Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-05-19

A woman and a lilac flower have
been the cause OF trouble for lot of
young men in this town. It is not
the first time that woman and a
flower have been the cause of trouble
among men. The war of the white
and red rose factions in England
furnish many theme for the finest
and fiercest and b!oodiest of histori,
cal romarcss. There is always more
or less romance about a flower and 6
woman when the two cAIsa al occa
sion in which mn or two figure.
Two young women and two young
men and lilac flower all coming to-
gethar on the river bridge on a re-
cent Sunday evening about tie time
people were on their way to attend
Christian Eadeavor servics, became
the cause of q fight, an arrest and q
ladgmsnt in j.I. Ayoung man nam
ed Harry Hass, resident in this town
about four weeks, rs baker for officer
Hackenberger, mst Oscar Shower, res
ident in Walker township and two
Young women on the river bridge on
Sunday evening, May 8, 1897. One
of the girls carried bunch ef flow
ers. Hass asked for a flower and
was presented with parple lilac.
The language of the purple lilac ia,
''First Emotion of Love-" The eyes
OF the recipient of the posey flashed
with delight and as the other youcg
man did net get 4 flower his eyes did
not flash tender emotions aud when
the young ladies walked away the
young men were soon in bslliger,
ant attitude, sluggisg at each ether
after the fashion cf Fifzimmops and
Corbeit. Hass Knocked Shower out
and walked away 10 possession of the
lilac. Bat al that fight was. mild
TO the fight that again took place on
.hs same bridge four evenings after
wards. It was just after the close OF
the Thursday evenings commence
meat exey i5es OF the 8iiflintowr
High ScSe o., whaa Hsss was coming
from bay, I'd the river that he was
stopped IN the river bridge. Shower
aud number Of other young msr
confronted him. 1t looked Ike a,
army tc him. It was fight or &c
whipped. Hass squared himself on
the roadway of the bridge tor the as
sault- The first round was net
knock dowr, but Shower staggered
against the bridge rails Oh the soutl
side. There a ciinch took place
which was followed by q clingin:
rush across the bridge TO the nortl
side rail whero Hass held Shower s.
high on tho rail, that it was fesrec
he would drop Into the river. A
that iuncturs Of affairs deputy sherii
Oscar Calhoun came On bis way hom
from Patterson. lie promptly inter
) fered and stopped the fight. Has
. Immediately made information be
: fore Justice j. Frank Patterson
charging Oscar Shower, VIM. Ryne,
Calvin Casner, Hurry Deem and Mari
il Green with aggravated asssul
: sad battery Deem and Ryner al,
, Shower and Casnor were arrested
Tho two latter gave bail ia the sun
!; of tao hundre5 and fifty dollara
each for hearing on Monday. Dse,
and RYner were not able to secur
bali and were sent to Jail. Gree
vino is colored youth gave leg bal
as soon as the trouble took n lsga
form for settlement. The officers 0
the law were not able to fed him.
The hearing on Monday focslize'
in settlement in which the defend
ants were required, each, TO Civ
a bond in the sum Of two hurdre
+ and fifty dollars to kssp the peac
one year.