Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-20
STATE ITEMS.

Wilkesbarre's city treasury is empty.
Governor Geary, is to have monu-
ment.
Scarlet fever is unusually fatal in
Clarion county.
The State Grange meets at Belle
fonte December 10.
Great activity prevails in all car shops
in the State.
All the steel works in Pittsburg are
running double turn.
Windmilis are again becoming pop
ular power III some regions.
The second Paxton Furnace, near
Harrisburg has just blown in after a
rest Of over four years.
Arrangements are being made to cut
immense quantities of logs in the Clear
field lumber region this winter.
An Evangelical minister has been
arrested at Franklin for obtaining mon
ey under false pfetenses.
Eighteen butchers have been arrest
ed in Lancaster for violating an ordin-
aDcs which forbids them from selling
meat on the curbstone stands in les,
quantities than by the quarter.
Indiana county is excited over frauds
perpetrated in the recent elections that
have no: fully developed.
In Erie beef sells for four cents a
pound, and fine gobbler can be OBJ
tanned for one dollar
Frank Fluegel and Peter Wingerter,
two very young men, of Erie, married
sisters Just for fun and because they
were too drunk to know any better.
They are now in Jail for neglect to sup
port their wives.
Representative-electG Gilland, of Blair
county who went to Harrisburg last
week to pick out his ssat, says that
nearly all the seats were selected be-
fore elected.
The oysters now carried northvard
over the Northern Central railroad will
average 100000 pounds daily.
The pupils of a school in the Second
ward, Lock Haven, contributed the
amount of doctors bill for dressing a
broken finger of a scboolmate.
Mabanoy City had a terrible acci-
dent on Saturday. Superintendent Oh
hsusen, of the Mahanoy division, had
just left his little car. the "Germ,"
when the boiler exploded. Frank Bos-
cius, engineer; Jacob Trout, foreman
of coal trains, and Willie Wenricb,
George Hagenbuch and Calvin Lu,z,
boys, we're killed. Several people
we're injured.
Miss Cora johnson, who lives near
Sagers Bridge, in Chester county while
driving to her home from the railroad
was stopped by highwaymen and rob-
bed
Friday night a week a number Of
of men knowing that Mr.. I. Ii. Baker,
a merchant of Hollisterville, LuzerDe
county, had received large amount of
money that day, set FIRE to ole of his
barns, and while be was at the fire ran
sacked the house for the money. The
owner had given 1t to = friend to take
to Scranton for deposit in bank.
Two young men were captured near
Petrolia, on Saturday a week, who had
stolen beeves in their possession. For
some time past cattle have been stolen
in Venango and driven into Armstrong
and Clarion counties, where they are
disposed of. The capture Of Saturday
it is thought will break up an organic
ed gang of cattle thieves.
The Council of Wilkesbare has or
dered that Sc, 500 of that city's money
be invested In United States four per
cent. bonds for Its sinking fund.
The First National Bank of Tamaqua
Pa, which suspended payment on the
4tb of October last, resumed business
on Saturday.
William Doyle, at the Holidaysburg
Furnace, on Saturday weak. was liz
orally beaten TO death by which heavy
Ircn hue was being raised in place, but
which was wrenched from the hands of
those turning It,
A mad bulldog suddenly appeared
in the little village Of Leipervilie: Del
aware county, on Monday afternoon a
week. All but little child, who was
playing in the street. got out of the
animals way. She was badly bitten in
the leg. About twenty dogs belonging
m the VILLAGE were nI,ten- and some of
them have since died. The dog disap-
peared as suddenly as it came.
The boy Schaubuht, who was sho,
By young Deitz few days ago at Bea-
yer Falls, died on Saturday night.
Dietz has been committed to answer the
charge of murder.
Albert Forker. nine years old, son Of
John Forker of Edenburg, was crushed
to I,eeath on Saturday by a limestone
quarry csring iu. Two other boys