Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-02-04
STATE ITEMS.

Fifteen bushels of wild rice sown on
the ponds in the vicinity of Erie two
years ago have grown aud fourished,
attracting thousands of birds, large and
small aud furnishing sportsmen ample
amusement
Over $4,000 yards of carpet and
2 700 pairs of boots and shoes were
made in the Berks County Prison in
the last nine mouths.
The borough of York has been sued
by Henry Baylor for $50 900 damages
lie fell from broken, bridge sustaining
severe injuries.
The Soldiers Orphans schools OF
the State will discharge about 39l
scholars this year, they having reached
the age of sixteen.
Jacob Zeigler, a farm hand was as
saulted BY three tramps near Pine
Grove, Schuy kill county, and was bad
beaten and robbed of all bis money.
Lebanon is to have a new military
company.
Lewis Browning the Republican
member of the Board of Commission
ers of Bedford county, interfered IN
behalf of teacher in a fight with the
scholars IN a school house in the town
ship of Southampton, and ruptured
blood vessel near the heart in his ex-
e.tions so that he dropped dead.
A Franklin county man gave the
publisher of the Chambersburg Repos-
itOry a twenty dollar gold piece in pay
ment for his subscription.
A peddler fell down the steps of
hotel in Lewistown last week and broke
one of his ribs.
The Elder Street Presbyterian Church
in Harrisburg was destroyed BY fire
on Monday week.
Philadelphia has counted up and
found that she has l40, 900 houses un-
der mortgage.
Miss Kate Hackett, of Tredy ffrin,
Chester county. has just finished quilt
containing 5000 pieces Within the
last three years Miss Hackett has made
fourteen quilts, and is now on her ff-
teenth, none of which contain less than
eleven hundred pieces.
Mrs. Sarah Fetner of Fairview, Gum
berland county. died from the effects of
chlOroform on Sunday administered oy
DIR. Trimmer, dentist, while extract
ing teeth.
James Cullen of Spruce Creek, was
awarded the prize of Sl00 offered by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to
The Supervisor keeping keeping his di-
vision in the best condition Mr.. Cul
lens division extends from Spruce
Greek to Altoona, and was found to be
in excellent trim. He received
voucher for Sl00 last week.
Rev. Il. p. Campbell, pastor of the
NJ. E. church at Woodlawn, Clearfeld
county, died in that place on Wednes-
day afternoon week. He had been
sick for about ten days with pneumonia
MIR Campbell joined the Central Penn
sylvaaia Conference in 1873, and gave
promise of being au able minister. He
was aged about thirty years and had
only been married little over a year
leaving a wife and one child.
The Philadelphia boy who manifested
some of the symptoms Of hydrophc bIa,
swapping aud barking like dog while
suffering from commissions, is IN fair
way OF recovery
Don't put your money in tin box,
for thieves will run away with the box
if they get into the house, which is il
lustrated By dispatch which says that
on Monday week, while Mr.. Henry
StrOup, of Pittsburg, VINO keeps a sa-
loon, was away from home with his
family, the premises were entered and
robbed of $1,000, which was concealrd
in tin box.
la Schuy!kIii, Northumberland, CO.
luin bia and Dauphin counties there are
employed in different capacities about
the coal minss %, SIG men and boys.
The last monthly reports of the mine
inspectors show that III that time there
were forty accidents, and seven Of these
were fatal.
Frederick kyss, a miner of Nanti-
coke, Luzerne county, was assaulted OH
Sa, lrday night near Kingston by three
men. who kicked his head ALMOST into a |
ieli~ He died on Monday. Condy |
McGee, one of his assailants, has been
arrested. The other TWO are residents
of HszletOn.
A story comes from Easton that
crowd surrounded the house of Rev.
DR.. Bacon, Methodist minister, on
Sunday nigh, a week, and the greatest
excitement prevailed, owing to his hav-
ing DETAINED two ladies' of the place.
He apologized to the ladies, and prom
lsed TO do so i'll church, when the crowd
lett.