Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-04

tue DONS ran dlteT anu sa'O ~"
, hearty parting shots. The rebuke, though
| severe, was deserved, and it is Thought vi
cure the old widower of his inordinate
mashing prOpensities. hr' j
, G. Kramer, one of the most enterprising far
, mers of Racoon Valley, Is feeding 80 head Of
steers. Last week while leaving them oui
to water two of them possessed OF pugilis-
tic spirit were not long in choosing referees,
and time being called, both came to the
scratch. and one was knocked out OF time
t BY receiving deadly wound. Mr.. Kramer
being present with keen Barlow prevented
the animal from dying in its own blood,
hence the loss is not SO great.
Huntingdon County News as per Globe
Mother Madison, OF Birmingham. celebra-
ted her 10Th birthday on Thursday last.
party was given in honor of the event.
1t is said that the Wemen's Christian
Temperance Union Will wage a heavy war
fare against the granting OF licenses this
year. Thirty-two persons were
received as members into the Methodist
church ON Sunday last. The
/ Frank farm near James Creek was sold to
/ David Brumbaugh few days ago for S.
600. The bauk barn belonging to
J. NJ. Hines, Of Any Dale, was totally de-
stroyed by fire on the lith. 1t is supposed
to have been Of Incendisry origin.
On the night of the 2lst inst, collection
amounting TO sl.60 was raised for the bish-
op of the A. N. T.. Zion church and it was
stolen. The guilty party is known, and had
| better return the same to avoid arrest.
Twenty-three persons were added to
the Lutheran church OF Water street re-
Gently, the result of revival meetings con-
Quoted by the pastor for three weeks,
= The season for shooting deer in Penn
sylyania ended few weeks ago. 4 penal
ty Of $50 is the cost OF shooting them ont
of season. Hunters are still killing them in
Trough Greek barrens, however.
house in Cass township, continues with In-
sbated interest. They have been over
twenty conversions and nearly fifty psni-
tents up to the present writing, Monday
morning, January %. The resi-
of Peter Geist, OF Franklinville, was dam
aged by fire on Monday night OF last week.
entailing a loss Of about 500. The fire
was caused by the SCOT in the chimney
which became ighited and st lire to the
firebolrd. Through the efforts Of the neigh
bors the flames were extiaguished with wa
ter carried in buckets from the creek.
The net cost Of aims house las, wear was
s., ,606.46. The Journal says
During the prevalence of the high wild on
Saturday morning portion oil the roof on
Jack McCahan's barn, ia Walker township,
opposite this city, was blown of, and so
violently was the force OF the wind that
the detached portion was carried across the
public road, through the yard, distance
Of one hundred feet or more in all. and
landed on the roof OF his residence, DANA
aging it to such an extent that it viii have
10 be replaced with new roof. The &C
cideut occurred between four and five o.
clock, and there was no more sleep in that
morning. On Saturday forenoo
ss Ed. Mckinney, OF the tirm OF Reese
and Mckinney, fish dealers, was on his way
to Spruce Greek, and as he was nearing
Union Furnace he observed that the road
was covered with glib of ice. Mr.. Nc |
Kinney got out OF his wagon, thinking to |
hold the wagon from slipping off the road. |
but was unable TO hold it. AID the w-s5n,
loaded with grain oysters, fish and crack
ers, went down over the rocks, some twen-
ty-ive feet, carrying the horse with it, !
The driver could do ~ more than TO stand 1
back and watch the horse and wagon rol! /
over the rocks, making three revolutions
till just al the edge OF the river two pine
trees checked them or ali s. Ouid nave land
ed in the river SSistsnce was secured and /
the poor animal which was literally cover
ed with cuts, gaShcs and bruises, some t. 1
the bone, was removed from under the Wa
gon. which was total wreck. The loss will /
reach Sl75. We understand legal proceed
iugs viii he instituted 1t once and 1t is said
the supervisors OF roads had been notified
of this dangerous place, bat paid no at
tentiou 10 IL. Some three years ago bug
gy went down over the same rocky preci-
plce, with It's occ Hpants, killing a child
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The weather phenomena last week. was
realized in the fac, that during the night
the restbcr was less cold than during the
diy the Thermometer in the morning reg
istered higher than in tSe evening.
A tramp went into Cleariielt store the
other day to .sbuy" pair of boots. After
% got them on he swore that he would |
neither pay for them nor take them off. |
H.. was throan down and the boots pulled |
eli.
Two Russian boys under - years of age /
cam, TO this place afoot. They stated TO
Nr. Espenschads that they bought tickets
from New York 20 Altoona. but when they |
reached Harrisburg the conductor Of the
train took their tickets and that was the end |
OF their ride. They couli not explain Why |
the tickets had been taken from them. Es- |
prnSehade took them TO Il hotol, and paid /
for their lodging and bolrd ill the next /
morning when they started Tor the place |