Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-11-21
NeixhbOring News.

From Perry county papers Last Monday
Mr.. George /. Rice, of Kistler, bad 4
wonderful and thrilling experience He
went into the cornfeld with his four horses
hiiched to a heavy wagon and loaded about
so bushels of corn. The team became
frightened and started to run OF, and in
Mr.. Rice's efforts to get hold Of il. his foot
struck a corn.tslk. Il. fell under the
wagon, the wheels passing across bis hips,
snd the horses tore down a steep grade,
through two fields, running about q half
q mile into Q lane, where thu wagon was up
set, scattering the corn ia every direction
The wagon tongue was broken and one
or more of the horses injured Mr.. Rice
struggled to bis ieet and ran after his
team coming up to it where the collapse
occurred. While he was hurt 10 some ex-
tent, he was not injured sufficiently TO
prevent his attending to his WORK
Charles Albright, OF Mont9omery's Ferry,
shot wild turkey on Monday, on the Half
Fall mountains, which weighed % pounds.
A valuable horse was killed at
Losh's Run, last Monday oy the cars. The
animal belonged to Mr. Aetzgar, and had
been ridden to Crouse's rtore by boy,
who wanted to buy some ammunition The
boy not hItching the horse securely while
be was in the store, the animal got loose
and wandered on the railroad, VI hen II was
struck by a locomotive and killed.
Last spring jacob Shuman and wife of
MiIlerstowu, NOV ed TO their ian N IN Green
wood township, renting their house in town
TO DIR. q. A. lckes. About ten days be
fore the election Mr.. Shuman moved back
to tow d, the doctor having vacated the
house. On election day he presented him
self at the polls TO vote but the election
board refused 10 accept his ballot, because
he had not been a resident of the borough
the required sixty days For this the Re-
publican members OF the board have been
prosecuted and bound over 10 court.
Frvm Perry County exchanges A good
Bit q + violating the Sabbath law is going on.
Some pc rsons are hauling hay &c, others
are hunting q G.. W. Poriz-
| line broke the bones in his hand in huskIng
corn He found a large double ear of corn
and in trying to break it off with force, re
ceived the injury. The bos'
quilting party OF Oriental took place al Har
nv Clemens last week. There were y
quIlIers present, from inaIdens sweet Il
n,aIrous old. They ali uad good time, 81
much SO that some oil the beds and chair
were upset. The most prolIt,
yield oi chestnuts reported war gatLere'
from the farm OF John LenIz In ManontoD
go. His son IL. r. Lentz, who lives II
sliilersburg, gathered twelve bushels, on
tree alone yieidlng three bushels be re
stiz-d from So so 10 50 90 Per bushel TO
his chsstnuts The boys VIII
went from here to Cumberland county u
busk corn came home on Saturday, had
nice time aud plenty OF corn 10 husk.
The OSIngs brothers OF CeDIr
township, last Friday lost due horse Val
ued al slGU, from colIc. The animal Wa
only SICK aDout two hours. Nj
View Junlata county, were the guests {
Judge Grier's family, in this place on Ss
urday and Sabbath last The wa
on the Eastern side of Barnett's old ston
grist mill, from the frame work at the 10
to the foundation-about a third of the sid
tell down with u mighty era h at 9 o'cloc
Friday evening. Li;l:e or no damage Wa
done to the machinery Continuous rair
and gradual sinking OF the foundation wa
the cause of the wreck. Mr.. Fry, the mi
Ter, thinks a frame work viii probably o
|, put up shortly to occupy The pisCe of II
former stone wall. The present mill ",
built ia Ie4l.
From Mltfiin county exchange papers
/, David Hertzier shot a deer back OF YVder
school house. The white ha
have suddenly gone out of style hereabout
Jonathan X. ByIer is having
wire fence yut up around MS yOuitry hous
Emory NJ Conn rAlsed a mammo
turnip which weighed 81 pounds aud mea
'' ured 24x29 inches. Mrs. Isaac Rvl
II raised beet which measured ls inch
'f around, 20 inches long. and weighed
pOunIs- There was large aInoa
of potat oes buried last week in our yIcIDir
Ouc VI tue IN
: Presby terisn church at Newton Hamilt
d Tell out aud broke five of the stained iigh
1, An Old bear and two cubs were Sc
II crossing the road over the mountain
he tween beleSIile and McVeytown the oil
y dIy. J. ID. McCIIbtic Las Ian
suang rooster he calls HARRISON that wcig
rs IA pounds. he Is oue year and a half {
'e anu Was bred from imported stock aud
N no doubt Ibe largest rooster IN the cOuni
cons .deTIng has sge. lie also has hen
e. the same breed aud age that weighs nl
r. and q hall pounds Eight Years =
" Yne u the LsuSer brothers built their mil
q ROde, Ihey rnade sn open trunk to carry
10 water up the hall siOng tue bauk from
N run To the wheel, u distance oil 3UO yarS
Up which gave them - feet OF tall. The tru
vas made of a irAme ol scantiing lined Wi
u one-iuch oak boards. part OF which "a
~ way, anu last week they tore away part
10 the old trunk and dug q race which IN
L. finished Saturday, and turned on the vat
y of which they have plenty, and it made {
Vi old wheel buzz around lively