M. Meininger.
Concord, A. W. Decker, eat to be supplied.
Decatur, To be supplied.
Knnisville, W. A. Jlippinger.
Everett, V G. Ferguson.
Freedom, J. A Boss. .
Huntingdon, J. J. Fearco.
LcwUtou n, Thomas Sherlock.
Manor Hill, J. W. Olewine.
McConuelUtown, Frederick Roger son.
McVeytowu and Grntille, iV.i. Hamlin.
Mitfliutown, W. V. Gauoe.
Milroy, Jonaihan Guldin.
Mt Union, J. W. Cleaver.
New BlonmHeld, J. M. Johnstoii.
Newton Hamilton, E. E. A. Deavor.
Ortiisonia, Elisha Shocm tker.
I'etersburg. J. A. Mc Kind less.
Fleaantvi!le, J. F. Pennington.
Port Koval, 11. M. Ash, one to be supplied.
Kay's Hill, A. S. Baldwin.
Kobinsonvihe, J. D. II. Dearer.
Sixton, K. Mailalieu, pur to be supplied.
Shirleysburg, G. A. Singer.
Schelibiirg, S. A. Creveling.
ThoinpHOiit..wn, J. W. Hue.
Three Springs, J. W. Bell.
West Hun'ingdnn and Mill Creek, W. II.
Dill, C. V. Hartzel.
Sirm.MMr.KAST AMD . SIPK AXM'ATED
PitEACUKBS.
W. II . Steven, J. H. S. Clarke, J. R.
Akers, Georee Berkstrcsser aud L. G Heck.
TIME EXTENDED. Many subscribers
of the Sentinel and Republican, that were in
arrears more than one year, paid up their
arrearages within the pit month. A mini
ber of others who are in arrears more .ban
one year have requested an exteusion of
time. After the first of May, lSSl, a bill
will be sent to each and every one that is iu
arrears more than one year.
SELECT SCHOOL I will open a Select
School in Milllin, beginning April IStb, and
continuing one term of ten weeks. In ad
dition to the usual branches studied in any
graded or high school the elements of Latin
will also be taught. Terms, $3.50 to $8 00.
W. I. HIBBS.
I will open a Select School In Patterson
beginning April 111b, and continuing one
term of ten week. Terms, $'2.30 to $-j 00.
W. E. AL'ilAN.
A RATI Ti 1 sales 2.500 head; prirte, r,
( " t .3 7 . I . J F. 9 s. r a ' . v.-,,,..
AD VERTISEM E.YTS.
TONIC
.Medical
ritfcrr Liquid ar Drr Kara acta l
the Muse lime an Ike aica X tha
Liver, Bowels and Kiiiieys,
This comhiti nciion tjiret it rondrrfu! I
potcer to cur oil 'iuaM.
!WHY ARE WE SiCX?
lUratins tr qHch thfe grtut orHtit tn tV
I tt c'o'TfHttor twtuti, ttud fHorn $hnmt,-
i b tsiiUd uaturtulj j
BII,lorE, PIl.rH.raNKTFPATION,
kiSNEV tOMI'I.ilMK, I C1X.IKV
BIMKAHHS, ft HALS. WtAtltM,
AXIS .NF.UVOIS ItlMMtlll.Ils,
'.y cimtitty fire action of l'e organs .auii
A rttttortitg rhur potter to i:u-oio (j aiHie.
a Way SanVr ililiaas paias aatl srhisd
tr. n 1. - I I t,t. 1! I f II
tVhv frii:htrae1 arer disorder! lilila..!
W jj radar arvas efkirk keadarlinJ
War have loWplrss ahMsl
tV KIKNLY.M OUT(K.(frv,i;4 WM
tw-tt ie pel in In Pry VrxWaMr Farajh In tin
t"es:montjarlrice rf W.ilr!i tnMgei slz Qiart.
ffi I f"t c-.lv lur.
JW-AloO in l.lakl Farakvcry Caentrard.
"in either iri.
I a ft rrorTom citrooprr. priKT- si.aa.
n KI.I.S, KII HAKUMI a CO., 1'rop a.
I rwrrt th drr tvxt-rwM.v WMtMVirms, VT.
FORTriE BEST AN D
rHh.t.sT
FlK.MTlI.Ii
ASD
CARPETS
in the county, go to
GUAYlllLL'S.
In llitiiintown.
4t
Airy View Academy.
Tort Floral, Junlat.i ('oii)ilv, renu'a.
The Spring Session of this well-knorn
insliliitien wjl open on WEDNESDAY,
Al'KII. 13, lt-'l, under the personal rare 1
and Instruction of the ondersipieu', who j
v. ill give their undivided lime and nitration
lo the Sehool.
For particulars, st-r.d for Circular.
David Wilson, r"rii:cipl.
J. II. Smith, Co-i'rincip.d.
ToT KoTAt, Feb. 10. 'rSl-5t
PILL?.
U only Dr. J. M. Morrison Sugar
AoMtoO, Afitl.Kilin, I'ltla aa tliAfr iro
; , , , , . ., . . , .
; dow acknowledged to bo the best Lit
fr Pill niii a hoT nf them shorld hi
in every family. Tbry are also a good
phvsio. Can be had at Dr. Dunk's
Dm j Store in Mifllintown aod at most
of the country "tores. Tbe Dr. for
merly practiced in Waterloo ibis coun
ty. dec '21 80.
IUED:
Kl'KT st February 24, ISM, in Kurt
Valley, Delaware township, of brain fever,
A brain Park, son of A. J. and Moliie K.
Kurtz, aged 2 years, 10 months and 20 days.
The dearest lamb of all the Uock
Hy death's cold hand is sweot away,
But Jesns sent an angel dowo
To bear our Parkie to his hame.
O, weep not lor him, for he h is found
His reward iu the Heavenly ciown.
C.
C03ISIBRCTa.
MIFFLINTOWN
MirrLixTows
Butter
Ecus
Lard
Ham
Shoulder
Sides
Potatoes......
MARKETS.
March 30, 1881.
20
12
8
12
8
8
40
Onions. . .... .,
Kag ,
,..1 0"
... IJ
MIFFLINTOWX GKAIX MARKET.
Corrected weekly.
Quotations roa To-dat.
Wednesday, M irch 30, mi.
Wheat 1 0:5
Corn...... 42
Oa:s 3to:i
Kye 7.".
Cioverseed 3 7"to4 W)
PHILADELPHIV GRAIN MARKETS.
Philadelphia, Maro'a 3 Wheat
Is firm ; No. 2 Western red, $1 18J to
I 19. Delaware and Pennsylvania red
and amber, $118 to 119 Corn is
dull and ea.-ier; steamer i)3c; ytllow
and mixed, 54 J to hf. Oats ar
quiet; No. 1 white 4le; No. 2 do, 441e.
No. 3 do, 43: No 2 mixed, 41o.
llye 3 firm at $1 05
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET.
PniLADF.IPHtA, Jltreh S Tbe
eatlie market is active in demand:
to 6c:
j
K ,
7J I.
MISCVI.L.SA EG I S
NEW OPENING OF
FALL AND WINTER
Dry DgocI
jNOTIONS, Timi MINGS, ETC.
FREDERICK ESPENSCILYDE,
Having Furohased the
CENTRAL ST0BK, rAL STREET, MIFFL-INTOVi'N,
Ha ojwned wi(!i !K- T.crrt"'! ok p"t :l'rri in irnrfcr, an-1 tM-I cnti.it, t?
receive, flatly, a'! the I.-iitt jlrie-i t-f tiff !.-n. Wi i.viu; i-v ir'lv f' i;i n
triiuitte our 9trrk ami h r o:ir p i.-c, ulit-iS.-r y.,;i w.j., to yirc:: in i-r not. t ; 1:
conli'icnt tint w!u:n yi J', we oa suit vju. huth in i -hI prive.
This .mitten ami ! r t :;h -rTtn- iit ocnstit- ! tho t3li2 Irwj.rK'i arvl A:n -ri-c'i
I'tbucs, from fit- ! t;i--t f :hv Cheiisl. li
BLACK AND COLOilED CASIIMEUKS
We have a larj assortment, nf.i our at it of
FANCY COLOilED DRESS I00DS
Is very r Wi, tns'i the Kne".' shad-' nnd lesign. W i ha.' sn eleerint sti
Muslins, Prints. Cassirwres, liiiii'h jm.", Skii tingt, Tub'e Linen, " iTiliings, Shrrt:'y;
Toweling, Tickii gs fh'etiiig.s, Eiiuines.
OCK NOTION DEPARTMENT
I replete in evervfliing We np.n elefrmt line of Truil'iuMffi, a I! ic rf
Lares, in But-on-. we have all the N'.-w Ve!ti. We hive a beintitiil I neoi Sha-rU,
a great variety ol Skirts. Hosiery, Gloves, Ties. Bows, Sc:irf, H in'ikerehiefs, Coli.i s
('iiris, Ciirsets. Kibb.ins, Und'!rfar, Sliet!-ir-l, Geriti i:itovn anJ llouie-utiilt: PacfJy
Varus, in all colors, etc., et. Our :tjck of
BOOTS
Is the larcett in the county. TTe have sr. elejir.t line of Latin"
dren's Shoes, Mii.anie for fall and wint-'r weather, at frieea th ! will
I stork of Boots for Men. Youths arA Bovs is very etcnsi'e
j prices and q'l.ill'les. We keep a Hre: li'ie of
i rmrn
I A la-pe s'.-ek . f Floor, Table .mi St:i!r ti C.e!b.
pieraie. iVe invite j n to call and see r.5, ci..l v.t:- il!
Goods in the Countv. -
Sept 15,
THE xVEW
SEWING
c
o
o
H
1 S C:'
ffT t- J
iSelf-Threatliii": Shuttle. Self-Setting Nootlle. Liglitost Run
inns' ami Noiseless. Lartret bin in Us Winds
the Bobbin Avitliottt running the IMacliine r,r
removing the work.
'lite MiH AU.UL.SiIU t-ikps no tutlruni. Ao Jong l.ilic or
reiiiireti, everr nmoliine telling' its own etorv.
The NEW DOMESTIC lias no enemies, except those who Bf.l,
tt-rrRteil iu B'.-lIins; oilier mrtkes of nine-bines.
I
.YO COGS TO BREAK.
SIMPLEST,
."ICST DC R. 4. RLE.
.most
IjS" THE
It .Sews Anything.
Call of. or address
r-ST" Also AfTi-ht for Hie ESTLY anil
cist montl.lv jwtnpnts. -
XEW STORE.
MJIX STREET, P.1TTERSOX, .V THE J. It. M. TOVD STJXD
Having just opened a new stork of store cood. such n Dry floods, N"oti:9, C?olh
ine. Hats. Boots. Mines, Groceries. Fi-h, and a general assortment of stero foods, I
will take plea-ii'e in exhibiting goods to ali who nmy favor n;c with a call. Will pay
the highest nisrket price foreonntry prodiice.
Pi.n'l forget the place, at Todil'.s old stand in Patterson.
Slay 5, 18'Mnu. T.M.COOK.
D. W. HAELETl
Is the f lace wherr? vou enn baj
THE KKST A.M THE CIII3APEST
MENS' YOUTHS' & HOYS' CLOTHING
1UTS, C.I PS, BOOl. SHOES, .1XP FCRXISHIXG COOP,.
HE is rrepared to exh'bit one of the most rhoiei ! selift strrl- rv-r oPT --red in
this market, and at .iSTOXISIifXClf. V LGIV PRICE
AUo, measures taken for satis and par's r.f suii., wLi.-ii "vill l nis !e to on! t
at short notice, veTy r-aonah!e.
Kemember the pia!"?. in l!offaiarf;
Water s'reet, MIFFLIXTOWN, PA.
SAM'L STRAYBR
IIa9 jnst returned frrm tbe Eastern citie with a fuM virittj rf
MEM & BOYS' GLOTHIMG,
HATS & CAPS, BOOTS k SIIOl-S, ALL SIZLS,
GF.XTS' FCRNISIIINI GOODS. Goods of Vl kirds are low Coinr sni see me
and be atonished Pants at ?5 cePtx. C7" SCl't'S MADK TO ORDER.
Patterson, Pa.. April IB, lb73. SAMUEL, STKAYFR.
After tha First Day of December, ;
1630,
roc WILL fin n
JACOB G. WINEY
Ia his Xew Store Room t tl:e F.it end of '
31 C 1 1. STZl K V 1 1. L t,
with a lTf L t of
STOVES AND HEATERS
!of all kinds, St ve Pip-, Lard Can.
Hrjriile Iron Wre. Iro.nififr Sin -ini? .11
- -.-I o - -,
. kinds of
.ID I EK TISEMF. IS.
AND .SHOES
Mines' and Cl.i'
a .fonih von i n
r-.i hive If.
r.nn
EKIES
st
FREDER ICK ESPENSCIIADE
DOMESTIC.
ir
o
c
.VO CAMS TO GRI.YD.
rERrrcT snwiG iviizyti
WORLiD.
It Pleascs Lvfrys.!v.
W. II. AIKKN.S,
r l Strr.,t, Milointown, J.:niaf Co , V i
Th
oiher nnks of Orm.
IVc. 17
RoLJ
New )ui;j:-T, errs
Jar. I. lK7..-rt
r saS.tOT .-aa as
VALUABLE MILL PROPERTY
T 'OR SALE !
THE i;iiutTNti'? hi f
i!e t'i v;-.!i.
tl'lf p't'iv.-ty. kffV:, .1, t,a
CUIJA MILLS,
fomti-d a!-.'it two n.i
fo'ri. Jiiiii.it. i reni'tv
t.i-s of il;i j 'o;t!v :
cotinrv.
i- rorth ef V tl'-r.
. Pa. The d
re ITnefjiiitl;. ti iiie
Pjr ies inter:
d in the M:!!in; 1 1:
d
MACH1
W Vfi x V?'.