Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-27

The people, that without authori-
ty damaged Muddy Run school
house in their search for a ghost,
should be taken in hand by the school
directors and be required to make
good the damage that they did to
the building.
The Presbyterian festivals held in
the Court House last Friday and
Saturday evening raised fund of
S79.6S. The Methodist festival
held last week in the NJ. E. church
building resulted in the raising of
fund of about the same amount.
Troup of the Lewistown Free
Press was down to Virginia with the
statesmen of the Legislature of the
Commonwealth on the excursion re-
Gently made. He was not shocked
when the Virginians placed the flag
OF the first rebel Virginia regiment
with the stars and stripes at the head
of the procession of the visiting
statesmen.
The Altoona Tribune says of a
butcher of that town, that he went
into his ice house the other afternoon,
and while inside, his wife came along
and seeing the door open, pushed it
shut. The man yelled and pounded
for quite while before some one
heard the faint noise and released
him He was almost frozen and help
arrived not moment too soon.
women have such an experience
as is expressed in the following !;
Miss Rose Hoverman, of Greensbury
Pa, has been twice deprived of a
husband by death upon the very eve
OF marriage. A'gentleman she was
engaged to three years ago, died 2
days before the time set for the mar
riage, and on Monday last, David
Price was drowned at Latrobe, Pa,
Just two weeks before he was to be
married to Miss Hoverman.
On last Saturday q game of base
ball was played between the Logans,
club from Altoona, and club from
this place. AS ground to play on
could not be secured here, they went
to the Port Royal Fair Grounds and
there played. Il. 5. Doty Jr., was
umpire. But SIX innings Of the us
ual nine We're played, on account of
the shortness OF the time, the Logans
wishing to take the 4.31 train for
home. The score stood, Logans, 5;
Miffiin, 0. The Mitfiin club played
a good game, but were not a match
for their city cousins.
A man from the mines in Ferman-
agh twp, named Price, while under
the influence OF liquor on Saturday
evening behaved unbecomingly on
Nam street, Sheriff Shivery request
ed him to be more civil in his con-
duct but the kind advice was lost
on linn, and he took to abusing the
Sheriff. The officer then arrested
him, he resisted the arrest, which
caused Shivery to call Jacob Thomas
to his assistance. Henry Hawk and
d man connected with the telephone
construction company also promptly
responded to the officers call for
help and Price was taken up and
carried to jail where ne remained
till Monday when he was released
on payment Of costs.
A citizen OF Tuscarora valley.
named Bryner was in Patterson
with his team on Saturday. Convi-
val railroaders surrounded him and
after a while II. DeHuff mounted
the saddle horse and remained in
the saddle till Bryner lost his TEN
per and from that out there was no
good feeling among the former
friends and things went on till con-
stable Geo. Hackenberger was called
in and quieted the trouble.
Rev. J. II. Mathers, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Bells Mills,
was presented with an ebony gold
headed cane, by his congregation, at
the close of the morning services, in
the church yesterday. bIr. D. L.
Wray, who made the presentation,
in the name of the people, spoke
very feelingly Of Rev. Mathers' labor
as chairman of the building and gen
eral fund committee, and OF his
spiritual labors for the welfare o.
his congregation. Mr.. Mathers,
though somewhat surprised at this
manifestation of regard and love, re-
sponded in fitting manner. The
cane is beautiful ebony stick and
on the gold head is engraved. The
congregation of Logan Valley Pres
byterian church to their pastor, Rev
}. IL. Mathers, June II, 1853. Al
toona Tribune, June Is.
Henry Shook went out in the
mountains back OF Reedsville to get a
shot at panther that had been dis
turbing cattle that had been put
there to pasture. He was gratiied
in finding the panther, or rather the
panther found him. He leveied his
gun and cracked away, A leg Of the
beast was broken. Shook ran back
wards, loading his gun ali the while,
and just as he got his gun loaded
the wounded animal came up, he ex-
tended the shooting iron, the animal
seized the muzzle in its mouth.
Shook fred the load, into the beasts
mouth, with scream and a bound
it left him and disappeared Ill the
woods This occurred one evening
last week, the next day number of
men with Shook tryed to find the
,,op bar ,1t failal