Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-04-12

soT 10 repoTt.
Petition of Michael Weller, for the ap-
pointmcnt Of an auditor to MAKE distribu-
ton of moneys on the hands of the execu-
tors on the estate of Peter Weller. A. J.
Patterson appointed auditor.
Returned order cf sale of Henry Barner,
administrator of the estate of George Bar
ner, deceased. Return accepted and alias
order awarded on same terms except - 10
time.
Mr.. PHILIP SrRoUsE, Of Mexico 2.
X. X. Station. communicates an account
as follows of a serious accident at the
ferry, at the station just men toned
Mr.. Lawrence Whether, of this
place, met with quite a serious accident
on Wednesday, the 5th inst, about 4
O'Clock p NJ. While crossing the river
with q team CT ;@o mules and two
horses, by what Is known as the rope
ferry" the rope broke when within
about 100 fee. of the shore. The river
at the iinc being high and extremely
boisterous, threw the horses into the
water, also one wheel of the wagon,
which was loaded with lumber, and
likewise Mr.. Whether and his grand
son were thrown into :5e river, and
catne near drowning. They owe their
lires to the pton.pt assistance of john
ID. Pry, a man employed on my farm,
who was working near the place of the
disaster at the time. Mr. Pry ven-
tured cut on the fat at this time float
ing on its edge-and cut the two mules
loose from the gears, when they imme-
diately swan TO the shore The two
wheel horses WIRE drnwned The fat
ana wagon with all the lumber was
captured about four miles below this
point. Mr.. Whether, while endeaSor
ing to save his grandson, injured him
self to some extent, but will likely re-
cover from the effects of the injury.
FISH NoTIcE AT a regular meeting
of the " Rod and Gun Club of Juniata
county," held on Thursday evening,
March 80, 1876, the following minute
was unanimously adopted;
WHEREAS, 1t is notorious fact
that parties in Juniats County are
openly aud dagrantly violating the pro-
visions Of "An Act to amend and con.
solidate the several acts relating to
game and game fish," approved lst
May, 1878, by fishing with set-nets
aud other contrivances for the capture
Of Ash, Within the waters Of the county.
AND WHEREAS, None of these par.
ties can plead ignorance of the provi-
sions of said act, imposing penalty Of
$25 for every such offence: Therefore,
be it
Resoiped, That s'The Rod and Gun
Club of Juuiata county" will, from
this date, vigorously prosecute, with
out respect to persons, every offender
against said act, in every instance in
which such offence is brought to the
notice of the Club, and cau be substan-
tiated, and, for that purpose, hereby
request any and everybody who is
cognixant of any such violation to COM
municate to the Secretary of the Club
such information as will enable it to
prosecute the offender to conviction,
and, in consideration of the receipt of
such information, the Club agrees to
keep secret the name of the informant,
and in addition remunerate him with
the one half of the penalty collected
from the offender, on conviction, Sl2.
so.
Resolred, That this minute, properly
authenticated by the officers of the
Club, be published in the several pa
pers of the county, SO that no offender
can plead ignorance in the premises.
j. 4. HoLLoBAUGH,
President.
Attest:
w. NJ. ALLISON, Sec'y