Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-13
ITEMS.

ITEMS.
Samuel J. Kemble, farmer. of Lit.
tie Britain twp, Lancaster county,
died suddenly while working in field
on Tuesday week.
A swarm of bees settled upon the
horse of David Find, at Anuville,
Berks county, recently, and stung the
animal so badly that he will die.
Horace Childs while plowing near
Norristown last Wednesday was in
stantiy killed by lightning, one of his
horses was killed at the same time.
Here it is again. Last Wednesday
Geo. w. Garrett of Reading while steal
ing ride on freight tram was run
over By the cars, and thereby had
both legs cut off.
w. FL. Miller, young man, was
killed on Saturday night a week by
Philip Walker, farmer, living near
Somerset, while attempting to break
into his house for the purpose of rob
berry.
While raising floor of building on
Parade street, Erie, Jacob Lang, a
butcher, fell into den of rats. He
was bitten badly, but with a club and
small dog he killed n rats in half an
hour.
A small boy of West Chester, while
fishing in the Brandywine a few days
ago, was seized in the finger by snap
ping turtle. Failing to shake the tur-
tie off the boy walked home, 3 miles,
and got blacksmith to pry open the
turtles jaws.
David Eisenhard, stonemason, Z:
years of age, was killed by train oil
the Lehigh Valley railroad at Spring
Mill on Saturday. He was thrown
over an embsnkment into a mill-race
= distance of 20 feet
LYNCHBURG, Lune 5.-The drough
in this section has resulted in Incalcul
able damage, and information from
the southwest represents an alarming
state of affairs. Cnttle-raisers ar,
obliged to purchase food for their stoel
the pastures being all dried up. The
crops are also suffering greatly from
want of rain.
Geo. Halaeman, farmer Of Nor
thamptOn county, aged 20 years, wa
thrown from horse near Easton on
Wednesday and fatally injured. One
OF his feet caught IN some harness on
the animal and he was dragged l0(
yards, his body being shockingIy man
gled.
ATLANTA, Ga June 6.-This morn
ing a child was born to Ben BrooKins
unmarried daughter, 10 Baldwin cour
ty. She confess ed that York Cooper, 8
negro, was the father. Brookins there
upon shot and killed Cooper, aud the
Coroner's jury returned a verdict o
justifiable homicide.
Prof. Robert Wilson, of the Bell
field Public School, at Pittsburg, at
tackled Charles f. Slddell, of tn,
Sunday Critic, published in that city
on Wednesday, for publishing article
which reflected upon teachers of Iii
school. Both parties were badly use
up.
When Jennie Miles, aged l6 years
was attacked the other night on lone
ly street OF New Haven by a negr
she did not scream aud faint. On tn
contrary, she stamped viciously on tn
negro's bare feet with her sharp boo
heels, pulled big punches of hair from
his whiskers and finally tumbled hir
over dyke into a stream of water an
made her escape.
At 2 o'clock on the morning of tn
5th inst, at Chicago fire broke ou
in Barnum's circus, consuming th
main tent. The blaze caught from on
of the lamps, and the canvas was con
cumed like a fash. There was no los
of life The animals were in a sepal
ate tent, and were not injured. Whel
the alarm was turned in the apartmen
responded quickly, but before any en-
gines we're brought into action the d es
truction or the main tent was complete
Several streams we're played on th
blaze and the firemen succeeded in pre-
venting spread of the Gre to the ad
joining canvas. The flames ran u
the canvas to the centre poles in
twinkling, and gorgeous scene wa
presented on the lake front for a fe,
moments. The canvas and guy rope
were precipitated to the ground, crush
ing the private boxes and carrying tn
FIRE in among .he reserved seats, caus
ing their complete destruction. Tn
actual loss to property is estimated a
from $4,000 to $4,000, with no in
surauce, but the interruption of tn
performances may necessarily increas
the loss. The canvas destroyed cover
ed 6 acres of ground and i. is claimei
to have been the largest single one IL
the world.
For l have used it extensively. rcgar,
Parker's Ginger Tonic 4 most excellen
remedy for kidney, lung and stomach dis
orders. 1t invigOrates without intoxicat
ing. J. Francis, Religio Philos. Journa
Chicago.
A Dentist For Horses.
From the Philadelphia Sunda,
| T,nau of M,v 9th 1892 Sopcot;o,