Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-07-27
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For some days past, Mrs. Jane Me
Williams, of Liberty, was on visit to
her granddaughter, at the residence OF
DR.. Simington, in Danville. The old lady
was the first white child born in the forks
of the Susquchanna, and is now So years
of age. Mrs. Mc'Williams can recollect
when there was but two or three houses
where Danvillc is now building.-On
Saturday I4th inst, small frame build
ing, adjoining the residence Of John Best,
in Danvillc, and occupied by a German
family, was discovered to be on fire, in the
loft. Ladders were brought into use, and
several persons were soon on the house,
tore holes in the roof, and with buckets
poured water into the location of the fire,
which was soon subdued. On Friday
week, the lightning struck into the office
aud store of the Rough & Ready Iron
Company, of Danville, coming in at the
fue, over the office, passing along the lath
near the comb of the roof, and down the
south end of the building, leaving its mark
in the plas:ering, breaking some lookin G
glasses, and stunning Mrs. Miller, wife of
Jacob Miller, who was in the store. Sew
eral persons were in the Office and store,
but none of them were hurt.
NORTHUMBERLAND dwelling of
Judge Jordan, of Sunbury, was entered
on Saturday night, l4th inst, and robbed
of about $500 in silver plate of various
kinds. The thief entered through the
cellar. Mr. Jordan offers $50 reward for
the thieves or the property. Other simi-
lar thefts have been suffered in Sunbury
-Gentlcmen from Elmira are making
arrangements to obtain Coal from Shamo-
kin, by the Railway, which will be COM
plcted by closing the link between Milton
and Northumberland, lst Sept. next. The
high water has retarded the completion of
the Bridge until winter, but the steamer
and fats will supply its place.-An
Irishmau by the name of Burns, employed
on the Sunbury 4 Erie railroad above Sum-
bury, died very suddenly on Thursday
night week, He retired in perfect health,
and in the morning was found dead
Thomas, son of Robert Vincent, aged 16
years, was kicked by horse, on the 9th
inst, at the Chulasky Furnace, and died
in about ID minutes ohm Heller
of Chillisquaque, was engaged in cleaning
a grain reaper one day last week, in the
field, when one leg accidentally came in
contact with the teeth Of the machine, and
was considerably cut and torn.-A Wing
County Meeting is called to meet in Sun
bury, Monday, Aug 6.-The Miltonian
states the S. & f. Il. II. Co. will erect De-
pot and Machine Shops in Milton, on
lands Of Nagle and Hepburn.
BLAIK-Two boys at Hollidaysburg
got run over by lumber car One had
a leg broken and shattered severely, but
was relieved by careful attendance; the
other suffered the amputation Of both his
legs.--At Altoona, a man was knocked
off car upon which he was standing, by
another car striking it, when he was run
over by train, and killed-Six coal
cars coming down the Portage, were
thrown off the track by the breaking of
wheel, and turned with all their contents
go or so feet down an embankment.--
"The Tyrone Democrat and Iron City
Advertiser is started by a brother of Mi
chael Dan Magellan. He calls on "that
grand and solemn institution, the Church
Of Rome, - and the Mcthodists, to help him
through.
CoLUMBIA.-Th track walker between
Rcpert and Danville,a few evenings since,
found stick Of timber strongly spiked
across the Railroad. 1t was fortunately
removed Just before the arrival of the
passenger trains. What can be said of a
being who would thus attempt to murder
scores of innocent men, women, and chill
dren ,--The Star states with confidence
'hal Il SoihPd 40 VI Sahin'hS, uuuSi q law
Charter, to mine for coal and iron in the
M'Cawly mountain, Beaver Tp., Columbia
Co, about three miles from the Cattawissa
Railroad, The Company is authorized to
hold 5000 acres Of land, with capital
Of s750,000.
LuzERNE.-Thc millinery shop Of Mrs.
GriGing, Pittston, was broken into, Satur-
day night a-week, and robbed of goods to
the amount Of SlGO--Coal business is
constantly enlarging in the Lackawanna
region.-Two descrters from the U. S.
Army were arrested at Pittston.-Ex-
Senator Sanderson, of Towanda, has opened
Law and Land Office in Scranton.
LrcoMISG.-The Jersey Shore Tedeiie says
the American party Of that county can give
$500 votes next fall without any assistance,
and defies the canal-democracy To the contest.
The Express Train now stops at Muncy,
thereby reducing the time Of stopp3ge at Viii
Transport 10 ID minutcs-Williamsp
now contains, according TO the Press. popu
!ation of i0i5, having been more than doubled
in ) years (2009 in 1850 O)-Jeremiah 5. Hall,
of Danvilie, is appointed Post Office Agent on
the mail route between Williamsport and FL
man in Williamsport, tearing the
weatherboards from his house, found and
killed 232 Bats then and there being.
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RN-The Committee to examine sites for
the proposed State Agricultural College,