Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-11-12
STATE ITEMS.

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The large island IN the Susquehanna
river, located a short distance below
Middletowu, containing 265 acres and
belonging to the Bardwsll estate, was
sold to Colonel James Duffy, of Mar
ietta, recently, for $4,000.
The Schuy kill Republican says that
it is the purpose of President Gowan
to make the main line of the Reading a
four track railroad.
Last July young white girl named
Hattie Ludwick eloped from her home
at M'keesport with a colored man.
They were married in Ohio and he wor-
ked for some time at East Liverpool.
that State, but the 6uger of scorn was
pointed at them too frequently and
they left there. A few days ago the
unfortunate couple we're seen in New
Jersey by pedler who recognized
them and they we're tramping toward
Bridgeport, Connecticut The woman
seemed very heartsick, aud was in an
exhausted condition. The couple were
poorly clad, and FIVE cents was all the
money they had in their possession
On Sunday a week John IL. Hams,
one of the filters at Marshall Furnace
Newport, was overcome with gas from
the cupola, and was saved from suffo-
cation by one of his fellow workmeu
who went to bis assistance.
The authorities of Tioga county have
posted hand bills over that county for
bidding parties from hunting ginseng
roots on The public lands therein. The
root abounds in I.ycolning as well as
Tioga, and is found in large quantities
along Pine and Lory's creek.
An organization calling its members
"thugs" exists in some of the counties
along the Allegheny mountains. which
Is characterized by great rufanism,
knocking people down in the highway,
brutaliziDg women, and rnbbing indis-
sriminately. The thug is of India orig
in, william who caI be hired TO muir
der, and shrinks from the perpetraiiou
OF no crime.
GA Sunday the 26rh ult the Juni-
alta river, at Holiday sburg was cover
ed with Ice from shore to shore The
ice soon disappeared under the rays of
the sun.
The house and barn of Mrs. Rice
near SterlIngville, Pa, were burned
Wednesday rIght with sixteen cattle.
A tramp fired the buildings.
Lewis Wolf, of Will,amspOrt, was
poisoned by compounding drugs while
having a scratch on his hand.
\ monster shooting match is TO come
of at Altoona some time this month
between Blair aud Cambria county
lawyers, engineers, editors and politi-
ticians.
George Mellon, of Pittsburg, missed
his wife during the nirht and found her
standing in close; with razor in her
hand aud her throat cut from ear to ear.
jacob Flickinger, s;orekeeper at 20
calico, Lancaster county, traded in , =
bushels of chestnuts, which he disposed
of at fair prices.
Four prisoners in Bedford county
Jail pried off the locks and took French
leave on Monday morning.
A mulatto named Thomas Clark was
killed In row between gamblers at
Greeusburg on Tuesday morning
Cyrus PETER, administrator Of the
estate OF Joseph Raber, the murdered
man of lndiantown Gap, has brough,
suit in Lebanon county against the
Keystone Mutual Benefit Association
and the New Era Life Association OF
1876, Of Philadelphia, for the recovery
of the insurance money on the life OF
Raber.
Miss Lilly Parker of Porter, is the
champion rife shot of LycomIng county
She recently drove the nail eleven
times out of sixteen at fifty yards,
aud did not miss the paper once.
The Cambria Iron Company has
four night schools il operation.
There is said to have been more Sec
ond growth of fruit of all varieties this
fall than we're ever gathered before a,
the same season.
A train on the Miffin and Centre
railroad struck deer which was cross
ing the track " ednesday morning, be-
yOnd Henry Creek Station, and killed
| 1t.
An opinion from the Supreme Cour,
is now looked for on case argued at
PIttsburg, as to whether a Company Is
responsible for damage done 20 prop
erty by sparks from a smoke stack of a
locomotive.
Two hunters in Northum berland coun-
ty last week shot Il rabbits, 2 quail, |
pheasant and l squirrel in eight hours.
! Joseph Reeder, OF the same county, has
already shot 81 coons, and has a wager
that he will shoot 40.
A farmer in Bradford county claims
to have planted four eyes of potato
known as the Queen" putting them in
four hills, from which he dug fourteen
potatoes, weighing in aggregate ten
pounds, the product of the four eyes.
Mr.. John Glatfeiter, of Windsor
township, York county, raised a bee'
measuring two feet and eight inches ii
length aud weighing eleven and one
quarter pounds.
William b. Rooms, of Duncansville
Clair county, Saturday evening started
to walk home from Hollldaysburg. He
was intoxicated, and before proceeding
far he lay down on the track between the
rails his head on one rail. A passenger
train TO Altoona ran over him and de.
capitated him, mangling his body and
tearing all the clothing from it,
Henry Lynn. residing near Littles
town, Adams county, while endeavor.
ing to extricate pig that mad becom,
fast in the fence, was attacked by /;
number of hogs that had become en-
ragged on account of the squealing o
the pigs, and a number of gasbes wer,
torn 10 bis person, as well as som,