Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-27
STATE ITEMS.

The Evangelical Menuouites, in col
ference at Coopersburg, Pa, recent,
reaffirmed their position against insur
ance companies, and expelled two min
listers who refused to submit to the rul,
The penalty for taking policy is e1
pulslon.
During the excitement from a crj
of Ere recently in Wagner's Oper;
House, at Bradford, an oil man leaped
out of the window and left his wifi,
screaming with terror.
In Johnstovn all coal for retail il
weighed on the borough scale, register
ed and transcript furnished the buyer
Eighteen hives of bees recently SOLD
in Lancaster for Sl1S.
One hundred aud eight acres of land
in Bucks county recently sold for Sl04, )
80 per acre.
Mr.. Bartholou ew, of Ulster, Brad
ford county, cleared 5000 from fifty
hives Of bees last year.
There is not forty per cent. of the
land Of Peunsyiv snia titled.
A Baptist Church Council was re.
Gently convened in Bradford, Pa, to
examine brother with a view to bis
ordination. After thorough examina-
tion the Council found that he was no,
in agreement with the denomination in
regard to doctrine thereupon, instead
of declaring aim out of harmony with
the Church, they advised him to 90 to
the Grocer Seminary aud study, aud the
sum Of SlO0 was raised in the Council
toward his first years expenses.
A young lady of Harrisburg was at
tackled By tramp in the streets of that
city in daylight.
Stone is being blasted for the new
peniteL tiary at Huntingdon.
A merchant who failed IN Potter
county last week owed the farmers of
his vicinity over 81, 600 for butter.
That's confidence 10 trade.
Masked burglars are operating very
in Lehlgb county.
Mr. Joseph Eberly, of HampGen
Cambria county, lost eight
head of fine cattle a few deys ago from
smut in corn, which choked them to
death.
A black bear of unusual size was
shot in Clear6eld county last Saturday,
as it was in the act of snatching
large sheep from flock.
Ebenezer Hewett was instantly crush
ed to death by a log which caught hun
1t tree while it was rolling down a
steep hill in Clear6eld county last week
Hogs iu large numbers are dying in
Clear6eld county from the effects of
'strange disease"
West Chester is prepared to receive
all the tramps that wend their way in
that Girection-in the work house.
Mr.. Hugh Abernatha, of Woodward
township Lycoming county, lost three
in one week from dipbtheria.
A small child of Mr. Ludeu Deane,
of West Huntingdon was throw under
, wagon on Friday last and killed.
Wilkesbarre Is agitating the organi-
Zation of monster vocal and instru-
mental concert.
A few weeks ago Mrs. John Mauds-
7ill., Of Garland, Warren county. fell
iowu stairs causing injuries which re-
'ulted in her death. Nov. 9, Mr..
vas struck by a falling
imb while choppiDg liz the woods, and
Iilled almost instantly. Both we're
,ast middle age.
One of the recently elected Audi
ors of Butler county bears the fuan-
'ial name of Cashdollar.
The spiritualists of Titusville indulge
n dances once a week.
West Chester citizens are organizing
'gainst tramps. The police force is to
% doubled and persons who PROV.
round nights are to be arrested.
Few States like Pennsylvania can
,resent such clean score Of Democrat
c candidates for Governor fled away.
foster in 1860, Woodward 10 1868,
;lymer in 1866, Packer in 1869, Buck
lev in 1872. Pershlng in 1875, Dill