Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-04-18

Crawford county.
al Mrs. Ann Wagner, of Shenandoah
/ has lost her mind through religious ex.
oitement
As Stacy G. Sherman, Of S,sskton,
New Jersey, Was shout to shoot rsb-
! bit an eagle swooped down and cssrisd
it of.
The Hawk and-Owi Association of
Washington county killed $50 HAWKS
, and owls in the year 1882. WIllian
McClsy killed 81 of the number.
There is . creek several miles from
Wsynesboro, Ga, which is so highly
impregnated with lime that it will
take the hair off horse's leg in pas
sing through it.
A man who had been in me Micbi-
gan penitentiary for twenty sight years
was psrdoued the other day. He was
convicted of murder in the fret degree
in 1853 and sentenced for life. but 1t
recently tralspired that he was snno.
cent of the crime
A man in Warren county, Ky,
climbed tree to shake down ar op-
ossum that bis dogs had treed. The
limb proved rotten, and Smith came
down SO rapidly that the dogs did Tot
discover their error until they ssd
nearly killed him.
An Erie man, who had been ordered
by his wife to cover the FIRE on CON-
ing in late, nistook bucket of water
for scuttle Of coal. In addition to
running his clothes and nearly all the
furniture in the room, he will be con-
fined to his bed for two weeks on ac-
count of his eyes being nearly scalded
out.
A New York paper relates the fol-
lowing. At dinner party q few days
ago young married lady, who is cele-
brated for originality In matters of
dress, appeared in black stain dress,
with waistcoat or vest composed en-
tirely Of natural flowers. Only small
flowers we're used and they were sewed
on foundation of muslin. The effect was
perfectly lovely"
John Bovles, sged 16 years, and
living near Hauley, recently made an
indecent assault upon . 6-year-old
girl. A committee of citizens decided
that the boy should be whipped pub
licly. The boys father inflicted the
punishment upon his bare back with
birch switches, and did not desist un-
till the committee declared the punish
ment snfhcient.
A Colorado farmer has invented a
duck hunting outfit which discounts
the California mans COW. He stripped
the hide from bullock as natural as a
living animal. He cut away the bel
ley Of his wire bullock for his body
and made two holes through the
shoulders to take sight through.
When he wants duck shot he DROPS
his skeleton oyer his head and starts
out for the tulles. He can walk right
into foek of ducks without startling
them and has on one or two occasions
returned home with his hiding place
full of teal caught With his hands.
He never fails to to xii. all he wants,
A West Chester paper of few days
ago says, few weeks ago q valuable
gray mare and wagon were stolen from
the stable Of Hopes Bros. e. Thomas
proprietors of the Cherry Hill nursor-
les in this borough. The thieves the
same night broke into the grain ware
house CT Hemphill Bros. and carried
off about $3.50 worth of cloverseed.
They drove to Philadelphia, breaking
down at different points, and stealing
wagons in place of the broken ones.
A reward Of $50 was offered for the
return of the mare, and in shree days
the animal was hack in Sir. Hopes
possession. Tuesday night the same
thieves, it is presumed, visited Messrs.
Hopes Bros. & Thomas stable and
took the same mare and large lot Of
harness. They then broke into the
warehouse Of the Messrs Hemphill
and carried of about 10 bushels of clo-
verseed.
The result of = preachers dream is
related BY despatch from Oil City Pa;
under date of the 3rd inst as follows.
The people Of this section are much
excited over the finding Of the body
of John Price, . lad, who was drowned
at Titusville during the great food.
| A vigorous search had been made for
the body and rewards were offered, but
all to no purpose. Last week Meth
odist clergyman named Hoover
dreamed of the spot where the body
Was to be found and it impressed him
so that be spoke of it to many persons
and the local papers published the
matter. This morning the boys ia
ther and the clergyman started out to
hunt for the body and mile and =
half below TitusvIlle they found it,
half buried in the sand, at the foot Of
. clump of willow bushes The tody
had been we'll preserved by the frost.
The Philadelphia Record publishes
the following. A thrilling encounter
haa been reported. wherein tramps who
took possession of the Badger SCHOOL,
house, near Schenck's station, foug BIT
q railroad section gang led by "Jack"
Young, of Bristol. The school house
is only few rods from the rail road
where the men were at work. The
young lady who teaches the school ar
rived before any Of the scholars had
put an appearance. She attempted. to
open tho door, but found it fastened.
Her knocks were, however, finally sa-
swered BY two men. This frightened
the young lady and she ran to tho rail
road gang. who promptly volunteered
to see that she was quietly ssstored
to possession of the school house.
The storming party found the. honse
, full of tramps. and q fsbt ensued.