Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-02


ways accustomed to live IN LUXURY.
Certainly, such folks are entitled to
the best wishes Of the ambitious.
About 4 o'clock In the afternoon
OF September 23rd, the barn Of Jo-
sePh James, IN Fermanagh, was de-
stroysd BY Ere Threshing WAS 60
ing on at the time and il was with
difficulty that the steamer was got
ten beyond the reach Of the flames.
How the FIRE originated il not known,
and 1t is said BY those who were
there that the fire started on the dis
tant side of the barn from the engine.
and the wind was blowing the en-
glne smoke away from the building.
The building was insured.
Abont 9 o'clock on the first day of
the Newport fair last week, the sta
bies on the fair ground took FIRE, it is
believed, from cigar In the hands
of party PLAYING cards IN one of
ths stables There were a horses
IN the stables at the time. All were
COTTON out excepting General Schuy-
Ter, owned by 7. ]. Middagh of this
place and General Pulaski owned by
McDaniols and Bitger of Lancaster.
General SCHUYLER WAS valued at
s., 500. and General Pulaski at 81 900.
The machinery building was destroy
ed with the stables
The Frseburg Courier Of recent
date SAYS Francis Hoch and Albert
kluck Of Richheld, Juniats county,
secretly took James Hornberger's
horse and buggy and drove to Free
burg, where they stole between TWEEN
ty-hve and thirty dollars worth of
leather from the tannery of Philip
Meyer Tuesday morning of last
week, Constable S. W. Watt, of Free
burg, went to Rich6eld and arrested
kluck, Hoch having fed The pris-
oner made full confession of the
burglary and claims Hoch WAS the
instigator Kluek has given bail for
his appearance at court Hoch il
still at large at this writing.
| The Newport News, Gays the FIRE
In the stables at the fair WAS An &C
cidental one, through csrsles.ness
A hanger-on, named James Foulk,
crept from another stable occupied
by Hartvig, whose rider, David Sol
lsrs, had locked the door from the
outside and was promsnading In town
in company with James Weaver and
two young ladies when the fire be-
gan Foulk had 4 lantern, which
accidentally fell out of his hand and
set FIRE to the straw. In a few min
utes the entire range of stables Was
ablaIe. He crawled out through
Armordale's stable, adjoining. Jas.
Thompson, an Intelligent young col
orsd man who rides Armordale, saw
the lantern drop out of Foulk's hand
and the FIRE originate. Aus
tin Minich and John Lsiby rode
horseback to the fire and indulgsd in
q race against timo coming home.
Near the Northern tsrminus of the
Fourth street road they met d. L.
Swartz and Paris Erb going out Ii a
buggy. The latter heard the horse
men approach, but, the night being
dark, the riders were ignorant Of the
presence Of anybody. Mr.. Bitner's
horse plunged into the side of the
carriage, badly wrecking 1t and
throwing the occupants out Mr.
Swartz was hurled down an ernbank-
ment and knocked unconscious.
When he recovered he heard his com
panion groaning on the upper side
of the road Both We're more or less
shocked, but are all right again.
From the Bloomfield Advocate of
September IS: Last Thursday night
Mr.. Gring's horse and buggy wers
taken from his stable, in Newport,
and after being driven all night
abandoned at Mr.. Isaiah NJ. Gannt's s,
IN Juniata township, where they
were recovered the next morning In
q pretty bad condition II
seems that even the sanctuary is not
safe from the thieving hands of some
rascals- On the 10th inst, the Beth
el church IN Little Germany wa!
broken into and g large number o
Bibles, Gospel Hymn Books and
tickets were stolen Most of these
books had the letters "B. Z. S. S.
on the inside Of the covers. All par
; ties are requested TO be on the look
, out for the stolen property, as tn,
book can easily be recognized by the
initials. VIM. KRONER
; formerly substitute mail carrier be
tween Mckee's Half Falls and Nil
lerstown, on Saturday was arrested
at his home IN Greenwood township
! by postal Inspector H B. Grigg., fo
robbing the mails. He Was taken Il
Philadelphis and on Monday wa
: given a hearing and held under
: 81 200 bail--Upon being charged
with theft by the inspector Krone
| confessed that he had obtained IN a.
about S1+0 from registered packages
and letters, David Kist
Ter, Esq of Sandy Hill, on Frida,
!, brought to Bloomfield stringer 70
W. H Grber's new warehouse, which
was one of the finest pieces of hick
, ory timber ever cut IN the county
The Dimensions of the stick were g.
feet long, squsring Il inches /
might have been 65 feet in length
and squared the same. The tre'
: measured 2! feet across the stuml
and was over 100 feet In height
, Eight horses were necessary to hau
/ it from where 1t fell. Mr. Kistler i
, also the owner of some very fine wal
r nut trees, which ere becoming NOR,
= valuable every day.
: a Great Trip at a Low Rats