Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-11-27
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500 900 trees, 100000 strawberry plants
and 200 900 roses.
Signor Lowanda, q Hercules of Read.
ing, who lifts barrel of water with his
teeth while two men sit astride Of the
same, has been engaged by Barnum.
FATAL STONE THROWING. .-On Fri.
day evening last, at the residence of
Cyrus Bollinger in Oliver township,
James Taylor and David Bollinger, a
son of Cyrus, aged IS years, were anu.
sing themselves in throwing stones,
one account says at each other in sport;
another, that that they were throwing
into an ash pile to splash each other,
though the former seems most probt-
bic, since the last stone thrown by Tay-
l0r struck young Bollinger above the
bridge Of the nose and near the eye, in
1lictlng injuries from which he died
next day. Various statements sent us
in connection with this affair we for
bear to publish Stones are not safe
plog gtlilSos hOWCNSl pOPuAol' A~tStS-
to,cn Sentinel.
AN OLD FAMILY BIBLE.-Washing =
ton City, Nov. Is, 1879. Editor Pdtri-
OF: In your issue Of to-day see an
item that "Mr. Charles Singer has in
his possession a German Testament
published in the year 1869, brought
from Germany"
Ia the way of a relic Washington eah
beat this by los years, although the rel.
IL was brought here from Harrisburg.
Mrs. S. Haldeman has a German bible
| (given her by her mother-Mrs. Sophia
Kramer deceased, of Harrisburg prin-
ted August 49,, 1914, over 265 year ago.
1t is in good state OF preservation.
believe there is but one older in this
cNuntry-in Philadelphia-Only some
two or three years Older. There have
been numerous offers for its purchase.
Among others anxious for It's posses
sion was the lamented DR.. William II
Dewitt, of Harrisburg. 1t descended
from many generations as family rel
| ic. S. ii.
"Never mind me, saye my boy" was
what old Samuel Mosely, a miner yell
ed while buried under a mass of coal
with his son at Wadesville shaft, near
Pottsville, on last Thursday. The boy
was sa 7ad and the old man crushed TO
| death.
A lumOerman few days ago found
a hunter named Ddggers, of Tobyhan-
ma, lying by the side of a Ais pound
bear, in an exhausted condition. Dag
geIs had whipped the bearin an encoun-
ter in which lie had used large bowie
knife.
An old man known by no other name
than that Of James, exhibited razor to
some persons with whom le was talk
ing in Braddocks on Friday, and said
he had notion to cut his throat with
it. Some one said "cut away" and he
did, severing the windpipe and expiring
in few minutes;
FIRE.-Last Thursday afternoon,
about half-past one, fire broke ont in
the fire room of r. ). Brown d Co.'S.
planning mill, along the canal, III the 1st
Ward, and desp pite the efforts of fircmen
and citizens, the mill WAS completely
destroyed, together with the Office,
SOC, 900 shingles, and several thousand
feet of lumber, owned by various par
ties, an! loaded car Of lumber belong
ing to n. Shaw. The dwelling of Mr..
Jacob Bower, opposite the mill was al
so burned down, and other houses in
the vicinity were damaged by the heat.
The losses are estimated at $25 900; the
only property insured was the mill and
machinery. The insurance was S. 500.
Clinton Democrat.
ONE MORE TO THE LIsT.-Joseph
Zengler, of Germania, Tioga county,
was amusing two little boys by putting
caps on shot-gHn for them to explode.
1t turned out that one barrel was load
ed, and hit Mr. Zengler III the abdomen
killing him.
John Hockney of Shamokin wanted
to see McManus hanged at Sunbury,
and being short of the necessary duds,
he stole some clothes to rig himself out
with, and last week he was sentenced
to years impriso nment for it.
A correspondent writing from that
city, says:
"Williamsport the lumber mart of
our State contributing an annual pro-
duct of from 200, 100000 to $50 200, 900
feet of white pike lumber, Is feeling the
impetus of improved trade and business
activity, and prices on all descriptions
of lumber have advanced from Is to %
per cent and are held stifly at the ad-
vance,"
ANoTHER.-George Jacobs, of Holli.
daysburg, aged II years, while endeav-
oring to take apart an old pistol, shot
himself in the stomach.
a widow woman residinga at Milford,
Pa, named Avery, had terrible e&pe-
rience not long since. She had occa-
sion to 30 on business to a neighboring
place, and night overtaking her, she