Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-16

A gang of thieves in Western To-


Pennsylvania than in all the Neg
England States put together.
A New Jersey woman rolled off
lounge while drunk. Her face struck
In 8 basin, and was wedged so snugly
that she, being unconscious, lay ther,
and smothered to death.
A young Iowa farmer who was snx
ious to marry, but who did not fame,
the girls Of his neighborhoOd, opened
negotistions with an Indian agent II
Dako,s. and the upshos is bis engage
aent to the daughter of Sioux chief.
One OF the severest Aail-storms evel
Known in Denver, COL, occurred May
9Th with terrific thunder and Lightning
Ii lasted an hour. Hailstones an incl
in diameter lay 6 inches deep 10 the
streets. The fruit crop is ruined.
After John T. Coleman, of Scott
ILL.,, had felled large tree he jun pee
on the stump to take of rhe butt cut
When the cut dropped to the ground
his body wa. csugh; between the two
ends aud be was killed.
The West Chester Republican sayi
that Dir. George b. Roberts, President
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
ny, occupies house at PeEcoyd tina,
has been the residence of his ancestors
for 6 generations.
Two young woman at the birthday
party of Jessie Taylor, Findlsy, Ohio,
moved bis his chair from under him as
be attempted 20 take seat bstween
them. Jessie fell and broke his neck
One of the young women is now man
lee through grief.
A man 10 Plattsburg. n. Y, fe..i the
other day and aislocsted his neck lie
lived along for several days moment
arily expected % die, bat turning ever
IN bed sometbing snapped in his seck
and he immedia.eIy got up aud is Eew
all right except being little ssif
necked.
John Kirby Of WiIIiamstown, n. j.,
fell asleep on his work bench wkile
reading newspaper. The lamp sot
the paper on fire, the intense hse,
caused the lamp to burst, and the
burning oil flew IN all directioas.
kirby's shoes wero burned from his
feet before he was aroused.
A violent thunderstorm passed over
Wiiiiansport and vicinity on the after
noon OF the Sth, doing considerable
damage. 4 number of houses wero
st-ack by lightning, and trees and
fences were blown down. The woolien
mill Of Stsdon 4 Co. had the roof
blown off, and stock damaged to tn 2,
extent OF $1,000.
The Bank of To1pdend North, At
Vassar, Mich, was entered by burg
LAYS on Wednesday night. The safe
was blown open and $1,000 in specie
taken. The thieves we're frightened
,way before they could open another
drawer containing $1,000 in currency.
Frank l.. Falls, who lives over the
bank, va, held under revolver uhlIe
ths robbery was perpetrated.
John Frankford, the horse thief, eho
vas captured IN West Chester, Stiil
remains in jail at that place. 1t has
lot yet been decided whether he will
be tried there on the charge against
,in or be taken to Lancaster to serve
ais expired term of Il years. FhoFs
viii be hearing in the case ss ssOn as
for the. authorities of Ches
Ter county.
During a terrific wind and rain
storm on the Sth inst, at Trenton,
\. } , the main tent of Forepaugh's
Circus was blown over, the canvas was
iorn in shreds, the seats were thrown
over and all the aerial apparatus de
'trcyed. Fortunately the last of the
afternoon audience had just left the
tent, or loss of many live. would
have resulted. One of the circus en-
ployes was injured by falling pole
which struck him on the head.
Six men, under indictment for vari.
ous crimes, confined in the county iail
at ST. Paul, Mimi, escaped on Sunday
May 6rh. They sawed off the lock Oh
one cell, aud then called to the night
that one of the men was
hanging himself. No sooner bad the
watchman entered the cell than be
was knocked down and his keys taken
from him. He was then gagged, and the
other cells were unlocked.
Much uneasiness is felt by the truck
farmers of Virginia about the safety of
the growing crops of Irish potatoes.
Wet spells, cloudy and cold weather
for he past two months have caused
the potatoes in the ground to rot bad
ly, especially On the fat lands sume
farmers think they will not make half
a crop. In some sections the stand Is
fair, but it is the exception to the rule.
Crops generally are greatly retarded.
An Alabama paper says, a little
boy, just old enough to walk, WAS
found under some bushes near Head.
land, In Henry county, the other day,
and no one knows where be came from
or why he was there. 1t is surmised,
however, that the little fellow is
waif of the late great storms that
swept over that section and over five
States. 1t is not unreasonable to sup
pose that be was found uninjured.
He is now in the HANDS of good people
and is doing we'll.
Noah Girlitz. farmer, who resides
at Pea Ridge, Garrett county, about s
miles west of Homecoming, on Wednes-
day was in the woods searching for
his cattle when he came suddenly up.
on huge black bear, which at once
attacked him. A good dog which ac-
companied the farmer at once came to
his rescue, and after terrible strug-
gle Mr.. Gar!itz became free. Leav-
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