Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-06-02

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The program arranged by the veteran cit
liens soldiers of the county, for the decora-
tion OF the graves of their deceased COM
RAIDS was fully carried ont on Saturday.
An exchange says 1t has generally been
supposed that if a maa licensed to sell IL
quor violated the law and was convicted
and fined, that was the end of it, but in
Venango county the other day after all this
was done the bondsmen bad to walk mn
and settle the amount of their bond, it be-
ing held that the violation of the law made
the bondsmen liable for the full amount
without regard to what the saloon keeper
did after conviction.
The body of a colored man was found un
uer stone pile near Fannettsburg, Frank
lin county, some days ago. 1t is supposed
he had been laborer on the South Penn
railroad, and was killed in 1885, the condi-
tion OF the body indicating that it had lain
under the stone pile four or five months.
de was employed at the tunnel and had
been murdered by some of his fellow labor
ers, and his body placed where it was to es-
cape detection.
The Hollidaysburg Register of last week
says: a tramp named Frank Edwards, who
is one of the gang brought here from Altoo-
ma last week, and now imprisoned in Castle
kephsrt, is having serious trouble from the
effects of two bullets lodged iu his body
one in his chest, the other in his right thigh
The surgeon of the Jail has proted several
times for the balls, but has thus far failed to
| find them He claims TO have been accident
ally shot near Harrisburg.
List of letters remaining in the patters on,
Pa, post office not called for. Parties ask
| ing for the same will please say advertised.
Letters: G.. 7. Bousum, Mrs. Annie Z.
Grior, Miss Maggie Haugh, Mrs. Mary C.
Hoke, Ellen Harrison, Homer Kellar, Josiah
Metheral, ESD, James Weakly, Mrs. Sue
Patterson, Joseph Put. Postal cards: J.
p. Winn, ESQ.,, John Fry, J. F. Hocksnbar-
HOWARD KIRK, p. NJ.
Patterson, Pa, May Slst, 1886.
The Chambersburg Repository of last
week says: Sunday night at nearly 10 o.
clock as Messrs. Nelson Stewart and Sam
uel Jones were passing the Methodist
church they heard rattling at the front
door and on calling out learned thai boy
was locked up inside. The men helped the
lad, who was SO badly scared, to get out OF
one of the windows. He said his name was
Hale and that he had gone to sleep Oh
bench and had been locked in. His relief at
his release Was great and he went ON his
way home rejoicing. He will stay awake
hereafter when attending church.
The Martinsbpig correspondent of the Al
toopa Tribune remarks, Some of our young
boys are In the habit of noiselessly passing
along the streets in tue rear OF promenaders
listening to the conversation held by the
young people. One of the young urchins re-
ports the following colloquy as having TAX
en- place between u love-sick hubby and his
wings" She Why, then hubble would
be an angel then 2" He-.sOh, no.'' She
-"Wbat then, hubble 2" He-ssWhy a
goose, of course, oh, ah, l mean my dar-
ling that you would be my duck-ey dar-
ling"
The Newport News speaks as follows OF
a company OF yuniata county folks that
stopped with friend at Loysville, Perry
county over night. Mr.. Shelicnberger and
Misses McElroy, McAlister and Cayeny, of
McAlisterviIle, Juniata county, stopped ov-
er night on last Saturday with the family
of Mr.. l.. l.. Trego, OF this place. They
were returning from quite extended trip
through Franklin, Cumberhrd, York,
Adams and Perry counties, visiting the ma
tional cemetery and battlefield at Gettys-
burg. Mr.. Shellenberger is gallant and
genial gentleman and the ladies are accom-
plished and pleasant associates.
The Bloomfield Times OF last week says:
Three thieves stole eight pieces of meat out
of Reapsomer's grsnary and a can OF lard
and lot OF butter and fresh beet out of the
spring house, last "Wednesday night They
were tracked for nearly a mile.
During the progress of the shower on Sat
urday evening, the dwelling of j. W. CAN'T,
Esq, in Centre twp, was struck by light
ming. part of the roof was broken in, and
had commenced to burn, but being discoy-
cred in good time was soon put out. None
of the family were hurt. Satur-
day evening at about haif-past eight O'Clock
the barn on the farm of the late Peter Metz
ger in Miller twp, a short distance from
| Losh-s Run, was struck by lightning which
set il on fire, consuming the building and
contents except the horses. Among the ar
I ticIes burned was a sleigh, buggy, threshing
machine and various other farming imple-
mepts. There was an insurance OF 500 on
the property. William 5. Irvine,
of SayiIle, missed his horse, buggy and har-
ness on Thursday morning and started on
the trail to find, il possible, the missing
property. He followed the tracks towards
Millerstosn and when near the rail-
roai discovered the buggy by the road
side with the harness carfully hung on the
buggy. The horse had been blanketed ana
turned into W. Lemon Jones' cornfieid.
Mr.. Irvine thinks be knows who the guilty
marty is. The distance driven was about 10
miles.
| Between twelve and one O'Clock on Mon
day night Levi Detweier, whose farm Is SIT
uated in Brady township, about eight or
nine miles from Mill Greek, was aroused
from his slum bers by bearing noise IN the
direction of the cellar door At the side oil
his residence, as If caused by some one at
tempting to force an entrance. A''er Ms
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