Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-08-11
STATE ITEMS.

Herman " oitz baker Of Harrisburg
while asleep had his right hand badly
bitten by rat.
A smsll-slzed sensation has been
raised in Tioga county by the e!opement
of Reuben Dixie with the wife of anoth-
er man. Both leave families behind
He mortgaged his farm before his de,
psrture; and is we'll provided with
funds.
A pair of very wicked little boys in
Northumberland county stole into
cellar, where barrel of apple whiskey
was stored, aud drank so freely of it
that one of them died from the effects.
Albert Powell was arrested at Beaver
on the I'd inst, on charge of biting
of the ear of Thomas Malahte, a brewer
in Washington borough.
A seven year old daughter of John
Booth, of Lancaster, died on Monday
night of bydrophobia. She was bitten
By dog seven weeks ago.
A young son of Mr.. Samuel Kungst,
residing near Mount joy, on the Har-
risburg pike, cboked to death while eat
ing an apple. DR.. Hiestand was sent
for, but before he arrived the boy was
dead.
1t Is a general complaint along nes
of railroad that hogs are too much
crowded into cars, and the conse-
quence is many die, their dead bodies
being thrown out to decompose on the
roadside.
A man giving his name as William
r. Mereield and claiming to represent
the firm OF Merefeld Il Brady, lawyers
at Harrisburg, visited Johnsiown few
days ago. and handed over to Father
Constantine iE charge Of the Catholic
Church there a check for 5000 which
be said had been bequeathed by gen
tleman recently deceased. lie was
paidfor his trouble and the check
proved to be worthless.
MIR. Mckinney, a farmer of Butler
county, living near Marshall, on the
Allegheny county line, was gored to
death BY an Alderney bull on Tuesday
week.
George T. Harm, q huckster, was
stopped by highwayman near New
Buffalo, Dauphin county on Monday
week and robbed of S7S.
The barley crop of Erie county ises
timated at 450. 600 bushels this year,
an excess of $4,000 bushels over the
the yield last year.
Over 1000 bushels of wbortleber-
ries were picked in the vicinity of Ham
burg, 9erks county, in one week re
Gently.
j. 5. Lesher, of Waynesboro, has
made a wooden watch almost wholly Of
laurel root, keyl less winder and jew
elled throughout. Ii is the size Of an
ordinary American watch, and weighs
less than two ounces. The face is
made of pearl, with gold 6gures attach
ed. The balance wheel Is also OF pearl
aud in this material he claims new
discovery, a. there is no contraction ur
expansion as in a metal balance, max
iug more correct timepiece.
Dr. Eckart. of Rockville, Dauphin
county was siezed with an epileptc fit
white driving IN Harrisburg on Wed
nesday. DR.. II. l. Stickel, Of that city
seeing that relief must be administered
at once, took out a sharp peukuiie and
slightly cut bis patients throat giving
him instant relief.
Mr.. John Bender, Of Cleariied town
ship, Cambria county, got 500 dozen
sheaves Of wheat from 2llbushels Of
seed
A man who left his home in Perry
county twenty eight years ago, since
which time be had been completely los.
sight Of, recently returned to Newport
bis former home and surprised sur
yivinv sister, who thought him dead
The long lost brother is well.tO d.
farmer 10 California, TO which State be
will return after a few weeks 4peht
amohg Tho friends aud scenes of biz
childhood aud south
Tie residence ot Chtistian Garbet,
at New Market opposite Harrisburg.
sis entered eltly lasi Friday ipofhing
b, tbree trsmbs. ait Gatbrt and wife
uete 10 bsd AZ the time. BOT awakiug,
atte secutely held by two of ile itnints
whiie ibe other tahsacked the house.
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