Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-02-01

Associate Ju6ti06 Il ~ ~ Szren
Williams, ef tie Suprsune Court
died Of heart disease, while SITTING
in his chair in his room in the
Continental Hotel, in Philadelphia.
at 9 O'Clock on the 25th inst. He
was born in Susquehan.a county
in 1880. His death will cause the
election of . democrat next fall "A
the law provides that when two
candidates for the Supreme Court
bench are before tho people. one
shall be democrat, and Judge
Sterretts time expires and that
will place two candidates for the
judgship in the election caucus.
Philadelphia Times. Franklin.
Pa, January 25.-Two venango
county girls displayed heroism
to-day in an effort to save their
fathers life that has nc. often been
equaled. William Bridon, a prom
inent farmer of Canal township.
was attacked by bull on his farm
and severely gOred.
His daughters heard his cries
for help and hurried to his aid.
AS they passed the woodpile they
picked up axes and with these at
tackled the beast with 50 much
determination that they killed it,
chopping its body nearly to pieces
In their efforts to save their father.
They did stop the vicious animal
before it had gOred the life out Of
their father, but not before he was
80 seriously injured that he cannot
recover.
LewistOwn Gazette, January 26.
IA bold attempt was made early
on Sunday morning to rob the
bank in Reedsville, this county.
Four men broke open the railroad
tool chest below the station and
procuring an iron bar proceeded to
the station, broke in and took
therefrOm lamp, then made their
way to the Wagner carriage shops,
forced an entrance and securing
two chisels, brace and bit and
siedge, they went to the bank and
with the aid of the various tools
forced the front door open and
having got inside three of them
broke open the cash drawers but
got nothing for their pains, No
signs are visible that they tried
the vault. They were seen by
Robert Lashell, living opposite,
who does not sleep very sOundly,
and rose to see what time it was
and then looked out of his front
window, when his attention was at
tracted to a man standing at tree
in front of his residence and after
wards discovered three others 60
ing towards the bank.
| After they had finished the job
the robbers went down to the
station, wrenched off the lock that
held the hand car and rode to
Lewistown, alighting and throwing
the car off the track at the oil
tanks at the edge of town. Nc
|clue.
| Some months ago, j. +. Mccall.
an made a narrow escape from
being run over by the ears. Or
that occasion fast running trair
tipped his wagon, a half inch
closer that time and a different
: statement relative to the affair
would have been necessary. The
Democrat and Register of last
weeks issue gives the following
: account of a narrow escape that he
recently made ION Saturday, Jan
uary 21st. j. Il. McCahan. o
Fermanagh township, made one o
, the most narrow escapes of his life
| He started across the railroad il
Patterson, with two horse team
when, just as he got fairly Oh tn
track, the front wheel of his Wagon
3 came loose and dropped Off, whil
. at same time Train No. 20 dashet
around the curve above the station
2. like some monster on the loOkOu
for another victim. Mr.. McCahal
did not wait for advice but prompt
ly applied the ''gad' to the team
/, which had stopped and the wagOl
was dragged from the track, Will
, a track hand seized the wheel ant
threw it aside. One mo nent'
I hesitation on the part of the drive
Il or team and another would hav
r. been added to the list of fatalities
p This is the second time Mr.. Nc
E Cahan has narrowly escaped deaf
at that crossing.
: Bloomfield Times, January %
About four O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing the most daring robbery eve
q known in this community, wa
II committed at the home of Mrs
e Maria Witherow, in Centre town
e ship, on the old Wise property, b
II three masked burglars.
d Mrs. WitherOw and Miss Ell
Y Black were the only occupants 9
= the house, which stands in a dee
: hollow off the road, some distanc
il from any other habitation. Th
If burglars broke into the hOus
J! through window and went direc
|, to the bed room occupied by tn
S two ladies. The door, which wa
:, locked, was battered down, an
the two ladies were confronted b.
the burglars, who were arme'
with shot guns and compelled Mrs
. !. Witherow to hand over $40, all tn
y money she had in the house. Th
:, men then ransacked the hOus