Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-11-09
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the county. There was entered about 100
horses, 100 cattle, 100 hogs, 400 head of
poultry, 80 bushel grain, 81 bushel pota-
toes, 1l0 various vegetables, GS dairy pro-
ducts, &c. &C. Nine competitors at the
blowing match. And an excellent Adj
dress from j. J. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
McElwec was killed on Tuesday, the 3Oth
inst. at about 10 o'clock in the morning,
in the mines of zimmerman, Zerne &
Weitzel, at Shamokin. He was in the
act of setting prop when large piece of
slate fell on him, and smashed his head.
1.-The Danvillc Brass Band gave a
concert in Milton, vocal and instrumental,
Saturday week and well patronized.......
The Miltonian says: ave are gratilied
/ to learn that Eailroad-Car Manufacture
ing Company has been formed by five of
our enterprising and solid men, who will,
at an carly day, commence the erection of
mammoth buildings for the purpose. We
also understand that another able company
stimulated and encouraged by the enter
prise contemplated above, will soon COM
mence building huge saw-mill, canal,
boom, &c, in upper Milton"
CESrER.-Thc Wing says "Thc friends
of the Lowisburg, Center 4 Spruce Creek
Railroad had meeting at Boalsburg late
ly, at which $4,000 were subscribed
The friends Of the Tyrone & Lock
Haven route are also busily at work
\ correspondent states that the last Agri-
cultural Fair, in Potter Tp., was superior
to any of its predecessors,-Dr. James
Irwin, Of Snowshoc Tp., runs his lumber
from his mill to the river, over 4 mile and
quarter, in about three minutes He
has plank flumr, supplied with water
from a small run, into which the boards
are laid, and thus run of to the destined
spo:.-A protractei meeting is in pro-
grcss at the Methodist chaTc. in Belle,
fonte-Of 81 votes for plumcr in Bel
lefcnte, 1t is stated only l. were cast by
nativc-born citizens.--Thc Centre De-
mocrat hois.s the name Of Gen. Sam Ious-
ton for President.
MIFFLIN.-A party Of hunters from
Lewistown brought home a six rronged
buck which they had caught in Licking
creek valley James Ford died in
Lcwistown last week, and at her own ex-
press desire, she was dressed in her best
apparel, with g,iter boots, head dress,
shawl, jewelry, &c, and thus buried
The Juniata Sentinel says that hunter
named Oliver Dillen, shot three bears-an
old one and two cubs-on the Shade noun
tain in Fermanagh township, last week.
Stoy committed suicide on Sat
urday evening at the Poor House, by cut
ting his throat and wris: with a razor He
was a well-informed and well-read man, and
an excellent clerk, but unfortunately at
times addicted to the indulgence of liquor,
under the influence of which he no doubt
committed the rash act that terminated his
existence. He was about 30 years Of age.
Ga=et'e says, we saw piece of
lead water pipe a few days ago that had
been gnawed through By the rats, a feat
no one would hardly have supposed the
long-tailed rascals could accomplish. The
marks of their teeth however are too plain
to be mistaken.---Grain in considerable
quantities has been received during the
month, and fair impetus given to the dry
goods, grocery, and hardware business in
Lcwistown.
CLINToN.-Therc were 100 shares of
stock announced as taken, at late meet
ing Of the friends of the Mill Hall Iron
Company.-The loss by the late FIRE at
Lock Haven was about S25, ,000--The
front Of a new hotel going up on Water
Street in Lock Haven, fell in, doing great
damage The rain had washed away a
part of TIE foundation. She'd,
aged SIX years, son of Philip She'd, was
drowned by falling into the Canal near
SCOTS Warehouse.
LYcoMISd-Thc Jersey Shore Repub-
ican notices the migration for the South
On Monday, of Peter Stout, j. I. Baker,
and L. Wilson, printers.-Mr. Dana's
High School Exhibition is spoken of in
highly complimentary tcrms.---The
News Letter applauds the bridge going up
over Pine creek At Phelps mills, Ii. ID.
Rodearmcl, contractor.-A Military
company is proposed to be organized, at
Nilliamsport.- t.-Dr. Elder delivered an
interesting lecture, on Labor.-Thc :
Gazette has a,ruthful article respecting the ,
country Press.-A fire in the dwelling q,
# John Rathmel, On Water street, was
discovered by q parrots crying Z" Fire d.
ire. ~ and was extinguished after doing
,ut little damage. Supposed to have ori-
,ina:ed from spark dropping in box of
layinp Packer for J. s. SEN