Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
STATE ITEMS.

sas constructed, which gave battle
aud captured the ram .MerrImack" IN
Hampton Roads Va, was rolled at the
Old Central iron works, Herr street
and Pennsylvania canal, Harrisburg by 1
Messrs. Bailey. 1t varied from an
inch to 5 l6 of an inch in thickness:
The Tioga .fgifator says: A party of
ginseng diggers on Pine creek killed
recently that had y ratties
was Oh feet long and seventeen inches
around the largest part of the body.
A Columbia county man was IN
doubt whether the law prohibited catch
ing bass by outlines, SO he caught some
in that way and had himself arrested
aud tried, to settle the matter The
jury's verdict was \ flne and costs, and
the man is now satisfied.
The shoe factory on Allison's bill,
Hill Harrisburg, turns out from l,2oU
to 800 pair of boots and shoes OF all
kinds per week, employing eighty hands
and working about twelve hours per
day.
A Pittsburg woman wore red shawl
while she was crossing field which
contained a COW. Her injuries may
prove fatal.
lie shy Leister who lives near Sum
neystown, Montgomery county, went
out into field to shoot birds which
we're eating bis corn. He saw what he
thought to be a bird about thirty prces
through the corn aud blazed away
Down dropped Luella Cramer the D
year old son of Augustus Cramer.
The toy received several shot III his face
and left arm, bat was not fatally inJur-
ed.
Philip Moyer, of Daaphin county,
has bull calf OF Devon strain, eight
months old which tips the beam OF IoO
pounds.
Mr.. Allen Fuhrmau, butche Of Black
Rock York county, while cutting
rouud, from a butcbered steer, struck
some bard substance, which on inves
tigation was found to be a gold dollar,
in fine state of preservation dated
1852 By the appearance of the sacu-
lated space in which it vas enclosed, 1t
must have been there for some time;
bat how it came there Is a mystery to
all.
General Walker, former postmaster
at ErIe, has been dismissed tor INNER
al conduct and succeeded by Mr.. lsacc
MOorhead prominent citizen of that
place
Philo Buell. young man Of Water
bury Conn, stopped at Plttston sever
al days last week and had with him,
registered as his wife, a Mrs. Buck,
wife of wealthy merchant of the
above named place. The couple had
eloped, and the woman leaves beb,ne
in her Connecticut home, three inter
esting children. They lcf, Pittston OF
Saturday.
1t is reported that coal has been dis
coveed in Dingman township Pix,
county. A man was sisking well OF
his farm in that township and when hG
had dug to the depth of nine aud a
half feet he struck a vein of what b,
supposed 20 be slate rock but wheel
upon examination proved to be coal o
excellent quality. This discovery
caused great excitement aud company
TO work the vein 1t is stated will b,
formed soon.
Hugh Kelly, of Mabanoy tIiy, ha'
received the following communication
''lf you do not give up your job you
will have yoar OVID hfe to answer for
TIE 'Noliie~' are dosn on yOu- and you
know why you ought to have it," Kelly
writes to the PottsvIlie Miners Jour.
mol that he is good man, and doesn'l
know what he's done to make any one
down on him.
Mrs. Mary Long, one hundred and
four years of age, died at Shamokin on
the 18th inst Two weeks ago she
walked from Shamokin to Excelsior, a
distance of four miles.
The Franklin Repository of last week
says: On Thursday morning last about
one O'Clock, as Ofhcers Nanderau and
BitueI were making their usual rounds
they were attracted by mounted horse
rapidly approaching.-Iheir suspicious
we're at once aroused, and they imme.
diately started in pursuit and followed
the animal as far rs Broad street and
there lost the track Of him. Bitrer
went on and VanderaN followed the
| tracks back to town 10 ascertain whose
animal it was. On arriving at John C.
Gerbig's stable on West y ashington St
was found the lock had been broken of
the door aud his horse gone. As be
was standing near the stable, he heard
the horse coming up Water street. a.
the horse ard rider passed the police.
man tried to catch the bride but the
spurs were put TO the animal and be
dashed on. The Officer fred two shots
when the thief jumped off and ran
The animal was then captured
The Bloom Geld Tunes says: Parties
from this ard neighboring counties art
daily found climbing up to GIrty's
Cave, to visit the premises made noted
by the alleged Albright suicide. A
number of ladies have been among the
visitors.
Lester Chase was caught in the coz
wheels of n cider mill, at Erie, Pa, and
had his left leg so badly mangled thai
it had to be amPutatcd. The heels oi
his boots, stopping the machinery, saw.
ed him from being drawn in and crush
ed.
The twelfth annual convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
this State will be held at Erie, com
mencing on October 2nd.
A Hollidaysburg man deserted bis
wife because she gave birth to twin:
and now a wicked contemporary wants
to know what wife ought to do who
never gives birth TO children.
A game of quoits between WesI
mOreland man and a man from Indiana