Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-03
STATE ITEMS.

Of the cold weather.
There is fruit drying company q
Chaneersburg which sends goods to al
parts Of ASA.
Martin Stenger, . pedler, was killed
by cars at Meadville on Monday q week
A twenty acre farm in East LAmpe'
ter township, Lancaster county, VA
sold at 1857 per acre.
Mr.. j. 1.etshsw, of East Coventry
Chester county, picked forty bushels O
apples from one trec.
There is q statement in some OF oul
exchanges that farmers in various part
of the State have kept their horse
from contracting epiIooty by mixin,
slicen apples in their feed.
William Householder, of Kittanning
was struck on the head BY a stone from
. blast on Saturday q week, and had hi
skull crushed.
Charles Weaver, An old man, VII,
was shot At Ebensburg on Saturday
week, while attempting q robbery, diet
Of bis Injuries the next day.
A frame shsnty at Yorktown, North
cumberland county, was destroyed by fri
on Saturday . week. An old womal
named Williams perisbed in the flames
The Tree Run FIGURING Mill of Eli
OFT Robley, near Huntingdon, Was ie
stroyed by FIRE on Monday a week. Los
$4,000; no insurance. The Ere ori
ginated IN the engine room.
The State Fencibles, of Philadel
phia, heretofore consisting Of . sinel,
company, will be increased and organ
ized as a regiment after the close Of th'
campaign.
Farmers in the northern counties wh,
experimental with amber sugar can,
we're very successful, and the plant viii
be continued next year on q large
scale.
Clarion county now has more pack,
of hounds than any county in the State
A former millionaire is mending um
brellss in Bradford.
Joseph Ritter, who, has been The
court crier IN Berks county 70: fort,
years, died in Reading on Wednesday
in his 69th year.
A small army of tramps made a raid
upon the town of Susquehanna a few
nights since, and the authorities cap
tured twenty three OF their numb Der.
A bicycle club is now the feature o.
many OF the eastern towns.
Diphtherie continues to linger Will
fatal effect in Johnstown.
Al. Douiy is under arrest for steal
ing a horse from Daniel Laudermilch
of Lebanon.
Nosh Beistel, farmer near Stahls
town Westmoreland county, suicided
with pistol on Sunday evening q
week He was we'll to DO.
Zacharia Miller, aged 35. hanged
himself near Stanton's mill Somerse,
county on Saturday a week.
A West Chester barber was suIpris
ed the other day BY the appearance in
bis shop of q we'll dressed, fine looking
woman aud of mau OF diguIfed bearing.
The man asked for a keen razor, which
being furnished, was used by the wom-
an to shave the man. The tonsorial
operation was quickly and skilfully
performed whereupon The strangers
left, with thanks.
David j. Evans, of Pittsburg, aged
6 years, while alone at home thought
to surprise his mother upon her return
with basket of coal. v hile picking
this on the railroad be was killed. The
mother was a widow and be was her
only child.
Monday evening as passenger train
on the Lehigh Valley railroad moved
out of the SiatingtoU depot, DR.. A. e.
Transue attempted TO get on the train.
He bad large bottle under his right
arm and with his left hand tried to get
hold of the railing of the car, and just
As be stepped he missed his hold and
fell on the track. An attempt at res
cue failed, man having bond of him
being compelled to let him 60, fearitg
.bat be too would be drawn under the
car. DR.. 7. was so fearfully uaBgled
that be died next day.
Michael Halton, a tracknan, was
found at the lower end of Altoona on
Thurrday morning early, lying under
q railroad car intoxicated. A wheel
rested on one foot which wa, badly
bruised, and his left leg was broken
aud the ankle joint crushed. The left
leg was sfterward amputated below the
knee and Hslton was sent to the Aims
house. He says be has a brother in
good circumstances in New York.
Altoona seems TO be pr"spering. One
nun3red aud eighty-two new buildings
have been erected there during the
past sumIer.
Cameron counr, will be the scene OF
great activity in numbering this S'nter,
! number of new firms having been
iormed this winter to cut millions of !
,eet.
Two young men named Francis and |
luke Bryne, of Susquebanns township,
cambria county, claim to have cut
lown few days ago, in just three min
ties, chestnut tree which measured |
'ver three feet IN diameter.
The Franklin Repository says: As
ieorge Swope was descending the noun
ain, at Pine Grove furnace, recently,
With six horse team, he was run over
nd killed He hat stepped back to
mt on the lock, and in some way fell.
The horses started tn run, and before
hey could be stopped, upset the wagon
nd killed the two wheel ANIMALS.
Harry, aged l6 years, son of ". H.
brown, formerly Superintendent of the
.ewistown division Of the Pennsylva
ia railroad, while out sailing on the
Delaware river near Philadelphia on
October 10th, and in the act
f drawing a bucket of water. lost bis
alance, fell overheard and was
rowned.
Georue feininoer of Womeledorf