Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-10-12
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STATE ITEMS,
On Thursday the mercury was down
to % degrees at Cresson.
A new disease is killing valuable
horses in Adams county.
The Bradford ladies' have organised
a society for the reformation of fallen
women.
A disease which manifests itself in
blindness has appeared among cows in
portions of Bucks county.
About thousand hogs have died n
Somerset county from cholera.
Wayne township Greene county,
marketed $4,000 bushels Of wheat last
week.
In Wrigbtsville, York county, reside
seventy citizens whose ages are between
sixty and seventy years.
John Shissler, of Media Delaware
county, served thirty-ive years in the
United States Navy.
The applicants for the free scholar
ships in the Agricultural college will
not cover half the counties IN the State.
The woods in all parts of Lycoming
county are swarming with squirrels.
Thomas Jefferson Adams, of Bristol
married four women IN aeven months,
and says it was only "in fun" One of
The women was a widow with five and
another a widow with two children.
The other three we're maidens fair.
At Ligonier, Wesrmorelsnd county,
on Thursday of last week, a small child
of Harry Clarke's by some means got
into his hands a loaded gun, with which
be toOksdirect aim and discharged the
gun at child of Joseph Clsrke's The
child fingered in great agony for sew
ersl days and then died.
The tobacco crop OF York county
this year was the most valuable raised
for ten years.
l.. S. Albright drover from Potts
vile was killed BY Chicago ex-
press last Thursday while standing on
the railroad at the Harrisburg stock
yard A bank book and $400 in mon-
ey were found on bis person.
Sixty one persons have been Arrested
in Philadelphia during 'he past three
months, for carrying concealed deadly
weapons.
The brid gs csossing the Schuylkill
at PhilsdelEhia bss been declared un-
safe.
John Thomas, a Montgomery county
farmer. sent bis hired man TO q neigh
bors few days ago to get sixteen
dollars After getting the money the
man disappeared and has not yet been
heard Of.
1t is reported that thousands of bush
els of apples are rotting on the ground
in the orchards of Bucks county, the
crop being so abundant that the price
obtained for them will not defray the
expense of gathering and shipping them
to market.
Colporteur Denny in canvassing MerA
Ger county found i9 families without
the Bible. His collection for the cause
amounted to $60.50.
A new blast furnace at Mill Hail,
Clinton county, was "opened with
prayer"
Nine barrels of cider were recently
pressed from one wagon load of apples
IN Barry township, Schuylkill county.
Mrs. George Kerr, living near Titus
vils, attempted suicide By shooting on
Monday while melancholy over contin,
ued illness.
Annie Voltage, OF Mount Joy, Ian
caster county, died in great agony on
Tuesday from the effects of dose of
ergot she had taken for an improper
purpose. Her husband was sentenced
to Jail nearly two years ago for an as
sault upon her with guL, believing
her to be unfaithful to him.
The Half Moon Swamp, on the old
pike south of Sheakleyville, has been
burned over and out to an average
depth of three feet, the drouth having
dried it out completely. This will leave |
a basin for lake, which the owners
had better utilize for a carp pond. The
FIRE, of course, took the cranberry patch,
which promised crop of one hundred
Bushels this yesr.-GreenciHe .1rgus.
On Friday evening an Easton family
bad tof supper, smong other things,
potatoes boiled with the SKINS on.
Early on Saturday morning those mem.
bers Of the family who had eaten of the
potatoes became seriously i'll, and suff-
cred greatly fer time. A physician
was promptly called, who afforded re
lief to the sufferers. 1t is thought the
illness was caused by Paris green,
which had been used on the potato
vines to destroy potato bags.
At late hour last Wednesday night
Edward Sanders aud Philip Rogers,
two notorious characters of Lancaster
city, forced their way INTO the room of
Mary Seymour, living on John street,
Lancaster city, and in the presence of
her three cHil5ren Sanders criminally
assaulted her, The woman struggled
desperately to escape, and az last suc-
ceeded. Sanders followed Ser in.o fAe
street. knocking her down several times
Mrs. Seymour escaped to q neighbours
house where she died from the effects
Of her injuries in few moments. Both
men we're arrested and are now in Jail
charged .isS murder E!