Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-08-25

been arrested, and many fed the county
and State.
Last Wednesday frightful accident
occurred in Missouri, on the ST. Louis
and St. Joseph branch of the st. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern railroad
As a train was passing over dry
branch, six miles south of Uoven sta
tion, in Clinton county, the structure
gave way, precipitating the mail and
express car and two passenger cars down
distance of twenty feet. Feeling the
trestle giving way, the engineer put on
all stcam, and succeeded in rum ne hi,
engine safely over, breaking loose from
the train. There we're fifty or sixty
passengers on the train, over forty of
whom we're injured. Only one was
killed. man supposed TO be +. j.
Auglin, salesman for J. We'll & Bro,
of St. Louis. Several others are likely
to die from their injuries.
Samuel Henry, of Cambria county,
while passing from one car to another
on the Pittsburg express, On the morn
ing of the 10Th inst, missed a step and
fell under the cars ard was killed. Mr..
Henry was prominent young man.
A man in Erie county was drenched
with two gallons and half of whisky
to save him from the effects Of rattle
snakes bite. Singularly enough be re-
covered.
The Potter Enterprise says: Last
week Charles Wykoff, Of Sylvauia,
missed several head of sheep. After
searching he found the bodies of seven
where they bad been killed and par
TALLY eaten by bear. To get even
with bis bearship, MIR. Wykof salted
three of the dead sheep with arsenic.
Although bruiu returned to finish his
meal yet the arsenic failed to have the
desired effect. The bear has been back
several times, and Mr.. Wykoff intends
to try strychnine on him."
The State Fair will be held at Lam
caster during the last week of Septem-
Der. The gates will open on Monday.
September 9th, at high noon, and the
exhibition will continue through Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. The books of entry will
be closed one week before the time
fixed for opening the fair, and all entries
are free except those Of horses entered
for speed, which are charged the usual
ten per cent. No premiums will be
awarded to reaping, moving or sewing
machines, or musical instruments.
The gossiping community Of Hunt
ingdon, n. Y, have been furnished
with a choice morsel Of scandal by the
elopement of the wife Of one of its
wealthiest farmers, Nr j. II. Fletcher,
with greenhorn employed BY her hus-
band. Thomas Leahy entered the SER
vice Of Mr. Fletcher in the early part
of May, having arrived from Ireland
but few months previously. He is
e-looking, intelligent sort Of man,
with wealth Of raven curls about his
head, and a complexion that would ex-
cite the envy of city belle. He was
not long in gaining the entire con6-
dence Of his employer through his in
dustry and activity, and lie was fire.
quently left in charge of the farm
during Fleteher's temporary absence
from the town, some of which lasted for
a week Mrs. Fletcher, from the time
of the greenhorn's advent to the domi
cile, seemed always very solicitious for
him but her interest in Ieahy was
mistaken by her husband for just ap-
preclation Cor the mans sterling quail
ties as la5orer. On Saturday week
Mr.. Fletcher left his home TO be gone
for few days, and, as was hi, custom,
told Leahy to "look TO things" until
his return. Returning unexpectedly
the following night, at late hour, he
was surprised to find Leahy occupying
his place in Mrs. Fletcher's boudolr.
A scene ensued during which Leahy
made his escape from the enraged hus-
band and fed from the house. Mrs.
Fletcher went, on the following day, to
her sisters, where she remained unit!
last Friday. The following morning
she LEFT for Chicago in company with
her illicit lover, leaving behind her
three children and an irate husband,
and taking with her $4,000, together
with all that was at all valuable in the
house. Leahy is only twenty-four
years of age, while his companion has
passed upward of forty-fve summers.
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