Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-01-19
STATE ITEMS.
The forests in Elk county are render


ed impenetfable by snow.
County superinteudents of public
schools will be elected 10 May.
Arrests !or fast driving are now clam
orously demanded by the people in
nearly all boroughs and cites.
Societies are being organized in the
western part of the State to enforce the
laws against profanity.
Columbia fishermen think there will
be an abundance of shad in the Susque-
hanna river this year.
An Indiana county woman has had
four husbands, the third and fourth
having been her nephews
The number of boys killed while
coasting is very large this winter.
Mrs. Kloefel, who was shot and
killed near Weissport, Carbon county,
January 2, by her husband, was buried
at Mauch Chunk on Wednesday. The
husband was allowed to look at the
body before it was lowered into the
grave.
Harry Hunsicker, aged ii years, of
Mainland, Montgomery county, was
caught in the shsfting Of mill in that
place on Monday and almost instantly
killed.
Saturday last was the twenty first
anniversary of the sinking Of the first
oil we'll in this State.
A rascal representing himselfas con
ductor lifted lot oftickets on the Erie
Express shortly after it left Pittsburg
the other evening and escaped while
the real conductor was in another car.
West Chester ladies are Independent
enough to wear stockings over their
shoes when they 60 out to walk on Icy
pavements.
Two thousand three hundred chill
dren attend the public schools of Lam
easter city.
Pennsylvania soldiers contemplating
participating in the ceremony of the iu-
auguration 0f President Garfield have
much difficulty in finding all tho ac.
comidatIons they need in Washington.
The cost Of keeping the pennsy Ivan
IA railroad clear Of ice aud snow this
winter has been doutle that OF any sea.
sou for ten years.
George Smiley, Of Crawford county,
scratched hts finger with rusty nail a
fow weeks ago. II was regarded as not
being dangerous wound, but IL con.
tIouet to grow worse, erysipolas Sc, in,
aud In u short timo the arm iroin the
haad TO the elbow became affected with
gaogtene, |, was necessary a, last 20
anpu,ato the arm,
There Is a balance Of Sai, 900 in the
treasury Of Washington county after
paying all bulls to date,
John Boyer, Of King township. bed.
ford eounly, with three dogs, attacked
Wild cat After desperate aght, In
Witch Boyer was nearly disembowled, {,
the cat sas killed,
6eofss llertisk, an aged wealthy far
hef, attempted 10 drive from Pine Liae,
Crawford county, 10 Mesdyille when
the thermometer was 10 degrees below
seFo, lie was so badly frozen tha, bis
leei aud sfms will have 10 DO ampu'
tated
There Is so little Tor the Sheriff OF
Crawford county 90 do that be has dis,
charged all Of hls deputies,
"A fnussllle man, aged 4a years,
has just seen bis father Tor the drst time
Tie was born while bis mother was visit
ing her father, who took saoh fancy 20
the infant ,ha, be adop,edi,, The moth
OF returned 20 her husbands home ia
the West aud the boy grew up at bis
grandfslher's
Reading spends more money for tae
tuition OF children III dancing than ANY
city in the State.
The measles are prevailing extea.
s'veiy in Butler county. where whole
families are pfostraied,
Eleven persons, members Of two dif
feFen, families. near Ere, Pa, have
died within the past two weeks from
eating pork Infected With ,riehina
A Chsmbersburg constable served a
warrant upon Jacob X Myers while
he Vas attending his fathers funeral.
An old woman named Murray, who
was taken 10 the almshcuse 10 Pitts
burg last week bad 81 200 In bark.
Chsrle. nlrioh. who bad been for
ten year. ~ the employ Of Mrs. A. q.
Noies, living near wesipnft Ciinion
county, attempted 10 sssassinate tha,
lady several DAYS sro. lie was drunk
ai the time aud vss arrested