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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
Lynohing a FIend.

PoEr HrRnS, Mich, Nav 27.-Al-
bert Martin, thS mullatto who SO
bruttally outraged Mrs. John Gillis
wife of farmer living near this CITY.
about two weeks ago was taken from
the county Jail about , o'clock this
morning 10y a masked mob and lvnch
Ell. Ever since the Outrage occur
red there has been considerable talk
~ lynchInS, but the fact of its being
talked about =" openly led the Sheriff
and police To pay NO attention to II.
About , o'clock Turnkey Laroche op-
ened the door when he was confront
ed by three strangers wearing masks
They seized Laroche and demanded
the keys. He said he did not have
them. They then chOked, beat and
dragged hum into the street, where
about fifty masked men rushed him
around the corner. The mob were
armed with revolvors and few of
them had sledge hammers, with which
they soon battered down the iron
doors. The door Of Martins cell was
not locked and a. the mob::entered he
SAID What in HI do YOU want -
These were his last words. 4 moose
quickly made in long rope which
the lyuchers carried, and IL was slip
ped over his neck while he was vet
m bed. The other end Of the rope
reached out 10 the street, where it
WAS held by not lesS than fifty will
ing hands
With u blood curdling veil the mob
started ON arun- Martin was unable
to regain his feet and ~ he WAS
dragged through the Shcriff's office
out 10 the street his head struck \
coal stove with such force ~ 10 turn
II half wny round. Amid shouts and
firing ofrevolvcrs the infuriated mass
headed for tho Seventh street bridge.
three blocks avay. They had to
turn two street corners on their wav,
and m they made the turn of the
Baptist Church the poor wretches
head caught IN the stone covering of
the gutter No effort was made To
eytIIcste him, and the halt was only
long enough To give terrible tug on
the rope, bv which the body was re-
leased. The moose on the rope had
i''T'l''it dLl'A tiit hli'l icing III lIOul
slipped over the wretches chiu and
into his mouth. 1t was then tight
eued until his lower Jaw was pulled
down upon his neck IN a manner
which must have caused the victim
terrible suffering Arriving at the
bridge one end of the rope was run
over an iron stringer, and Martin was
swung of His body, which by this
time must have been hfeless, was left
hanging. and with few parting shots
the mob quit the scene. No attempt
has been made 70 arrest any member
of the mob. IL Ii thought it was
composed Of Mr Gillis neighbors
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05

CIEyEIASD friends are preparing
u bring him forward for the next
Presidential race.
4 large percentage ot the ministers
of the Presbyterian General Assembly
do not favor prohibition.
Ds- ATKINSON has friends through
the district who are preparing him
for another term in Congress.
L4usHrSrSd struck In Illinois preach.
er while ne was discoursing from the
pulpit The stroke did not Kill him
CoS,,EEssNEN want to get back TO
Washington early, hence there is a
probability Of an extra session of
Congress being called in October
GUvERNoR BEAvER, delivered a
speech in the Academy Of Music IN
Philadelphia several evenings ago,
IN favor Of Prohibition. He spoke
for himself. and not for the RePubli.
can party.
DrRrSa the sitting Of the Presby,
terian General Assembly in Nsw
York q number If the brethren were
mad" the victims Of rascally New
Workers. An elder fOuled on bunco
stecr,r and was heesed out Of $40,
another member uf the Assembly
had hiz vest pocket picked of $40,
another had his pocket picked Of s125.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05

By the act of 1889 the penalty OF
starting forest fires Is a fine not more
than $500 and Imprisonment not
less than one month, nor more than
one year.-One-half of the fine 10 go
to the informer Bv the act of 1870
1t Is the duty of the commissioners
10 appoint persons to ferret out
parties burning timber lands and t.
take measures to have such fires ex-
tinSuished where it can be done, the
expense to come out of the county
treasury; the unseated tax to be FIRST
applied to that purpose. BY the
above synopsis OF the law against
firing woods, II Will be seen that the
farmers and others who set fire 10
old rubbish in fields at this time oi
year, should exercise great caution
or they will make themselves amen
able 10 the law, and be subject 10
trouble and cost which would largely
outweigh the benefit of burning such
rubbish.-Those having land to be
cleared off should under no circum-
stance attempt to burn fallows in the
spring before the trees are in full
leaf
4 youth entered F. p Kelly's store
at Ruffsdale with tied-up turkey,
which he laid upon the floor. 4 dog
came IN next minute, whereat the
scared turkey snapped its bandages.
tiopped among queensware, broke -
worth, and then sought exit through
plate glass window. The question
of costs Is still an open one.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05

Famous CAnorlA Iron WorKs tnAt cost live
million dollars out of existence.
The later from Johnstown reports that
wave of water 40 feet from "a broken fdam
100 feet deep, 8 miles long, and q mile wide
annihiIated all OF Johnstown that WAS built
on the fat Five TO ten thousand people
were carried away with their houses with the
rushing torrent. No tongue can tell and no
pen describe the horrors of the scene.
Great masses of broken houses inter-ming-
ted with hundreds OF human beings were
showed on great stone bridge 40 feet
above low water mark. By some means the
accommodation on the bridge took fire. To
| deiail such a sight is sickeuing.
Two feuds who were caught robbingithe
dead were lynched.
The townis under martial lsw- Johns
town was = town of Of 80, 900 inhabitants.
Many bridges in Cumberland Valley were
swept away. The Granger's picnic ground
at Williams Grove lost buid dings.
The Su>quehanna Valley was swept hike
the Juniata Valley, il will be days and
| weeks before particulars are obtained
ine rotonsc at hdshlhS'oh, u u, uiu
great damage.
The food was five feet higher than in
in IS47.
The water was on the porche. Of houses
! along south Main street, aud up TO the
front door Of the Elder house.
The people are without bridges as the
early settlers were
The loss Of the creamery is very much
fel:.
o. E. NcClelland, Superiatendent..of the
Middle Division Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road came from Harrisburg and established
his headquarters at TuscarorA station. On
Monday he took , train loads OF lumber and
men TO commence the rebuilding OF bridges
between Lewistown and Altoona.
The young men who were upset with
Mr. Alison were safely COTTON out
A nunOer of foundation walls of houses
in Patterson are damaged
A foot boat ferry was established and
connection made with the railroad side of
| the river early Sunday morning.
Kelly McNeal and Homer Bender cross
edIthe river t. Patterson and .back .on SAT-
urday evening when the stream was a: its
height. They came sup water street and
landed on Bridge street.on the crossing be-
tween Harley's store and Schott's dwelling
house.
The ciste-ns and wells in Paterson are
filed with mud.
George Wilson and Washington North
were.nearly overcome by the .current ,on
Main street Patterson when Ileaving their
homes.
Merchants IN Patterson worked IN water
up to their arrn pits and were kept busy in
placing their goods on higher shelves out of
the reach of he rising'~ater,
Clothing merchant Strayer remained in
his house and store.
The loss of fences in the Juniata VALLEY
amounts to many hundred thousand dollars.
The aggregateiIO.s Will amount to mil
lions.
Monster sized drift piles are on the North
farm and E. d. Parker farm on this side Of
the rIver from which all day : undsy ptr!i s
we're grnobing all kinds of goods Many
kegs OF powder were taken out barrels OF
coal oil, boxes OF store goods *.
Many hundred people visited the drift piles
south Of town on Monday, some to See others
to search for what may be found. There is
Ii tile of --erytbing in the driit..
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
Lightning Struck the Preacher.
ESo0sED OFT THE PUIPTr AND pRoBABI
BTIND FOR LIZ

ISoosED OFT THE PULPIT AND PROBABLY
Blind FOR LIFE
DASvuIE, Ill, Nav 2S.-Rev. J. G.
Myers of State Line, Ind, on request
of Rev. Mr.. Steele, of New Liberty
Christian Church, Fountain county
Ind, filed the pulpit If that church.
During the evening service small
cloud was noticed to overcast the skv
and immediatlv afterwards a blind
ing bolt of lightning descended,
struck and destroyed the church
chimney, following along the stov,
pipes around the room, crushed the
two stoves into fragments and. tors
up the floor After leaving the chin
ney a portion of the bolt ran down
the chandelier over the pulpit strik
ing Mr.. Myers in the back of the
head. He turned somersault, feI
heavily to the floor and was thought
to be dead He lay in an uneou
scious position for more than half al
hour. Several members of the con
gregation were shocked to insensi
bility, but soon recovered. On the
back of Mr.. Myers head where the
lightning struck him is a bruised
place about the size of silver dollar
His foce appears burned and his
sight is nearly destroyed. He wAs
brought 10 this city for treatment
and the oculist DIR. Poland, fears that
the loss of vision will be permanent
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
Roast Dog.

Long ago, before Fremont WAS
known as General Fremont; when
he was called the young path
finder Of the nexplarcd country
between the states and the Pacific
coast he tells in IA book Of ms e1plo-
rations Of how he was invited TO an
Indian feast, where dog soup was the
great dehcacv served. Now, dogs
are eaten IN the state of New Jersey
"a may be- learned from the Phila-
dcIphia Record Of May %. Which
savz:
Roast dog lunch was served III the
Edison Electric Light Works IN
Harrison, y. J., on Saturday last,
and it was tasted, nibbled and eaten
BY twenty-five or thirty Of the en-
ployes, half dozen of whom were
girls, who knowingly ate the meat
and pronounced it good 1t was ar
ranged two or three weeks ago that
trial II dog meat should be made
in the shop. j. Trumbull Marshall
iattensd the pup on eggs, milk and
crackers. 1t was killed and dressed
on Friday.
Some vi the girls had qualms when !
thoy heard that roast dog was being
served, and one OF them was made |
i'll Others II tho girls took small |
pieces Of the meat and ate it, saving
that it was ike chicken, young pork
and veal. Few Of the mon refused to
eat il, and II was all consumed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
DROP IN.

We have now filled our
shelves with SPRING AND SUMNER
Goods Of all kinds. Our Gus
toners have appreciated our
efforts to give them goods to
suit their purposes, and we
believe that we are better pre-
pared than ever to merit their
confidence. We invite YOU to
come and see and be satisfied
In our dress goods department
we have almost everything.
DON'T be backward, call for
what you want.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
Shoes and B00fs.

Our Boot and Shoe De-
partment is full in its assort-
ment, and you certainly can be
suited in fit, quality and price.
Whatever improvements have
been added by the manufactures
we have them all. We can
supply YOU with foot wear for
any in or out door service. Our
grocery Department never lags.
We have on hand a tull line o.
Fresh, Plain and Fancy
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
SONIETHsiNG NkN

hicl kiEg Solomon. never heard ot--a
CLOTHES LINE that requires 10 CLOTHES
PINS. Every bouse-ko- PER. laundress and
siore-keePer vents it. Sample sent by
nsil, 6 feet for 25cts.. ~ feet for Scots.
First Ci6s, -9EhTS V-7NTED for his
Couufv- Address NORTON BOND &
CO, Administrators Agents, PhilIdelphis
IA dock Box $3.50
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05

1t viii be tn the interest Of farmers
u the amount of 10 TO 10 cents on u
bushel IF wheat 10 clean 1t of rye
Dealers pay 10 to Is cents bushel
less for wheat that has rye in IT.
Now Is the time 70 clean the rye out
If the wheat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
DROTBONOTARY'S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the FIRST and
partial account OF John Motzer cot Walker
township Committee of Ermius Brandt a
lunatic has teen flied in the Pro thoB otary's
Office OF Juniats county and the same will
be presented for confirmation and allow
ance to the Court Of Common Pleas OF said
county, on Tuesday the llth day OF June
=. D., 1889. When and where all persons
Interested may attend If they think proper.
THEo. II. MEsISGER
PrOthOnotary.
Prothonotary's Office.
Mifilintown, Pa, May s, 1889.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
IEGHL.
DR0THoNOTARY's NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the final ac-
coant OF j. q. Gray bill Of Richheld, Mon
roe Twp, has been filed in the Prothono-
iary's Office of Juniata Co, and the same
viii be presented for confirmation and 81
iowance 10 the Court of Common Pleas oi
said county, on Tuesday, the llth of June
A d, 1889, when and where all persons
interested may attend if they think proper
THO. II. MEMIsoER.
ProthOnotsry.
Prothonotary's Is Office,
MiftiintOwn, Pa, May Sth, 1889.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
Run Down By Bloodhounds.
THE ASSASSIN OF TEXAN sHERIFF CAPT

Ed BY FEROCIoUs DOGS
This town was greatly excited on
receipt of the news that r, L. Nav,
Sheriff of this county, had been xiii
ed by some outlaws he was try to
arrest, near Howe Station, eight
miles south of here; that the outlaws
were surrounded and help was need
ed. 4 special train Was secured.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
TIE FLOOD ABROAD.

Information.of the flood from abroad is
as startling a. home experience. The river
bridges at Lewistown are gone the fine
house and barns on the Burns farms
are gone the furnace is gone; all the
houses on this side of the creek excepting
three a.e swept away or are moved from
their foundation. The electric light plant
is washed out. 1t will take weeks to open
commune alton by railroad with Altoona.
Most of the houses At Newport between the
river and the railroad are destroyed At
Johustown Cambria county, the basin that
was formed to supply the state canal of
days gone by with water broke on Friday
night and flooded the lowlanc aud drown
ed ave thouscnd people and swept the
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05

All important local news are puoiish"a
IN the columns O. the SENrIxEL & RKPrB-
IcAS also important general new. aui
large and varied amount of literary matter
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05

Estate Of JOHN LAIRD Of Tusearora Ttcp.
Notice Is hereby given that the first and
final account of John X. Jenkins, Assignee
los deed Of Voluntary A Assignment Of John
Laird of Tu>car"ra Twp, has been filed IN
the ProthonUtary's office OF Juniara county.
and the same will oe presented for confirm
alton and allowance TO the Court of Com
mon Pleas of said county, ON Tuesday the
the llth day OF June, "A D., 1859. when
and where all persans Interested may attend
if they think proper.
THEo. II. MEMISGER.
PrUihOuotary.
PrOthonotary'- Office,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
Spring and Summer Goods.

IVould inform the pubic that have
now IL my new millinery store at my place
Of residence on Water street, Aiffiintown,
second door from corner of Bridge street,
tun stock, of Spring and Summer millinery
goods, all new, ana Of the latest styles
aud having employed first class mIllIners
am prepared to supply the public with
every thing found in frstclass rnilhner
store, come and examine my slecE- (
consider il no irouble to show goods.
MRS. DEI9L.
March 22-s7.l.v.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
N;esC Firm.

SPRING&SUMMER GOODS.
No more winter for months
to come. Spring and Summer
are here, and to conform to the
change, the Senior member of
the firm has just returned from
Eastern Markets, where he Sc
lected with great care the goods
that his MANY patrons favor.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
LEG.7L.
MOI ICE.

Tire "yerscrrs OF Delaware tnwnship have
two children which they wish TO bind cut,
the boy i wears od, the giri is Years
Old. Thy ars smart and bright looking
chiidr'-u- For further particulars call on or
address L. Nusser, ThompsOutown, or
Armed Nsrnes, East Salem, Juniata Co., Pa.
NAY %, $40. It.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
II PArrERToy.

The flood did great damage to tho house
OF Jefferson Meyer, and swept it and the
house. of John Monichen Alonso Fasick
and Wilse Cramer away Every house that
stands on the hat is damaged. Water waist
deep ran strong current along the railro ad
and ifit had not been for the railroad .hors
snd cars on the track it is probable the dam
sge would have been greater Tor with them
IN the way the current was not so strong.
The busines. houses were all located on
the rat. Great damage was done to then
and some of the proprietors Of stores worked
TO get their goods on the top shel-o. when
the water was mp to their waists.
The drift in the streets, the mud in the
house, beggsrs description. Many of the
citiz-n. -ept over their loss
jefferson Mover and Alonsa Fasick were
away from home when their houses swelt
away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
BROTHER ALLISON ovERBoAKB.

Brother Allison went to Patterson on Sun
day to see what was to beIseen, andtfter sup
plying his note book with rare notes and hi.
: head With cbciceine-s to be presented to the
public in the Herald, the greatest paper on
Earth, he started on the return trip in /.
skif with Edgar Musser, Charlie Auker and
Homer Bender at the oars. Everything
went swimmingly s'ong till they came to
this ride Of the Island where the current
forced hem against a tree. The boat up
set AIlison's three companions caught
/ hold of the Tree, but the editor drop't over
the stern and went to the bottom like a
stone came toithe snrface of the water like
8 cork and swan like n feather for the Is
| land shore.
In the swim he struck a fence and as il s
/ Characteristic OF him to stratdIe fence, fill
he is taken eff on the side that suit. him
be made a most admirable straddIe of
the submerged one and held on like grim
/ death for help. Dr.. Saodo threw on
his coat and spraug INTO q boat aud rowed
across from this nde and backed the
stern of the boat till he grasped it and
then fioated him ashore and reloaded
him and landed him safely on this side of
the river. We congratulate Brother Ali
son on his escape from a wsteTy grave and
suggest that the next time he goes out to
swim s'thsthe hang his clothes on a hics ory
limb, ''but don't go near the water, aud if II i.
boating Won srs alter lillian come UP on
the hill and Wen loan you a dry 10 acre
tield to practice in.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05

PrOthonotsry' Office, }
NiffiIntown, Pa, May Sth, 1889. :
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05
PENESYLVAEIA RAILROAp
TIN E-TARG p
EASTWARD

On end after Sunday Nay l-L lsss
trains that stop AT Niffiin v ilI rr. .. -.
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DROrHoNoTARY'S NOTICE.

ProthonOtary's Office. !
Mifilintown, Pa, May s, 1889. {
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-05

How many county bridges have been car
ried away is not yet known. Ii IL known
that two have been swept from Lost creek,
the pike bridge, and Cuba Mill dam bridge,
one at ThompsODtown, one al this town.
Many of the township bridges are gone.
The four bridges across the river in the
county are gore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-05
Business of The State.

The Lewiston Machine Company has de-
clared seml-annual dividend of 5 per cent.
The early opening and operating of the
Lewiston mills is said to be AN assured fact.
The total amount of lumber surveyed at
he port of Bangor in 1888, was l64 164 355
as agains' l40 647 ,537 surveyed IN 1897.
Tuesday morning five and half tons of
powder belonging to the city of Portland was
removed to Fort Gorges, in the harbor for
storage.
/ Several New York parties have bought
land of he Hon. J. b Slearps, and are now
to erect stone houses on Belfast Boulevard,
near his elegant stone villa, early in 1889
1t is unler-tood that the well know firm
of l.. c. Libby & Sons will build grist
mill and open an extensive country variety
store in BuTnham next spring hlch may give
an impetus to the town and tend to place it
in position to realize its water power and
railroad advantages
The free delivery system went into opera
ton at the K ckland postoffice Jan. /. For the
six carrier portions there were eighty-seven
applications. Three deliveries day are to
be made one at 8, and another at IL A. NJ,
and one at 3 z. Nj. Forty boxes will be
erected for the receip. of matter.
One of Belfasts needs is a Board of
Trade, and our business men should Or
ganlze and mIi1tain one for the advance
ment of their osn interests As well as those
If the city. Belfast must engage in manu-
factories, and I've board of trade can do
much towards bringing about this desired re,
suit -Repubhcan Joarnak.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-05
New York's Foreign Commerce

The forthcoming report by Secretary
George Wilson Of the New York produce
exchange will show that the foreign COM
merce for the port of New York for the
year ending June 80, 1888, exceeded thai
Of any year since 1881. The following
figures show the commerce Of the New
York port as compared with the aggre-
crate, Of all other ports of the United
States during the fiscal year referred to
Total value Of imports; port Of New
York, $50, 26s, 432, all other ports s273..
026, sos total exports of domestic mer.
chandise, port Of New York 1925 ,7s9 pa
all other ports 1891, 2Gs 1864; excess OF
foreign imports over dome site exports, at
the port OF New York 1854, 40, 1888, at all
parts, New York included, 500, 237 ,492
The distribution Of the carrying trade oil
imported and exported merchandise anc
coin and bullion Ia as follows. All ports.
total values In American vessels, 1921 =,
557 ,56s; in foreign vessels 81, 23s, 800 $50
in land vehicles s65 800, 663.