Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-01-18
Ncms 1tems from Olbcr Counties.

house, when George Hilbish was chosen
Chairman, and d. NJ: Botdorf, Secretary.
The Band played a few excellent tunes
an appropriate address was delivered by
the Superintendent, followed by D.S.Boy-
er, VIM. Meyer, Elk. Bertch, (teacher)-
after which Teachers Institute was for
med. The Selinsgrovc DemoIrat intim-
ates that the location Of the county seat at
Niddleburg will be contested. The next
session Of the Teachers Institute Tn ion
and Snyder at Selinsgroyc, 9Th Feb.
The Contractors for County Buildings at
Middlcburg are pushing preparations. The
lot Of J.. King, nearer the Court Htuse
lot than that first selected, has been pro-
cured for the Jail.
LYCoMING.-The new house Of worship
of the English Lutheran church at Will
transport, will be opened on Sunday, Goth
inst. at , Z. NJ. Preaching every evening
during the week by ministers from other
places. Dedication service, Tuesday eve
ming. The pastor, }. w elker, has been the
devoted and efficient agent in the erection
of the very creditable structure. On
the 3lst ult., 4 school in Limestone
township was turned-supposcd to have
been fred intentionally. The Wmsport
Gazette calls for the publication of how the
Borough money goes,.....Street yelling
and midnight carousirg are pronounced
Illegal by the Town Council
LUzERNE.-Nesterday being Franklin's
oii,h-d-y, Typographical Festival was to
be held at Gilchrist's, WIlEcs-Durrr...
Edmond Edmonds, miner, was accident
ally killed in the Beaver Meadow mines,
Thursday week. lie leaves wife and
three cLi,dren......A fire on Main St, in
Pittston, was extinguishcd with but little
damage e...... Barbara Wolf, aged l6 years,
undertook to fill a fluid lamp while it was
burning, when it caught fire, and burned
her SO terribly that she died the next day
in the greatest agony. The Star says she
was daughter of Dr. Henry Wolf, form
erly of MitlliuDurg, Union Co.
MoNroUR-The people Of Danville are
agitating the formation Of Fire Compa-
ny, also the organization ola gas company.
......A fire on Mil st Friday night last,
consumed the store and house Of Mr..
Lang, and small tailor shop adjoining.
Lang was insured The Court House was
with difficulty saved, " the citizens forming
lines and supplying the engine with water"
..A man named Christian B. Hittlc,
froze to death on Wednesday night of
last week, about u mile below Danvile.
He was well dressed, and had money, but
is said to have been under the influence of
liquor when be left town He had started
for his home in Blair county. Angus /
tus Ford, youth of Danville, during his
leisure has executed a very creditable
marble bust of Henry Clay.
CoLUMEIA-The roof of the casting
attached to M'kclvy, Neal
4 Co.'S Anthracite Furnace, East Blooms
burg, was burned down on Wednesday
evening, last week. 1t was occasioned by
the falling of some structure upon the
frame works and communicating with the
fire below. The loss is not very heavy
...... DR.. Ashbel b. Wilson died at Berwick, I.
1th inst, aged about 60 years-one of the
most esteemed and useful citizens Of that
Prof Bradbury will hold Mu-
steal Convention in bloomsbury, lst week
in February......Thc Star speaks of new
passenger cars on the Cattawissa Railroad. /
BRADFORD-An accident occurred at
the steam mill Of Col. j uhn f. Mcau>, in
Monroe township, on The 3lst ult., result
ing in the death of Joseph Seebisch. The
deceased, with two others, was engaged in
down large tree, when the axe
Of another slipped from the helvc, the
bitt striking him on the thigh, severing
the main arteries, and causing his death
in less than five minutes. The deceased
was a German, about 8 years of age, had
been in this country about three years,
md was temperate and industrious man.
He was to have been married the following
lay. Prof. Bradbury holds his second
Musical Convention in Towanda, the last
week in this month.
MIFFLIN.-On Christmas day, Ludwig
eater, an aged citizen of Decatur town
ship, was standing On a limestone bank,
when 1t gave way, and precipitated him
.bout 20 feet, killing him almost instantly.
THE storeroom and adjoining build
ngs of Hope Furnace, and also the resi-
lcnce Of the late Abner Reed, in Kiisha-
,oquillas, have been destroyed by fire.
NoRTuUMBERLAND.-Railway commu-
aication is now complete from Shamokin
to Elmira. The American states on
various authorities that the Japan pea is
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