Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-07-25
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MrS. NARY tanner, OF Fittsourg, Wes
caught on . railroad track by q train
while carrying a little niece in bel
arms. She threw the child with al
her force away from the track, buI
was herself run down and killed. The
little one escaped with but slight inju'
ries.
A rare form of hospitality WAS offer.
ed and accepted in Syracuse few days
ago. An undertaken returning from
the cemetery overlook decrepit Ger
man, who was toiliDg alongin manifest
WEAKNESS, and offered him ride in the
hearse. The tired pilgrim was assist
ed into the vehicle, stretched himself
at length on the floor, the doors were
shut and the undertaken drove on. O!
course live passenger in such con
veysnce attracted throng of people.
"Stop, the mans not dead," cried .
horror stricken witness but the hearse
moved on to the Germans destination.
set him down in the middle Of an ex.
cited crowd and drove rapidly away
Rochester Post Express.
Sr. LOUIS, July lS.-The south
western Missouri was visited BY a Sc
we're thunderstorm last evening. a
large barn and a slaughter house Al
Carthage was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. Loss, $4,000 ;
no insurance. Several stables and
barns we're also struck by lightning
and destroyed. At Marshall the storm
of wind and rain was also very severe.
Trees were uprooted, fences leveled.
and corn and oats blown over by the
tornado. Stock was killed by light
ming, and about mile Of telephone
wires and poles destroyed. Joplin
was also visited by storm.
Reuben Cloud, who lives 10 the low.
er part of this county and who by the
way is a crack shot with the rifle, re-
Gently killed the largest alligator seen
in this section in years. His gator
ship had been depredating for q long
while upon the cattle and hogs of those
farmers living in the fork Of. Spring
creek aud Flint river, aud many had
been the rifle balls that had flattened
against bis adamsntine skull to no pur-
pose. He had taken up his abode in
large deep lagoon in that locality
and at eventide and at the early morn
ing his bellowings could be heard for
miles, almost equaling in terrible force
the roar of the lion. Learning his
haunts Mr.. Cloud set to work to kill
him, and one day recently set forth to
hunt him. He found him summing on
log, and fearing that he would be-
come alarmed, shot him first about 100
yards in the hinder part of the body.
This shot entered the bowels and the
writings of the monster were fearful
to behold and created commotion in
the water almost equal to = herd of
wild horses. He soon sought landing,
however, and crawled out again upon
. tree-top, believing like = mad bull.
Drawing higher, Mr.. Cloud continued
to perforate his abdominal cavity until
no less than q dozen half-oance rife
balls we're lodged in him and he lay
still, dead. He was then drawn out,
skinned and his head taken of for the
tusKs and teeth. The monster meas.
ured IL feet and 6 inches from tip Of
nose to end Of tail and 6 feet 4 inches
round the body, of 4 feet across the
back and would have weighed probab-
ly 500 pounds. His skin was brought
to town and sold on Saturday. Sixty
five of his tusks and teeth weighed Il
pounds. His stomach contained part
Of the remains Of one or more large
hogs.-BAinbridge Democrat.