Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-08-02

nheetinS Oround, as has beer
) eheir custom the past dozen years
The remains of Rev. Philip VIII
ard and grandson whose awful deatI
took place on the railroad at Mexico
, were taken to Gettysburg on FRIDAY
for interment.
Frederick Espenschade has bought
field of % ceres between the pike
and the river from the heirs of Enoch
hornlDg 1t is quite a nice acces
sion to the farm of Mr. Espenschade
Newport News: = Tweuty-four
ducks (seven of which were old ones
and twenty-six chickens have recent
ly been killed by a weasel, for Jacob
Sheaffer, at the first lock, east Of
town.
The Cleveland post-masters are re.
ques'ed to play the spy on the pen.
stoned soldiers. 1t is getting down
to 1t pretty low when the post office
Is to be turned into spy pen or de-
tective agency.
George Warner while on Shade
mountain north of town gathering
huckle-berries was startled by the
rattle,of a snake near by. He killed
the snake which he says was as large
as any he has met with on the noun
tains. 1t was four feet long and had
five rattles. He took the skin off the
reptile for a trophy and hung the
hide on a board on Patterson avenue.
Men and women groan and worry
over what? Borrowed trouble in most
cases. They have a duty to perform
or some work to do and worry over
the thoughts of the duty or the
work. The worry that they put
themselves through is great deal
harder than the work. Go to work
with willing mind and the worry
disappears and the work is compare
lively light.
Rev. p. Willard. who 80 years ago,
preached for the Lutherans of NJ film
town. McAlisterville and Center, was
caught with a grand son on the rail
road near Mexico station by Fast Line
west on the evening of July 26 and
fatally injured. The grand son was
aged 3 years, and died within three
hours after the distressing occur
renee. Mr. Willard. aged 81, had n
leg 50 badly broken that amputation
was required; m arm was broken in
two places His body was severely
bruised. He died about II A. NJ,
on the 9th ult. Mr.. Willard was on
his wav to the station with two
grandsOns to go to Bloomfield, Perry
county. The elder of the two boys
aged years barely escaped the fate
of his grandfather and little brother.
Huntingdon Journal, last week.
The well-known firm of T. T. Van
Zant, NJ W. Enyeart and G r. James
of Orbisonia has failed to the amount
of over $4,000 < On Saturday
morning of last week, John Fore
man, who resided about three and a
half miles from Shade Gap, went to
the fields to bring in his Eorses, and
not returning as soon as he should
some one went after him to find him
dead in the field His death was
caused by heart-failure. x X W
Murray escaped from the Reforma
tory on Thursday evening Of last
week. Murray attended the cows
aud on Thursday last went to the Is
land farm to do the milking He
was unaccompanied by a guard and
realizing that now was his opportun
ity to escape made rapid strides to-
ward McCopnellstown He is %
years of age, fair complexion, light
blue eyes, light brown hair, five feet
four inches high, and weighs 145
pounds.
LewistOwn Free Press:-Our com
munity was panied TO learn of the &C
cident on Saturday, that so unexpect
edly deprived Hamilton Ramsey o
life. On the morning of that day
Mr., Ramsey went to the farm of Capt
r. J. McNitt, in Armagh township
not more than a half mile from hi.
own home for the purpose of pickin.
cherries. Placing a long ladde
against a tree not far from the house
he mounted to height of about q
feet, and while standing on the lad
der he looked upward for a gooc
> place to pick, and becoming dizzy
/ everything turned black before him
his consciousness left him, and b
2 dropped to the ground receiving
severe conclusion on the back of hi
head and some think breaking hi
: back. Mr.. McNitt looking at th
. tree, saw that Mr. Ramsey had take,
| his position al right, but when h
looked again. he missed him from th
| ladder and hastily going to the plac
D found the old gentleman lying on tn
a ground, the ladder remaining in it
former position.
: 1t was some time before Mr.. Ram
, sey regained consciousness and wa
able to give the facts related abQYs
He was then conveyed to his home q
4 his own request, where he expire
D about p. m, the accident having OF
: CURED in the morning about 8. Hi
. age was about IS years. His remain
were inferred at Milroy on the 25tl
e at 10 A NJ, in the Presbyterian cen
s etery Mr.. Ramsey buried his wifi
f only about a week before his death.
The awfully fateful event of th
death of Rev. Philip Willard and hi
grand child Bruce Willard by th
whe els of passenger train at Mex
! co last week, has so many touchin
incidents connected with it that it
l. almost marvel all the way through
} 1t is a marvel that man of Mr.. Wi
} lard's judgment should have venture
{ on the railroad track when he coul
5 have nnrsued the road 10 the statinr