Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-06-22
STATE ITEMS.

buildings Stood.
STATE ITEMS.
The sale of the toy pistol is for
hidden in Harrisburg.
The Bedford summer races are to
take place ON the 22d of July.
Joseph Peters, the principal witness
against the Raber murderers, has been
sent with bis family to the Lebanon
county almsbouse.
In the western part of the State
many people who own picnic grounds
will not rent them unless the parties
contract not to take liquor to the To-
cality.
Lafayette Bender hanged himself at
Catasauqua on Sunday a week while
suffering from shame at being accused
of stealing coat.
Henry Crumm, of New Castle, who
was kidnapped and taken to Ohio as a
horse thief, has been awarded $500
damages at Youngstown.
A ground hog was discovered few
days ago under a bureau in dwelling
in Willistovn township, Chester county
Miss Elizabeth Shaub was arrested
at Lancaster, just as she was preparing
to leave the city. She was charged
with killing her infant child.
Vern Duffee of Gil City, aged 10
years was accidentally Knocked into q
pool of soft mud and smothsred to
death.
A party of Bethlehem old girls un-
jertook to give a widower tin horn
serenade on the occasion OF his second
marriage, but were prevented from do
ing so by a shower of hot water thrown
on them BY the irate bride.
Mrs. Wiley, widow OF Wsynesburg,
Washington county, was burned to
death By taking FIRE from a blazing
lamp on Saturday nigh. a week. She
attempted to smother the flames by
throwing portion Of her dress over it
when all her clothes took FIRE causing
her death.
In Sewickley township, Allegheny
county, on Saturday last q week a
wildcat whipped dog snd for while
baffied two men named Lafayette
Kelly and JOhr dcGuffy. 1t, was
finally shot and killed.
1t is only twenty-one years since the
first oil we'll was drilled in Penusyl-
vania. The amount of oil produced
in the year 1880 was 367, 52a, 900
gallons.
The entrance Of cave was discover
ed few days ago in cCornick's quar-
ries, South Harrisburg, which is bellev.
ed to be an outlet to the Hummelstown
cave. 1t was explored for . short dis
tance on the day of the discovery, and
arrangements are being made for an
extensive examination of the interior.
Mad dogs raised good deal of ex-
citement in South Easton, Cedarville
and Williams township, Northampton
county, on Monday a week One of the
dogs bit several other ours and then
attacked Mr. Ehler's daughter, inaict.
ing severe injury. The young lady
was much Frustrated by the nature of
the bite and her nerves have received
shock which bodies evil results. The
dog was killed. Mr.. Ehler offers large
reward 20 any physician guaranteeing a
perfect cure A dog also bit cur be-
longing to Edward Hahn, in South
Easton. While Mr.. Hahn was tying up
the bite he was in turn bitten by bis
dog, and the wound began to swell i'm
mediately, causing him alarm also. The
two dogs we're Killed.
An exciting occurance took place at
Marysville Dauphin county on the
morning of the 18th inst, which is re-
lated BY the Harrisburg Telegraph as
follows. About three O'Clock this
morning the alarm connecting the shoe
store of FL. j. Eppler with his DWELL
log which is located on the opposite
side of Maine street, went off. Mr..
EPpler sprang from his bed, aud on
looking across the street to his store
saw two men coming out of the door.
He hastily got hold of his double bar
relied gun, and iu bis night clothes
rushed out ir;o the street to give them
the contents of his gun, but the rascals
heard him coming and msde down the
street as fast as possible. Mr. Eppler
discharged bis gun after them, one of
which fell to the street, but jumped up
sgain and took to his heels, both max
ing their escape. While this was CO.
ing on third man came out of the
store, and Mrs. Eppler, who was also
up BY this time, called to her husband
that there comes another, upon which
the thief drew bis revolver and shot at
Mrs. Eppler, the ball missing her and
going through the window near where
she was standing, and lodged in the in
side wall of the house. When this oc-
Cured Mr.. Eppler was placed in an
awkward fix, as be could not follow
both parties, and being in his barefset
could not get after them to advantage
and they made their escape. If it had
not been for a wagon standing in the
street which in:erfered and received
the greater portion of the shot, 1t is al
together likely that one of The parties
would bage been shot. They did not
get anything. As soon as the alarm
was sprung they found that they had
got into the wrong oribs