Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-03-02
GENERAL ITEMS.

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The richest mine in New Mexico,
now worth $4,000, 900, was originally
sold for SO in silver, little gold dust
and an old revolver. :.
Twenty-seven years ago Albert
Paine, young stonemason OF Woon-
socket, r. L, disappeared mysterious
Iv. leaving a wife and son. The wlte
used every effort to ascertain his
whereabout, and, falling, went into
mourning. After seven years had
passed she married Andrew b. Cole,
of Woonsocket. A few days ago
Paine suddenly re-appeared- He
SAYS that he passed the twenty-seven
wears on a New Hampshire farm, to
which he will return, leaving his for
mer wife in possession of her second
husband.
A poor woman in New York has
been particularly unfortunate, having
buried her husband and seven chill
dren, all of whom died of heart dis
ease. A few days ago the last OF the
children, little girl eleven years OF
age, started to school, apparently IN
good health. Her mother following,
a few minutes later, had her atten-
ton attracted to a crowd on the pave
ment near the school-house, and on
going to the spot found her little glrl
lying dead.
A most dreadful dispatch came
from Augusta, Maine, under date OF
February 9th, as follows: An afro
cious murder has occurred near
Weeks Mills, in China village, twelve
miles from Augusta A young man
named Charles Merrill killed his
mother in barn near her house by
striking her on the head with ham
mer He concealed the body IN a
hay-mow until it was frozen, and then
cut it into pieces, part of which he
partially burned, throwing the charred
remains In a manure heap. The
other portion he buried in the snow
in Bartons Woods. The woman be-
ing missed for several days, suspicion
attached to the son as having caused
her disappearance. He was arrested
and confessed the facts gwen tie
witnessed the disinterment OF the
portion of the remains hidden ia the
woods to-day. directing the officers
where to search. No motive is as
signed for the crime.
Reports from Sioux Falls, Dakota,
state that q famine exists there. No
trains have arrived for three Gays,
and the roads are so blocked that
none are expected. Telegraph poles
have been cut down and the tracks
torn up in some places to use the ties
for fuel. The public schools are
closed and business is generally sus-
pended
John Butterton, a Young man of
North Hammonton, n. j., purchased
a horse in Philadelphia, on Wednes-
day, and had proceeded as far on his
way home IS kirkwood, when, pass
ing through belt Of timber where
some wood-choppers were at work, a
tree fell across the road in front OF
him. The horse took fright, dashed
wildly through the woods and ecross
the fields to the railroad. and there,
coming IN contact with a passing
train, man and horse were precipita-
ted down the embanhment together
The horse was instantly killed, but
Mr.. Butterton escaped with a few
scratches.
On Tuesday night a week, in the
eastern part of Bartholomew county,
Ind, a mob masked and armed, seized
Samuel Ewing and hung him till be
was nearly dead, and stood over him
with a cooked pistol trying to extort
from him confession that he had poi
soned DR.. Blddlnger's horses, the doc
tor having los. seven by poisoning. |
The mob utterly failed and abandoned |
the prisoner.
On Thursday the parents of three
children named Shutter, residing at
Stephenville, N. Y, locked them in the
house and vent off 10 enjoy a visit with
neigbbor. " hile they were abroad
the children played with the fire, and !
one Of them was burned to death.
A little daughter of q. Hamilton, an |
employe in paper mill at Coeymans,
N. Y, on Thursday, fell on the water
wheel and was instantly killed.
Women are less given to suicide than
men are, and married people than the |
unmarried.
English farmers are beginning to
find that they must fstten their beef |
cattle while the animals are young if |
they would make money.
Russian immigrants have domestic
ated in Minnesota the brick lined por-
ceiain stove which every one who has
been IN Germany associates with bis
residence there, and remembers kiudly
for the even and healthful heat which
IT cltfrses, if not for its cheerful aspect.
Since these stoves are air tight. and
hence econoWise fuel, their introduction
in regions where coal and wood are
scarce is matter of Importance 1t
has been found that prairie hay serves
70 produce a comfortable heat when
burned in these stoves, and machinery
for COMPRISING it has been put on the
market.
1t is said that horse which can
walk five miles an hour is worth more
than either Maud s. or st Julien, and
would probably walk to San Francisco
before either of those two horses
could trot there. The horse should
be trained to walk. A good walker
viii. travel more miles in day than a
fast trotter.
Tue average yield of Indian corn per
acre throughout the United States is
29-2 bushels, of an average value per
bushel Of 31l cents.
During party entertainment, a few
evenings ego, Miss Lille Simmonds, of
Madison, Wis, and Philip Starke of