Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-07
STATE ITEMS.

ANNE CuOW, VI CtiNcI Ehic, 'eo@u
go county, sge0 years fell down stairs
and broke her neck.
George Smith, boy, was killed by
the fall of tree near Mount Pleasant,
Westmoreland couLty.
The men who robbed old Mr.. Con-
pors at Catfish, Clarion county, were
sentenced to ten years each in the Pen
itentiary.
Water is sold for 25 cents q barrel
at Frackville, Schuylkill county. The
prolonged drought dried up the wells
and streams.
A bird dog belonging to Benjamin
Machamer, of Trever:on, Northum.
berland county, was stolen recently.
Over 5000 birds have been shot over
this dog, and be IS valued at $500.
Dogs killed eighteen sheep and
wounded five more for Emanuel Ham
bright, of Lancaster county.
Nearly one-fourth of the mills with
in fifty miles of Allentown have
stopped, owing to a lack of water.
Charles De Haven, married man,
of Media, has eloped with young
girl from the vicinity of Linwood,
Delaware county.
Alexander and Nancy Connors were
arrested last week at Indiana for sell
ing counterfeit trade and half-dollal
silver coins.
A man named Rockafellow, from
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county
got drunk in Harrisburg the othel
day and wished that the President
would die, whereupon he was roughly
handled by an angry crowd.
Minnie Brown, twelve years old
was struck and instantly killed by
lightning during a storm at Parker
City, last Thursday.
William r. Crawford, of Matamoras
Pike county, ate over hundred clam
on a wager a week ago, and died from
the effects of the surfeit-
On Tuesday evening of last weel
an unknown scoundrel threw enough
Paris green to kill a hundred person
into boiler of apple-butter whicl
Mrs. Reed, of Allentown, had lef
unmatched near the house. The poi
son was seen before any one was In
jured; =,
William Hughes, connected wit
The L.ehigh and Wilkesbarre Goa
Comsanys 5 farm, was found in poo
of water last Friday morning, nea
the Stanton mines, Wilkesbarre. II
was thrown from his horse INTO tn
water while searching for cattle o
Thursday night and was drowned.
George B. Hill, of Solebury, Berk
county, while applying Paris green t
his potato vines short time ago, al
sorbed a quantity of the poison in
small cut on ore of his hands. Ir
fiammation set in, followed by erysiE
elias and gangrene, from which b
died in few days.
The family Of Augustus Cunning
ham, of West Chester, consisting c
himself, wife and three children, mad
narrow escape from death by po
soning on Tuesday evening of las
week. Baking powder had been use
in the preparation of cakes that wer
eaten for supper, and in which trace
of arsenic have been discovered
How it got there is mystery. br
the presumption is that it had bee
mixed with the baking powder b
mistake before it had been purchases
A dispatch from Erie county, la.
Friday, says: Mexican, Cranssvill
Franklin and adjacent townships
this county are in imminent dangt
, of total destruction. Embers frol
, forest fires raging in the vicinity ha,
ignited the uncleared portions {
Franklin township, and while acr,
) were in flames bHns, hay and whe'
: stacks and dwelling houses wei
swept away like chaff. Church bel
were rung and driams beat to- call o,
, people, and at this writing over
: thousand people ars at work wit
axes and plows fighting the flame
In GAINESVILLE and Mexican tow
ships the same work is going o.
The damage to timber and crops wi
be great. Should wind spring u
nothing can save the houses and far
buildings.