The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-07-24
MISCELL A N E O u s.

l45, ,l59 during June.
The Mauch Chunk banks have declar-
ed their usual semi annual dividends
1,5l3.Sl5 tons of coal have been mined
by the Del. and Hud e. Co. this year
The quondam Democratic organ. The
Chicago Times, speaks of its old party as
"that ancient and bad smelling prejudice" "
Advices from different parts of New
Mexico represent the crops as ruined by
drought.
The legitimate fees of the sheriff OF
Erie county are said to be about II 900
annually.
A couple were married while sitting in
buggy in front of parsonage, in the
lower end of Clarion county, recenty.l
A lumberman up the Allegheny has
trunk made of balf-inch boiler iron, and
the baggage smasher weers.
In Guthrieville, Chester county, re
Gently, colt was born without fore legs,
but otherwise perfectly formed.
Michigan company has turned out for
Maine mandatory grind stone seven
feet two inches in diameter, and weigh
iug $500 pounds.
Wool is the leading interest of San
Diego county, Cal. The spring clip, ship
ped to New York via Panama, amounted
to 49,00l pounds.
There has been $500 deaths in Phila
delphia during the past six months q
decrease of 2,4l3 as compared with the
first half of 1872.
A revised edition Of the common school
laws of Pennsylvania, embracing all the
latest decisions, is in course of prepara-
tion by the State Superintendent, Hon.
j. ID. Wick ersham, LII. ID.
y gentleman having a horse that ran
away and broke his wiie's neck neighbor
sought to buy the animal as means of di
vorce. "No, nc" said his owner, 81 in
tend to marry again myself before long" "
A foolish young man in Savannah, Ga,
fired his revolver into the bung hole of an
empty kerosene barrel. The barrel burst,
breaking his nose, gashing his forehead
and knocking him more senseless than
he was at first.
A young man from the country slap
red u big copper cent under the nose of
the stamp clerk at the Troy post Office
the other day, saying, II guess I'll take
one of them 'eer PASTORAL cards, Mis-
ter :"
The President of the Yicksburg Com
mon Council declared motion carried
aud four aldermen declared to the con
trary, and such was his obstinacy that
they had to throw him out of the win
dow
a colored preacher in Georgia, in trans
lating the.seuteuce. "The harvest is over.
the season is ended, and thy soul is not
saved" put it "De corn has been crib
bed, der amt any more work, and de
debbel is still foolin' wild dis community"
A man in Marion. Ind, went into his
cellar few mornings since, and, on open
ing the door small dog belonging to a
neighbor made his escape As two bush
els of appels were missing the man has
no doubt the dog ate them.
A Sioux chief, after following sur
veying party on the Northern Pacific for
some days, mildly remarked that they
might go on, for he'd be id if he d
freeze to death for what hair their was
in that crowd.
The weather has been excessively warm
in St. Louis for the past few days, the
mercury ranging in the middle of the
day from 95 to 100 degrees. Numerous
cases of sumstroke have occurred, sever.
al of them fatal
Miss Lou Wessner, of Tcrre Haute
had the measles some time ago so severe
ly that she was rendered voiceless. OnI
the Fourth, at picnic, she was swimming
SO high that she screamed with fear, and
since tnat time has been able to talk as
we'll as ever.
Russia beats us on old men. One has
just passed away at Mini Novgovod at
the age of l27, having been born in l746 |
He served as cook to Catherine H.. and
was in the ranks of the Russian army all
through the campaign, from 1895 to 1914
His oldest son is &C.
The Harrisburg Telegraph says: Sa
turday last, Maj John Hoerner, of South
Hanover township, this county, was at
work in the harvest field cradeling grain
The Major. although ninety .one years OF
lge held his own, and worked as we'll as
many who were younger than he.
The public bars in Saratoga are closed
Do Sunday and liquor drinking must be
lone on sly. The saloon keepers, how
'ver, have little pocket pistols, which
hey sell on Saturday night, we'll loaded
md Labelled tx size commissioners Sun.
lay nip"
Henery Campbell, who was tried by the
United States Court in Willamsport week
efore last, for robbing the post Office at
-0wanda last winter was foupd ouilty