Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-12-04
STATE ITEMS.


are occupied by tramps during the win
ter.
The Episcopalians of Smithpor
have arranged TO build the FIRST church
of that denomination in M'kean county
Tamaqua Is excited over the location
of the postofice. It's not fatal dis
cas-.
Large quantities of snake root ar,
gathered in Berks county for exporta
ton.
A Bucks county school teacher ha:
followed the profession for fif:y years
There are thirteen candidates for
notary public in NorIs;own.
A three year old child at Horners-
town, Cambria county, drank pint OF
whisky Saturday morning and died the
same night in commissions.
A McKeesport Magistrate has adopt
ed a new method Of Kidding that place
of tranps. All of them brought before
him be gives a sound thrashipg.
Robert Mclldoes was killed at Dan
vile on Tuesday while attempting to
board canal boat.
Mrs. Mack, an old lady Of Du Bois-
town, Lycoming county, drowned her.
self on Sunday.
John Mochemer, of Trevorton, shot
eighty-three quail and four rabbits in
eight hours.
A ca'f was killed Tuesday on the
railroad near Chester, and within an
hour afterward was skinned, cooked
and eaten by tramps.
Daniel Stokes, aged eighteen, a resi-
dent of Bridgewater, three miles from
Chester, Delaware county, was aciden-
taly shot and xii i on Thursday morn
ing by friend with whom he was gun
ming.
Berks county pays So. .25 each for
wild cat scalps and 81, ,25 each for fox
scalps.
The Odd Fellows Of Norristown will
have a gran lenonstg alton on the 5th
of December.
MIR. Leonard kerstetter, of North
~ berland county, who has been a
z, at hunter since be was able to han
jle a gun, finds the following count in
his diary up to the present, ali of which
were brought down by one rife: 200
bears and 100 deer.
The .Argus, published at Greensburg
Westmoreland county, says that Dune
karns, the once famous oil prince, is
now poor indeed. At the age of twen-
ty eight he was The President of two
railroad companies, the owner Of pipe
line, Pesident of bank, President Of
bridge company and reputed to be
worth S3,000,000. A short time since
his palatiai residence in Westmoreland
county, which cost over 10000,
was sold to satisfy the claims of his
creditors
John Tannehill, of Washington coun-
ty, who was charged with murder, i'll
shooting and killing William Mc'Nutt,
while he and bis two companions were
in the act of stealing peaches from
Tannebill's orchard, was found guilty
ct manslaughter and sentenced to two
years in the Penitentiary, 10 pay a
fine of one hundred dollars and the
COS. of prosecution.
Prof. Curtis, superintendent and
principal of the eCorry public schools, was
tried in the Erie county courts last
week for selling books to scholars.
He was found not guilty, but received
a reprlmand from the judge. School
teachers and directors interested in the
sale of school books will do we'll to
remember that the law against such an
action is plain. and that they are liable
to be called before the court to answer.
Reno Post, of Willlamsport, has uu-
der consideration the erection of SOL
diers monument in that city.
Two hundred miners, employed in
the Coray mines. Luzerne county,
quit work on Saturday because they
were not paid off on the 18th ult for
back work
The border region between New
York and Pennsylvania is infested, ac-
cordlng to the Pittsburg Dispatch with
couuterteitsrs.
The one Hundred and Thirty first
regiment will have reunion, probably
at Williamsport, December IL.
The United States Revenue Collec-
tor at York in one day last week sold
S253l worth Of cigars manufactured in
that county. One dealer bought 5000
worth
Morris Smith, stone cutter, resid
ing 10 Harrisburg, while suffering from
an attack Of dilirium tremens yesterday
ATTEMPTED to kill his wife by cutting her
throat. Her injuries are not danger
Gus.
The dwelling of Mrs. Amanda S.
tadd, Reading was re 5bed at an early
hour on Tuesday morning of silver
castor, silver ice pitcher, silver spoons,
silver forks. silver cakebssket, and a
lot of other articles G. considerable val
ue. The thieves we're heard by wom-
en-, Who were afraid to make a Doise.
They lit the gas and leisurely search
ed the house and escaped uumoles,ed.
1t ought to be Known that there is a
law prohib:!.ng masquerade balls.
The suspelsi9n of the Allentown
iron company has entailed great dis
tres 70 hundreds Of families in that
borough, while the blow to the retail
rercant tile trade of the vicinity is
crushing.
Air. Jesse Mason, Of KenEerdell,
Lawrence county, while climbing up
the ladder in bis employers barn, fell
aud striking on a buggy wheel, broke
his neck. When found life was entire
ly extioct.
A little four year-old son of L. NJ.
Shaw, of Franklin, fell upon the blade
of pen-knife on Tuesday last, and sew
ering the jugular. died IN few nom
ents.
There ia n potato famine in the north