Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-21
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
HEADQUARTERS LIEUT.. d. II. WILSON }
PosT No. 1874, G.. A r.,
MIFFLIyrowS, Pa, May Is, 1884.

P9sr No. 1874, G.. A. r.,
MIFFLISTowS, Pa, May Is, 1854. }
The Executive Committee of the Veter-
an Soldiers Association Of Juniata county,
Pa, met according to notice, all the men,
bers being present during the meeting.
The Committee was called to order by
the Chairman and business announced,
when comrade Fry NOV ed TO hold the next
annual reunion at Port Royal. Comrade
Russell seconded the motion. The vote
being put by the Chairman, was declared
in favor OF Port Royal. Comrade McAlis-
ter moved the time be fixed for Sept. ilth,
1884. Next business in order being Com
mittee on Invitations, the following were
appointed Col. J. X. Robson, Capt. VIM.
Fry and W. II. Groninger.
Next in order was Committee on Ar
rangements. II. ii. Snyder, Col. j. h
Robson, J. W. Stimmel, Capt. j. 7. Whar-
ton, W. II. Moore, Capt. VIM. Fry, Laird
McMeen, James (. Russell and Geo. W.
Fink.
The business for which the Committee
was called, being transacted, the Commit
tee adjourned. w. L. GRAHAN,
Sec. of Com.
Last Friday morning about 4 o'clock
the large stable belonging to the Hal
teman Hotel at JohnstoHn this county
was destroyed BY fire, with stable near
by, belonging to the same hotel, but
in the occupancy of DR.. Heading. The
hotel is kept by Stewart Anderson
Miss Hoops, nelghbOr, first discover
ed the fire and gave the alarm. At the
hour mentioned an Ohio man one OF
company OF five roof painters who were
making tie hotel their head quarters
while they painted roofs of houses and
barns in the valley, was awkened by
noise which he first believed was rain,
be soon, however, discovered that the
noise was that of the cracking sound OF
fire. About the time he sprang out OF
bed to give the alarm other inmates
we're aroused, and began to give alarm,
but about the time people came to the
scene the building was we'll on fire, and
the flames had run across to DIR. Head
ing's stable. The contents of both
building was consumed. The doctor
had that day put new buggy into the
, stable, he lost every thing that he had
in the building. Two good horses, tive
: sets of harness. sleigh that had been
/ bought to put in the place of the ons
that was stolen from him last winter
a sulky, saddle, brides, blankets, and
SO forth, with feed for the horses. Hi
loss is not less than $500, no insurance
The painters had their five hundred
= dollar wagon, with 20 odd barrels ofpain
and all other things to constitute paint
er's full outfit, including a stove oil
S which to boil paint, and four gooc
e horses burned. The stove was ol
3 the wagon which had been hauled oil
the barn floor, when they returned from
x painting over at Mr. Bartons the after
9 noon of Thursday. There had been fir
d used in the stove over at Barton's, s
s report states. The harness for the hor
|, ses and everything pertaining to tn
e team went with the fire. There was n
o insurance on their stock and thei
f. loss is heavy one, 10 to II hundre
Y dollars. Landlord Auderson's hors
7, was burned, in fact everything il abou
n the stable was destroyed. The flame
is spread SO rapids after discovery tha
/, no opportunity was had to save thing {
% any kind. ADderson's loss will amour
IS to several hundred dollars. The Hal
r teman barns we're insured for $780,
The loss of the Halteman heirs is abou
n 5000. Anierson's dog was heard
l, bark, about toe barn during the nigh
a. After the fire his carcass was found NJ
10 far from the Heading stable, which hs
N given rise to the belief that the do
k was killed before the FIRE took place