Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-08-29
News Items,

A Hollidaysburg lady, while splitting
wood with a bstcoet, the other day
cut off the end OF her thumb.
( Col. Unger, manager OF the Cressou
Springs, lost nineteen valuable hogs re.
Gently. CAUSE iiphtheria.
Some Greencastle youngsters .atur
ated dog with coal oil and set fire ro
bun. Exit dog iu hurry "makes" q
barn and sets 1t on fire.
Forty thousand brick are laid pei
day IN the reconstruction of the Pitts
burg railroad depot.
John Welsh, of Lycoming county,
while unhitchIng his horses was al
most instantly killed, ons of the ami
mails kicking him in the stomach.
Coroner Goodheart charges Berks
county S20i for holding iuquests on
the dead rioters.
William Boyer, of Monocacy, Berks
county, was killed BY lightning. He
had taken refuge under tree.
One of the largest dealers in dried
apples in the STATE of New York has
shipped from Buffalo direct to Ger
many, during the season, nearly one
hundred thousand barrels of the fruit
Masked robbers have been pIunder
ing farm houses In Westmorland coun-
ty.
The average attendance at each OF
the eleven normal schools in this State
is three hundred.
james Irwin, q lancaster county mil
Ter has become insane, the result of an
accident some time since.
A few days ago a mau was attacked
in the Spruce Creek tunnel, Pennsyl'
vania railroad, by three boys who rob
bed him of his money. Two of the
thieves we're arrested aud while being
conducted toward the Huntingdon
county jail one of them cut the rope
by which they we're being led and both
jumped in the river, crossed it and
made their escape.
Ms Fanny Forrey, residing near
Chestnut Hill, Lancaster county, has
attained the remarkable age of 103
years. She is in full possession o: her
mental and physical faculties.
Henry McEwen of Hublersburg,
Centre county, lost IL out of flock of
20 sheep that had taken refuge under a
tree during thunder storm.
The Bedford mineral springs we're
discovered in the year 1913, by DR..
Foulke, resident physician of Bedford.
Mrs. Myers, an old woman of W.
Mannheim township, York county, sold
this season 3.040 quarts of blsckber
ries, picked by herself and children. of
whom she is the mother of about twenty.
Mr.. Nary, of Luzerne county, aged
ninety-eight years, who had been blind
nine years, arose a few mornings since
with fully restored eye sight.
The Latta Guards Of Altoona have
unanimously resolved to jisband
There were just two of the members Of
that organization reported for duty when
called upon to turn out to assist in put
ting down the rioters.
The unused barracks at Carlisle, Pa. +,
are to be repaired and extended to rem
der them capable of accommodating a
large force of Federal troops in rendez-
vous. The location is one of the most
eligible in the country.
A part of barn in Northampton
county in which a militia company is
supposed to have been quartered cen
tury ago is still standing.
A young lady resident at Albany
threatens to sue prominent official for
breach Of promise Of marriage. She
alleges that he kept company with her
for a period of seven or eight years, and
was engaged to be married to her, and
after all married another lady. She
seeks compensation for her outraged
feelings 10 the sum Of $4,000.