Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-04-04
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Allegheny county jsil holds foartee1
men charged With murder.
Several years ago the caterpilisrs
got to eating tha leaves of the shade
trees in the Boston Common. English
sparrows were improved, the worm dis
appeared; next the song bird began to
leave and the gray squirrels multiplied
rapidly The cats began war OF exter-
mination on the squirrels, the police
went for the cats and the old maids
are going for the police.
NJ. lConkling is said to be the only
man in a business suit who ever made
a speech before the United S'otes Su-
rreme Court. Oa the occasion thus
be was clad in dark gray- Custom re-
quired black and frock coat.
In Dallastou. York county, few
days ago. a bull and goat fought des-
2erately for half an hour. The goat
whipped the bull in seven rounds and
chased him across the country for
nearly two miles.
IL is told on one OF cur Young MIN
rods that he often goes hunting without
his dog, having horse that points
equally as we'll. And sometimes, when
he goes out for drive and happens
upon bird, the horse comes to a point
and squares himself. so that his master,
who Is a crack shot, may bring it down.
columbus Times. .
Joshua A. Boyer. of Pottsville, aged
80 years. was married recently TO iss
Jennie Pane, Of the same county. who
is only Il years old.
An exchange says, The Goodness Of
Liberty is the only American who isn't
looking forward TO new spring bonnet.
Lewistown people are thinking OF
erecting a soldiers monument.
A man named johnson, living near
Johustowu. Mich. suspected hired
man named Frey of undue intimary with
his wife. FIuding Frey alone in dense
woods be bound and gagged BIN and
securely pinioned bin to tres.
After mulitating the person of his vic
tim johnson left bio. Frey was diseov
cred two days afterwards, by search
party, unconscious and with his lim bs
badly frozen. He may recover. johnson
aud his wife have fed.
Peter Kindell. of Cleveland, Ohio,
saws that he sowed a good many Wild
oats when ie was young man. when
he approached his fftieth year be
thought be had consumption Of the lungs
and expected to die soop. He began TO
play the fife and soon afterwards his
health improved. He is now nearly a
century old.
Brookfeld. Macon county, Mo-, is the
home of Rober Gibson, who is spry at
the all, ged age of ll6ycars. He recoii-
ects dimly the Revolutionary war and
the Presidency of General Washington.
Mr. Gibson's oldest boy is now led
of 81 and his baby, with whom be is Dow
living. is II He has been twice married
and has thirteen children liviDg and
three dead. 0nc of his sons has twenty
children. Has direct descendants, pov
reaching 10 the fifth generation, number
nearly four hundred.
Tfamps took possession Of the Badger
school, near Bristol, few days ago and
refused to allow the teacher to eE'
te. Inc bu,liiag. they finally were driv-
en from lhe place by men armed witt
reyolgers and duosing guns.
Mr.Vauce says that when ae entered
the Senate be dId not possess the pow
eG to speak to the point. lwas hOrrihed
he adds, to read one of my speeches il
which Noticed had repeated al entire
sentence six times. ! found that Nigh
do 10 North Iarolina, but it would pot
do il the Senate. He thinks that th'
newspaper are teach ing orators to b'
terse aud snappy.
Thirty years ago, when Doylestow'
had 1000 inhabitants, there Wer,
seven to:els in the place, Now, vheI
the town mas poPu.stiou Of nearly
! $500, it mas o0ly four hotels.
Between Doylestowu and Dublin few
days ago eight persons we're lying deaC
in rheir homes at the same time.
Tbs distance from Doylcstovu to DubliI
is three miles
Farmers in Bucks county have bsel
selling roasted chicken. at % cents pc
pound This Is the highest price recsiv-
ed since the late war.
Mrs. Betsey Perkin died at Taunton
Mass, last week, at the age CT 10:
years. She vas born during the cay
of the Revolution, but too late tC
know nyihing Of the stirring scenes
of those days of trouble She remember
steiug President Washington in 175!
when he jourueyed through New Eng
land. In her 20tn year she married
John Perkins, Of Middeboro, and q
that wedding her own grandmother
aged 100, was present, and the venerabl
lady lived into her l02d year. Mrs
Perkins became the mother of nine
children, three sons and SIX daughters
The daughters are all living.
\ fsht between a rattlesnake and
black snake was recently witnessed a
Cert Worth. The black snake fore
the fighting, gliding around In swif
circle while the ratilesnake lay cooled
The circles grew smaller and the rattle
snake appeared confused as the th
blscksnske drew closer. His rattle
ceased 20 give out their usual sharl
4 sound. aud his bead dropped as if yer
tigo was seizing him The black suak
seized, By lightning movement, th
rattler by the throat, and winding abou
hun. the two rolled over and over to
gether. In few moments the rattle
snake ceased to breath. An examinatio
of the dead body of the rattlesnske re
. raaled fr.eture in tho snina - co,,,