Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-12-22
News Items.

The Ohio Grangers are about to
build large agricultural shops at Lima
! Ohio.
! On the l4th inst, some men at work
on the Vaudaiia railway, near Martins
vile, ILL.,, were returning from work in
hand-car, aud when going at full
speed over a bridge met woman, who
fell down screaming with fright. To
save her they threw the hand-car of
the track and down All embankment, SC
badly ipjur:ng one of their number tina,
be will die
Mrs. Anna Hollinscheed, who was to
have been hanged at Herman, Mo-, on
the 18th inst, for the murder of her
SON in- law, Christopher Albend, has
had her sentence committed to impris-
onment for life by Gov. Hardin. Her
husband, convicted and sentenced with
her, was executed at the appointed
time.
AT Williamsport, early on the morn
ing OF the 18th inst, fire broke ou,
in Hotcbkiss 4 Barber's large planning
mill, at the foot of Locust street. com
pletely destroying it aud one million
and half feet OF lumber. The fire
reached the yard of Hebard & Fores-
man. destroying one million Of shingles
and the cffice White, Leutz & White
lose about sixty thousand feet of lum-
Der. Augustus Culver, watchman in
the planirg mill, was burnt to death
while trying to save his dog. The FIRE
was near the heart Of the lumber dis
trict, and at one time it looked as
though there might be conHagration.
Assistance was promptly sent from Lock
Haven and Watsontown. Hotchkiss
& Barbcr's loss is $4,000; insurance
SIS, ,000 Hebard & Foresman's loss
is $1,000; insurance $4,000. White,
Lentz & Whites loss is 81, 600; fully
insured.
The Shippensburg Democratic Chron-
icie is authority for the statement that
thousands of hogs have died within the
last few weeks within a radius of five
miles Of that Place. The disease is OF
very malignant type of throat disease,
not single hog that once contracted
the disease is known to have recovered.
Ninety mechanics and artisans, with
their families, have emigrated from
Pennsylvania and settled on Hood
river, Oregon. and over 36O will follow
in the spring. They intend building a
college, q woolen mill, grist mill, and
other educational and industrial estab
iisbments.
Polly Bancroft, an eccentric hermit,
seventy-tbree years old, was fouud dead
in her hat at East Windsor, Conn.,, q
week ago Sunday morning For thirty
years she lived in an excavation scooped
out in hillside, and positively refused
to receive any aid from her relatives or
60 to the Town House Finally the
town roted to lease a small site and
erect hut for her, and shortly after
wards she moved into Ler new QUAR-
ters. Up to within few years she
used to Journey round from place to
place, fanrastically dressed, and wear
ing mems clothing if that of her sex
was scarce. When preparing the body
for interrnent, it was found covered with
layer upon layer of rags, the remnants
of clothing she had put ON from time to
time and never removed, and in fhi.
mass of rags we're found nearly hun
dred small bags and pockets tied up with
strings, in which were nickel and cop.
per coins and scrip, aggregatlng S22.ll.
There are two editors, twenty-three
physicians, eighteen lawyers and twelve
clergymen in the Insane Asylum at
Harrisburg
A few night ago l0a iramps were
accommodated with lodging at :be
Berks county almshouse.
An eastern paper nominates Thomas
A. Scott, the great railroad mat, for
President.
Scarlet fever is raging extensively in
the oil regions.
Fire destroyed 100000 worth of
psoperty in Milton Gu Sunday week.