Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-08-03
STATE ITEMS.

The Harrisburg Telegraph of July
y 1881 published the following: Mr.
} Ohm HoofnagIe and his aged wife oc-
cupy house on his farm near Llngles-
town, the farm being worked by ten
ant. Mr.. II. Is an elderly gentleman,
living i'll quiet ease, both be and his
wife being much respected in the neigh
borhood where they reside The old
couple occupy the first story of the
house, where they sleep, hot ascending
70 the second story, for Gays and even
weeks at time. Some time last week
Mr.. FL. received a check for fifty dollars
from the West, which he had cashed,
and after using between four and SIX
dollars. he placed the balance, which
he thinks was Si5, in chest in one
of the rooms OF the second story. This
was done sometime on Friday afternoon
last. On Monday evening following
Mr. Ii. had occasion to 60 TO the room
where he had put his money, when he
discovered by the appearance Of the
furniture that some one had been there
The chest 10 which. the S45 bad been
placed was open and its contents seat
tered over the room, the drawers of a
bureau open and their contents thrown
upon the floor, while the pockets of all
the clothes in the room we're turned
inside out. One Of the windows was
raised, showing that the burglars had
entered at that point. Suspicion points
to parties in the neighborhood as the
burglars, who evidently knew Mr.. II.
had received his check and had it cash
ed. This is one of series of burglarles
committed in the vicinity of Lipgles.
toSn within the last six weeks.
On Friday the 22nd day of July Mrs.
Nancy Wise, wife of Henry Wise, of
Raber murder fame, in Lebanon coun
ty, was bitten in the left iGot by snake.
She with three small children was on
the second mountain picking buckle
berries, when the fangs of the snake
were driven into the top of the left foot
causing the blood to flow freely. She
walked 70 her home a distance of
a mile aud half, AMI upon her arrival
there, kind neig ghbors applied poultices
made of white onions and snake cab
bage, besides powwowing, affording
her relief. She is still confined to heG
but will soon be able to move about.
Some days ago as Mr.. I. Bryson was
driving his team down the Blue noun
tain Perry county, be saw before him a
very large rattlesnake which gave warn
ing. Being afraid that the snake would
attack his horses, he waited little and
the snake crawled away. After passing,
be got of his horse and killed the rep
tile, when 1t proved to be pretty old
customer, having twenty Ave rattles.
While N. ID. You'd was walking in
grove near Sinking Spring, Lebanon
county, with two Of his children, they
were attacked by coPperhead snake
over four feet long. Had it not been
for little dog one of the children
would have been bitten. The dog at
tackled the snake and killed 1t, but was
severely bitten in the nose and died
from the effects.
In bee tree cut down near Somer-
set recently a nest of black snakes was
found. Bees and snakes entered by
the same hole and the latter made them
selves at home by eating of the honey
Children playing with matches set
FIRE to straw IN the barn of j John CARRIER,
in Rapho township, Lancaster county,
on Friday, and the building was de
stroyed.
In flock of sheep belonging to Dan
iel Myers, Perry county, eleven were
killed by thunder bolt few days ago.
A Pittsburg woman who was insult
ed by man on the street went home,
got a revolver, returned to the spot and
SPOT him. The man fell, but as bis
wounds were not thought to be fatal
the woman was allowed to go.
As John Ben,isy, aged 62 years,
was repairing the leather betting at
the Central Foupdery. IN Lewisburg,
on Friday afternoon, he was caught be
tween the belt and the shaft, and bad
his right arm torn off resr the shoulder
five ribs broken and received several
laceratious on the body and limbs. 1t
it thought be cannot recover.
Mrs. Ann Dever, of Conemaugh,
Cambria county, who was arrested a
few days since in Jersey City for de-
serting her husband there, states that
the charge is untrue. She claims that
she merely asked that be be admitted
to the poorhouse because he had a le-
gal residence there.
About twenty five years ago, Harry
Eicher, farmer near Greensburg, set
aside an acre and half of his farm
for s'sand bank" From that time 70
the present be has delivered an average
of $ 900 worth of sand per year, max
ing an aggregate OF S25,000 dug out
of the earth from very small space.
Airs. Marris Downing, of Bellefonte,
while attempting to kindle fire with
coal oil few days ago, was terribly
burned about the face and head.
A child of eighteen months died in
Philadelphia on Wednesday frem the
effects of drinking quantity of coal
oil which it got hold of BY accident.
John Roach, living at Mahoney City
attempted to board a passing train on
Friday afternoon at St. Nicholas and
was instantly killed.
Oliver L. Jessup. of Bradford, COM :
mitted suicide on Tuesday BY taking
poison. Cause unknown.