Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-01
STATE ITEMS.

the Erie and Champlain canals.
There are twenty-niDe families in
Warren who do not possess Bible.
A dog nine days old in Washington
county weighs less than five ounces.
John X. Wessler, of East Lampeter
township, Lancaster county. shot and
killed a chicken hawk measuring 81
inches from tip to tip of wigs.
Matt Price, a young man Of Luther's
Mills, Bradford county, went hunting
on Sunday and wa, instantly killed BY
the accidental discharge of bis gun.
The sheep law In Jefferson count,
was defeated BY vote of 2,OO6 &c
i.l56.
An effort is being made in Altoons
to ge: all the old soldiers Of that local
i,y to attend the Inauguration of the
Presidenteiect.
Chester county now manufacture:
large amounts of cheese, which com
mands high prices in the markets OF the
South.
The house OF Mr.. John c. LOCKER,
near Summit, McKean couaty, was
burned down on Wednesday. and bis siA
year old son perished IN the flames
1t is singular fact that the public
schools of Philadelphia have no Super
intendert. Organized under special
law into body corporate of their own,
they are without the headship of any
such officer.
A storm coming from the northwest
struck a house in Cherry Valley, near
Wind Gap, on Saturday and broke it to
pieces, The inmates were blown abou,
like so much cbaff, but none of them
we're seriously hurt.
At Guys Mills, Crawford county,
on Wednesday afternoon, gun was ac-
cidentally thrown down and discharged
in the house Of Frank Sapinott The
load tore away the fingers on the right
hand of babe lying asleep on its moth
er's lap.
Z. rake handle was accidentally run
into the eye of John b. Metzgsr, a,
Watsontown. on Wednesday, and, pen
etratIng his brain, killed him instantly
Forest county is now the great field
for the hunters of Pennsylvania and
New York. Bear, deer, elk, foxes and
small game of all varieties are more
plentiful there than 10 any other part
of the Middle States.
Williamsp0rt will have double ex.
ecution on the 9th of January-Mrs
Cathariue Miller and George Smith,
her paramour, are to be hung there fol
the murder of the wonan's husband.
More night schools are in operation
this winter in all parts of the State thar
were opened before for years.
William Grimes a respected farmeI
of West Pike Run township, Washing
ton county, committed suicide on Wed
nesday by cutting bis throat with I
pocket knife.
Mr.. Kersey of Altoona, stated las
week that his house had been robbed
of 81, 500. Detectives we're employed
and their suspicion being aroused, they
searched Mrs. Kersey, and found til,
money. The husband stated that il
was not the stolen money that his wifi,
had, but the detectives believe it wa,
and have sued for their reward.
Tons of sauer kraut are sold in Johns
town every winter, the stock on hanC
for this season being the largest eveI
manufactured IN that region. Iror
workers are very fond of the vegetable
when prepared 10 this manner.
In North Beaver, Lawrence county
is school district that, a few year,
ago, was one of the most populuus il
the country. For the past eight year.
not q child has been born within its lin.
Its, aud none are expected to put in an
appearance there for an indefinite pc
riod to come. At the present time ther,
are but fourteen children in the distric
and this aud next winters operation,
will clean up the school for want o
pupils.
Serious fears are entertained that ,
severe water famine threatens the peo
pie of Berks county about Reading
Streams, creeks and springs are yer,
low and wells are dry for the first tim,
in fifty years. Nearly every borough
town and village in Scbuylkill Valley
is similarly situated. The rail mill o
the Reading Railroad has been compel
led to stop for want of water, throwing