Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-09

ed them They met with better sue
cess IN their efforts on the front
door of McClintic's hardware store.
The doors were pryed open by in
serting a chisel between them.
They took from the store a lot of re
volvers and cartridges, and knives
Joe C0ttle who had Just come in from
seeing his girl looked out of his
room window in the McCrum build
ing. Saw the burglars break into
the McClintic store. He had a
strong desire to save the property OF
tue hardware man. but he had a
strange feeling to save himself, and
feeling that WAY he feared 10 haloo
or give the alarm, least the thieves
should turn III on him and perhaps
Kill him. To make himself doubly
sure he barricaded the doors OF his
place with chairs and then excitedly
saw the thieves 90 IN and out of the
store The burglars after their
work at the hardware store went to
II irlev's clothing store, but IN
their efforts to effect an entrance
through the front doors, aroused Mr..
aud Mrs Harley Mr.. Harley stirred
about loudly IN the house and that
frightened the thieves and they ran
across the river bridge
Hon. james Law, died at the Ma
tional hotel III tins town On Sunday
morning. june 80, 1890 He was
born III Aliiiiintown, July 81, 1S0S.
He was Il son OF Benjamin and Re
beeca Lusk Law HIS father was a
merchant in business 80 yeats, on
what Is known As the Harley corner
The subject of this obituary notice
was the first Register and Recorder
In Juniata county. The Office then
was not elective and he held 1t
under an appointment from Govern
or Wolfe He marriedE Elizabeth, a
deught-r of James Mehi4fey of Mar
ietta, Lancaster Co, Pa, living there
for wear or two. From there he
moved to Northern Ohio, where he
lost his wife and only child by death
In lS43 he removed to Illinois, from
thence to Kentucky acknowledgements
ly to Tennessee. In all these states
he W IS largely Interested IN the CON
struction Of public improvements.
When the California fever struck
the states be was among the first to
catch 1t, and made the journey thith-
er among the first pioneers, by way
Of the then terrible Isthmus Of Pan
ama. he participated IN all the po-
litical movements Incident 10 the or
ganizati ~ of the new STATE. acting
with the dominant party, aud was a
representative in tLc La@is' sture. he
sides filing other honorable and i'm
pnrtant positions During bis So
loarn on the Pacific Slope he en-
cauntcred ami sustained ali the vic
issitudes of fortune. But age and
increasing ipfrmities made him re
alize that his DAYS of active useful
ness were over, and some ten wears
ago he returned 10 his native State,
sadly broken IN health, and for the
last SIX or seven years has resided In
our midst, quietly and uncstenta-
iiously, passing the evening Of his
days amidst the scenes Of his child
hood.
Here, after his long, active and
cyentful life. he quietly and calmly
prepared himself to meet his God,
aud gently passed away in the early
morn IF Gods holy Sabbath. sur
rounded by relatives and friends,
%ho appreciated him il life and sin
cerely lament his death. He died n
Christian gentleman in every sense
Of the term.
His remains were laid 10 rest IN
the old Presbyterian graveyard on
the hill. besides those OF his parents
on Tuesday forenoon. his funeral
services taking place l. the West
minister Presbyterian church, the
sanctuary Of his christian love, fol
lowed by relatives and friends, and
there they Will lest to the resurrec-
ton morn. while his soul has re,
turned unto the God who made il.