Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-08-28
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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Miss Jennie, daughter of Mr.. John
s. Lamble, a leading Pittsburg
lawyer, is an enthusiastic bug and
snake collector She had a copper
head snake confined in a glass Jar
Wishing to xiii without mutilating
it, she put ammonia into the Jar.
The snake at once grew furious. 1t
struck at the cork, 1t struck toward
those who were watching it, it leaped
backward and forward as actively as
possible within such narrow limits.
Then, realizing apparently that death
was to be it's fate anyhow, 1t decided
to be its own executioner, and again
and again drove its fangs into its own
body. 1t died of its Own poison.
Jacob Novinska, of McConnells-
Vile, makes living by causing the
arrert of peddlers who cannot show
a license. After suit is brought he
compromises with the parties for SO,
SIS or $50, or whatever sum he can
get. The peddlers are unable to
secure redress, and when they have
Novinska arrested in order to force
him 10 refund, as has been done
several times. he clsiIns the benefit
of the Insolvency law.
Two young ladies visiting in Tyrone
were informed by a gypsy that #
they ate a raw chicken heart apiece
before retiring at night they would
dream of their lovers They follow
ed tine prescription, unknown to their
hostess, and the household was
thrown into turmoil III the middle
of the night by two unaccountable
cases of cholera morbus
Mrs. Elizabeth Houder, of Reading,
has Just received pension of $50 a
month and $4,000 arrears for the loss
of her son, Captain Jacob Houder, of
Company H. Eighty eighth Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers, and Mrs. Daniel
Rothenberger has received So per
month and $500 arreaages for the
death of her husband.
Mrs. Benjamin Shipley was pick
ing huckleberries at Uniontown a
few mornings since. She mad gum
boots on, and there was n hole in one
of hem, through which her great
toe partly protruded. A snake OBJ
serving this sunk his fangs in 1t. A
young lady friend bravely sucked the
venom from the wound, and whisky
| completed the cure.
HAGERsTowN, Md, August 10
Frank Stevenson, colored, aged II
years, resident Of Williamsport,
was overtaken by a storm on Wednes-
day evening, and took refuge in a
hollow tree. Lightning struck the
tree, and young Stevenson was
instantly killed. His Gfeless body
was found the next morning stand
ing upright in the tree.
A farmer in jackson, Susquehanna
county, hired an inexperienced boy,
and told him to salt the calf in the
pasture. The boy got quart of salt
and rubbed it well into the calf's hair.
A herd of colts snuffed the calf, and
licked its salt hair SO rnvenously that
they left its back bare. The boy has
quit farming
The prayers of South Dakota
were answered by a rain storm on
Sunday night August II, the first in
over two months. 1t as accompan
led by heavy wind and hail, which
did some damage. Farmers now
say corn is sure for good crop.
4 little child of Edwardsville, near
gold-piece "a month or more ago, is
still alive but is wasting away, and
the doctor thinks death inevitable.
Squire Smith, of Remove, married
couple recently on license issued
III Lycoming county, and there is
discussion as to whether they are
really married or not.
Bloomfield has dog within its
limits that will eat cats. The other
day a kitten was thrown to it and
with snap and & gulp the kitten
was gone"
Farmers are harvesting hundreds
/ of tons of ''buckwheat coal" the fine
coal washed down the streams of
Schuylkill county from the culm
banks
Officer Chromes shot thirty four
worthless dogs in the streets OF
Scranton and slung them into n
wagon as fast as he brought them
down
Isaac Garman, of Greble, Lebanon
county, while cutting an old stump,
/ found among the rotten wood and
earth S52 IN gold and silver coin.
Harry Watson, of Lancaster, while
visiting III the country IA few days
ago, was bitten by hog. Erysipelas
supervened and the boys condition
| is critical.
A COW ON the track wrecked a
freight train at Vincennes, Indiana,
and j. c. LYONS was killed and c.
NJ. Paully fatally hurt.