Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-05-05
STATE ITEMS.

supstroke.
There is leper in New Oxford, Ad.
ans county.
The Glass Works at Rochester are
to be enlarged
Senator Hamlin's wife is thirty years
younger than he
A cat that had reached her 22d year
died recently at Bradford.
Thomas Mccarthy, of Pittsburg, ac-
cused himself of murder while seized
with del,rium tremens. His story has
been cor:oborsted.
Large numbers OF cows are dying in
Chester county from unknown causes.
Corn is above ground in parts of
Chester county.
A Lebanon county farmer put $40
in silver in his stove for safe keeping,
but forgetting tie event, he built fire
and recovered nothing but bullion.
William Houseler aud Andrew W.
Stine well-kuown characters in Tarport
Mexican county, have been arrested for
causing the recent fire in that place BY
which 81, 1000 worth of property was
destroyed.
While Reuben Geist was digging
sand near Topton, Berks county, on
Monday week, the bank caved in.
Gcist escaped, but his 6-year- old son
was buried and smothered to death.
The mourners at the funeral of col
ored woman in West Chester got into
a terrific fight over her effects before
the funeral services we're held. After
matters quieted down the services took
place.
Mrs. Samuel Richeuoach, 80 years
of age, was buried to death in Lower
Milford township, Lehigh county, OF
Saturday last week.
At Byron Centre, Mexican county
on Monday }. J. Gross, a baker, wa:
burned to death. A lamp left burning
at his bedside exploded, scattering its
contents over the bed.
| A Bradford PA dispatch state:
that John Tully and Luke Kane, ol
Olean, went to the house ofJohn Smith
an old mar, 90 Tuesday night a weel
and beat him terribly. His thirteen
year old son'came to his father rescue
and with shotgun killed Kane Sub
sequently Tully had the boy arrested.
| This is the worst rafting season eveI
known on the SusquehaDna.
A Harrisburg man of almost seven
ty years courtei a young woman fol
four years, married her, lived single
day with her and then disappeared.
At Pittsburg several days ago, dur.
ing a barr room quarrel between vii
liam Tate, mate of the steamer j. n
Phillips, and Jacob e. Merriman, en-
giuear Of the steamtug Stella McClos'
kew, M.errimah knocked Tate dowr
twice, and in the last fall his head
struck the pavement with such force 81
to break his neck and cause instant
death. Merriman was arrested.
A number of cannon balls and can.
lister were found by workmen digging a
trench on the site of old Fort Bedford,
which was held BY the British in 1853
Smith n. Harkness, of Springfield
Bradford county, lost his wife on the
9th inst, and this loss SO preyed upon
his mind that he went into barn, and
setting fire to it, and persisted in the
flames.
Mrs. Mary g. Reno, wife of tie late
General Jesse l.. Reno, died at Betble.
hem on Sunday, April 18th, from the
effects of fall in that place, caused by
defect in the street. just previous
to her death she was paid $4,000 as
damages for her injuries.
Anderson Wold, Swede, was sho.
and killed at Johnstown on Monday
night by Glenn Burke, I fellow boarder
The Swede had been out drinking, and
returning home late, tried to enter a
woman's room. Burke, who slept in
the adjoining room, and who was awak-
ened by the noise, called out to the
Swede to be more quiet, and Immediate
ly aiterward rushed out of his room
and fred upon him. Burke escaped.
Charles Townsend, five years of age
residing at knowlton, Chester county,
Pa. was bitten BY dog on the twenty
seventh Of March, and died on Monday
night the Goth ult., from severe at
tack Of hydrophobia.
James Saunders broke bis neck by
falling down a we'll at Liberty Grove,
in Chester county, on Monday a week.
A young man named Bradford, was try
ing to bolG a lead pipe steady BY rest
ing bis weight upon it, but when the
stop-cock was turned on, the oil and
gas flowed with so much force that the
pipe was broken, and Nugent was
thrown into the air ten or fifteen feet.
In falling, his forehead struck on a
stub. and the frontal bone over the
right eye was crushed in.
Matthew Smith, saloon keeper in
Pittsburg committed suicide by shoot
Ing himself through the head, taxing
hls position in front of mirror IN or
der to make sure of bis aim. He was
forty years old, and left wife Viii
liam Y. Mason a merchant and
farmer of Meadville, hang him
self iu his barn. He leaves widow
and three children. Levi r. Houpt, an
old man. of Rockdale, cut his throat.
James Johnson, boatman, Of Peach
bottom, Lancaster county, stood up be-
fore the glass and cut his throat.
James Francis, of kimberton, took a
razor and cut his throat before the
eyes of his wife.
X. r. Williams, of Allentown eloped
with q Mrs. Harris, of Yorktown Pa
The woman drew $3l0 out of bank
that her husband had deposited in her
name, and, meeting Williams at Allen
| town, they departed. At Harrisburg
tie lover obtained the money from the
woman, bough. her ticket for Cbica-
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