Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-05-19

NcAlistcrvilleL Lodge, No. 7l6, /. 90. =.
Of McAiistervilic, will celebrate Its Fifth
Anniversary on the evening Of June 10th.
All Lodges and members of the Order in
the county are cordially invited to meet
with them and join in the exercises Of the
evening which viii be varied.
The Lewistown Democrat of last week
says T: Anthony Felix's cellar under his
store was entered by burglar about one
O'Clock Tuesday night, and disturbed Mr..
F., who got up and fired four shots after
him. and the marks of blood on the pave
ment indicated that some of them hit. Let
this he a warning to burglars.
The Harrisburg Telegraph says. Mr.. NJ.
G. stayman, in Cumberland county, inform.
ed US of a bse hive that he dug out from
underneath his garret floor last week, that
had hivcd there for some time, and secured
one hundred pounds of honey. The bees
worked their way through the coruice of
his house, which is built of brick, and made
This is partial list Of prizes that were
awared last evening to the successful par
Elephants in the Soldiers Spelling Bee, at
Port Royal, Webster's Unabridged Dic;ion-
ary, Camp Stool, Boys Hat, Set OF Porcc-
lain Ware, Set OF Glassware, History of
Pennsylvania, Tea Set, Needle Case, rair
Vases, Fruit Dish, Neck Tie, Butter Dish,
Chrome, Salt Service, Toy Chair, Wash
Board, Wash Basin, Broom, Tin Bucket.
Toy Broom, Set Of Spoons, One Dollar
Grcenl,ack, Pocket Knife, Pocket Book,
Base Ball.
Fusselman and Winn were tried in the
United States Court at Pittsburg, for rob-
bing the post Offices a, Farmdale and Reeds
Gap, this county, and found guilty. They
were sentenced to imprisonment in the
Western Penitentiary for term of five
years each. fine OF 1000 was also i'm
posed on each one. Ii cannot be said that
they were confronted by strangers in the
court. Esquire KreIder, Officer Wilson,
James Irwin, A J. Hertzler, H. X. Given
and j. c, MOser from Juniata county were
there rs witnesses A. G.. Bousall, of the
Dsmorrf aud Register, was one of the
Jurors, and the prosecuting attorney was
George Wilson, native of this town, and
Assistant United States District Attorney
for the Western District. 1t was his first
appearance before the Court, he having
been but recently appointed. The Pitts
burg Go-sffs, reliable paper, commends
him a promising young man.
Go to Mrs. Powell's, on Third street, for
your lee Cream, on Saturday evening.
On Saturday afternoon the dwelling
of Mr.. James p. Cromleigh, in Dun
cannon, caught FIRE from sparks from the
kitchen chimney. A hoe was burned
in the roof and the weatherboardiDg
was IN flames when a deaf and d1mb
boy, named Wills, discovered the fire
and ran to the roof with a bucket of
water, and thus stayed the progress Of
the flames until other assistance arrived.
A strong breeze from the east was pre-
vailing at the time, and but for the
timely discovery of the fire by young
" ills we would have to record a de-
fire in the fpurishins town of
Duncanuon.-Perry County .4duocafe.
AMONG the court proceedings Of
Perry county, as published in the Perry
County .7dsoocte of last week, a case
reads
"James Wilson Miller, of Spring
on the information of Henry
Souder, was iudicted-lst count, for
breaking and entering a store in the
night time with intent to commit felony:
2ud count, larceny and 3rd count, for
receiving stolen goods. Tried, aud
jury find defendant guilty on the 3rd
count, aud not guilty on the lst and I'd
counts. Sentenced one year to East
ern Penitentisry."
Miller was an accomplice Of Harman,
who was sent to The Western Peniten-
tiary, from Juniata county last Feb
ruary.
An act OF Assembly, passed at the
last session of the State Legislature,
makes it a misdemeanor to carry pis-
tolls, razors, dirk knives, slung shots
aud all other description of concealed
deadly weapons and upon conviction,
Imposes fine, On :he person so Offend
ing, of not less than $500 and a term
Of Imprisonment Of not more than one
year, or either, or both, at the discre-
tioE of the court. This is a wise and
Law aud should be strictly en-
forced, if Cor no other purpose than to
prevent the carrying aud careless hand
ling Of dangerous weapons, by those
who are in the habit of using them
when under the influence of liquor
Under the Act, the jury may infer
malice, from the fact of the defendant
such weapons.
The barn of Joseph Harshbarger. in
Brattop township, barely escaped de-
structlon by fire on Saturday afternoon
last, under the following circumstances
Mrs. Harshbarger was working in the
garden, and had set fire to a pile OF