Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-02-19
HUNTINGDON COUNTY.


Huntingdon papers say Huntingdon
county marksmen carried off the ''blue
ribbon" at the shooting match, in Tyrone
on Friday last. 80. Some of our young
men were on bust On Saturday night.
They will find their way to the lock up
some of these times .... About one
mile and half from the village of Hope
we'll, in Broad Top township, Bedford
county, resides negro by the name of
Samuel Hall, who owns small farm and
keeps several head Of horses constantly
about him. Hall, like quite number of
colored, and some that are not colored,
individuals, has never provided half feed
for bis equine stock, consequently, they
have been very poor-mere masses OF
skin and bones-and occasionally horse
would lie down and die for him. So fire.
quently did this happen that Samuel
came to the conclusion that bis horses
were bewitcbed. A week or two ago
poor, old, worn out, half starved creature
became incapable of locomotion, and its
superstitious owner conceived that he
saw traces of witches He determined
that he would forever rid himself and his
property of their presence. He, with
assistance, succeeded in getting the mis-
cradle pile Of bones out into field !; he
then took and poured coal oil over its
legs and body. piled large pile of brush
around it, set it on fire and burned up
the living horse ! lie alledged that this
is the course pursued in the South under
similar circumstances. Several white men
were present and did not interfere. Of
course they are on par with the negro.
1t is said that the noise made by the
poor brute was so horrible that the men
fed from the field The matter was
promptly brought to the attention of the
society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals, and as we passed Saxton on last
Saturday, an agent of the Society had
the fiend under arrest aud was forward
ing him to Bedford. John Quarry,
of Hill Valley. had his feet badly frozen
about four weeks since. while getting out
railroad ties. He did not apply for med
ical treatment until last week a; and then
gangrene had set in, and it was necess
ary to amputate portion of the left foot
to save it. This was done on Thursday
last. Mr.. Miles Lewis and Mr. Jrs
Saxton. two respectable and well known
citizens of this borough, took sick with
pneumonia about the same time. and af
ter lingering for week or more, both
died on Friday night last. Mr.. Saxton
died at eight o'clock and Mr.. Lewis at
twelve. Both were inferred on Mon
day. 4 Phenixville editor remem-
bers escorting young lady around six
mile road, in just four hours and forty
five minutes. This was before he was
married, and the night was beautiful
moonlight one. Since getting Joined in
the band. of wed lock, he can travel
over that road with his wife in less than
one hour and thirty minutes .-.... The
Commissioners of Huntingdon county,
having reason to believe that frauds have
been committed during the past year in
the issuing of scalp orders consider it
their duty as the guardiad of the county
funds, to urge. and insist. that no JUS
tice of the Peace shall issue an order on
the County Treasurer without the deliv-
cry Of the head of the animal, or the en-
tire skin from the top of the head with
both ears attached ..On Saturday
morning last a week. the store of Gen.
B F. Bells Mills, was entered by burg
lars and the safe broken open and 500
stolen. The money belonged to lady
school teacher who had deposited it mon
ey there for safe keeping --..- The law
of Pennsylvania requires in the case of
"every POOR person not able to work"
and who has children or grandchildren,
parents or grandparents, of sufficient
ability" that such parents or grandpar-
ents, children. or grandchildren 'shall re-
lieve and maintain such poor persons"
at such rate as the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions shall order.