Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17
STATE ITEMS,

rive uoiiarS Is TUE uDe IUr iOaEug III
Mauch Chunk.
The Lock Haven Democrat says that
Mr. George Crawford, Of that county,
raised upon six acres Of land 1,539
pounds of tobacco.
A countryman attracted considers
bic attention at Tltusville by stepping
his wagon IN the middle of the street
aud engaging in prayer
Mrs. l.. Donnelly, living near Bolt
ing Springs, Cumberland county at
tempted suici1e, by shooting, last FRI
day. She and her husband married,
against the wishes of parents on both
sides, several mouths ago aud the bus
baud firing Of persecution by his par
ents, deserted the young wife aud she
attempted to end ber life.
Joseph Wicker of Reading who is
% years old has become deranged from
grief over the Affections of bis mother
who is suffering from dropsy.
Yesterday afternoon, while tearing
down Reno breaker at Centrslia Col
umbia county, two carpeuters-An-
drew and William Wolfgarg-were IN
stantly killed by the falling of the
frame work, caused by high winds.
A baby elephant was born in Cooper
& Bsiley's circus in Philadelphia on the
10th inst This is said to be the first
elephant ever born in captivity The
baby is 30 inches high, and weighs two
hundred and fourteen pounds.
On March Bird Samuel Kelly, of Port
Matilda, Centre county, was accident
ally drowned in Bailey's dam, on An
dersou's creek, Clear6eld county.
Kelly, with others, was engaged in run
ming logs through the dam a: the time
of the accident.
Alice Hoffman, a girl living in Nah
snoy City, recently brought an affilis-
tiOn suit against one Thomas Moran,
of the same place. The case was call
ed for trial in the Criminal Court held
at Pottsvillle, but defendant on Tues
day made application for continuance
and the girl became despondent.
Shortly after the court opened Alice
ran before the bar, calling for Moran,
saying she had taken an ounce OF
laudanum. and that she was dying.
She became unconscious in the court
room, and now lies in precarious con-
dition.
Mrs. David Rough, of GalIi'zen,
Cambria county, Was knocked down BY
an unknown man on Friday night a
week, whose purpose was outrage but
she screamed SO Justify that he had to
fee for safety, and has not been caught.
The Chambersburg Public Opinion
If March Is, says From one OF Ha-
gerssoSn exchanges we learn that on
Monday morning, a man named Jacobs
ran away from Wsynesboro' with an-
other mans wife. Mrs. Hahn. They
arrived in that place on Monday morn
ing aud left for the west ria the b &
q. X. X. Areward of twenty five dol
lars was offered for their arrest. An
officers started from Hagerstown after
them, and succeeded 10 arrestiRg them
at Wesverron. They were taken to
Jail, but the woman's father-in law sp-
peared, paid all costs and released the
woman. Jacobs was left in Jail, and
will be brought to Chsmbersbufg prison
to day Mrs. Hahn had husband and
three children, and Mr.. Jacobs, a wife
snG four children.
Old "Uncle Sile" Reeves, one of the
most remarkable characters ID North
ern Pennsylvania, has just been killed
BY falling tree in Potter county. He
was seventy years of age, end fc- nesr-
ly sixty he had been hunter, trapper
and fisherman, and claimed to have
killed thousands of bears and panthers
aud an untold number of deer and
smaller game. Some Of the largest
towns in Northern Pennsy lvania are
/ buiit or sites that were once favOrite
bunting grounds of Silas--Scranton,
Honesdale and Carbondale being among
the number. He trapped beaver III all
Northern Pennsylvania streams. He
lived constantly IN the woods and was
uneasy when compelled to pass any of
his titne IN s town or " cleared up"
country. He used to be prominent
/ AbOlitionist and assisted numbers of
slaves 20 escape, secretlng them in his
cabin. He joihed company of back
woods men that enlisted 10 the war aud
belonged to one of the Pennsylvania
regiments, bu, when the Government
employed negro soldiers he uuceremo-
niously returned to his haunts IN Penn
sylvania. He was a powerful man and
bad many exciting adventures
A man named LIE Fever, who is in
his sixtieth year, is on trial at Butler,
charged with killing his wife in Decem-
Der last 1t was bis third wife, and
upon his representation thai she had
fallen down stairs and thus killed her
self she was buried. Her sister insist
ed that the body be e1humed, which
was done when marks we're found
which led to the arrest of the husband
The village of Rowlauds, Pike coun-
ty, has been somewhat excited at the
disappearance OF Mr.. William Kirk
ham, a deacon and pillar of the Union
Church at Lackswanna, and the father
of large family of children, and grand
children too Thi, might have been
overlooked had it not been for the SIM
ultaneous disappearance of Mrs. Ernest
Baughier, young woman with whom
Mr.. Kirkham had been suspiciously in
innate.
james Fleming walked on the track
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Unionto.n, Pa, the other day and was
killed BY passing train. Gibson Pc
tiers did the same thing at Bird in Hand,
and was struck by the York accommo-
dation, but it was considered of less
importance, for he bad been released
from prison after serving fifteen years
there for killing his wife. Aaron Rau