Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-06

fsree Boys from town, named Rank.
h"thersbaugh, Darwin Crawford ant. phi,o
Fannebaker, went hunting on the ria,.
north Of town, last Saturday. After w.lk
ing about some time, they seated tbe.r.
serves on log. While thev were sitting
tnere, three wild turkeys made their an
pearance, coming towards them. The boy,
got behind the log, and when the turkey,
came near enough they all took aim at the
lead one, and counted one, two, three, and
nr'd, bringing it down. Muthersbaugh and
crawford bought Pannebaker's share. IL
weighed cleten pounds.
A large Republican meeting was held a,
East Waterford last Thursday evrrine. 10
~n'ch Peru Mills sent delegation of twen-
H-hve Of her people, headed by the Peru
drum corps. The meeting was called TO
order by W. S. Fisher, Republican County
Committeeman, and organized by electinr
robert Patterson, of Peru Mills, President.
anu j. w. Evans, George W. Rough. Lem
uei Murphy, Jeremiah Mumpcr, Lemuel
Ramsey, of Waterford, Vice Presidents.
DIR. K. NJ. Qu;g, Charles Ramsey, aud James
Mcaullen, OF Waterford, we're elected Sec
re'aries. The meeting was addressed by
Jeremiah Lyons, George W. Wilson, and
b. f. Schwcier.
Rev Mr.. Talmadge, of New York city,
is preaching interesting sermons on what he
saw IN the bad places OF Gotham, which he,
in company With a couple of male friends
and two policemen, visited between the
Lcurs OF L O'Clock at night and the next
morning. OF course PERSONAL observation
by the Revscaud gentleman is, PERHAPS. the
best OF knowledge, but he might have saved
himself all the trouble and fatigue Of night
exploration in the bad places, and learned
Just as much by sitting quietly in his
study, reading Lights and Shadows of
New York Life" written by James d.
McCabe, Jr. Mr.. NcCabe turns New York
city Inside out to any one who will read ms
work. His book is Tor sale by the National
Publishing Company, Philadelphia.
A youth in East Lib .rty valley, Perry
county, went into the mountains to hunt,
last Tuesday week. When he failed 10
put in an appearance at home in the even
ing his people became alarmed, and gath
cred the neighbors and went into the noun
tains with torches, to look Tor the young
nun. The search was kept up till 10 CLOCK,
when the patty sat down to consult as to
!" hat should be done further. While thus
dclIbe-ating 4 dog came 10 them il was
tbs dog owned Uy the boy they were look
ing Tor. The dog passed around among
ihe.h and then walked away. They follow
cd him. and By ani by found the youth, the
object oi their search, lying on the grouni,
as il dead. His pulse, however, Indicated
lIie. Ills gun was empty, and from The ap-
pedrance OF his head The lead had passed
along his right temple, tearing away the top
oi the right ear, anu cutting the skin off
the temple 10 the bone. lie was carried
home, aud lay IN al unconscious state til
"Wednesday y-;he day alter the shooiIng-at
II o'clock, which consciousness was re-
stored. He ,hen told his people that he
missed his footing among the rocks, and in
the effort TO regain II his gun fell from his
grasp and was discharged, the load passing
along MS right temple, as stated above. lie
heard ,he report of the gun, and after that
knew nothing Till he WAS restored TO con-
sciousness He said the accident took
place about o'clock in the afternoon.