Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-05-10

CAA 0Hoy O1Al OI Lancaster.
spent Saturday and SUNDAY with
his daughter Mrs. Dowd Crawford.
J. D. Deem and wife Of Harrisburg
visited the family Of John Hcllobaueh.
Jr., over Sunday. Mrs. Deen and
Mrs. Hollobsugh are sisters.
In the army Of Normal School nm.
pills at West Chester are the follow
ing from Juniata county: Allen W.
Guyer, East Salem; j. j. Guyer.
East Salem; Esther A. Mckinley.
Mifiintown.
Citizens of Newport are calling ON
the town council for police protec.
ton at night, which if they are not
soon given. they threaten to shoot
mon who prowl about their properly
at night. They express q determine
ton to stop the tresr asa and thievery
that IS going on on their premises at
night.
Harry Ellis an employee on second
ballast train, was thrown off the train
IN the rough jostle that took place
while crossing the switches near
Fort Royal last Friday afternoon.
He was severely hurt on right side of
head, back of head, face and left leo.
Surgical attention was rendered by
k1)r. Crawford, and after remaining
in the railroad hospital several hours.
he was brought home to his parents
house and ie doing as we'll as the
nature of his injuries permit.
Huntingdon Journal:LCan it be
possible that there are men in Hunt
Iingdon county who would deliber
ately set fire to timberland in order
to get work at it at 12cts an hour.
The prevalence of fires this year and
the started up of fires that were pre-
sumably fought out has given rise to
this thought among many persons.
1t can hardly be possible that such
is the case, but in communities where
we have understood this has happen
ed, it is to the interest of all good
citizens that an example would be
made of such fends.
A Mifflln county man set steel
trap to catch mink. Shortly after
nightfall a neighbor came that way,
saw what he believed was his neigh
bor's black cat fast in trap. BE
proceeded to release the cat and Just
as he had it dono he discovered his
mistake. but it was too late the mink
was running away. 1t was John
t'elmlee that set the trap aud it was
Andy Keller that released the mink
He said he thought the thing was
croeser than cat should be under
such painful circumstances as the
pinch of spring trap.
Some nights ago when j. Emery
Fleisher of Newport was about to en-.
ter his house three men sprang onto
the porch, pointed pistol at his
head: "Hold mp your hands!" is what
they said He held up his hands,
right and left, knocked one down the
steps; a second one he knocked over
the rail of the porch and the third
hit him over the head with a beer
bottle, but bis stiff hat saved his head
and by that time he gave the third
one blow that knocked him off
Fisher shouted for help and the out
laws picked themselves mp and ran
away.
Mrs. Margaret Brown Robinson
as Administratrix. will sell by public
vendue on Thursday, May 25. 1899,
beginning at IL o'clock A. NJ, sharp,
at the mansion home of John A.
Robson, deceased. on Tuscarora
creek in Milford township, all the
personal property of the estate, con-
sisting in part of 81 fine shire horses,
mares and colts, 20 head Of fine
cattle, being cows in profit and
voung cattle, 100 fine sheep and
lambs aud 80 hog,, 40 acres of grow
ing whea'; ! int rest in GO acres
growing wheat; a full line of farm
ing utensils. gears. 2 buggies; one
family carriage and other articles.
A credit Of 9 months will be given
on sums of purchase above SIS.
Tho pool room building located on
Bridge street, narrowly escaped des'
truction by FIRE ON Sundry night at
half past 10 o'clock. The building
is owned by John Hollobaugb. Sr.,
and the saloon is owned by II. L.
Leach. A boy discovered the fire
and another boy put the fire out. The
electric lights were not burning.
The night was dark and all that
made the flashing light out of the
back windows of he::saloon.more not
iceable through back window into
a room in The Presbyterian parson-
age. Harold Raven boy of about
Is years was in bed when breaking
gIaes aroused him ard the light
began to stream through the window.
Ae was out of bed in twinkle, CIV
ing the alarm to Rev. Mr. Raven in
another part of the house, who arous
ed the community with the cry
of fire. Elmer Schott boy
about of the Raven youths age, but
living away across Bridge street
heard the alarm and spsedily ran 10
the hose owned by bis father; attach
ed the hose TO their private water
plug, ran across the street to the ga
loon and with others burst in the
doors in front and turned on the
water. Mr.. Harley also brought out
his line of hose and turned stream
of water from his hydrant in the back
part of the building. Meanwhile the
FIRE alarm whistle was sounded, and
the Ere department turned out
promptly only to find the flames ex'
tinguished by the boys. The fire SEEM
ingiy was started alongside Of fue
between the iois's in the floor above