Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-08-15

extracting stumps they killed Six big COP
pernead snakes which they found all uud er
one stump and a spotted snake that was
under another stump close by. Isaac
Zellers' boys killed eleven good-sized cop
peEhead snakes this Summer, which they
found under a pine stump in the
potato patch, at different times while des-
| troying potato bugs Two conf
dence men swindled farmer KIinger, OF
Seven Points, near Sudbury, out of $500
note last week. They sold him a machine
which they claimed was at the freight depot
and would husk corn and bundle up the
stalks When the farmer drove TO the
depot he found no machine, and when he
returned the men and his note were gone.
There has been Sl4 900 subscri bed
towards putting wagon bridge across the
Susquehsnna, at SanbRry TO Snyder
county. DR.. A. c. Clark has the matter IN
charge, and thinks $4,000 can be raised
when a meeting will be called. 1t Is esti-
mated that the bridge will cost $4,000.
Geo. Troutman, of Gratz, had the
misfortune to lose both his horses last
week. The beasts were well in the even
Jag, snd on the succeeding morning were
I found dead, without any Indication as to
what caused IL The portable
saw mill OF John ID. Bogar, on the ). =.
Seitz tract near Neiserville, caught fire on
/ Thursday night last, burning a lot of things.
The tire vas not ve.y high when discovered
and was then extInguished. There was q
] line nd . Mt
work and water to outen the fire. The fire
! originated through a burning sill under the
/ boiler, where post, which holds the roof,
is fastened, and the fire burned up the post
and thus the roof caught trei and had il
not been seen JVst then, in five minutes
more the whole building would have been
IN flames. The loss Is estimsted at $50.
Last week a scamp who sells brass watches
and money TO men who have idea that
they can buy gold watches and money for
| a mere song from swindiers, set up his
s;And in Huntingdon aad drove a profitable
business among the men who are looking
I to get something val liable for nothing.
/ After doing Huntingdon he appeared IN
l LewIstown and opened business in the dIa-
mond on Saturday. Three OF the Hunting
/ don bIoods whose eye teeth he had cut fol-
/ lowed hun TO Lewistown and when he had
| colIs1,sd a crowd .thz Huntingdon blood )
began to boot. The swindler drew 4 reyol-
yer and pointed out the men who were dis
l turUing the crowd For tiourishing the re-
yolyer he was arrested, and while being
taken 10 the office of a Justice he came
close to enc OF his Huntingdon victims anu
as quick rs thought he Knocked the Hunt
| ingdOn nan down. The justice required
the swindler TO give $50 bail he had no
/ acqusintances in the town and told the jus
tics that he would have to buy property
sufficient to secure his bail, and Tor thai
/ purpose he asked permission % go to the
| hotel and Elase inquiry. An officer was
seut with him. Meanwhile be had man
| eyed 10 hire horse and buggy snd have
Z his wife and baggage placed III II az the ho-
tel TO await him. When lie appeared - The
. hotel he gave the constable slip, spraDg
: into the buggy and drove TO the raiirOad
{ bought tickets and checked his baggage
! eastward. When the constable appeared
! at the station, the watch aud money, man
( took him OFT the tram started and the
4 scamp tore loose from the officers grasp
( and ran and caught the train Ie aying the
/ LewIstogs officer dazed for the time being
! with the manner oil escape OF his prisoner.
/ Dispatches we're sent all along the line 10
tai and
i-toNn TO answer 10 tae charges preferred
/ against INN.
/ From the BIoomfieid AIy ocate Black
/ berries are very plenty, and are offer cd al
} cents per quart Last Wsdnes-
/ day Isaac kepperIy, of Carroll township,
killed ratuesnakr over four ieet III length
and having 10 ratties. lie had almost
tramped upon The reptile before II gave It's
/ warning rattle. Ga last Inursda y
! morning, bob AsnkIns, wto takes charge
! Of Zach. Rlce's stage horses in this place
curred the horses, and On his return IL
about hli al hour to beruess thrIn prepar
atory 10 making the trip To Newport, ht
found one Ol the horses lying down will
his IeIt front loot nrmiy wedg-d his
mouth II Is thought The animal ID bIIiul
I the GOT a. ILe pastern joint, instead oil lot
ting Ihe loot gU, lad slipped tHe hooi IEt'
tue mouth AID Al every struggle ~ Ire,
himself suv hOUi become Iuore firmly TasI
ened- Alter cOusidvraGie WOTk, III rhIcl
al a,Ieupt Nas mate 10 take eli Tie shoe
the anIrn1i as iTeeo nom MS perl!Ous pos
It.On none tie worse On. o.
SAIuIday evening Carron township N4s vac
Ited wIh a heavy thunder siurn. In
nsntuIng sIrucA AZ iOur places wI-LIE
ra4Ius vi UHe mIIv. Mr.. Aaruu Aickey ia,
horse struck dead by hsnIuIug dur.us IA
storm. he was n4uuug manure ~IiA on
horse, wnen Iae storm calDe up suddenly
lie VI GcIod his Uubg sOn TO put Ine AL
uai la The woods he'd quickly. The boy IT
mained in the wood shed with the amin.
until the storm bad slackenrd, and ha.
barely got into the house when bolt {
lgEtLIng struck the wood shed aud kille-
tho horse. The animal was valued at ) I25
do Sunday and Monday evenings heav
rain storms passed over that township
; On Saturday evening Millerstown Was th
=. scene OF q staDbing atfrAy, that, by mel
chance, did not prove fatal. The stor
, goes that John Reisinger and Harry Nc
Donald, both of Juniata township, hav
, been paying attention to young lady, au
, the former appears TO be the favored on,
jealousy held sway in the breast of Nc
Donaldon Saturday evening, when he ev
I IDENTIFY intended to make way with Reisinl
?, er. Charles Myers, friend of AcDonal'
:, by some means or other enticed Reising
t into an alley, when Mcdonald quickly a
, peared and attacked Reisinger. In the scu
. tie the latter received a stab in the left sid
e OF the back The blade of the weapon stru,
= the shoulder blade and glanced toward ii
y spinal column, making flesh wound of tv
g inches in length. second thrust ":
i made on the right side, but the blaI
u struck the nth rib and glanced toward ID