Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-04-29

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The Adamsburg Herald of IL.
23rd inst. relates the following:
harry Grimm, lad of about II OF
IL years of age, was yesterday shot
In the head by Harry Guteliur, a lad
OF about the same age. It appears
Guteltus had taken his fathers revol.
yer from a drawer without the knowl.
edge OF the parents, and together
the two boys started to the aller, for
the purpose Of shooting mark. Gut.
ehus, although greatly confused
through fear and excitement, al.
legesthat the accinent occurred while
he was in the act of handing the
weapon to Grimm, while Grim m
seems reluctant to make any state
ment as to how it happened. The
ball-known as 'tB. B." cartridge
entered Just above tho left eye, and
lodged very close to the brain.
The two boys walked together to
DR.. Barber's office. Drs. Smith of
Adamsburg, A and Shindel were also
called and after administering ether
the ball was probed for. 1t WAS
however considered dangerous to at
tempt to extract it, and the boy was
taken to his home. He is still alive,
with small hopes of recovery.
Last week not far from Allentown,
Pa. trotting horse valued at $4,000
was killed by jumping out OF the car
in which he was being transported.
They were passing an empty coal
train. In the middle of the train
was car in which a colorsd man
had charge of two trotters belonging e
to Mr.. Ball of Buffalo. They had
records of of 2.2l and 22i, rsspec-
lively and were valued at $4,000 each
One of the horses tore loose on the
way down, and as the train was pass
ing Rockdale the animal jumped
through the epon door of this car.
The door was on the side facing the
north-bound track.
The horse in jumping, leaped
against the passing coal train and
WAS rolled back under the freight
train. The car Immediately bshind
the one containing the horses struck
ths horse and truck was dsrailled.
A wreck ensned, in which four stock
cars and q dozen coal cars were de-
rallied and somewhat damaged.
Brakeman Wissler was sitting on
one Of the stock cars. Either the
Jar of the accident threw him off O,
he jumped off the train At least
when the crew searched for him
they found him lying insensible and
and bleeding between the tracks
An arm was broken and his chest aud
forehead were elt. He died bstween
Catasauqua and Allentown, while or
kis way 10 hospital.
Newport Lsdger: During the thun
der storm on Wednesday evening
Philip Troup's summer house in Oil
yer township. WAS struck by light
slsS and damaged to the extent OF
s25 or more. Shingles were knock.
ed from the roof, brick from the
chimney, the weaiher-boarding was
torn off and several lights of glass
were broken in a window. The
house was ready for occupancy, but
no ons was in it at the time, the Fam
lily eating supper in the kitchen OF
the dwelling house, fifteen feet dis.
tant. They were shaken up slightly
but were not hurt. The damage is
covered by insurance in one Of the
A F. keim's companies. The
ghost hss returned to East Newport
having been ssen by no less than six
men at different times in the many
weeks. Its most popular haunt is
near MarshalPs furnace, and it plays
its pranks to the CONSERVATION o!
the beholdsrs. The last two persons
to see the ghost were FATTY" Fisher
and Bitter Sneiblay. On Monday
night while they were working at
tho furnace rs filters, they saw tse
ghost emerge from Superintendent
Hiostand's Office. It did not hasten
away, but glided noisolessly around
to the north side Of the office. II
was straight as e post, entirely free
from angles or curves, and cared for
nobody Fatty" and Bitter" wsre
not anxious fer closer acquaintance
with the ghost. and were relieved
when it removed itself from theil
sight,
Bloomfield Advocate: Tbs famous
case of Newlin nnd .NcAllistors VS..
the county Of Perry, was settled last
Thursday by the payment of SS9S. &C
to j. G. McAlister, Eeq, of Bloom
field, for services rendered in sollec-
ting $4050.45, which the State had
unlawfuily assessed the county of
Perry during the years of 1875, 76
n on horses, cattle, &c, and which
was paid back to this county June
16, 1887. In the Mifflin Co, courts
in April, 1888, the care was decided
againat the county, and later in the
Supreme court the case was dismiss
cd on tcchnicality, but would have
been presented at the coming session
of that body had settlement not been