Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-14
STATE ITEMS.

er than in 1860.
Valentines iron works, Bellefoute,
are running night and day.
A costly and conmodicus Germau
Lutheran church is being erected in 10.
diana.
There is dairy near West Chester
which produces 200 pounds Of butter
every week.
Chicken cholers 10 very fatal 10
Chester county, III some cases entire
henneries being destroyed.
A Laucsstrian committed suicide
by shooting, because his wife would not
give b,m money to go to Germany
A new church in Crawford county
has been seissd and posted tor sale BY
The sheriff
The drought IN the coal fields necss-
states the employment Of teams to haul
water to very many collleries.
The fremen of TIfusville have intro
duced system OF foot racing IN the
department as means of training mem
bers.
While an Erie belle was out bathing
in the lake the other day, she opened
her mouth so wide to laugh, tha: wave
carried away her false teeth.
Pittsburg has 73 glass factories, 33
iron rolling mills, 8 steel rolling mills
Z white lead factories, 90 oil refueries,
and the coal mines contributing to that
market number l5S
An unknown man was knocked of
the track By freight train on Monday
night a week near Freedom, Pa, aud
instantly killed.
Nearly all the New England States
are enforcing the laws, and making
tramps earn the food and lodging they
now demand, often with SO much i'm
pudence.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
are experimenting with locomotive
bells with view of having freight and
passenger trains distinguishabie by the
VI luctI
Detective s. j. Anderson, of Har-
risburg, arrested Hugh p. Shelter at
Mount Joy, on Monday week, on the
charge of embezziing between $50, 900
and $50, ,0o0 from the Leuisburg bank,
of which he was cashier.
After a voysge Of forty6ve DAYS
duration, the brothers, William and
Walter Andrews, who sailed from Bos-
ton on the 18th of June last, to under
take the foolhardy attempt of crossing
the broad Atlantic in a little boat
scarcely nineteen fset long, have reach
ed their destination.
A final investigation of the Peoples
Union Bank, of Newville, was conclud-
ed week before last, and a report made
to the stockholders. 1t is stated that
those owning stock, whose property
can be reached will not only lose their
stock but hundred and 6ity Per cent.
more.
Joseph Hippensteel, wood chopper
from Cumberland county has been ar
rested for setting fire to cord wood on
lands of the Mont Alto Iron Company
in Franklin county, whereby over 400
cords of wood were destroyed. HIP
pensteel boasted of completely IN firing
the wood, and that led to his arrest.
Augustus Hench, of Blair county,
several years ago sold farm and de-
posted his hand money in the Lloyd
bank, which subsequently, failed. He
secretsd the balance in strong chest
aud put the key in an old boot. A few
days ago while he was gathering ber-
ries, some one found the key and stole
the money.
The township auditors in different
parts of the state are insisting on
School directors making full exhibit
of their books and vouchers In the set
tlement of their accounts, aud the re
suit SO far has been the correction of
many abuses, the cutting down of ex-
penses and relief to tax payers. In
one or two instances, notably one in
Northumberland county, directors have
refused to do this. The township aud
itors in Northumberland county placed
a director under arrest and put him ID
Jail for his contumacy.
In Scranton, on Friday a week, the
wife of Patrick LAWN, Pittston miner,
died suddenly and the circumstances
Of her death have shocked the COM
munity. On Thursday she attended
with her husband, the funeral Of Mi
chael Heston, laborer, who was killed
while at work in the mine by fall of
roos, and while at tie house of mourn.
ing the Hestons abused her and openly
asserted that her husband, owing to
his carelessness, caused their sons
death. This so affected her that she
fell sick and died. The Heston's have
begun suit against the miner, LAWN.
but the proceedings have been post
poned by this tragic interlude, and now
LAWN accuses the Heston's of having
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