Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-07-17
STATE ITEMS

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poets in the iron business there just
now are rather encouraging.
There are one hundred more prison.
ers in the Western penitentiary now
than one year ago.
Between 400 and 500 tons of hay
were made on the Berks county poor
farm this year.
A boy in Chester county has learned
a coon to follow him like dog.
A fast tram on the Pennsylvania
railroad, between Philadelphla and
New York, is now run in one hour and
fifty minutes.
Base ball clubs languish in all parts
of the State.
The Miller State Association met in
Reading last week. The next conveu-
ton will be held in Lancaster on Janu-
ary lst.
In the Susqushanna river at William
sport on Saturday three salmon were
speared whose aggregate weight was
22s pounds. The heaviest weighed g.
pounds.
Rev. George Dilinger, of York coun-
ty, plowed around field several times
a few days ago, after which he took a
drink of water from a spring. Soon
after he returned to the pillow when he
dropped down dead.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Police made raid un illegal
car riders at Bridgeport, on Tuesday a
week, capturing nine, all o: them being
committed TO Norristown Jail for twenty
days.
Squirrels are 40 numerous in the
northern part Of the State as to do
much damage to the growing crops.
William Kline, Supervisor Of the
Centre Turnpike Company, was indict-
ed in Pottsville on the 10th inst, in the
criminal court, for not keeping the
roads in repair.
The Eclectic Medical Association of
the State will hold its sixth annual
meeting in Altoona, commencing Tues
day October l, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The Governor, on the 10th inst, is
sued warrant for the execution, on
the 18th Of August, of Hezekiah Shaef-
fer, of Franklin county, who was con-
victed Of numbering his wife.
General Sherman declares that Ban.
nlng has not brains enough to be a dry
goods clerk. But he can be a Demo-
cratic Congressman, can't hel
! Hugh Brown, of Erie county, whilo
! intoxicated, proceeded to whip his
. housekeeper. A. Thornton, neighbor,
! eudeavored to prevent his purpose from
/, being carried out, when Brown shot
him in the face with double barreled
gun.
Mrs. Daniel Dissinger, of Akron,
Lancaster county, undertook to start
fire with coal oil on Saturday morn
ing a week, The can exploded, and
Mrs. Dissinger died at 5 o'clock IN the
afternoon from the effects of the burns.
For some time past there has been
a great deal of freight car robbing
going on at Lock Haven and vicinity.
One of the alleged principals in this
gang Of robbers-for it seems that there
are several in the party-is Pole by
the name of Michael Milouskey, who
has just been captured and lodged in
Jail.
Berks county has an apple parer at
The Paris Exposition and Dauphin
county has cider press. If any of the
other counties have a copper kettle
there to do the boiling, the butter will
be forth coming if France has the ap-
pies.
James Silvis a member of q good
family in Reading, was shot on Satur-
day week while attempting to break
into grocery store. He was in the
act of letting himself down from a low
roof when he was fred upon. The
load entered his head, face and should
ers. Silvis confessed that be had been
robbing Sayler's grocery for the past
nine months of money and goods, and
half ton Of groceries, etc., was found
in his house BY the police. His wounds
are not fatal.
Catharine Hickman, Of Berks coun-
ty, took arsenic on Friday morning a
week because her father reproved her
for keeping the company of a young
man. She was found on the mountain
in the evening in a dying condition.
The young woman was aged only sew
enteen years.
A brute named Traverse was arrest
ed at West Chester recently for hav-
ing broken the back of dog and cut.
ting his head terribly and then throw
ing 1t into lot where it suffered all
night, and was only relieved by being
shot.
On last Sunday a week, a crowd of
four hundred men surrounded a Cath.
olic church, at Shenandoah, Pa, and
would not allow the priest to enter.
Special police were called out, q riot
ensued, and number of arrests we're
made. Dissatisfaction, owing to the
removal Of former priest is said to
have been the cause.
Andrew Venting of Franklin coun-
ty, some time ago became crazy and
attempted TO kill himself by jumping
into his we'll He was removed to the
almshouse, but on Friday week be es-
capped and burned his house, after
which be attempted 10 destroy other
property. When captured he said that
be wanted to see his wife come out of
the burning building aud then kill her
and the children. Fortunately they
had gone to neighbor's house, having
learned that he was in the vicinity.
The safe Of Michael Richard, of Roth
rockville, Bucks county, stolen recent
ly with its contents, was found on Tues
dav A week in nit covered With