Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-20
Huntingdon County Items.
PEE RUNTINGDON JOURNAL.

Lest week from l30 to 200 car loads
of bark were shipped over the Hunting,
don and Broad Top Railroad to this
point, from Bedford county. At this
rate, in few years, that county will
have used up all her bark timber and
her large tsnneries will be obliged TO
remove to more remote points.
1t isn't often you see a preacher mad
but the other night, when Rev A W
Decker was passing along 7th street,
and big black ferocious dog ran out
and seized his pants and made rent as
large as Dutch baby's face, the old
Adam got the better of bin. He has
been locking for that dog ever since.
Ga Monday afternoon last, a young
man named Holder, hailIDg from the
neighborhood of Spruce Greek, while
attempting to board passing freight
train, at some point between this place
aud Warrior Ridge station, had one of
his feet crushed In shocking manner
by the car wheels passing over it.
The town is full of candidates for
sheriff, and what they don 7 know about
hand shaking amt worth knowing
Seventeen up to date, and yet there's
more to follow"
Two boys were committed to prison,
Tor 1--WE days on Monday morning. for
Jumping on passing trans. There are
four or five others In prison for the same
offense.
The residence of Mr.. Ayers, in Jack
son township, together with all the con
tents, was totally destroyed by fire Oh
the night of the 5tb inst.
A BLOOMFIELD correspondent of Nc
Clure's Times writes, under date of last
Friday, as follows: An infamous swim
die that has been successfully prosecu-
ted iu this and contiguous counties for
period OF two years past is about
being exposed, an ! will blacken the AIR
names aud characters of several of our
heretofore respected and bonored cir-
zeus. The manner of operating is thus
stated In Confidential manner the
swindler would approach his intended
victim ALWAYS a friend aud Deighbnrl
aud represent to him that through the
machinatinns of an employee in the
Bureau OF Printing and Engraving of
the United States Treasury. at Wash
ington, an immense over-issue of United
States greenbacks had been serrepti
tiOusly secured, which notes could be
purchased IN sums of one hundred dol
lars and upwards at one half their face
value. The swinde er had indubitable
evidence of this fact, and intended him,
self to invest if his friend would do
likewise. To render the bait still more
allurlng a genuine note, said to be one
of the over r-Issue," was gwen the
friend to be tested at his nearest bank
ing house. The mythical gnyernHent
employee was alleged to make Harris
burg his headquarters, aud numerous
were the visits made to the State Capi
tai city by one of the amateur SWIM
dIers aud his victim with the view to
coubling their wealth, yet the latter
was never permitted to see the alleged
employee, his companion alone superin-
tending the matter of transfer, which
was invariably concluded but a few
minutes prior to the west bound local
train steamiDg out of the depot The
denouement usually occurred aboard
the train when the parcel of supposed
money was opened and found to contain
nothing but pieces OF newspaper cut to
the exact size of government bills.
Many leading churchmen, business
men of the highest standing and num-
ber of wealthy farmers have been swim
died out of large sums of money. The
crooked business prospered mightily un
til one of the victims squealed. An
Investigation is now being made in the
premises.