Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-01
STATE ITEMS.

ter county, near Strasburg for $50
per acre.
A Lancaster boy hung his target
against the rear of a stable. He didn't
hit the target, but a ball passed
through the weather boarding and kill
ed horse.
Nine of the Columbia fish pirates
have been tried, convicted and sentenc
ed to pay 81 costs each and 60 to Jail
six months. Three more plead guilty
and paid their fines.
The other day John Kaufman, of
Lancaster, was narrowing in field on
his premises and had two harrows, with
two horses hitched to each. Suddenly
q swarm Of bees settled upon Mr.
Kauffman's face and head, stinging bun
until be was almost blinded and also
settling upon the horses. The brutes
didn't attempt to run away, but be-
came almost frantic with pain and
fright. They reared, plunged and kick
ed, neighipg the while most piteously.
Mr.Kauffman was unable to drive the
bees away cried Justify for help, when
his son and nephew ran to bis assis-
tance, and By persistent effort, man
aged to drive the pests away. In a
few minutes after Mr.. Kaufman pre-
sented pitiable appearance. His eyes
we're almost swollen shut, his face was
covered with inaamed spots for lime
his agony was almost unendurable.
1t was feared for a time that the horses
would die from the singing, but they
were relieved by the application of the
proper antidotes.
The Huntingdon Journal of last
week says; DR.. W. I. Shaffer, Of Mt.
Union, was severely injured, between
that place and Shirleysburg, on Mon
day last, by being thrown over thirty
foot precipice by an infuriated steer.
The particulars of the accident, as we
gather them, are about these: On the
day in question the Doctor was driving z
from bis home to Shirleysburg, and
when about midway between the two
places he met a neighboring butcher
trying to drive stubborn steer to Mt.
Union. The Doctor left his buggy and
hitched his horse for the purpose OF
assisting his neighbor. By this time
the steer had become very cross and
stubborn, refusing to be coaxed or
driven in the desired direction. just
at this point there is precipice soEe
thirty feet high, close to the road, and
as the Doctor was trying to urge the
steer along the infuriated animal made
a rush towards and before he could
make HE escape it caught hin on Its
horns and tossed him over the precipice
and not being able to recover itself il
fell over the edge and alighted on the
PROSTATE form of the Doctor, terribly
crushing one of his arms and inficting
other slight injuries. The only won-
der is how he escaped with his life.
The Harrisburg Telegraph of last
week said At the close of the year
1864 soldier named Rhelnhart, a
member of Major Harry Scbaefer's
Regiment, gave to Grafton Fox, of the
One hundred and-ninety- fifth Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers, small Bible which
he had taken from the pocket of dead
Confederate soldier just after the battle
of North Ann River. In the book was
the inscription ''To my dear husband,
George f Kelley, Co. b. 14th Georgia.
Anna NJ. Kelley" Mr.. Fox kept the
book and brought it home to Harris.
burg with him. Recently he came
across it, and being desirous of restor-
ing it to the rightful owner, promising,
of course, that the widow of George T.
Kelley was entitled to it, Mr.. Fox wrote
to the Adjutant General of Geergla in
forming him of the facts in the case
To give the affair the widest possible
advertisement 10 bis State, the Aijutant
General handed Mr.. Fox's letter to the
Atlanta Constitution for publication
The plan worked admirably, and yes
terday Mr. Fox received postal caro-
from Norman Shelverton, of Atlanta, a
member of Kelley's company, stating
that the address of the latter's widow
was Gordon, Ca, in care of Major
Charles Kelley. Mr.. Fox has forward
ed the Bible to the soldiers widow.
The Lock Haven Journal says it.
readers will remember the skeleton o
an old scissor grinder was found il
Harvey's gap, on the opposite site o
the Bald Eagle creek, in the fall o
1877. Considerable excitement pre-
vailed at the time and efforts wer'
made by our local detectives to ferre'
out the author of the murder, # murdeI
had been committed. Alex Maroli
Crist Marolf and Crist Humbergel
we're arrested on suspicion, but, after I
hearing before Alderman Noble, wer,
discharged. Nothing further was dis
covered and all interest In the affai
died out. Shortly after the discovery
of the skeleton the bakery of Charlie,
Auten, situated in Castanea, was burn
ed to the ground. Auten, accompan
led by John koff, resident of Castsn
ca, went west Immediately after tn,
FIRE. Within the last few days rumol
has been floating around to the effect
that letter has been received By some
one in this city stating that Rolf haC
died recently, and that just before hi
death be confessed that he had killeC
the scissors grinder for his money, anC
bad also set fire to Auten's house
From the story it appears that the ole
man had stayed at Roff's over night
and being desirous of going to Nittap,
valley in the morning, was directed b.
Rolf 10 take the road across the noun
tain. He was followed and killed
near the place where the skeleton
was discovered. Rolf also confessed
to the killing of another man; but wht
when or where your deponent saith not
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