Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-07-14

lightning that is burned, as may be learned
from the Chambersburg Repository of las
week. as follows: The barn Of John klee
near Merccrsburg, was recently struck BY
lightning. The lightning passed downward
killing instantly a valuable COW, and stun
ming another No damage was done 10 the
barn with the exception of tearing few
boards off.
We passed through town on Friday morn
ing at 10 minutes past O'Clock. The plac,
was quiet, as graveyard. The only indi
cations of lifo were to be found in the fac
that Dorie Switzer was standing at the Bel
ford corner. A strange man was standing
on the parchment not far away, and David
Hoffman was across the street by Fasick':
peanut stand. Yeakly's store was open
and Mozer had his business place ready fol
customers. If other people in town were
out of bed, they were Indoors.
The Executive Committee of the Juniats
Valley Printers Association met at the resi-
dence of Secretary Pike, in Ebensburg, last
Saturday, the 10th inst. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, through its officers, as
sured the committee that the same courte-
sizes will be extended 10 the Association as
on former occasions. The orchestra and
other instrumental music will be furnished
by the Newport Band. The annual picnic
will be held at Roaring Spring, on Saturday.
September 4, 1880.
Philip Schum, of lancaster, on Friday,
BY being run over at railroad crossing
Great cautien should be exercised by peo.
pie at railroad crossings. They owe it to
themselves; they owe it to their families
they owe it to the people who ride on the
cars. 1t is SAID that in this case the engi.
neer failed to whistle. If it was his duty
to whistle at the crossing and he failed to
discharge his duty, he should be discharged
but that will not restore the lives of those
who were killed by the rushing train. The
safe rule is to stop and look and listen at a
crossing where no watchman is stationed.
| A correspondent, calling herself a 'sSeek-
er After TRUTH" asks the editor of the Sen
,insi and RepEbli,an, "What is the differ
ence, in moral sense, between play at a
Sabbath-schcol picnic, in which promiscu-
Gus kissing is INDUCED in, and cotiilion
dance 2" To "Seeker After TRUTH the ed
itor of the Sentinel and Republican states
that he respectfully declines to go into a
discussion OF the question at this time.
The question Of kissing and dancing, TO be
sure, will be interesting enough, and we
will be pleased to hear what s'Seeker AZ
ter TRUTH has to say ON the subject. Send
a communication on the Question. Perhaps
that may indSce reply from some one,
and in that way the question can be dis
cussed.
This dispatch explains itself: LANCASTER,
Pa, July l0.-The Niagara express west
yesterday morning struck carriage, near
Salunga, in which were a lady and gentle
man, who were both SO badly injured that
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SUPPOSED, and so telegraphed here, that the
parties were the Rev. William Specht and
wife, of Mannheim, Lancaster county, but q
dispatch received from Mannheim stated that
Mr.. Specht and wife were at home and well.
The bodies were then discovered to be those
of Mr.. Philip Schum and wife, of this city.
Mr. Schum was leading merchant of Ian
caster and had only been married TO the lady
killed about four months. He was sixty
five years of age and leaves family of six
daughters and two sons by former wife.
queer wreck of three freight trains took
place near Petersburg, below Altoona, some
days ago. 4 freight train came into Peters
burg westward bound. 1t was but short
time ahead OF a passenger tain-tlme
enonsh, however, if everything would GO
der the rules of the road the freight train
should have waited for the passenger train
to pass. The conductor concluded to take
the risk and went on. The grade of the
road was steep, and when about six miles
away the engine gave ont. The conductor
then concluded TO back his train 20 the
station that he had just left. He knew that
another freight train was due behind him,
but he concluded that it certsinly would
wait at the station that he had left, for the
passenger train. The second freight came
to the station and was informed that pas
senger had fallen behind on her time one
half hour, also concluded to push on, and
had pulled out as fast as possible, when all
of sudden he was confronted with the
train that was on its retreat to the station.
The collision that took place can be better
imagined than described. The engineer
and fireman leaped off the engine and were
not much hurt. Both tracks were covered
by the material of the wrecked trains. A
| thunderstorm prevailed at the time, and in
the midst of the ro9r of thunder, and the
confusion attcndent upon the wrecking of
the two trains, third freight train from
| the west, loaded with cattle, came and ran
into the obstruction on the road, causing
the most serious wreck of all, as both the
engineer and fireman were killed. They
had jumped from the engine. Their necks
were broken. 1t is coniectured that they
lit in such a way on their feet that sudden
jerk of the head snapped the spinal column.
A number of cattle were killed.
THE population Of Juniata county in 1870
and in 1850, as per census report, reads as
follows:
| 1870. $780,