Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-09-18

Slfcumstances-
Freeman G.. Shuman. = break,,ar,
Of Harrisburg, fell from a train Of
cars Cat Lewistown, last F,i5a~
Ih-ee cars passed over him Tb@;'r
Were II large flesh wounds ON r.
scalp and face His left tbiob -
broken and toes OF left foot crushed
Both Of them had to be removed snd
there was p-ofound shock IN b,,iT
"a AZ, sy-teIn- He was brought 70
l.l-s p---ce and surgical attention vros
rendered by Dr. d. n Crawford
To- burning Of the barns Of sam
leI Stab--, David H.tcrick. WiIIiau,
ha1Itlman and Matthew RODGERS oiI
IN Walker township end within a
sl'r- time II each Othe- has almost
caused % panic zn5ag the ;seople of
that district Men are on ouayd
ABOUT their homes and barns At 3iobt
horses and cattle are turned ont into
Jno heids- and machinery and WAGONS
We're piacod outside OF builiinrs n
tliat they may not be consumed by
tne torch OF the fire fierd. Whv
should there be 50 much prapertv
destroyed by fire Is asked every hour
of tine day
The Philadelphia Record relatas
tine following embarrassing and hum
ergIs situation Of young lady. a
refined and modest booking Miss
loaded down with bundles. emerpsd
from ta- Broad street station. AMI
EeHrllN took "a s 1T II the corner OF a
ai'trI-t street cur Yesterday. TIE
'"tt tiia hardly started when the
other riders We're startled by . Voice
n, ~ the corner occupied by the
qIIet looking Miss. Il Just feel like
- u SAID. Amid ner confusion
the young lady succeeded II clear
ing Un matters and relieving herself
"i q terrible suspicion by tearing the
wrapper from one Of the bundles
and displaying parrot Ia a cage
that sng mad just bought at n bird
store.
Matthew Rodgers barn IN Walker
township was burned In the dusk Of
In" evening of the 1Oth inst. A close
watch had been kept on the barn
and when III" fire broke out in the
upper part of the barn the hired man
was IN the stable IN the under part
OF the barn. Jhreshing had been
completed III the barn after dinner
HE steamer left the barn about two
% clock III she afternoon. When the
hre WIS raging two men made their
appearance at the barn Of Samuel
C4,ck not far away, but thev saw a
son uf Jir. Cleck and a hired man
Later III the night a man came 10 the
barn. but He'd when he saw the guard.
y confederate in a peach orchard
near by -Ignu.ed bv whistliur when
MS companion ran from the barn.
-le nndgcrs barn i the fourth one
destroyed within the radius Of one
mile and within = period OF , weeks.
Newspapers publish all the swim
,s-es that are uu their travels and the
iua,u "-I1 uU-S Hut take a newspaper
ans. reds. H. ,ud thereby keep INN
sell posted -u the WAYS Of tine wicked
world is the one Wn- generally falls
% Victim to the arts oI the swindler.
Al -EsHaugc gives an account Of a
ne" sw!noas rs follows 4 now
mas been couc0ctea to catch .
the unWaIy granger. 1t IS reiated .
tIat "a clerical looking person, with a T
tillld looking Young -adn and woman. I
recently drove up u farm house .
and stated that the couple had taken
"a whimsical notion 10 be married .
among the handsome surrounuing,
% sae tarlurs uJsng. ami they vouid
~ lIil literally for Jhe prveIega.
lie lar4er at once gave his consent
;ud AZ addition served lle trio with
= iiue dinner Tor which he received
$40, giving the partie, each . receipt.
La- receipt turned out IN the hands
'i AN mHocen, party as i Pr5llsory
late for 800.
Wnra the squirrel season opened
tnd tho SImrods were out III force
It an early Eour amid the suffocatinr
.og. IL would have been Impossible
10 size up AN elephant twenty feet
rom oue, let alone try to SIght
squirrel In al this foggy atmos-
puere Il yoUug military olncer, laden
With heavy belt uf cartridges. and
4 two-Darrelsd fowhng piece, was no.
Iced Melng to the woods III quest Of
me 'bushy tails Later on when
he fog gave way to IN. suns ravs,
~ elderly man old enough 10 be MS
great grand d-iarner. strobe out with
/ midget shotgun 50 10 speak, such
Is the small boy might uss to shoot
'parrows, and with hIia was tiny
iog. by loon ne was back home
having q string of seven nice sguir-
-cis- Ine ,nilItary gent got back
yhen the shades u evening had fal
-u and nary bit OF game had he.
Ana that the difference IN hunters
iue Older one grows as the old max
N goes, the more Is 'Iarnt.-Hunt-
uSl.on Globe.
From the Newport Ledger: For
several weeks past couple OF very
arl- fish have been seen in the Jun
alta, one OF winch = believed to be
some SIX feet III length and the other
smaller. These monsters are bcliev-
FL to be sturgeon that have come up
with TIE flood. F!shermen are after
them nightly with gigs, but thus far
they have not been successful IN get
ing them. Wednesday even
ug two accidents occurred near
Bloomfield, both of which resulted
N broken bones. James Willis aud
William Orr, were driving along the