Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-24

The familiar figure of ex-Sheriff +.
w. Noble, has been missing in town,
on account of a pump job that he is
engaged on in tannery in Virginia.
Rothrock had started for Newton
Hamilton camp meeting on his wheel
and on arriving at the railroad culbert
which spans the river, about two miles
east of Newton Hamilton, he attempt
ed to ride the stone coping along the
railroad tracks and was plunged to the
river below distance of So feet, break
ing his jaw in several places, fracturing
his skull and being badly cut and
bruised about the body. The unfortu-
nate man is not dead as first reported
but is getting along nicely.
James &. Hoffman and companion
named Kelly, both from Altoona, came
Oh freight train, to Ryde Station,
Mifilin county, TO gather berries They
arrived at Ryde before day light, and
carelessly laid down on the side of the
track. Hoffman rested his head on a
rail, Kelly rested his head on Hoifiman's
body, unintentionally they fell into a
sleep, and while they slept Pacific EX-
press come along, Hoffman was struck
and was so badly hurt that he died at
Huntingdon while they We're taking
him home to Altoona.
The attendarce at. The Irdian
Mound Harvest Home, 10 Tuscarcra
Valley was largely attended, last
Saturday. Mr.. D. B Esb, was presi
dent Of The meeting Mr. d. B Nc
Williams. made the Introductory
sp?ech. Hon. l. y. Atkinson, kv.
Mr.. Spangler, of Yeagertowp. Miffl n
c2uety, Rev. Mr.. Dilfsnaesfer. ef
Newport, P.rry county, Rev. Air.
Campbell, Of Pert Royal, Jupia'a
county, each delivered speech.
George Thomas Richardson, colored,
a citizen of Huntingdon, was thrown
under the train on which he was riding
at point near Port Royal, and had
both legs crushed, the left foot, knee
and thigh up to crotch, and right foot
and knee, and bruised all over He
was brought 10 the Patterson railroad
hospital for treatment but recreation
failed TO take place and he died within
eight hours after the accident His
body was prepared for funeral service
by undertaken Ruble of this town. On
the 18th the father of the unfortunate
come from Huntingdon and took the
remains to that place for interment
Mr. William Valentine and wife, and
Mrs. Valentines mother, were passing
through town on Sunday morning
Their horse fell off his feet 1T East
Point landing on his right side. John
Kennedy and George Hover ran to the
rescue, Kennedy held down the ami
mails head while Hovereand Valentine
unhitched the horse, aud when an IN
spec.ion OF horse and harness and
wagon was made, everything was ali
skin was found knocked Off the right
pastem joint of the beast. Mr.. VaIen-
tine lives on what was known many
years as the Weidman farm at Oakland
Mills.
The Miffiin county Republicans nom
mated the following ticket. For Leg
is!ature, w. III. Taylor Prothonotary,
Lafayette Webb; Register and Re-
corder, a. G. Burkett; District Attor-
ney, II. o. Lantz Director of tie Poor.
$. ~ MeCiintic County Surveyor, f.
W. Cu'bertson County Chairman, DIR.
II. w. SWegart; J. J. Booth, Charles
\. Zerbe, and John Mcdowell, were
nsmed Congressional conferees. The
vote of the Mifiiin county soldiers, as
cast in Camp Thomas and Camp Chick
amaugua, was Offered but was not re-
ceived by the chairman Of the conven-
ton, which was mistake of such q
grave nature, that in all probability it
will result in the defeat of the Whole
ticket.
Mr. Adolph Oppie, of Black Log
Valley, spent day in town last week
and iii a conversation on the Spanish
war, and the inefficient shooting of the
Spaniards, he said, their bad marks
manship reaches back of the men that
arms the guns, it is i'll the powder.
The contractors are not honest, they
have furnished powder To the govern
ment that contains too much charcoal.
Charcoal is cheap, and the contractors
arrange to get the cheapest powder. In
the French sud German war OF 1870.
he said the French powder makers and
french contractors were SO corrupt that
the powder they furnished the govern
ment was SO adultefated with charcoal
that cannon balls and shells did not
get. far from the cannons mouth.
E/Taiking about the powerful engine
that recently pulled 1870 loaded coal
cars down through the Juniata Valley,
Frederick Espenschade said. "a gen
Grafton ago, when was young man,
and first came 10 this town, a train Of
six and seven freight ears was consider
ed good lead for the locomotives Of
those days 10 haul. ! remember that
one day locomotive came from Har-
risburg with II freight cars, that was
a great achievement for
locomotive, and it was as much talked
about as the train of 1870 cars drawn by
one locomotive down the valley the
other day" Mr.. Espenschade's talks
about early day railroading can be un-
derstoOd to be interesting. when IL Is