Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-20

cut few nights ago. Ten dollars rev ard
is offered for information relative to the bad
act.
A horse owned by Col. Mcfarland sue.
cumbed to the heat on last Wednesday,
The horse dropped over on Bridge street
near the corner of Main street, in this place,
The animal died.
Patterson girls 60 bathing to the river,
which, whenever found out by the naughty
boy, prompts him to follow the girls, to the
great annoyance of the young misses
Shame, boys.
Maurice Healy, manager OF the Dunbar
Furnace, near Connellsville, Pa, was mur.
dered by two men on Sunday night, June
18th last. The murderers, it is belle, ed
are Mollie Maguires.
Elmer Boyns, an Altoona youth, aged II
years, came to h,s death from the effects of
the plug of a Roman candle having been
driven into the ball of his thumb. The
candle exploded in his hand.
Rev. David Beale, of Baltimore, will
preach in the Lost Greek PRESBYTERIAN
Church at McAlisterville, on Sabbath, Au.
gust Z, IA, 81 and :s. being four Sabbath.
in succession in the moa.h of August
The examination g. the McA!isteryIlle
Soldiers Orphan School last week was sat.
isfactorily conducted. number of visit.
ofs from town were present. A number OF
visitors from neighboring counties were in
attendance.
"l en- waiting, my darling, for thee" he
warbled and yot when the old gentleman
threw up chamber window ard assured
him that he'd be down in a minute,'' he lost
his grip ou the melody and went out Of the
waiting business"
Mr. Tennis, of ThompsontoWn, gave q
party TO his friends last Thursday evening
The grounds around the residence were III
up with Chinese lanterns. There was an
orchestra band present, that rendered music
for the occasion, but there was no dancing
Vi luC nCtl last NCch Is dpDti
ing to contemplate. The number of case:
of "sun stroke" as reported by dispatches
is beyond precedent. The most disastrou;
effects are reported from Dayton, Ohio
where thirty cases in a hundred proved
fatal
Two young bay Hambletonian horses dis
appeared from the pasture of l.. and J. b.
Wilson, at Oakland Mills, last Thursday
night. The Wilson's are members CT a
horse protection company, and the compa-
ny was turning ont for active service in the
search, when the horses came trotting home.
John Thomas, l3-year-old lad, died on
Saturday, at his home in Hummelstown,
Dauphin county, of lockjaw, ocCasioned by
a wound in the index finger by the discharge
of toy pistol. The wads used in the toy
pistols contain poisonous ingredients which
when introduced into the human system is
more fatal than snake poison.
Talk of the insanity of the murderer
Guiteau! He had his baggage checked and
all other preparations ready for flight from
Washington in case of his escape from the
depot where the shooting took place. He,
to-day, in all probability would be at large
had it not been for the timely presence OF
the police at the Washington station.
Meuibers of q. A. R. wishing TO go 10
| Gettysburg can go on any day from July 20
TO 30, 1881, inclusive, and can return on
any day until August 80, 1881. Tickets
will be purchased on Friday next, and any
members of G. A. K. wishing 10 60 can
send in their money previous to that time.
The Post will leave on Friday night
The universal verdict is that Guiteau
should be put to death for his marderous
assault upon President Garfield. Even the
women and children advocate his execution,
and regret that there is no law by which he
can be taken ont of Jail and hanged. How
is it2 Cannot the old common law be made
TO fit his case and bring about lis execution
4 Texas man unloaded a lot of Texas
horses from the cars in Patterson a few
days ago. The animals have neTer been
handled. When the Texan sells one be
lassoes the beast. The performance is said
to be entertaining to such degree that the
spectator loses all desire to so to the wild
West to see wild horses caught. The ami
mails when first caught are great kickers
Their legs seem to kick ont from all parts o
the body but once they have been thrown
dowt they are easily subdued.
Years ago there lived in these parts q
a man named Hamilton. Whence he came
has never been told. He was a mild-man
nered man, and gave offense to no one. Ht
lived by fishing. In his early manhood
days fish came from the ocean into the Ju
! niata. He saw the public works obstruc
The stream and exclude the finest Of fish
He died few years before the advent o
the bass. His mer,0-- is kept fresh anC
T green BY a CLUB OF amateur fishermen call
ing themselves the Hamilton Fishing Club
The club IS now on its annual fishing excur
sion in .te Long Narrows.
The Huntingdon Globe says: On Monday
Ire 9Th inst, boy caught leech, ant
placing it in a bottle, left il at DR.. ID. Z
Miilcr's Office. The DR.. was surprised oil
Friday to discover that ten little leeche
had made their appearance. They are abou
one-fourth of an inch long. and as frisky q
Young kittens. Another item from tn
same paper, says; On Friday night as MIS-
Helen Stewart xes about retiring, she hear
a strange, kissing sound in her room. Sh
got a lamp and investigated the matter
when size discove-ed that black snake fou
feet in length was coiled up in one corne
of the room. The male members OF tn
: family dispatched the reptile. On Sunca!
E morning a snake eighteen inches long wa
t killed in bedroom in the residence OF Dr.
Fasolt, at Hollidaysburg.
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