Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-22
STATE ITEMS.

A York county gamer, named SchoI,
has sho; hundred aud thirty hogs this
year.
lie Moyne, the owner Of the crema-
ton bureau at Washington, is over run
with applications for its use.
The Homewood Mil Company, OF
Lock Haven, have cut and shipped
since September, 1879, ,776,000 bun
dies of 6lndlIng wood.
A Wiikesbarre girl tried TO lick the
frost from an iron lamp post. She will
eat spoon victuals for while until her
tongue is restored to its wcmsnly vigor.
a Mr. Mullen, Of Prospect, Cam
pria county, los; ten children within a
comparatively ss2rt space Of time by
diptaeria and scarlet fever. The last
child boy, was killed on the raiIrGad
few days since. lie has three daugh-
ters still living.
Mr.. IL. IL. Albright, ar snterprising
farmer and milkmau of Montgomery
county, is going TO have a novel dessert
for his dinner On Christmas day. He
has raised several fne watermelious,
and be put ons in his cellar in August
last, to see how long be could keep it
and be reports it low in as good condi-
ton as when fist he placed it there.
A pnttstOwu man Eho wanted to
butcher a steer fred eleven buckshot
into The beasts head. The steer broke
away aud ran into the woods, where he
Was killed two days later. Examina
tion showed that some Of the shot had
entered the animals brain.
a COudersport merchant has handled
over 5000 pounds of giugseng root this
year, all dug in Potter and part of
Tioga cou.ty.
a little son Of Ell. Davis of NcVey-
town was supposed to be lost few days
ago, and the town, the canal. and other
places were searched, when finally the
little chap was found fast asleep at
home under the table.
The thread for the glass cloth, now
made at Pittsburg, is drawn out of a
molten bar BY means of rapidly re
volving wheel at the rate of 1900
yards minute The weaving is done
on looms, about the same as with silk.
The coloriug is done with minerals
when the glass is originally melted.
a steam hammer in the La Belle
Steel works, at PIttsburg, on Wednes-
day struck tool IN the hands of John
Hazard, a workman, with such force
as to drive it entirely through his thigh.
a Harrisburg yesterday. Cover nor
HoJt issued proclamation announcing
the payment, cancellation extinguish-
ment and iual discharge Of S62S, ,679,
81 of of the principal OF the public
Gebt of this commonwealth during the
past year.
Mr.. Joseph Var Banker. of West
port Clinton county, killed deer in
in the river last Monday with a Jack
knife. Mr.. Van banker was travelling
10 a wagon between Westpurt and Rem
oVa when he discovered the deer in the
river He approached near enough to
sIeze the animal by the head, when he
cut its throat and dragged 1t to shore.
Some people in Armstrong want a
eew connty, to be lopped from parts of
Al egheny and Westmore'and.
An Old couple died rereutly in East
Hanover township, Lebanon county.
vino had lived together an unusual
number of years. Catharine Bross
(hnrn Sbaffer>, the last Of the family
Of Isaac Shaffer, died on the 30ih of
October, eighty-four years and eight
month old. Michael Bress, her hus-
band, died November IL. being eighty
nine wears. FIVE month aud two dsvs s old.
Thew Rad lived together in married
life sixty fonr years.