Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-12-05

Between this and the l.t of Fsbrr
sry' 1884, a bill will be sent to e.cl
aa g. every person who Is owing this Of
.se 'or more than one years subscrip
'ion. Don't wait for the bill I
printer you know, is human like o.he
people and can't afford to work quit
'oi nothing. We have a large list Q
SUBSCRIBERS that are almost all tn
s'ne I. aneaa with their pay. We hav
large list who are little slow, bu
the larger number of them will be i,
on time, before the lst of February
Inc extra session of the Legislature
Is more 'demoralizing in its infuenc,
'han was the strike of 1877. The strik
efs In 1877 we're in part men of whom
uo' much better was expected when al
opportunity presented itself for de.
s.ruetlve work and plunder. Blu, o.
the law making power of the Com.
n'onweaith better things are expected
'nan this; it will sit day after day fol
eo other purpose than the spoils of of.
nce' 1t proves that a large body o.
men elected BY the people may plum
DER the State through the forms Of law.
Valentine Spigglemyer, of Tyrone
lost his life while in the seven noun
"a Jams In Miflin county hunting deer
Inc Lewistown Gazette says of the sad
occurance From appearances it seems
mat he had crawled upon a stump to
ger a better view and resting the bu,
oil his gun upon the same it slipped
and striking the triggers forced them
ooth down, causing the load of buck
snot In one of the barrels to go off and
enter his bowels. He was saved from
the load in the other because of the
cap being bad aud failing to explode.
1he BODY was taken to Tyrone.
w. A. Toony lives on the w. G.
Thompson farm at Durward station.
Some nights ago his dogs barked as if
they had game treed in one of the fields
nearest the mountain. Mr.. toony and
bis son FASTENED to the place but the
dogs we're not barking up tree, they
were barking at hole 10 the ground.
The ground was loose a, thai place, and
with the aid,of sticks, the hole was fol
lowed anc opened to the far end, and
there to the surprise of the pursuers
lay two large opossums. The animals
weiged Is pounds each. The opossum
is not often caught In these parts
The following item from the Bedford
Gazette is sufficient TO cause a mau to
De cautious when out shooting rabbits.
One day last week Peter Mellot, who
hves in Fulton county just across the
Bedford county line, went out hunting
with his nephew. They stirred up a
rabbit and as the nephew was raising
his rifle to fire, it went off, the ball strlk-
ing Mellot in the thigh, aud inflictiug
dangerous wound. Several of the blood
vessels we're severed and it was only
by prompt attntion on the part of a
physician that the flow of blood was
stopped. The injured man Is iu a pre-
carious condition.
Fred Espenschade aged about 10
years, SOC OF Merchant Espenschade,
while climbing into the hind end of
the Doty coal wagon got leg. through
the wheel, aud his head under the lock
leayer. 1t was dangerous fix for any
one to be IN, and those who saw the
situation of the boy thought that both
bis leg and neck would be broken, but
not so, the fates decreed otherwise,
the wagon was stopped and Fred was
released, taken home put to bed and a
doctor called His leg was skiued IN a
few places bu. his neck was all right,
aud after half day spent in bed be
was so recruited that he was able to be
ont.
If a man wants to sit up with wo-
man he had better not sit up with an
other mans wife as protests against
such proceedings are published every
week in different parts of the country.
The latest reminder of the impropriety
of such courtships comes from Missouri
and reads, St. Louis, Nov. 2S. Char
les Suess, well known citizen Of
Brunswick, Missouri, at an early hour
last evening left home, telling his wife
that he was going to the theatre. Dur
ing the performance Suess was taken ill
and Immediately left for home Upon
his arrival there he found William Dot
son With his wife. Dotson made a
move as though to draw pistol. Suess
picked up his shot gan which stood IN
corner and fred point blank at Do.son,
scattering his brains and killing him
instantly. Up to the time of the kill
ing Suess was known as law-abidlDg
citizen, whlIe Dotson had record as
ladies' man and bravado.
Thefe is farmer living near Water
bury, Com, who has large tsmily Of
girls. He would have liked to have a
boy or two in the family but his wife not
withstauding all Of his earnest express
sions on the question continued TO pre-
sent him semi occasionally with n girl.
He quarrelled with her about the mat
ter, and some weeks ago so sunk his
manhood as TO assault her, be was so
violent in bis assault as to break leg
for his better half, which violence a
reused the indignation of the commun-
ity to a high pitch, and. on the night
of the 9th of last month ~ young
men visited Smiths house-Smith was
his nsme-with tar and feathers, IN
tending to give him coat OF the same.
Smith warned them of, aud, opening
window, fired into their midst, filling
the back of Myron Hard with small
shot. producing painful but not seri
Gus injury. Smith should be pun'shed d
in the court for his violence to his wife
He is worse tran a brute.
Court Proceedings.