Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-14
STATE ITEMS.


town.
Hog cholera is doing great damage
to such stock in Beaver county.
The Methodist Epis, opal convention
now in session at Pittsburg agreed tc
urge the necessity Of a marriage Ii.
cense in this State.
John Casey, of Erie, who died re-
Gently, left nearly three-quarters of a
million
A hundred guests congratulated
Colonel John Cresswe'l of Petersburg.
Huntingdon county ON the occasion OF
his eighty-sixth birthday.
John Smith, of crooked Hill Mont.
gouery, has given local fame to bis
name of world wide lustre By reading
tue Bible through ffty-ulne times. He
is ffty- eight years old, and one ahead.
School Teacher Shelly left his school
house, near Leidytown, Bucks, few
days ago, taking with him his dinner
kettle, a book or so and his newly
drawn December salary. Since then
he has not been seen, tracked or heard
of His employers and pupils liked
him and are searching high and low for
his body because they suspect that he
was murdered.
Matthias Baer, one of the Oldest and
best known citizens of Bas,ress town
ship, fell TO his barn floor the other day
and was fatally injured.
Blair county must be good hunting
country. On Christmas das Solomon
Boone shot panther measuring elev-
en- feet ten inches and half from the
nose to tip of the tail, and on Friday
Vim. Wright shot a fine black bear
weighing a trile over 200 pounds.
One million pounds of tobacco chang
cd hands at Lancaster on Saturday.
Samuel Arnold received injuries on
last Thursday By the caving 10 of the
earth in aqusrry near Springfield town
ship, Montgomery county, which result
10 his death soon aftergard.
Roads are so muddy IN Crawford
county as TO completely stop teaming.
A minstrel troupe is being organized
in Shamokin to make a tour through
Africa. The price to its concerts will
be paid in elephant tusks.
Violators of the liquor law are vigor-
ously prosecuted iu Mercer and Venan-
60 counties.
A disease resembling diphtheria has
made its appearance among horses in
some parts of the State.
Clarion, Venango. Armstrong and
Butler counties have formed combined
agricultural society for the purpose Of
holding alternate annual fairs
William ZelIh. 8 toy storekoeper in
Pittsburg, drew $3.50 out of bank,
fearing something might happen the
bank, and deposited in his bureau
drawer. That night thieves robbed
him Of it.
Reading now clsims to have sent
twelve year old boy to war in 1861.
No less than six infants have been
left on the door step of Warren mau
within amouth.
Samuel ailson was stealing a ride
near Uniontown on Friday a week
be fell, and his foot catching on the
brakes be was dragged to death.
Captain c. L. Price. young lawyer
of Erie, formerly clerk of Court, was
choked to death at dinner several days
ago, while trying TO swallow a large
lnouthtul Of meat. A bottle of brandy
was found in his pocket, and it is sup
posed be had been drinking.
Peter Herdic and Horace L. Taylor
were convicted at Willismsport on
Saturday on charge of conspiracy to
cheat and detraud the creditors of
Horace E. Taylor, who was private
banker in that city at the time of Her
dies failure. A motion was made for
new trial.
Mr.. Kistler, a Stroudsburg tanner
is reported TO have made SlOO,OOO IN
the last few weeks on the rise IN the
price of leather.
Mrs. Mary Hook returned to her
home in PIttston alter brief abscense
and found that her little son, whom
she had locked up in the house, was
burned to death, having been playing
With fire.
While Mrs. Mary Hook, of Pittstou,
was absent from home yesterday morn
ing, her little son whom she had left
locked up IL the house, was burnnd TO
death his clothing having iguited while
be was playing with the fire.
On Monday a week Mrs. Jane Dales
of Brownsville, entered an outbuilding
that had not been used for some time.
Her nephew, not knowing of her pres
ence there discharged gun at the side
Of the building in practising at mark:
killing unfortunate lady instantly.
Miss Kate Prutzman, eldest daught-
er of Asaph Prutzmaf, Of Reading,
took poison and killed herself on FRI
day a week while suffering from mel
sncholia. No reason is known for her
saut of reason She was charming
lady and great fayorite in the circle
in which she moved.
Frank NJ, Kane has sued Sheriff Ty-
son, of Montgomery, for S2O, 600 dam
ages for being locked up ali day Christ
mas after having refused to pay costs
assessed upon him by the 'ourt In con-
Dec,ion with suits for selling liquor on
election day.
A dispatch from Easton, under date
of the 10Th INST, says: To-day Clara
Krouse, living at GlendoD, was arrested
for attempting to poison her husband
Fred Krouse. 1t seems that krouse
has a pension from the government
which bis spouse desired him to turn
over to her. This he refused and they
quarreled. Yesterday when he sat
down TO dinner he and his wife we're 10
no amicable mood. Krouse ate some