Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-07-23
sTATEJTEMs.

mo far god on the farm Of Elias Wai-
dron. near Fredericksburg, Lebanon
county, have reported the finding the
tracings Of the valuable metal.
The corner stone of the new Court
House of Elk county, now being oniit
at RiGgway, the county seat, was laid
on "Wednesday last in the presence oil a
large number of fpeople.
Ii is claimed that Tioga county luri-
Der. men paw Sc a thousand to have
their lumber carried to Phiiadeipnis,
while Michigan lumber is carried from
Erie to Philadelpbia for 81 92 and IRON
the Michigan pinerles themselves iof
S4.l7.
An old woman named Wise, at the
Gap Lancaster county, stole up oehind
Miss Florence McCschrsn tagslnst
whom che had spIte) while pumping
water and dashed kettle OF boiling
water over her head and back, scald-
ing ber terribly.
James Rice employed in stone
quarry at Redington, Northumberland
county, was killed almost instantly, on
W ednesday afternoon, By stone, weigh
ing FIVE pounds falling : distance OF
sixty feet and striking him on the
head.
William Wilson, of Clearfeld coun-
ty, killed his twsive-year-old son in
fit of anger a few DAYS since. BY strIk
ing him over the head with hoe and
then Jumping upon the lads body.
Wilson is now IN jail.
A Dispatch from Pittsburg under
date of the l6ta says; Mrs Rebecca
Collins, seventy SIX years old, was ar
rested this afternoon for forging pen
sion papers. Her husband was a sol
der OF the war 1912. 1t is alleged
that she changed the date Of marriage
certificate, in order TO show Ibst she
had been married prior to the siguing
of the treaty of peace in 1915.
Miss Ella Kuhn, young girl whose
parents live at GreeDsburg, came to a
terrible death on Tuesday week by
her clothes taking FIRE from low bon
fire Of shavings in the middle ofs Pitts
burg street. She was burned so severe-
ly rhat all the physicians could do was
20 alleviate her terrible suffering until
death ensued.
Two fishermen found on the bank oi
/ TavlOrtown creek, trout stream IN
Pike county, few days ago, long
low pile of stones, whose curious shape
aud iuapproprateness in the middle of
green field at once sttrsched theI!
attention. Pulling few cocks away
they discovered the skeleton Of a man
Several years ago pack peddler mys-
teriously disappeared from this neigh
| borhood, and u Is now believed by the
townspeople that these are his remains.
| Two masked men entered the house
Of an old couple named k,n>eI, at FL
dorado, near Altoona, on Wednesday,
and met iore serious resistance than
they had expected. The old people
fought with sucL desperation that the
robbers were glad to accept $40 offer
ed them aud clear out. kinSel had
but few days before drawn several
hundred dollars from the bank.
! Benjamin Martin, a farmer living
near the North Mountain, eight mile
from Chanbersburg, SOLD load oi
wheat IN ,ha, place on THURSDAY. AT
ter receiving the money FOR it, amount
iag to SllS, be started home late in
the evening About nine o'clock, as
he was passng along dark part Of the
road, two miles from his home, bis
horses were stopped, a pointed pisto,
presented TO his head and his money
demanded The farmer, seeing that re-
/ sistance was useless handed over hi,
pocket book containing all Of his funds
The Iobber escaped through the fields.
just as John HursOff, an old man,
who for many years has lived alone
near Coieviile, Bradford county, wa
going 70 bed last Sunday night, be vas
visited by two strange men, v no asked
for drink of water. The old man
turned 10 cross the room, aud hardly
had be done so, when be was felled Il
the ground with a powerful blow on the
head. The robbers then bound and
gagged him, and began their search 20!
some money which the old Iasn vas be-
lieved to have stored away somewhere
IN the house. Hutsof, after hard
though silent struggle, managed to tree
mis- hands, and when the two men wen
into the adjoining room in search of toe
treasure, he hastily united his feet, re-
moved the gag from his mouth, auC
went out into the yard to get his axe
Returning to the house, lie was seen hy
the ROBBERS, who immediately rushed
for him in the hope of disarming bin
hut the axe was terribly sharp anC
Hutsof was an old wondchopppr
Three fingers were cut off one hand tha
was raised against him, and the other
burglar did not give up until be bad II
ceived two gaping wounds. Both roo
bers then fed. The next day the on,
whose fingers had been left ct Hu'soff'.
house called on physician in Brad
to have the wound dressed He told .
plausible story how it hal been receiv
ed. and the doctor suspected nothing
until later in the day, when the at.
tempted robbery was reported, and ont
of the burglars was identified by hi,
missing fingers.
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