Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-19
STATE ITEMS.

CiIaN ouu Va aiO SSAANS
Der ton 10 Wilkes6arre.
SWINE breeders i'll Chester county
send shoats to all parts Of the country.
4 new school house in knOx town
ship, Clearfield county, was 50 damag-
ed by fire last week as to be unit for
use. Some william threw coal oil over
the back part of the building and set
fire to il, so damaging it that 1t Will
have to be built entirely new. hnox
township is where the famous coffee col
ored naturalization papers we're pio-
lIshed.
The Bradford .Nelc Era states that
the peanut venders of that city are the
most patient, industrious and frugal
venders of an edible IN the locality, who
not only make comfortable liviugs on
small sales and small profits, but man
age to lay by aportiOn every year for
the future.
The general storehOuse of Mr.. L.
Cluck, in MilIerstown Perry county,
was entered last Friday night week
by forcing the front door, aud goods 10
the amount OF $500 taken, consisting
OF boots, SHOES, clothing, undeISear,
dry goods Sc. A large lot of clothing
and dry goods were tossed about the
foo- and trampled upon b. the thieves
The Chester county lead mines are
to be put in operation. These mines
are situated on the Christmau property
III Schuylkill township and when in
operation turned out great deal Of
ore.
Out of a small fishing party which
went from Chester county to the Sus-
quehanua, in Lancaster county two
died within week after their return
from disease contracted while camping
out.
Masked thieves visited the residence
of the cashier OF the National bank a:
Germantown on Monday nigh; a week
aud made him go with them 10 the bank.
They obtained the key to the vault
and opened it, but the money drawer
was closed by time lock and proved
burglar proof The men then robbed
the cashier of two watches, some jewel
ry and little money, aud escaped.
No trace OF their whereabouts has been
obtained.
On Borden Brock, near State line, a
little girl named Crandall was SO badly
frightened by drunken man a few
days ago that her hair which was au-
burn in color, turned snow white.
\ little son of Lawrence Koenig, of
Tamaqua, set TIRE to his fathers barn
while playing with box of matches a
few days ago.
Signor Lowanda, Hercules Of Read
ing, who lifts barrett of water with
his teeth while two men sit a straddle
of the same, has been engaged By Bar
mum.
Wyatt W. TerwilIiger aged 23 years
a freight conductor on the Northern
Central Road, was killed at Williams
port last W Wednesday. He used a plank
instead Of the regular shift bar while
shifting cars and the plank snapped
one piece of it pinning him against
car. Life was crushed out OF him
in about 50 seconds.
As Jacob ketterer Of Nerizio1n,
Berks, farmer, was crossing the Read
irg Railroad last " ednesday morning,
a locomotive swept along and killed
three out of the four mules that made
u his team. The saddle mule on
which Ketterer was riding escaped BIZ
some miraculous means the farmers
life being saved by the animals activity.
Up IN Rapho township, Lebanon
county, Henry Geisher, who bad
reputation for strength, helped to lift
slaughtered hog to the scaffold the 9th
er day lie strained himself so badly
that he died IN few hours afterward.
The Indian school at Carlisle has
just received an addition of two more
girls and six boys from Dakota aud
Wisconsin. The total number now
there Is l5S aud he school is reported
to be getting along finely. Indian
Commissioner Hayt was there day or
two ago aud he expressed great salts
faction with the pupils, with their
cleanliness, good behavior aud their
general Appearance. He is confident
of the complete success of the under
taking. Mr.. Hayt authorized Captain
Pratt to arrange for chapel and as
sembly room, with capacity for 800
children.
Two citizens of Mercer, Pa, lately
concluded TO have some fun by 'play
ing horse" They seized buggy aud
one of them got into the shaft as hors.
and the other took his seat In the bug
gy as driver. Off they started at
break neck rate, aud as they passed
house the would be horse frightened
at an old lady shaking out a table clctb
just as real horse wo1ld, aud threw
out the driver, breaking beth his arms
The joke nov is that the driver has
sued the would be horse for damages.
The wife Of Robert johnson, of
Pennington, rushed in front of down
train on the Deleware Railroad, abnve
that place, and ran with uplifted hands
towards and into the locomotive. She
was fatally Injured. but was able to ex
plain to the bystanders that "the devil
told her to do it,"
There was an almost miraculous es-
cape from death in the Stanton shaft,
at Wilkesbarre, on Wednesday after