Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-02
STATE ITEMS.

on Broad Top Mountain this winter.
Miss Jennie Hart announces bersel
as q candidate for Superintendent d
Schools in Washington county.
A number Of graves in the old Unior
burying ground at Johnstown we're rob-
bed by dogs few days ago.
A child of John Rogers, living a
Bechtelsville, Montgomery county, wa.
accidentally scalded to death on Satur.
day week.
The little daughter of Daniel 7.
Jones, living at Sharon, accidentally
fell into the fire last week and wa:
burned to death.
Pennsylvania has the largest number
of Sunday school Libraries in the coun
try.
A deer that had been exhausted By
running was captured by two girls al
Barree Forge, Huntingdon county, on
Saturday a week.
Forty-seven persons died from diph-
liberia in Lewisburg during the past five
months
David Ross, of Amwell township,
Washington county, was killed on
Tuesday a week by falling tree.
Frank Kibble-, Of Allegheny, a
brakeman, was killed by falling from a
freight train on Saturday a week, near
Bush Run station. on the Cleveland and
Piitsburg Railroad.
One million FIVE hundred thousand
feet of logs, which escaped from the
boom at WiIliamsport during the re-
cent food, have been recovered be
tween that city and Harrisburg. Ii
is estimatad that 800, ,000,000 feet Of
pine and bemlock logs will be foated
into the boom this spring for manufsc-
turing purposes.
A few days ago four-prongeG buck,
which was being run By dogs along the
mountain side. in the vicinity of Kit
tanning point, jumped from ledge o!
rocks, one hundred and seventy six
feet high, TO the track of the p. X K.
and was dashed to pieces.
In February, 1879, Mary j. Smith
fell at one of the street crossings in
Shippensburg and broke her leg By rea-
son of the crossing being out Of repair.
She brought suit against the borough
for s., 900 damages. The case was tried
at Carlisle some days ago and the jury
awarded her S2l0.
James Wilson, Of Coatsville, aged
ninety years, cut his throat with knife.
lie fingered two days and then died
On Saturday 18th inst, Mr.. Geo.
Goldsmith and wife went to look at the
high water in the Conococheague creek
near Fayetteville, Franklin county.
While walking foot-log Mrs. G. be-
came dizzy and grasped the handrail.
1t broke and she was preeipitated into
the swollen stream. Her screams
brought her husband to realize her
condition. He sprang in after her,
but had it not been for an Irishman
near by. be would have shared the fate
of bis wife, who was drowned in spite
of al! efforts to rescue her. Her body
was found the next day under . large
cake of ice about a mile below where
she fell into the torrent.
During the late ireshet several ca
nal boats were washed out of the canal
at Leespor; and landed high and dry in
adjacent fields. They are now being
returned by means Of inclined planes
and rollers.
The last dog story comes from
Wayne county, where there is said to
be shepherd dog who drags piece of
bark to the top Of hill, aud deliber-
ately seating himself on it, slides to the
bottom. He is said to enjoy the sport
hugely.
The boys living on Tulpehocken
creek, near the Union Canal feeder dam
have been enjoying some rare sport
since the food subsidized. A large
number of fish were washed over into
the meadows, and sought shelter 10 the
little pools, where they are easily cap
tured. Three boys are said to have
caught over 500 one Gay last week,
some of them being very large.
The Osceola Reueifle says that the
man Goupeil, who had his neck broken
on the 3lst of January, the particulars
of which We published two weeks ago,
is improving and will probably gel we'll.
The doctor kept him hanging by the
neck for Eve days, at the end of. which
time the bucket was removed and
Goupelrs neck covered tbickly with
adhesive plaster, and he now walks
about the house. though not daring to
turn bis head.
Mrs. Il. H. Ipgham, of Monroeton.
Bradford county, waited upon niece
attacked by scarlet fever. In wiping
the patients mouth the saliva came in
contact with sore on Mrs. Ingham's
hand, causing her death. The niece
recovered
Mrs. John Wilcox, of Titusvllle at.
tempted to kindle fire with kerosene
on Wednesday and was so badly burn
ed that she will die.
Two brothers had lawsuit IN New
Castle last week, to settle which should
pay for an eight dollar tombstone over
tLeir mothers grave.