Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-09-04
News MiSCclINnGy.

WEDDING CEREMONY INTERRUPT
IED.-A few miles from Wittsburg,
st. Francis Courty, Ark, lived wild
ow named Hammett. The woman was
engaged in farming, and, though she
had two grown sons, was compelled to
employ young man to superintond the
farm labors. Mrs. IIammet was about
40 years of age. The .laborer was
mere boy, but an attachment soon
sprang up between the widow and the
youth, which ended in matrimonial
proposal. The wedding day was fixed.
The two sons hearing of the matrimo-
nial arrangements that had been made
between their mother and the STRIPPING,
called upon her and tried to dissuade
her from marriage. The widow refus-
tC accept her sons counsel. The sons
made threats, but the widow affirmed
that she loved the young man, and that
she would marry him at all hazards.
The sons went away and at the appoin-
ted time The young man appeared at
came and friends were assembled.
"Thou art man and wife," had hardly
been pronounced, when flash ut the
window, followed by loud report, ter
ritied the women and astoniShed the
men. Another flash, another report,
and the newly made husband sank to
tile floor. The Widows younger son
was the murderer. He fled but was
captured. Next day the young hus-
band died, and shortly after ward the
widows younger son, in attempting to
escape, was shot and killed and report
says that shortly afterward the elder
brother went to his mothers house
and beat her brains out with club.
Mrs. BUsH's FIGHT WITH SNAKES.
-Flemington, n. j., Aug. 25. Mrs. e.
Bush, residing near Lebanon, this Co.,
had a desperate encounter with three
enormous pilot snakes the other day.
The snakes came out of the woods ad-
iacent to the house and glided up to
the doorstep. They were about to en-
ter the open door, when Mrs. Bush dis
covered them. She did not run nor
scream but prepared to fight. She took
up poker lying in front of the stove
and mashed III the head of the nrst rep
tile. The other two with loud Kisses,
ran at her and attempted to coil them
selves around her limbs. She was too
much for them, however, for she put
her foot on the head of one, which set
tied its existence, and then she tried
the poker on the other. 1t evaded her
blows for few minutes, and came
near biting her once, but she lina lily
succeeded in striking it mortal blow.
She kept the skius as trophy.
THE TRAMP ACT, which went into
effect on the 10Th instant, takes from
justices of the peace authority toimpose
penalties, and requires them to bind
over to court all persons arrested on
the charge. Any person going from
place to place begging, asking or sub
sisting upon charity, or to acquire mo-
ney or living, with no fixed residence
or lawful occupation in the county or
city in which he is arrested, shall be
deemed tramp and shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and, on con-
viction, sentenced to Imprisonment at
labor, in the county jail or wolkhouse,
for not more than twelve months, in
the discretion of the Court. Any tramp
entering any dwelling house against the
Will or without permission of the own
er or occupant, or who shall kindle any
fire in the highway or on the land of
another without the owners consent,
or found unlawfully carrying Firearms
or other dangerous weapons, shall be
sentenced TO Imprisonment at labor not
exceeding three years. The act does
not apply to females nor minors under
sixteen, nor to blind, deaf or dumb
persons, nor to MANNED or crippled per-
sons unable to perform manual labor.