Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-07-21

done Is so sesioe-s-- aumber Of towns
have put the people on short rations. Ia
Vermont the great grazing grounds are
grassless.- From all quarters comes reports
Of extensive forest fires.
A gentleman who passed through Kurtz
valley. Delaware township, on the 18th inst,
noticed Miss Kurtz, daughter of Abram
Kurtz, driving four horses in a self grain
binding machine at work on her fathers
farm. On the adjoining farm owned by C.
u. Shelly, he saw one of Mr.. Shelly's
daughters drive two horses in a self rakIng
grain reaper. The gentleman used to be-
grand mothers exhibited had been lost in
the hurly burly of these extravegant, shody,
pretentious times, but since the trip through
Delaware township, he has changed his
mind and he is convinced that there are
still some girls Of the grand old qualities
left.
The Lewistown Gazette ofl last week says
Friday night last during the hard thunder
storm the barn on the Mcclure farm, tenant
cd by Richard Young, was struck by light
ming about twelve O'Clock and burned down
John III. Young, nephew of Richard, was
at a window in the house and saw the light
ming strike. He and Mr.. Young and son
went out and let out the only horse that was
in the stable and saved two buggies in the
wagon shed. That day they had been hauling
in wheat and there were two wagon loads
standing on the barn floor. They ran one
OF these out, but by that time the fire had
gained such headway that they could not
rescue the other. Mr.. Young's loss is one
wagon, thIrty-two loads of hay, five loads
of wheat, lot of old wheat, seventy bush
els of corn ears, all his plowS and meat, one
cali, nearly all his gears, hog pen and chick
en- house, with all the chickens. His loss
is about 5000, on which there is no insurance
The barn was insured III the Valley compa-
ny for $500. Quite number of persons
went there TO see the fire. The lightning
struck shock of wheat on the farm of Sol.
Zook and burned it just after the barn was
struck.
The Bio omfield Times of July l3, pub
fishes the following Wednesday afternoon
about fou. O'Clock, a crowd of Toys were in
the canal bathing, above Millerstown, and
among the number was Willie, son OF Chas
a. Rppman, aged about nine years. While
the boys were disporting themselves in the
water, two young men, Charles Myers and
- Spencer, came along with a revolt
yer, and commenced shooting over the boys
heads to scare them. Willie Rippman, who
had been lying on the tow-path, started to
run into the water, when bullet struck him
in the back. one inch to right side of the
spinal column, right over the region of the
right kidney. The little fellow fell to the
ground, but the other boys helped him to
dress aud took him to his home. Medical
aid was summoned, and an attempt made to
remove the ball by probing, but without
avail. The boy suffers considerable pain in
the region of the bowels, which is evidence
tn 1t the ball is in that location. Willie
stands his injury bravely, and did not vince
under the probe. His condition on Thurs
day morning indicated no change, but hopes
are entertained for his recovery. The boy
has been busiIy engaged piling bark in his
fathers tannery for some time, and We'd
nesday was his first dag off.