Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-20
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Millions of II year locusts have ap-
peared at Greensburg and in other
parts Of WestmoIeland county.
There will be 16 tunnels on the
Harrisburg and Western 4. X. be-
tween Pittsburg and the Cumberland
Valley.
ST. JOHN, N. b. June IA young
boy named Beldin was killed and eat
en- by bear at Annoyance, Kings
county, yesterday, while picking sar-
saparilla in the woods.
A sneak thief stole a clock in .
Montreal store the other day, and con-
cealing it under his coat, started for
the door 1t happened to be an alarm
clock, and the machine being started it
raised such a din that be quickly drop
ped 1t but did not escape arrest.
Charles French, Of Indiana, wished
that he might be struck dead if he was
lying, and he suddenly kecled over.
He was lying like tinker, but what
allied him was getting q gold piece
stuck fast in bis throat.
A father and son eloped from Elton,
Iowa, with two girls of the neighbor-
hood. The deserted wives chased the
party to Council Bluffs, pulled the
hair and scratched the faces Of the
girls, and carried the men back home.
1t is ramored that the p. r. X.
company are considering the feasibili-
ty of erecting electric light poles over
the entire track from Pittsburg to
Philadelphia, and do away with the
necessity for headlights on their loco
motives.
Horace G.. Childs, son Of s. Powell
Childs, of Plymouth, Montgomery
county, was struck By lightning and
instantly killed on Wednesday night.
At church fair at White House,
Cumberland county, Saturday even
ing a week, a general fight took place
and several men were badly hurt.
The quarrelsoms persons were driven
away with cubs and the festival ended
successfully.
Colonel David Taggart, ofNOrthum-
berland, has refused to permit his
name to 60 before the Republican
State Convention. He does not want
to be State Treasurer and declares that
be would not leave bis farm for any Of
fee at Harrisburg.
MKADvILLE, Pa, June l4.-Dur.
ing the progress of the hurricane that
passed over this section on Tuesday
evening Charles Smith, residing near
Blooming Valley, while iu the woods
was struck by falling tree and fatal
ly injured. His physicians pronounc-
ed his case hopeless tonight. Smith
is about % years old and has a wife
and child.
DETROIT, Mich, June 13.-Net:ie
Lynch, s years of age, encountered
tramp while going on an errand at
SheSoygan last evening, BY whom she
was outraged and otherwise terribly
injured, having been stabbed in the
left lung. She was not discovered un-
til this morning, when she was in dy-
ing condition. A large body Of citi-
izens are securing the county In per-
suil Of the perpertrator of the crime.
On the l4th man named Warner
was caught and hung by an angry
crowd of 500 men, for the outrage up
on the girl, he declared that he had
not committed the crime, but the girl
said that he was the man.
j. +. Ellinton, of Palmetto, is one of
Georgia's successful fruit ralsers. He
has about one thousand trees Mr..
Ellington destroys the worms, which
have been such a draw back to peach
orchards, ia novel and interesting
way, and one that will be OF great in
terest to all fruit growers. All over
his orchard are old gourds, boxes,
cans, etc. placed on stumps, fences aud
trees. These are the homes of the
worm destroyers and they are the lit
tie bluebirds, which are so numerous
in our State. For 5 years he has been
petting and raising these little birds
and to-day he has about $40. He
prizes them SO highly that he will pros.
ecute any one killing one of his pets.
They do their work so effectually tha;
be is troubled very little with worms.
The bluebird eats nothing but bugs
and worms and can whip the English
sparrow.-Atlanta Constitution.
limped about for years with i cane an d
could not bend down without excruciating
pain. Parker's Ginger Tonic effected an
astonishing cure and keeps me well. 1t is
infallible. NJ. Guilfoyle, Binghamton,
MY.