Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-11-09
STATE ITEMS.

John BrilIie, of Belley;i,e shot his
l00th squire. ten days or two weeks
ago, aud Is uow giving his attention 10
larger game.
David Boyles, a young man resid-
ing near Burnt Cabins, is The champion
squirrel hunter as far as heard from.
Since the beginning of the lega. squir-
rel season he has killed eighty six
squirrels, and all with an old fashioned
muzzle loading rife. e.-.4ltoORa Tribune
DIphtheria at Sehuy kill Haven has
carried off nine out of every ten chill
dren attacked, the doctors being utter
ly helpless.
Joseph Smith who claims to be a
Mormon but no relative to the dead
prophet, was arrested for bigamy at
Pottstoyn.
Abraham Peters, living near New
Holland, Lancaster county is eighty
years old, and never made journey in
4 railroad car
Margarretta Powers, of Beaver coun-
ty. is the wife of three husbands, all of
whom are living, but none of whom will
live with ber
Ro!iman's school house, in Bethel
township, Berks county, was set on fire
by Some unknown person a few days
ago and burned 10 the ground. An
effort has been made for some time to
induce the board of directors to build a
new house, bat they were having the
old building repaired. \ reward of
sixty dollars is offered fox the arrest Of
the incendiary
Snow was reported on Friday morn
ing from Lock Haven, Mauch Chunk
and Scranton in this State; from LIber
ty, Sullivan county, \. Y, aud from
Lisbon, y. H., their being a depth of
five inches at the latter place. Snow
was reported along the Hudson river
and throughout the interior of New
York.
The Crawford county tax levy for
1882 for State county and poor pur-
poses will be six mills on the dollar.
John Pyle. blacksmith of Cory,
struck horse with his open hand
while shoeing 1t, when the animal turn
ed suddenly and kicked him on the
knee, breaking his left leg.
j. Martin Robson, of Erie, was kill
ed by the accidental discharge of his
gun while out hunting.
Jacob Herr, Lancaster county far
mer, milks his own cows and churns
all the butter made OF his premises.
He does all the dairy work
Francis Harris, a colored man Of
Lock Haven walks fifty miles every
week on a round trip to see his sweet
heart.
The public schools of Doylestown
are fumigated with sulphur twice a
week as a precautlon against diph-
liberia.
josiah Hunsecksr, OF York county,
sold Sl.l00 worth of tobacco from
three acres last year.
Xavier Huidelong, of Lock Haven,
a somuambulist, while taking a noctur-
nal journey through the house fell down
stairs ard ruPtured a blood vessel,
from t.. elects of which be- i.ef
hiram y henderson, = blacksmith at
Ebeusbarg, struck a yoaug lyE-- WITH
his fist on the ear, while ne Was snoe-
ing it, from the effects of which It has
not recovered, the blow having been
given Two weeks ago.
Crops in Indiana county were un-
Precedentedly large, because it had
copious rams during the summer.
\ bogus Odd Fellow is vlctimizing
members of the order IN neighbOring
counties.
A Chester county dog has killed
over sixty ground hogs this season. He
i. of the English coach species.
An ore seam thirty feet thick has
been struck in Centre county.
George Hoffman, of Columbia, has
dog which will drink lager, but never
enough to become intoxicated.
Henry Henderson, of OakviIle, was
crushed by a coal train, while coupling
cars near Scranton on Thursday, and
died as soon as he was removed from
his perilous condition.
The machinery of the Touring mill
at Union furnace, Huntington county
came to stop a few DAYS ago without
any apparent cause. On examination
the wheels were found to be full of eels.
One hundred and thirty two were taken
ont. Thus remarks the Huntingdon
MONITOR.