Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-02-09
STATE ITEMS.

around.
Hundreds of bushels of corn lie IN
husked under the snow in Franklin
couDty fields.
Mrs. Martha Elliott, who died in the
Allegheny Poorhouse recently, was
worth $4,000.
Mrs. Joseph Hopkinson, Of St. Clair,
was choked to death while eating pie
crust.
Mrs. John r. Campbell, of Pine
Brook, Wyoming county, gave birth TO
four babies the other night.
The war between the citizens and
the coal monopolists OF Altoona is still
ssgeG with vigoT on both sides.
A wagon load of logs upset upon Ar
thur Smith, at WIIsonville, Wayne
county, on Saturday, killing him in-
stantly.
Miss Betsey Bradford, of Washing
ton county, has bonnet worn By her
mother hundred years ago.
A petition thirty two feet long, ask
ing that Mrs. Mary SeverDs be appoint
ed Postmlsress of MahoDey City, has
been sent to Washington.
A United Presbyteria congregation
has lately been formed at Apollo, Arm
strong county, by the WestmorelaDd
Presbytery.
There has been q scorner" in the
Pittsburg egg market. Restaurant
men were last week at their wits end
and readily paid forty cents per dozen
by the barrel AMI sixty cents in less
quantities.
The public school at Madara Clear
field county, has been closed for six
weeks on account of the ravages of scar
let fever and measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NewhOuser, of
Clearfeld borough, have lost all their
their chiidren-tbree 10 uumber-from
scarlet fever within the past three
weeks.
Seventy foxes have been killed in
Brady township, Clesrfeld county,
thus far this winter.
Respectfully dressed young women
stagger intoxicated through the streets
of Pottsville.
Daniel Kalbfuss, who figured quite
prominently in the defence OF the Mol
lie Maguires tried at Nauch Chunk,
died in the Danville Insane Asylum on
Tuesday.
Alice Rich, a young woman of Potts
vile, has been arrested for infanticide.
At Kane City, Mexican county, the
thermometer was 40 degrees below ze-
ro on Wednesday.
Rev. d. f. Brendle German minis
ter who breaches near EastoD, on Sun
day last, in his sermon, justified the
Iynching of Jos. Snyder for the murder
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gogle, because the
ends Of justice have SO frequently been
defeated 10 Northampton county.
At Stuttgart, student in love with
a pretty girl had repeatedly written to
her parents for their consent to a mar
rage. Receiving no reply, he poison
ed himself at the girls lodgings Next
day came letter with the parents con-
sent. At the funeral the girl SHALLOW
ed poison, and fell lifeless into the arms
af one OF the choristers singing over the
grave.
Under the law of this State. all ths~-
physicians are required 70 register their
names at the Prothonotary's Office in
each county. La many of the counties
the resident physicians have failed to
do this.
Samuel Warren, who taught the first
public school in fremont, SchuyikilI
Is dead at the age of 10 years.
An epidemic of measles prevails in
Uulon, county, the disease being so
bad that the schools have teen deserted
tor week past
The Huntingdon Car Works have
recently been enlarged, and are now
employing 225 men. They are now
making ESQ ears tor the Texas Pacific
Railroad.
All exchange says Green county has
no licensed i,,c'el within Its limits, and
still the sun shines there, the moon
sheds her pale light, and ,Sediime and
harvest happen at the usual stated per
iods.
A driver of stage running from
Raw!insVille, Lancaster county, to Ian
caster city, was compelled at several
points aloug the road, Friday last, 10
shovel aroad through snow drifts f!teen
feet high.
Miss Dollie Loekhart, of Washington,
is said to be the most successful duck
hunter in the western part of tie State.
Two men got Into difficulty on the
railway near New Castle, Pa, on FRI
day, and while they were scuffiing a
tram came laundering along, striking
the lighters, one of whom was injured
so badly tina. he died soon after, while
the other one will be crippled for life.
Sheep have suffered severely in
v ashIngtOn aud Beaver counties dur
ing the winter Some shepherds have
lost the larger portion OF their focks.
The small pox scare in Danville
caused the closing of one of the publc
schools and hunoreds of people are
being vaccinated daily.
captain Lesher of Antrim township
Franklin county, caught a white crow
last fall and tried 10 tame 1t. The
wings were clipped and 1t was supposed
the bird was unable to fly. TIE other
day 1t was let out in the room and ihe
door being open it got breath OF the
pure air OF freedom, few to a neighbor
ing tree and after giving several caws
departed 1t has since been at liberty
An Erie county farmer was threaten
ed with law suit for offering to sell
an old COW Iu the streets of Erie city.
The farmer was indignant at the treat
nent, but he took the venerable bovine
hons, declaring be would Kill and eat
her himself, because he had owned her