Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-01
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STATS ITEMS;
The Sheriff OF Blair oouDty advert's-
es . grave yard fof sale.
There will be a failure of the cab
bsee crop IN Northampton county.
TIE rise in real eatste 10 the eastern
part of the State has created much
speculation.
Bucks county claims to have less
poor people, according to population,
thsn any county in tie State.
Henry Clsbaugh, switch tender
at Altoona, vas run over by train on
Sunday q week aud killed.
The Altoona car works which we're
burned in the early part of the summer
are being faprdry rebuilt.
There are eight hundred men en-
p!oyed in the Remove railroad shops
John Rodgers, d Well known farmer
of Bart township, Lancaster county
was found dead in one Of his fields last
Friday afternoon, death having ensued
from heart disease.
The Locbiel works at Harrisburg,
which have been idle for five years,
have an order for 20, 900 tons Of rail
road iron. Every industrial establish
rent in Harrisburg will be running be
fore January lst.
The congregation of the Lutheran
church at Honesdaie, demand the res
ieuation Of the pastor, Rev. II. A.
Hertsberssr, who it is charged, has re-
Gently been on spree.
Elopements are unusually common
IN the eastern part of the State A
Reading man ran away with his moth
er in-law.
The permanent exhibition will re-
main in fairmouut park.
A Johnstown family slept while the
house was being burglarized, the bur
glars being in no hurry, par'aking OF
the victuais founi, and dressing them
selves in garments taken out of the
closets. leaving their own behind
1t uoT seems tba: there has been 90
law on the subject passed by Pennsyl-
yania's Legislature since the act OF
1873. which permits the shooting of
partridges from October 10Th to Janu-
ary lst.
Fifteen men and 10000 bricks will
make the railroad bridge which crosses
the Sxa,ara near HumneistOwn strong
again.
The electric light WILDE introduced
into many of the large factories in the
eastern part of the State.
A son of David Tiptou, residing two
miles southwest of Getty sburg, fell
from a shelibark tree on Friday and
sustained internal injuries which re
suited IN death an hour afterward.
The Williamstown cornet baud OF
Williamstown, Dauphin county, Pa,
will play with any band in the State in
a musical contest for 500 to S2OO.
Plccolos and clarione,s not to be used
in the coutesting bands.
William Heister, Of Esston, a young
married man aged twenty one, attend
ing a shooting match at the Fountain
fiouse, Just outside Of Eas.OD, was &C
cidentally killed on Friday afternoon
Some birds got ou: of the trap and he
climbed up on a shed intending to Shoot
a: them The gun caught on board
and the lock struck a post 10 swinging
back and discharged the contents into
his heart. Death was instantaneous
and the body fell TO the ground.
The Clearfeld Republican Of las
week says; while Matthias Hoffmsu. o.
CarrolitowD, c Cambria county, was com
ing over the road from Penfeld t.
CIear6eId on Monday afternoon on hi:
way home from Putnam's mill, in Hus
ton township, where he had been work
iug, be was overtaken by stranger anC
the two reached the big spring witbou
anything unusual taking place. They
both stopped at the spring to taA
drink os water, the stranger drinking
first, and while Hoffman was lying down
drinking the stranger hit him several
blows on the head with a club, cuttiD,
him awfully and then robbing him. tas
ing fifteen dollar check and SOM
change. After Hoffman recovered from
the shock he made bis way to this plac'
all covered with blood-s terrible look
ing spectscle-aud bad his wound
properly cared for. The man who per
petrated the outrage escaped. He wor
knit jacket, or "womas," cap, and ha
sandy chin whiskers. 1t is hoped tha
he will vet be discovered.