Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-10-26
Ne,ps 1tcns irom Otbcr Counties.

t2tsiuS 20 DC a county seat, ana SOMEBODY
in the soLatfeual is singing Dutch poe
try at Sclinsgrove.-Thc DemoLrat Q
) Scliusgrove int:ra:cs tina. the legality o
the Midjtoburg bond will be contested
aud states that the day was carried by al
arlning tho people about the health OF tia
town, and also by representing in Union
jackson, and Middlccrcek, that in cast
Niddleburg carried the day, they woulj
throw up their chance, and then New Bcr
lin would get set back to Snyder county
and Court 80 to New Berlin again. The
position OF Fsocburs in the Gcll, it is
thought By many injured Seliusgrovc ma.
teria!ly Iidlleourgers have
called their election for choosing the Cour,
House Committees, for Saturday the l0t!i
NoyembeE.--They also are to apply for
a Ship Caual and Branch Mint. Perse-
we're, ncighbors-no:hins Ike trying.--
The new Lutheran and iioformed house OF
worship in Adamsburg is to DO dedicated
on Sunday the -!.h November
JUNIArA.-All the X. n. candidates
carried the Day (cxcop: one, who was bea-
ten II votes) by from l45 to sos majori-
ty.--The Register, Che Democratic pa-
per- says Of the Asscl4blyman-elcc. from
this District, ''Mr STRoUsE is man of
unimpeachable character barring political
I'D and VIC have 10 doubt will discharge
the duties dcvolviug upon him in his Off,
cial character, to the best Of hi. ability and
/ in accordance with the Will of those lie re-
presents"
NORIEUl UlIEEGL.AND.-Thc Address be-
fore the Agricultural Society, was delivered
( by Mr.. kase, aud was well spoken Of
SIlas Woivorton has the contract for erect
ing Boom !or .lo Sunbury Canal and Wa
ter Company, about three miles up the
West Observation-Disclosures Bor-
ough and Point Township have Fair to-
day in Northumberland, in which they
"cal late to beat the whole county.
| LUzEEsE-Thc Division candidates for
| Representative are defeated "A young
man named Deem, .ell from the cords of
the Railroad bridge being erected at Pitts
ton, into the river, and drowned He
was recently from Batavia, y. Y.
PERRY A Democratic meeting at
Bloomfield, before the election, was address
cd by Wm. II. Miller, Esq of Harrisb burg,
Robert Tyler, of PhilaI., Col. John Swine
ford, of Union Co, and Ephraim Banks,
Auditor General. Letters were read from
Gov. Bigler, Rcah Frazer, and Richard
McAllister The A,lcocate says of Col.
Swincford's speech, "We scarcely know
what to say about such stock. We advise
his friends in Union the next time they
send him here, to tie straw band around
his right leg,'a bolt of red tape around his
lefs, aud fll his pockets with gingerbread,
because be don't know when lie is hun
cry. He broke up the meeting, because
when he had concluded there were only
two men at the stand, and they were SO
fatigued' thar they could not leave with
out assistance"
MIFFLIH-Oae Stephen Steel hid 800
in a tree, from wtich some one borrowed
il, and simple Stephen offers S25 for its
recovery. When you get it, Stephen, put
it in Bank, or interest--Thc Agricul-
tural Fair, at Milroy, is said to be the
best in every respect ever held in the
county.-Dea,h by Lightning-A Sc
we're thunder storm passed over portions
of the county on Thursday week, during
which David S;roup, son of John Stroup,
Of Union township, vas Instantly killed
by stroke Of lightning; The deceased
and another man were engaged in raising
potatoes, and took shelter under tree,
(some say in shock Of corn.) Young
Stroup was struck in the ear, and the man
beside him somewhat stunned, but he soon
recovcred-The Gazette of 18th inst
says: We noticed ice yesterday morning
for the FIRST time this fill This, with an
Introductory Snow storm on Saturday,
looks Ike the approach Of cold weather
WIN. T. Shaw has been appointed
Notary Public Cor NilEia county, vice IT,
J. Walters, Esq, whose commission cxpi-
red On the 9th inst
MoNroUR.-Thay have had in Dlnvillc
recently, Musical Convention, Teach
ers' Institute, three Concerts, and Asricul-
tu.al Fair, most of which were deemed
very entertaining oc useful, and the Fair
decidedly superior to that of last year
DR.. Elder is to give Lecture on
American Labor, on Monday evening next.
The damaged Rolling tuiil has been
repaired.
LsCcNING-The store Of Mcssrs. Gu
dykunst Il Walton, at the Nuncy Basin,
was entered Thursday night, last week, and
robbed Of sij.--On last Friday night,
some dospcrado broke in the Telegraph of
fee in Wi!liamspost, and got $50 for his