Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-03-10
Horse and BUGGY
WERE SHULBN

Liveryman O. O. Meyer thought that
one of his best horses together with
buggy and harness had been stolen but
Monday the on tfit was recovered
in q most unexpected way. The horse
aud buggy we're hired on Saturday
evening by a young man pamed Fox
from Berwick for the purpose of driv-
ing out to the farm of Noah Stump.
He did not return Saturday night,
but Sunday morning the liveryman
was called up by phone from the Oak
Tree Hotel and informed that the
horse and buggy were missing and that
Mr.. Fox was prosecuting search for
the outfit.
About 10 o'clock Sunday Mr.. Fox
himself put in an appearance in Dan
Vile and told the following story:
While driving out Mill street Saturday
evening, he said, he was stopped by
tall young man Of pleasing address
who asked which way he was going.
He replied: "In the direction OF Oak
Grove" The stranger then asked per-
mission to ride along, explaining that
he was employed at the Hospital for
the Insane and that he was OH his way
to Washingtonville. He was given a
seat in the buggy and soon proved an
interesting aud oongenial companion.
Arriving at the Oak Tree Hotel in Val
ley township at the strangers invita-.
tion Mr.. Fox stopped and had some IL.
quid refreshments.
After a short stop they continued
their journey. Soon after Mr.. Fox says
he lost consciousness aud all was a
blank until he found himself minus
horse and buggy back in the neighbor-
hood of the Oak Tree Hotel. Early
Sunday morning he caused message
to be sent in by phone telling of the
loss of the horse and buggy, after
which he spent several hours in pain
stalking but fruitless search. He was
inclined to the opinion that the straug.
er had placed knock out drops in the
beverage he had imbibed at the OAK
Tree Hotel and had made off with the
, horse and buggy.
, Inquiries were at once telephoned
, all over the neighborhood, but it wa
impossible to gain a single olew Mr.
Meyer yesterday beoame pretty well
, convinced that the outfit had beer
. stolen. Eugene Meyer and James Frame
started off in search for the missing
t horse and buggy, but they were recov
cred in another way.
{. Charles Ruckle, r. +. d. carrier OIL
the route which takes in Oak Grow,
Q ON his return to town Monday after
9 noon brought news of the missing
o property. The horse and buggy wer'
{ found Sunday morning standing il
b the barn yard on the small farm o
r Mrs. Mary Miller. situated on one O
r the less frequented roads some thre
miles west of the Oak Tree Hotel. Th
night, it will be recalled, was yer.
cold and the wheels of the buggy wer
8 frozen fast in the mud, indicating tina
=. the horse had wandered into the bari
yard early in the night before til,
q ground yet had frozen. The horse muol
J, the worse for his exposure was put in
q to the stable aud fed. They had IL
. way of finding out to whom the outf
belonged until the appearance of tn
!, mail carrier Monday. O. c. Moye
at once left for the Miller. farm Mon
n day afternoon TO bring home the hors
9 and vehicle. Tie Young man from tn,
Hospital whom the Berwick man los
with the horse and carriage has no
= been heard from mp to date.