Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-30

Il
rora valley was in town, and went 10
see the colored Cuban Giants play
ball with the Mitfiintown'club While
on the ground he dropped his pock-
et-book without knowing 1t, and did
not discover his loss till he stepped
into James Simon's place of business
where he had use for money. Mean
while, pocket book had been found
on the base ball ground by two
daughters of John Doyle of Patter-
SON The young ladies opened it,
counted forty some dollars in money,
and looked over papers on one of
which was the name of Ezra Dotv.
The paper was Il certificate of depos-
1t Believing the book to belong to
Mr. Doty, the girls called on him he
understood the situation While the
young ladies were explaining the sit
uatlon to the cashier, Goodman was
hunting Doty to get him to keep his
eve open for the lost certificate of de
posit. Judge of Goodman's surprise
when Mr.. Doty informed him where
he could get the pocket book, the
money, and the certificate OF deposit.
Mr.. Goodman lost no time in calling
on the Misses Doyle aud securing
his lost treasure.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Rickenbaugh, wife
of Jacob Rickenbach, deceased, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
hepner III Port Royal, on the 22nd
inst, aged S3 years, months and 6
days The funeral took place from
the home of her daughter Mrs.
Jerome Heterick in Mexico, on the
24th inst. Mrs Rickenbaugh was a
daughter of Christian Sieber, a prom
Inent citizen of Juniata county a
half century ago. She was one of a
family Of fourteen children, all of
whom have passed into the future
world excepting three brothers,
namely Rev. solomon Sieber Of
Thompsontown William Sieber of
Delaware township, and Joseph Sic
Der of Akron, Ohio. Mrs. Ricken-
baugh was possessed of the domestic
virtues that have in all ages SO high
" commended themselves. Five
sons and five daughters survive her:
David, of Mitfii iiutown; Jacob and
William, of Mexico: Samuel, of Fav-
cite, and Daniel, of Kansas: Mrs.
Samuel Strayer, of Patterson; Mrs.
Jerome Reterick, of Mexico: Mrs.
Philip kepner, of Port Royal: Mrs.
Kurt Kaufman, of FermauaSh: Mrs.
John Stoner, of Fermanagh. Her
remains wsre laid to rest IN the Men
nonnite graveyard south Of Oakland.
Naval officer Samuel Robson of
this town was tiercely assaulted while
walking on the pavement, near the
AliffiIn county bank in Lewistown
about s clock on Saturday evening.
He was III scompany with Charles
Howe. Without a wori of Iwarning
a number OF meu sprang from the
side OF the pavement upon Robson.
striking right and left The Young
officer was assailed from both sides,
and Il rough sprang upon his back
and thus encumbered he could make
no defense. but all their efforts to
down HIM failed. With the mau on
his back and blows coming in on his
head aud face from right and left, he
struggled along trying to shake the
gang of. They cldng to him like a
pack of wolves, and at Groves store
he received a blow on the side of the
head that staggered him against the
window and broke it. He took ref
uge in the store and paid $50 for the
broken glass with the understanding
4. that the money is to be refunded to
him If 1t can be est lblished that he
was not in the fault. The assault on
MItfiIntown, on the 4th of july, with
Lewistown men. who ,hourished a
revolver. Robson land other sciti
zens ran in among the rioters on that
occasion, took the pistol and queIled
the disturbance. The 4th of july
disturbance was the outcrop of a
fight in Lewistown weeks before
Independence day and Robson get
ting into 1t here on the 4th. was one
of the singular incidents that may
overtake a man when he stops to in
terfere in a matter that does not per-
sonally concern him for the purpose
of quelling a disturbance or helping
another ant OF a difficulty. On
Monday, ,Robison went to Lewis
town, and by that time Mr.. Grove
was convinc Ell that he was not to
blame for the breaking of the glass,
and he had the S35 paid back to the
young officer.
From the Bio omeld Times: 1t
seems to be pretty well established
that there is gang of horse thieves
organized to operate in Perry and
adjoining counties Last month two
horses were stolen from from Mrs.
5. A Kern, of this county, but the
thieves did not succeed in running the
animals to a place Of Lsafety, and
they We're recovered; but during the
last few years some valuable horses
have been stolen from the county.
On the night of the 10th inst, two
horses were stolen from the stable
of Rev. John Foglesonger, fonr miles
north of Shippensburg, Cumberland
county. They were valuable animal )
On Saturday morning following the
theft 4 large, rather roughly dressed
man stopped at the Merrimac House,
Lancaster, with two horses, which
corresponded with the description of
the stolen animals He was arrested
and proved to be the thief
Before being captured the fellow
had sold a saddle and purchased n
new bride. In his stockings were
found S154 and on his person were
found a letter, two maps of Pennsvl-
yapia n railroad ,rrriIa apl n I,o.l-