Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-03
STATE ITEMS.

repairs OF damage done by MOODS
than was spent in the three months
previous
Charles A Carl, who has four or
FIVE wives in different parts of the
county, pleaded guilty of bigamy in
Harrisburg on Wednesday, and was
sentenced to pay fine of 5000 and
be imprisoned in the penitentiary for
three years.
A live tape worm was removed from
Gideon W. Weider, shoemaker, Read
ing, which measured 81 feet in length.
julius Bloch, Hebrew and trav-
cling agent, committed suicide at Mead
vile, on Saturday morning, by shoot
himself Losses in business are said
to have led him TO the act.
Henry McGee, teamster at Slam
bang Mexican county, vas kicked by
horse aud killed on Saturday.
One of the most recent captures at
Franklin, Veuango county, was an ell
der in colored church, who had skip
ped away with the gate money taken in
at camp meeting.
Last Wednesday the 81 ult, Mark
Hamilton, colored, was found guilty in
Carlisle of feloniously assaultiug a lit
tie white gil named Tbuma and was
sentenced to fifteen years in the peni'
tentiary the frll limit Of the law.
The Everett Presby terians have de-
cided to build new church edifce.
A landlord near Bernville, Berks
county has been detected IN violating
the United States revenue laws. He
had no government license, but sold
cigars to bis customers at ten cents
each, and threw in drink of whisky.
Four horse thieves have been jailed
in Clear6eld county within a week.
A combat between bear and me-
gro, 20 come off at Bradford was stopp-
ed by the authorities.
| 1t is said that one Of the most inter
esting features OF the prioter's picnic at
Cresson will be foot race il which all
the imps of Juniata valley will contest
tor honors.
Job SHAKESPEARE, Cheshire English
man, stole a saddle from q farmer ard
eloped with the farmers wife. The
farmer had him arrested for larceny Of
the saddle. He didn't mind the loss
of his wife so much.
Governor Hoyt of Pennsylvania who
is at A yon Springs n. Y, has accepted
tie invitation to deliver the opening
address 8: the Fair of the pennsylvania
State Agricultural Society in Fair
mount Pa,k Philadelphia, on Septem-
Der 9.
A b:idge over Wolfe's run on the
Muncy Greek railroad broke down car
rying with it lumber and passenger
car, last week.
The mail express train frequently
makes the run between Harrisburg and
Altoona IN three hourS-l32 miles
forty-.our miles an hour.
Considerable pocket picking has been
reported at camp meetings this summer
and some burglaries In .ents-
A Chester county miller sold six
hundred tons of bran at Sl3 per ton
this summer.
| Bradford, in oildom, is becoming
famous for its suicides.
Two years ego Benjamin Kripps, of
Pittsburg had voluntary separation
from his wife, and she married William
kintzs,effer. kripps repented and took
his wife back Husband No. 2 came
around and agreed to call it square for
$40, but was kicked out. In revenge
he had the woman arrested for bigamy
and husband No. l had husband No. 2
arrested for marrying woman he knew
to be married.
A committee from the order oi
Knights os Labor, in Schuylkill county
have addressed letter to Nr. T. b.
Gowen, President of the Philadelphia
. and Reading Railroad, asking that be
at once prosecute in the Courts of tha,
county the members of their order who
be has charged in an open lette. with
> being connected with the "McNuity
gang the object of which Is criminal
! practices. The committee state thai
/ as law-abiding citizens they will con-
sider it their duty to give Mr. Cover
every assistance within their power in
! the prosecution.
A; Bechtelsville, Berks county OF
, Thursday afternoon week an infant
was given dose of medicine intended
for its mother and almos. instantly kill
1 ed.
While James Ycder, of Lobachville
: Bsrks county, was threshing the o,tel
t day, year old son jumped from over
: head in the barn to the tbreshing fool
+ and was caught b. the prong of a forl
e ID the hands of a man who was taking
straw from the machine. The fork en-
tered the head back of the left eye
He was picked up 10 an unconsciou.
t condition and carried into the house
e where be fingered until the afternoon
, when he died:
: The pluck of a Philadelphia lawyer
is thus told BY the Record of Aug 2S
SOiOuel w tiiidm ID. uduu CreattU I
1 sensation in the Centre county Court
at Bel!efOnte, yesterday. 1t will bt
remembered that on Tuesday afternoon
; be was taken seriously i'll at his offic,
: With an attack Of dysentery and infam
alton of the bowels. He was removed
to his home at Fifteenth street Girarc
1 avenue and by night had recovered
!. sommewbat He bad an appointment
to NEE. at Bellfonte yesterday wbicl
required bis attention, being the tria
e of the we'll known Peter Herdic. Ac
1 cou panied by Mrs Mann and friend
J the Colonel started to keep bis engage
ment, A compartment in specia
car was procured for him and he reach
ed his destination safely about ten o.
clock in the morning. lie was SO weak
;, ened by his sudden illness that he wa
. unable to walk, and was carried to th
: Court House on pillows, where be ap
: pesred and although so i'll defended hi