Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-05
STATE ITEMS.

In 1901 Tue Sldte Will bt Ic-uio-
tricted
4 panther in Fulton county has Civ
en- many people there severe frights.
Parties in Beaver county propose to
get up belt for the best lady cook.
A three year old colored child, re-
siding with its grandfather, John vii
liams was burned to death in Reading
yesterday. The little one had been
left alone When its clothing caught fire.
The farm of q roan named MacKeown
near Sandy Creek, Allegheny county,
was visited by thieves a few days ago
who drove off 100 sheep aud disposed
of them to Philadelphia butchers.
A party of sportsmen in Perry couD-
" a few days ago killed eight wild tur
keys. forty two pheasants and two hun
dred aud eIght squirrels.
A Lehigh county hen now clucks
70 sly chickens and twentJ quails-
the latter birds of her own discovery
and adoption
Last Wednesday a young lady nam
ed Butler living with Mrs. Lindemuth,
in Lewistown, while washing a window
slipped and fell, thrusting her left
hand through pane of glass, lscerat-
ing her wrist so severely as to lay open
the pulse sinews.
Emma Furnace, Miffiin county, which
has been idle for several years is being
repaired, and the managers expect to
have it in blast in about two months
Its capacity is from 40 to 30 tons per
week.
The Berks county bonanza is owned
BY Samuel Bittenbender, who has un-
Ill lately bad hard struggle to keep
out of the hands of the Sheriff, but is
now receiving fifty dollars dav from
the Reading Coal aud Iron Company
for iron ore taken from his land.
Adam Hatfield, an old man, and a
resident of the Trappe, Montgomery
county. who Was stopping at the Smed-
ley House on FilbeEt street, below
Thirteenth Philadelphia. took an over
dose of laudaDum -four ouncesl on Fri-
day night ard died from its effects.
Diphtheria is said 20 be raging With
terrible virulence on O'llara street,
Allegheny, aud vicinity TIE case Of
one family in particular, living on the
street named, is notable. Last week
it consisted Of father, mother and SIX
children; Friday of but the parents and
one child, four months old. The
others are said to hare taken sick last
week. and the FIVE of them have been
buried within the last ten days There
are numerous other cases on the street.
The Rev. H. A. Hartzberger is the
pastor of the Lutheran church at Homes
dale. He has borne good reputation,
aod when, about month ago, he ap-
piled for a leave of absence to visI;
friends in chicago, it was immediately
granted. 1t is charged, however, that
instead of going to Chicago, Mr. Hartz-
bergee went to New York city, and was
afterward seen in Port Jervis under the
influence Of liquor, conducting himself
IN an unseemly manner. A report oi
this escapade reaching his parishioners,
some of them on his return immediate
ly demanded his resignation. MIR.
Ha-tzberger strenuously denied the
charges and refused to resign us'il the
first of January next. In this be is
supported BY part of his congrega-
tiou, who refuse to believe the allega
tions against him. A few days later
some of the opposing party secured the
keys and locked up the church. The
following Sunday Mr. Hartzberger went
TO the building, and finding the door
locked be was obliged to force it open.
He then held service as usual. Not
long after bis enemies had ali the gas
fixtures removed from the building.
Mr.. Hartzberger heard of this and had
the fixtures restored at bis own expense,
aud when Sunday came again held ser
vice. He announced that if the gas
jets we're again removed that he "would
bold service az usual, If he bad to use
candles" He still "holds the FORT"
and will neither discontinue preaching
Hor resigr anti! the Let Of January.