Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-20
Perry County Items,
AS PER BLOOMFIELD PAPERS.

Ho~e's hen-roost, near Montgomery's
Ferry, was robbed Of number Of
chickens.
On the night of the lst inst. several
attempts were made to break into the
house of John G. Gunderman, near
Montgomery's Ferry. Being unsuccess-
full, the rogues retreated to Peter BIair's
spring house aud RECALLED themselve, on
milk. Mrs. Catbarine Potter, who
lives with Gunderman (her sou in law
had drawn some money the day previous,
aud 1t is supposed the parties, whoever
they we're, knew it.
On the same night John Stephens
corn crib was entered and several bags
of corn stolen. This was the second
time his C Id was robbed in an interval
of about ten days.
On the night of the 2nd an attempt
was m.de to break into David Deck
ards smoke house, in Howe township.
The parties were heard by Mr. Deck
ard, who fired after the rascals, when
when they beat hasty retreat, but not
TIL they visited the hen roost and Sc
cured sume poultry.
On Sunday night, the 3rd inst, the
small grocery and tailor shop Of Harry
Fisher, at the lock, at Montgomery
Ferry, was broken open aud Fishers
overcoat, a box of cigars and other arti
cles taken.
On the night of the 4th an attempt
was made to break open the house of
David Deckard, Of Howe township,
again, but the thieves we're heard by
Calvin Deckard, who, in making an
alarm, scared the parties away.
On Monday evening, the 4h inst,
a man came down the Juniata in boat
aud pulled to shore at Josiah Zsigler's,
on the Patterson farm, in Howe town
ship. The maL had a coat, hat and
shirt on, but no pants nor shoes. BIZ.
Zelgier gave him pair of pants. He
then started down again, saying he was
going to Philadelphia. After he had
gone awhile several neighbors went after
him to secure the boat, thinking 1t was
a stolen one After crossing the river
several times and hunting around in the
dark, the found him asleep on the shore.
They aroused him, took him to the
other side of the river, brought the boat
back to Zelgler's, procured light, ex-
anined the boat, and found it to be one
of the Bailey Ferry boats. 1t is
thought the man is insare.
Last Thursday Harry Reynolds and
Arthur Stiles, of Bloomfield, were ar
rested, charged with stealing meat from
REUBEN Minich's butcher shop. They
were taken before E-quire Clouser,
where 1t was proven that Sules stole
the meat aud placed it where Reynolds
was to get it. The meat was found IN
Reynolds house. Stiles was sentenced
to the county jail for thirty days and
pay costs of prosecution. Reynolds
gave bail for a hear ng before E-quire
louser, on the following " eduesday.
During the heavy thunder storm of
Tuesday night, the 9th inst, an old
barn on the farm of as,leberry Har-
ris, in Penn township, was struck by
lightning and entirely consumed. Mr.
Harris lost large number of chickens
that we're rOOsting in the barn.
On last Wednesday night the gran
airy of w. II. Dunn, near Elliottsburg,
was entered and about 20 bushels of
oats, Z hams, shoulders and several
pieces of dried meat were stolen.
Ou last Thursday an itinerant clock
mender had leg aud hip badly lacer-
sted by ferocious dog belonging to
James kremer, of Iuscarora township.
The man had repaired clock and was
passing out Of the gate into the public
road when he was attacked by the fero
cious brute. The man is reported to
be badly hurt.
Francis, son of Samuel Woods, of
Jackson township, was thrown from a
colt on Monday week, and was tram
pied upon by the colt, breaking a leg
above the ankle, and tearing the flesh
from the bones of the leg.
On last Friday night the barn of Mr..
John Weaver, near Moutabello Fur
nace-formerly the John s. Owens
property was destroyed by 6re. Mr..
Weaver went into the barn with a
lighted lamp to care for sick horse,
when the lamp exploded and set fire to
his barn.
On returning home from the fire at
Weaver's barn, near Montabelio Fur
mace, on last FRIDAY night, MIR. Adam
kreszinger, residing near that place,
dropped down and soon expired.
Mr. EMANUEL HERNCANE, Of Hill
Valley, met with an accIdeut on Friday
last. from which be narrowly escaped
with his life. " bile descending steep
bill with a two horse wagon load of
bark, the rough-lock broke, thus throw
ing the weight of the load upon the
horses. In their struggle to hold back,