Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-03
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, AS PER HUNT
ISGDOS PAPERS.


A small son Of Mr.. Fred Foos, was
severely injured on Saturday last, by
having spring poll thrown upon him
from load of hay. The scalp was al
most entirely severed FROM his head BY
the blow.
An unsuccessful attempt at burglary
was made, one evening last week, at
the house of Mord Massey, resident
If this place, while the family were at
supper, but the scamp was detected be-
fore gaining very very much headway.
lie however was compelled. to satisfy
himself with fine sofa chair, and fy,
and has not been heard from since.
Levi Smith, of Union township. was
caught in circu ar saw, on Monday of
last week, and terrible mangled. 1t
vas thought that he could not possibly
survive.
Eigl.' months OF Local OPtion-jail
empty, and no important criminal busi-
ness So We go.
Mr David Smith, the farmer on the
Poor uca.e farm at Shirleysburg, al
most met with fatal accident a short
time ago. He was loading q rank of
wood on his wagon, when Il log lying
above tue wood started to roll, and Mr..
:. attempting to step it TO save the
team, il rolled over him, breaking bis
J leg above the ankle Had il not been
/ for some brush over which one end oi
the log passed, lie would doub. less have
been killed.
Two horses attached TO a i.earse IL
Altoona, became frightened at loco
motive the other day and ran off. The
hearse was upset and broken, and th>
jar demolished the coffin, aud the corpse
was exposed to public gaze.
Beggars don't Ike the idea of saw
lug wood. aud when they come to your
premises, they will leave sooner than
be obliged to do 1t.
Watch u certain door in this tow
and If YOU hear thee raps and a scratcl
you may be certain that that fellow II
"dry."
While q number of men employed il
lletright's quarry, near Warrior Ridg'
Station. were coming TO Huntingdon OF
a hand ear, carrying some ten o.
twelve men, which Was attached by
means of a wire held by Joseph Shoe
maker to cattle train, a fatal acciden
occurred. The wire was fastened
/, around some portion of the rear end o
the car aud the end thrown over Mr
Saoemaker's arn. Immediately pre-
ceing the accident the hand car Wa
running little faster than the car anC
the wire was sisck. ThS engineer pu
on more steam and the tram shot for
ward. Mr.. Shoemaker was unprepare'
for The sudden start, aud was jerke'
from his position on the car, turning
complete somersault upon the track
breaking his neck and otherwise injur
ing him, SO that he died shortly after
There was wedding in Smithfel'
one night last week. A party oi boy
took into their heads 10 give the happ
couple serenade. They did SO. Th
brides father appeared and made th'
boys sing another tune. One of then
was laid up by reason OF the tune b
was obliged to dance to.
A Pennsylvania clergyman has mad
hi; by introducing personals IN hi
prayers, for instance: "l,ord hav
mercy on John Shanahan, who keeps
saloon near the Old red bridge. Eithe
lsy him on bed of sickness or have bin
removed from this town."
Some thief went for U. B. Lewis
chickens, Saturday night, but Mrs. L
heard him and followed him so clos
that he had to drop the poultry, to max