Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-04-15

W. o. Flagls aged 81 years, of
Huntingdon with other young men
of the same town ca . to Lewistown
last Thursday and at night boarded
freight train for home, when Fla
gle jumped off the freight he jumped
in the " Way of Eastern Express. His
body was knocked over a box car
that stood on siding into the canal
below distance of 40 feet. He was
killed instantly.
It is reported that a Chilean is
living in Tacna, Peru, who is Isl
years old according to his own
statement and document is in e1-
istence which he signed 142 years
ago. He still works in his garden
and is in good health. He attributes
his long life to his simple and frugal
habits. He eats only plain, nourish-
ing food and eats it cold. He rises
early, takes his bath regularly, never
indulges in intoxicating liquors and
does not smoke.
The Franklin Repository of April
Sth says:-A new sclsne to get
promisory notes out of farmers has
Just come to light and appears to
have been extensively worked The
farmers are approached with prop
posi- ton to take shares in co-opera
tive company for the purchase of a
stallion of gilt-edged pedigree, the
object being to improve the horse
stalk of the neighborhood The ami
NAL was usually represented to be
worth $4,000 or 1000.
Each farmer was to chip in 500
and sign an agreement. and after the
full number OF names had boen Sc
cursd the horse was to be secured
and all notes taken for the purchase
of money.
A number Of these partnerships
have been formed in Berks county,
and quite lot Of notes harvested.
These notes as usual have found
their ways into the hands of third
parties or "innocent holders" The
makers of the notes now allege that
they have been taken 10, that the
horses are very ordinary stock, and
the whole scheme is impTacticab!e.
4 number of lawyers have been re-
tanned, with the visw of resisting
payments of the notes.
Holiid.ysburg Register Recently
q young man answered an advertise
meat of rooms for rent which had
been inserted IN the newspapers by =
lady residing on Thirteenth Avenue,
Altoona The room was declared to
be suitable by the applicant and WAS
rented. She accordingly brought
her trank to the residence and took
possession. 1t was not long, howev-
er until the landlady began to sus-
pect something was wrong and on
Monday made complaint to officer
France. Wednesday, the of1icer with
constable EcF'eely visited the house
and wss allowed to enter into the
rom which had been rented by the
young woman.
1t needed but glance to reveal
that all Was not right and an investi-
CATION was accordingly set on foot.
The search went on until in the tray
of the trunk was found the dead
body of q newborn infant. Coroner
Poet was notified and impannslled a
jury, which, after viewing the body
Of the infant returned vsrdict that
il came to ita death through criminal
negligence on the part of themother.
1t was the opinion of DR.. Weaver,
who had been called in by the Coron-
er, that had been born some thirty
hours before its discovery.
MUncAL CoLLrGx. 39th ses-
sion opens Monday, Nay 4th, for
Young Ladies in Vocal and Instru-
mental Music.-Addless, for circular,
i. G.. MoYER.