Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-21
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ticket In the issue of this weeks Sentine
[iand Republican. Each voter can vote TO
IIstwo of the Candidates for Associate Judge
aand for two of the candidates for Count,
SCommissioner, and for one person for eaci
BOT the other Offices. By act Of the Legis
3'ature last winter all frauds at primary
9ciections are punishable BY heavy penalties
The editor Of the Lewistowu Ca.etfe las
3week said: '' We are told that wing wall
Bexist in the lower part of Jacks creek, evi
denily used for net setting. The constabl,
4of Derry township might make fee som,
day by taking in the situation, as there il
Ejust s25 fine for such work-one-h half O.
(which will go to the inforner."
Mr.. John A. McMeen resigned the posi-
ton Of teacher in the third school in thi.
kborough, to take charge Of a school in Pat
terson. The school board met last Thurs
day evening and elected Miss Rife, of Dun
Ecannon, Perry county, to take Mr.. McMeen',
place. Miss Rife is graduate Of Millers.
willie Normal School.
John Bratton, formerly Of tho Carlisle
4 Voiunfecr, has been in town a number OF
Edays, visiting friends. Mr.. Bratton has q
{gentlemanly appearance and strong aris
ftocranc looking face. Long ago he learned
the art preservative of all arts in this town
with Samuel Nesbit, now of Springfield
Illinois.
Winfield Sulouf, q citizen Of Milford
township, abrakeman that began service last
week, had an arm caught while coupling
Sars on Friday night, at Marysville, Perry
county. He was taken to Harrisburg. Sur
igeons there examined the arm and found il
$50 shattered and broken that amputation
became necessary.
1t will be surprising news to the staid
EiaGies Of this staid old Commonwealth to
learn that ladies ride horseback races at the
count. fairs in the Western States. The
other day, at the Kansas State Fair, Mrs.
Burke, of Omaha, rode fifteen miles, chang
ling horses four times, in 20 minutes and 81
!seconds, the fastest time ever made.
|Mifflin county, a brakeman on extra freight
eastward bound, en- Friday night, the 18th
inst, had his right hand caught between
bumpers Of cars while the train was a half
mile west of Mifflin station He was brought,
to that station and DR.. Banks was called ),
who found the little finger crushed, and the,
second finger severely injured.
Harry Derr shot a pigeon hawk a few days,
ago, and quite a number of boys investiga-I
ted one of the legs of the hawk to such al
degree that they familiarized themselves;
with the location of the muscle that closed
the taIons, and also fornd the muscle that!
opened the talons after they had been closed
1t was piece of bird anatomical knowledge!
worth knowing.
Through a cellar window that opens to an;
alley, Love Aukcr saw a little brcwn-color-.
ed animal play itself in the cellar of Mr.
Tolan's house in this place. The lad told
him to take John Howe's dog and go to the;
cellar to catch the stranger. The boy and
the dog were not long in catching the game
Ii was a weasel.
Darwin Crawford, a youth aged about IL;
years, a n~of DR.. d. NJ. Crawford, was;
overtaken by a convulsion, on last Thursday. =
bN,,fO > ..-atnot 10 l. fNp nf,, 90.
and was practicing on a violin. Suddenly
be sprang to his feet, threw up his arms and
fell TO the floor in an insensib'e condition.
The trouble quickly yielded to the treat
ment that his father gave, and now he Isl
quite well again.
David Goshen, son of George Goshen,s
living in Patterson, broke leg last We'd i
nesday morning about O'Clock. He and al
number of hands had been unloading Goa; /;
for his father all night from a boat at the's
first lock north of town. The work of un-s
loading was about finished when he missed !:
a step on a plank and fell into the boat,
with the above result.
This queer statement is made by a To-
ronto, Canada, wife that was shot by herr
husband, and the doctors told her that she
probably would not recover, but she refused
10 make any statement unless they would
ieclarc that she would die beyond shadow Z
Of doubt "If this hurt is going to kill
me-" she said, {" don't mind if my hus-f
band gets hanged for it, and 'll furnish allE
he evidence can; if get well l shan't {
want him sent to prison. for I'D be pretty s
sure to want to live with him again"
Mrs. Annie E. Espenschade, wife of mer :
chant Frederick Espenschade, died last FRI
lay at midnight She had been in poor
health, but was not considered By her
friends as in critical condition of health. :
uddenly she awakened her husband, and
before he had time to fully arouse the fam
ly her spirit had passed into the other j:
world. Everybody knew Mrs. Espenschade, s
md large concourse Of people assembled e
IN Third street and followed her remainsS
IN las, Sabbath afternoon at O'Clock TO
he Presbyterian graveyard, where inter
nent took place.
Joseph Hughes and George Jacobs, Sr., of
his place, last Wednesday evening saw AZ
arge meteor in a northeasterly direction.
/ was SO brilliant that it cast a shadow
where objects stood. Mr. Hughes says
hat to his eyes it appeared to be about as
arge as mans head. To the eyes of Mr..
Jacobs it seemed to be as large as a Target
ky rocket. 1t broke into pieces and was
seemingly when over or above
he west end of Meyers ridge. They heard 6
10 noise when the fiery object fell to pieces.
{ was between and 10 o'clock in the even +
ng when they saw it. The same manifesto /!
ion was seen by people in Lewistown, Mii-
lin county, on the same evening about the !
ame hour. The Lewistown people allegelf
hat when the meteor exploded all the sur
ounding country was lit up, and there was
sound like tie hiss Of a rocket.