Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-12-22
STATE ITEMS.

An eagle that measured six feet four
inches from tip to Zip was shot
recently in Fulton county.
i.and on the Columbia pike, near
Lancaster, sold few days ago at $500
and $3.50 per acre
At the February election the people
of Norristewn shall decide whether that
place shall be made city.
Residents of the county seat Of Suli-
van don't have to 60 far for deer. A
LapoEte man shot fne buck from his
window the other Gay.
Lewis Cooper, of York county, Pa,
was crushed to death last week by a
tree falling on him
Charley Ross father saws he has
examined over three hundred lost chIl-
dren in his search for his boy, and that
he still has detectives employed to find
him.
At Johnstown on Monday morning
week Andrew Mullen, aged 10, while
playing near the railroad track stepped
in front of an express train aud was in
s.antly killed.
Two thirds o. the Grand Army pests
of the State will attend Garfeld's in
augnratior.
William N'lntyre, aged thirteen, son
of track foreman at Holidaysturg,
rolled off a lounge in his fathers house
on the 18Th and fell on the point of a
rusty bayonet with which ne was play
ing. The bayonet entered his neck
near the ri ght ear, and vas forced clean
through bis neck, emerging just below
the lett ear The father drew the bay
onet. but there is no present hope of
the buys recovery.
Samuel Way, prominent and much
esteemed citizen of Mount JOY, died on
Saturday evening the llth aged about
one hundred years He was one of
family of twenty one children BY two
marriages. His father was a slave
during the existence of slavery in this
State, having been brought 10 Peunsy!-
vania direct from Guinea.
William Brocious, a well-to-do far
mer, living near Ciearfeid. left home
month ago to 60 to the mill, end has
not since been heard from.
Anna Bender, girl of feeble intell-
ect, aged 20 left her home at Small's
Mills Quincy township, on the % til
ultimo, and was not seen again till the
llih, when her skeleton was found IN
Z piece of woods half a mile distant,
her flesh having been mostly devoured
by hogs, dogs or Wild animals. No
clue to the cause of her death was
found
The authorities of Duke Centre,
Mexican county, are after a notorious
character named John Fish, vino has
enticed number Of girls to that place
for immoral purposes. A posse went
Fish's house to lynch him, but he had
fed
Frank Gallagher, young man re
siding in Lower Yoder township, Cam-
tria county, on Monday a week placed
.laif a pound of powder on the stove to
dry. The natural result followed but
Ee was not seriously injured.
Mrs Robert Smith, of Burnside
township, Ciearfeld county, receutIy
visited some relatives in Cherryh!ll
township, Indiana county. Sac had
carefully wrapped up her two months
cid child and carried il with her.
When she arrived at her destination
she was horrihed 10 see that her child
was su otbered To Gea;h.
TramPs are sent to jail ior thirty
DAYS in Harrisburg.
A parrot in the family Mr jDavid
Siubieblne of COventryVllle, Chester
county, is 60 years old.
At Plymouth, Luzerne county, few
days age a man and wife quarreied and
one of them siezed pot filled with hot
water and attempted to throw 1t OF the
other, but accidentally threw it over
little child, scalding it to death.
A land league has been organized IN
Altoona to give aid to the Irish IN Ire
land.
A York county gunner. named Sohoii,
has shot one hundred aud thirty ground
hogs this year.
People who sport with dogs and guns
may find it profitable to read the toll-
owing so carefully as not TO forget 1t
Mr.. Isaac Shuey, of Spring Creek, met
with a rather singular accident while
out hunting on Thursday last. He Was
accompanied by his dog, and IN the
course of his rambhngs came across
some boys who were also on a hunt,
with whom he stopped 10 converse rest
ing bis hands on the muzzle OF his gun.
While thus engaged, seemingly anxious
TO understand the nature of the con-
yersation, jumped up on the gun and
looked into his masters face for several
seconds, until satisfied that everything
was all right But in getting again
upon all fours one paw struck tue irlg
ger aud the hammer went down. Tbe
gun was discharged, the ball passing
through his left hand and severely nu-
,iiating the fngers.-Betlefont RePub
licdn.
a young English woman who arriv-
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