Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-02-01
STATE ITEMS.

Many South Bethlehem physicians
say they will not attend smallpox
cases, owing to the Borough Council
no. yet having paid their bills for
similar service last winter.
Miss Matilda Weighman, aged 40
years, of Allegheny City, who has
been troubled with hemorrhage of
the lungs, got up at midnight of
Wednesday,, and leaving a note say
ing My time has come, went to the
river and drowned herself.
TIE Court in Harrisburg granted a
decree of dissolution to the Common
wealth Mutual Insurance Company of
that city. The State asked for the
dissolution upon the usual ground
a noncompliance with the charter.
The encampment of the Grand
Army at Williamsport closed Thurs
day evening Wilkesbarre was Sc
lected as the place for the next an
nual encampment and Gettysburg for
the summer encampment. The new
officers were installed by General
Wagner.
Widow Graft and two sons, a very
poor family living in Greensburg, re-
ceived notice the other day of having
been left a fortune of 100000 by
the death of a relative in Sweden.
Mine Hill school house, in Para
disc township, Lancaster county,
caught fire from defective fue on
Tuesday a week while the school was
in session, and was entirely destroy
ed, together with most of the school
furniture. The teacher and pupils
saved most of their books and papers
The building was nearly new. The
loss is estimated at about $1,000.
The death-warrants were read to
Frank and Henry Rumberger, the
Dauphin county murderers, on Thurs
day. Frank, who had always main
tanned his innocence, has since made
full confession. He claims to be an
experienced burglar, having learned
the business in Chicago. He &C
knowledges having shot off his pis-
tol while wrestling with the murder
ed man for possession of a gum. but
does not admit having fired the fatal
shot. His brother, however, has re-
peatedly declared that such is the
case.
James Wsssley vas robbed snd
beaten to insensibili,y by unknown
men near Wampum, Lawrence county,
on Saturday night a week. They then
placed him upon the railroad track,
where be was found and rescued.
William p. Sanford. Of Upper Yoder
Cambria county, who was 20 years of
age, died recently from exhsustaiion,
caused, it is said, BY rapid growth.
He grew ten inches in one year
Robberies on the Lehigh Valley
railroad are now more frequent than
ever. Several nights ago Eve men
were captured near Bethlehem, who.
with two wagons, had over sixty frkius
of butter which they had stolen from
freight car.
Gov. Hoyt on the Oath issued the
death warrants Of Frank and Henry
Rumberger, of Dauphin county; James
NeviIing, Of Clear6eId county; Frank
Small, OF Allegheny; Joseph Allison, of
Indiana county; Jonathan Meyer, of
Snyder county, and John Coyle. Jr.,
of York county, and fixed the Gath OF
March for their execution.
George Minper fell from the top of
furnace stack at Wampum, Lawrence
county, on Monday . week and was
killed.
William Sproat and Joe Hillmau
have been arrested near Economy,
Beaver county. for stealing $4,000 il
money and bonds, the property of an
old lady named Street The old lady
lived alone. and was found dead one
evening sitting at a table Hlllnan,
one of the men implicated, psrd his at
tentlons to the daughter of Sproat, his
confederate, and her talking led to
their arrest. It is thought that the
men murdered the old woman, and her
body will be resurreeted for examine
ton.