Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-20
STATE ITEMS.

Vest Chester consrnes half E ton
Of peanuts month.
Six prisoners escaped from the Mer-
Ger county Jail.
number Of valuable cove haze
l,,ely been lost in Chester county from
boat
An old man named Dsuser, of Titus
vile last week forged check for $500
sgainst bis son.
Slate is rapidly taking the place of
shingles in the rural districts OF
Berks county.
The fish commissioners have spent
$4,000 in stocking the rivers of Penn
svlvania with fish.
Robert Maxwell, Of Plaingroye
township, Lawrence county, was
kicked to death by a vicious horse.
Lewis Rockwell, CT Milford, is dead
He was the oldest man in Pike county,
lad was los years Of age.
Charles T. Garrett, the defaultiDg
clerk of the Schuylkill County Com
nissloners, has forfeited his bail.
A stroke of lightning passed close to
tue right side of Mr.. Shreiner, of Litiz
Lancaster county, en- Monday a week
smashing his watch and passing through
bis boot. He was not injured.
Samuel E-b, residing near Mt. Joy,
Lancaster county, about seven years
ago lost his watch while plowing
While plowing in the sau,e field a
week ago, be turned up the watch II
good condition.
Mrs. Stoch2olo, of Crawford county
vas poisoned the other day By partak
ing of what she supposed TO be mush
rooms.
Mrs. Harry Lingafelt of Holidays
burg was recently poisoned by the
sting of snake feeder or dragon fly OIL
her w-ist, and required medical treat
nent 10 relieve her.
4 Pittsburg horse kicked at hy the
other day and killed a boy named
Walter Waring.
NJ. f. Cass, superintendent of schools
in TiGga, is charged with bribing the
scboOl directors to vote for him.
Mr. Martin Stambaugh, of Spring
township. Perry county, fell from a
load of straw on Monday, breaking
hip bone.
Ben Butler, of Mouongahela City
caught two tlue catfish on Friday witt
line, Que weighing twenty-three aDt
the other eighteen pounds.
James l. Zimmerman, promiuen
marble cutter of Harrisburg, wa
drowned on Saturday night a week il
Paxton creek. He was unable to swim
and got beyond his depth. His SodI
vas recovered.
Charlotte Sims. a colored woman
aged Il years, died in PittsbTg re
Gently. By her own request she wa
buried IN the family lot of Judg'
Aeheson by the graves of the whit
children she Rad nurssd,
A Bradford editor talks of havins
seen dog who, upon being told t.
say his prayers, Will jump into
char; sit upon his launches; put hi
paws upon the top of the back OF
char, and lis head between his paws
shut his eyes, and stay so until Amel
is said, and then he viii get dowl
ieisurely.
Mr. Christian Wolf, of Shoeneck
aged about 90 years, was found dea'
on load Of bark, at Union station
On the Reading and Columbia rall
road, Lancaster county, on the 6tl
INST. He had left Shoeneck in tn
morning, seemingly well, with a two
morse load of bark for the tannery a
onlon station, seated on the top o
NE load When about one-eighth o
mile from Union station the tear
passed gentleman who noticed tina
MI. Wolf was in a lying position, bu
get apparently alive. Coming int
.ae village the team was stopped, an
NJ. Wolf was found drawing his las
breath.
a number of mysterious burglarie
shd robberies have been carried out i
'otfstOwn and vicinity recently, bt
one attempt was cut short few night
since. On the night in question Jame
hartman heard an unusual noise at th
door of his shop, and discharged gu
loaded with shot at the lock. NeA
morning blood was found on the pave
nent, near the door, and on calling o
person whom he suspected, tc va
'ound With a wounded hand. fou
grains of the shot having taken efeci
Inc would be burglar is said to bav
made faithful promises to lead an hol
es' lie In the future, and has hot bee
strested.