Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-08-24
STATE ITEMS.

Farmers in Stockton, Luzerne coun-
ty have . COW insurance society which
proves very successful.
Thomas Grsdy's cat, at Midway
Washington county gave birth lately
to four kittens joined in one boiy,r but
With separate heads, legs and tails.
There is . man named Livingston 10
Tunkhannock who believes that h's
soul has Left bis body and is now in the
possession Of the evil one. He is 9TH
erwise = sound man.
CIearfeld county hunters say deer
will run in large numbers in that region
this winter, the extreme heat Of the
season having driven them North.
A stroke of lightning on last Sat
urday q week killed twenty-six sheep
for Thomas Wilson, of Rostraver
township, Westmcreland county.
The body of a man who committed
suicide by hanging in New Hanover
township, Montgomery county, sew
eral weeks ago, has been identified as
that of Reuben Baltzer, OF Lebanon.
A Schuylkill county stock faucier
paid $4OG for . COW wbose birth name
aud pedigree were registered in the
herd book. She soon shed her hair,
which proved to have been dyed, and
appeared in new coat of entirely diff.
ereut color and be sold her for $30'
Frank Crawford, of Nelson, Tioga
county so brutally beat his wife that
she fed to the woods and bid between
two logs covering herself With brush.
She was discovered by searching citi-
zeus twenty four hours after.
Three rsttlesnakes we're killed jus.
outside the circle of the Evangelical
Campmeeting held near the Carlisle
Sulpher Springs, in Cumberland county.
One Of the rsttlers vas under carriage
in which we're seated two ladies. The
ladies were shout jumping from tue
cafria ye, when they we're cautioned to
sit still until the snske Was dispatched.
One of the snakes killed bad fifteen
rattles
Frank Gross, of Easton, employed by
EdeIman Bros. MS a teamster At their
slate qusrries, has disappeared, taking
with him S400 10 money entrusted to
him to deliver to a third party, who
was to pay she wages Of quarry met
with it. Gross went to bed Thursday
night without delivering the money
and during the night lett his sleepine
room by resr window. taking the mon
ey With him. Detective Simous II
looking up the case. Gross had beer
employed BY Edelmau Bros. abou
three weeks.
A mass Of rock containing . clearly
defined human form Of gigantic proper
tions, is said to have been discovered
in new coal shaft which is being suhl
near Wilkesbarfe, At = depth Of Al;
feet. The length Of the form is twelve
feet, and the width across the ches
four feet. 1t has been taken out whole
and is to be placed on exhibition.
Two deaths recently occurred il
Fayette county, which presented sin
gular coinces. The deceased wer'
MIR. o. C. Cope and Mrs. John Davis
and were second cousins. They wer'
born in the same month Of the sam'
year, and raised within a mile OF eacl
other, where they always lived. The
were recently taken sick, and after I
brief illness both died at the SAM
, hour of the same day, one funefa
sermon being preached for both.
Jacob L. Snyder died near Cham
bersb1rg, last Thursday, from injur
les received from threshing machine
While oiliag the machine he wa
thrown from his position and in hi
effort to save himself threw out hi
left arm, which was drawn into TIM
cylinder of the machine and crushe'
to crushed to a pulp from the han'
to the shoulder. The flesh was tor
from the back and breast around tn
shoulder, the ends of the shoulde
blade and collar bone being crushed
Amputation followed, but could no
cave the patient.