Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-08
News Items.

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,ae rate Of interest.
Mrs. Betsy Fries, Of Steinsville, Le-
high county, supports herself and two
BY esttinS timber for land
owners.
A distiller in New Hampshire makes
Ill bis employees s,su the temperance
pledge.
A i,rtlecbild a. Logansporr. Ind. while
play ing with other childreu recently,
thrust his tongue through the crack OF
the room door. One of the other chill
dreu slammed the door shut and half of
the little victims tongue was cut Oft.
While carelessly handling q pistol
Samuel Watt, Of Lyoming county, shot
= Young man named Secrist, who Was
to die from the wound.
Recently . farmer near Fox Chase,
Montgomery county, on saving d own
tree, discovered imbedded in the wood
a gold watch. dated l740, gold chain
and two gold pencil cases. Tie watch
vas in good condition.
4 few days ago Patrick Hagan was
digging a we'll in Clear6eld, aud at a
depth of about twenty feet from the
surface found it necessary to blast,
He placed torpedo In position, lighted
the fuse aud slgnaled his assistants to
windtass him to the top. When near
the surface the windIass rope broke and
be fell to the bottom just as the torpedo
exploded. His face and breast were
blown off, killing him instantly.
On Monday of last week Isaac Flohr,
produce dealer, of fredericksburg, upon
going to his stable about Al o'clock that
morning to feed his horse found the lock
upon the door broken. He entered the
stable, and while in the act of reaching
into the feed box, was struck on the
back OF his head and knocked down.
He was then struck again and while
,nsensible was robbed of SIT. lie wars
seriously injured. 1t is supposed the
deed was committed by parties wso
knew his habits, and that lie would
likely have money on his person, The
..tramp" is not suspected in this case
= Carlisle paper.
There are about 100000 sheep in
Colorado.
There is great advance in the price
of.rice in China, in consequence of the
preparations for war.
The accounts of the foods in Hungary
are heart-rending. In single town
twelve thousand persons have been l.f
homeless.
The friends Of the Texas Pacific Rail
way have decided not to press for Con
gressional aid az this session.
General Babcock has declined the
compliment of a serenade, rendered blu
by prominent citizens of Washington.
Frederick Lauer. of Reading, has
$50 900 worth OF lager beer stored i,
the vaults under his Park Brewery, fol
next summers use.
There is a new swindle on farmers
Procuring description of a horse O
other animal tina. the farmer recently
bought, the scoundrels prove ownership
aud then offer to sell iow.
A ten year old girl in Clear6elt
county hurried up a kitchen fire b,
pouring oil On the wood. An explosion
followed, ard the girl was burned Il
death. Hsnf
The Scientific .7merican remarks tha
an Eaglisb contemporary suggests tha
the health OF sailors aud the comfor
of life or board ship would DO promoted
il the practice we're introduced Of eat;n,
the rats which swarm to most ships
There is really no reason why rat
saould no. be eaten as we'll as rabbit
and squirrels. They are clean feeders
and extremely particular as to keepIn,
their bodies free from dirt. Rat
which have existed in the hold of ;
grain carrying ship might be a tooth
some delicacy.
Mrs. Lowering, of Oxford, Maine
100 years and 6 months old walked
mile and half one day recently t
have her picture taken.
C!arkstown, Lycoming county, po,
sesses two brothers, IL and l3 year
old, who weigh respectively 207 an
l65 pounds.
Jeremiah Spang, wealthy citizen O
Pottstown, committed suicide on til
lst inst.
Ex Senator Nye is still in the Flat
bush Asylum.
The National Butter and Egg Assc
citation met in its third annual convcu
tiOn yesterday, at Davenport, low;
some two hundred delegates being i
attendance.
The daughters of SIR Edward Thorn
ton, the English Minister at Washing
ton, wear thick soled shoes, PLAIN III
pinned-back dresses, and old-fashione
cloaks. And they arc pictures of healtt
William Martin, of Mount Joy, Lar