Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-08-13
STATE ITEMS,


eish, hundred yards of calico last week
fer huckicberries, at four cents quart
aud six cents yard. -
Daniel Schieger, of Maidencreek mill
near Berkiey, Berks county, in draw
ing off the dam caught an eel Weighing
seven aud half pounds.
TIE school tax OF West Nautmeal
and Union townships, Chester county,
is only one nil. on dollar.
A Clearfeld county fro has con-
tract for sixteen miilIcn feet Of lumber
TO be 5ied in three years.
i M'Veytovn man has fg tree ID
years old, on the branches Of which are
rs figs growing
John Grob, of Berks county recent
ly thresbed fifty six and half bushels
Of wheat from one and one eighth acres
Of ground.
The barn of David Weller at Lewis
town, Miffiin county, was struck BY
lightning and destroyed on Sunday last
Loss, $4,000.
Mr.. John Unberger, of Jamestown
Bucks county while camping on a
mountain, saw a black snake Of enorm-
US length come into his tent, which he
killed and found that it measured twelve
feet.
A boy ten years old, living at Provi-
dence, Lackawanna county, was out IL
the field with hts sister, eight years old,
a few days ago, when she was bitten by
a coprerheaj snake measuring five feet
in length. The boy killed the snake
and then took the gill home 10 his arms.
Mr.. John l. Colerain, farmer liv-
ing near Orwigsburg, Schuyikill coun
ty, pulled down au old grainery few
DAYS ago, when four hundred and thir-
ty seven rats were killed. There we're
FIVE men three dogs engaged in the fight
and a light board fence was built
around the place to prevent any of the
varmints escaping.
James Bragg, of Scranton, slept
quietly, with revolver under his pillow
while a thief walked away with every
thing Of value in bis room.
In the house OF Henry Boesh, re-
Gently destroyed by fire at Frenchville,
Clesr6eld county, there were four sill
yer watches, between three and four
hundred dollars worth Of Photographic
traps and between $500 aud Si00 in
money besides all the household prop
erty.
The Governor issued warrants or
Friday for the execution, October 8, of
J ohm O'Neil and Peter Mcmsnus, the
Northumberland county Mollie Ma
guires, convicted of the murder OF Cor
ouer Hesser, near Shsmckin, in 1874;
also for the execution of Andrew Ira
cy, of Mexican county, who murdered
a young soman 10 whom he was paying
attentions.
Casper ". fye, one Of the principal
witnesses is the kaber murder trial a:
Lebanon, has been arrested or ssspic
ion of having beaten to death Cyrus
Craig, a colored man who was found
dead a short distance fros Dssphin on
july 20.
John Rogers, West Chester mute
for the past four years, suddenly recov-
cred his speech while attending the
camp meeting a, Chester Heights. He
is religious enthusiast, and attributes
his cure to miraculous lnterpositicn.
Lebanon has = man who eau esi
twenty FIVE apple dumpliugs at meal.
! A lady IN Lebanon has in her garden
a tomato stalk eight fee, tong.
A singular incident, brought about
by the storm of las, Thursday, in Pitts
burg, is worthy Of notice. a certain
lady, well known IN the East End, ba;
been afflicted with severe rhe1matisr
FOR many years. She was sitting at 4
window IN her house during the storm
when she suddenly became frightened
at the Lightning. She became i'll, re
naming 50 for couple Of days, bu
when she recovered her old complain
had disappeared, it is thought, never t.
return.
There is a general howl of dissatis
faction over the advance in the price o
coal IN the eastern part of the State.
On the night of the 9th of July 4
Young man named Thomas Realeas Wa
iu a saloon in Harrisburg and becam
engaged in quarrel with an old mai
named Sbive, whom he struck with
mineral water bottle. The old maj
has since lost bis sight aud does no
want the young man prosecuted, as b
SAYS it will not restore his sight Tn
Magistrate, however, committed the OF
fender to prison to await trial.
: The police of Reading went upon tn
Neversink mountain, en- Wednesda
night to break up an orgie Of drunke
/ men and woman who were holding
dance in the moonlight, aud all of tber
naked. The dancers escaped, but the
found near by, and fast asleep under
tree, an old offender who has bee
3 wanted some time in Reading for
D number os robberies.
Wednesday night Mrs Kelly of Plain
. vile, LuzerDe county took some pari
e green, supposing that it was medicine
( aud died after twelve hours iuteDs
! suffering.
. Just as freight train on the Pa
Handle road came rumbling round
r curve near Pi.tsburg the other day, th
e conductor saw a woman lying on th
track scarcely hundred yards ahead
t The engineer blew the whistle, ou
the woman, evidently bent on suicide
: would not stir. The train was runnin
4 slowly, but could not be stopped in S
. short dis,snce. 1t was case of iii
: or death, but Murphy, the conductor
$ was equal to the emergency. LeapiD
1 of the train be raced ahead, beatiD
{ the engine by only few yards, br
n enough to drag the woman off the trac
: Just as the train drew its slow lengt
r over the spot.
% disnatch from Clearf;eld oounf,