Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-12

The Sunbury Democrat relates the follow
ing narrow escape from accident: As DIR.
Furey was driving ur the Catawissa hill on
Sunday afternoon, during the time of the
high wind storm, pine tree, about twenty
hve feet high, WAS blown across the road.
The front wheels OF his buggy were direct
iy opposite the root of the tree when il
started 10 fall, but By jerking the horse
backwards the tree fell at its feet, missing
It's head by very short distance. The tree
was dead pine, of which there are quite a
number standing in close proximity 10 the
road, and they ought to be removed.
Mrs. Driver, from Ohio, and Mrs. Bossler,
from Bedford county, this State, daughters
of Rev. Da, id Moist, are at home, having
been called to the bedside Of their father.
who is prostrated with a sickness FROM
which il is believed he cannot recover. His
son, David Moist, from Ohio, is also here.
Last week was not good week for the
display OF horsemanship of young printers.
Ira Wilson took a ride op Mr.. Cribbs' Texan
pony. the pony INDUCED its A. bucking "
prociiyity, bumped its back, lowered its
ranp and head, and threw Ira off in the
most approved Texan PONY style. Cloyd
Pannebaker, young printer, took ride on
a Texan pony owned by Mr.. Jacob Sulouff.
All went well enough till the pony conclud-
ed TO display an uncivillzed horse freak,
which it did by ''buckirg" and giving Cloyd
such a send-off that he struck the ground SO
hard that his forehead was severely cut.
Tn. Texas pony is s useful animal once it
has been trained TO civilized habits.
The Sheriff sales, on Friday, April
2lst, will comprehend a list of six
properties: An acre of ground in Nc
Coysville, sold as the property of
Geo. VI. Stewart; two lots of ground
In Port Royal, to be sold rs the prop
erty of J. j. and W. IL. Weimer a
tract Of land in Beale township, to be
sold as the property of Rachel De
lancy and Wilson Palm; a lot of
ground in Monroe township, to be
sold IS the property of Amos Winey;
"a lot OF ground in Monroe township,
to be sold as the property of Michael
S.epp and Elizabeth .Stepp.
Os Saturday night Mrs. Lauver,
aged 50 wears, Of Little Pfoutzs Val
ley, WAS aItlocstad by unconsciously
iuhsling coal gas which escaped from
a communicating heater in a room be-
meath her sleeping apartment. She
was the widow of Frederick Lauver,
who died suddenly about four years
ago, while leaning over a garner in
his granary measuring up wheat.
With Mrs. Lauver lived her daugh-
ter, Mrs Graybill. also widow, and
the two slept in the same room.
Sometime during Saturday night the
latter awoke in a desthly stupefied
condition, and in attempting to creep
to the bedside of her mother, was
overcome with the gas, becoming I'M
conscious. In the meantime lighted
coal oil lamp standing on a table in
the bedroom exploded. 1t contained
about half pint of oil, which soon
circulated about. After almost en-
tirely consuming the table-cloth. and
burning a hole in the carpet and wall
paper. the fire went out. The room
was in a manner air tight, but full of
gas, which is given as one reason why
the fire did not spread farther. In
another portion OF the house lived
the family who farmed for Mrs. Lau-
yer. The latter and her daughter
were not seen about the premises at
the time they usually arose on Sun
day morning. fact which oceGsiohed
curiosity. and subsequently alarm on
the part of the tenant and his family,
who, upon going to the bedroom of
their neighbors. discovered the daugh-
ter living on the floor unconscious
and almost lifeless. while her mother
was found in bed dead Mrs. Gray
bill, through the efforts of her res
cuers, was brought to consciousness
and will recover from the effects of
her experience just related.-.Nerporf
.Ners, lst inst.