Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-12-12
The Union Furnace...W Winfield.

Iue UNION Furnace--- Wi WlnnelQ.
A short trip one day last week, reveal
ed to Us many improvements between our
sanctum and Dry Valley, and worthy Of
being told to all.
On Third street, Lewisburg there is
under roof a neat brick Parsonage, built, by
the Luthern congregation of the town and
vicinity, ,on the site of the school house ,and
forming cOmmendable proof of their an
xiety and willingness to aid the comfort
Of their pastors.
In East Buffaloe we find Mr. Jno Stro-
hecker has entered a tasty brick dwelling,
just below his old wooden one.-A few
rods further on stands brick kiln-pre-
monitory symptom of buildings to be cree
ted by Messrs. I. and A. Penny, some
where on their purchase of the late Ireland
farm.-But crossing the Maj. Gundy hill
for the fortieth time, We could not but
think-notwithstanding the beautiful view
from the hill, when you reach its top
there must be some way devised for avoid
ing those two steep pitches, even fit sho'd
leave the Major mOnopolizing all the glo,
rious scenes to be enjoyed on his minia-
ture Pisgah
The UNION FURNAcE-built and work.
sd BY Messrs. Beavers, Geddes, Marsh &
Co., we found still ''in the full tide of sue
cessful experiment" employing large
number of civil industrious workmeu, and
at the present prices realizing fair return
foY the risks incurred, and the $50 to
$4,000 invested in the enterprise. The
engine used is the first one Of the kind de.
yIsed py Mr. Koss, and although not com
bining all the advantages of that exhibited
on our first page, is confessedly a superior
machine, and the Furnace is in every res
pect built after the very best models. II
has every advantage of location-limestont
and iron ore within stones throw, almost
various ores, as desired, secured in othel
beds coal landed on their wharf from th,
Sunbury steamboats,, (the Furnace is not
however, 'the head of navigation" on tn,
West Branch, as the boats in high waite
can run to the Lewisburg Dam J ant
equal opportunities for transporting th'
metal made to good markets.
A FIGURING MILL has this season beel
added TO the establishment-a brick build
ing, three storeys high, situated betweel
the furnace stack and the road The ma
chinery is of Clark's patent, single rul
of stone turning out 10 lbs Of -four ir
minute, and the bran, shorts, and shi
stuff, delivered in separate places. A smu
machine is connected, and all-(togethe
with two pairs of blacksmith's bellows i
another building)-driven by the vast
steam from the Furnace. The Mill seen
adapted to perform excellent service at
trifing cost.
In and around the large store. room {
Morris, Rookie & Co, We observed sever;
Clerks who were usefully and attentivel
employed, but who We did not at first r.
cognisc. A short conversation, howeve
revealed three young gentlemen who "
had hardly missed from the throng Of lac
who may be both seen and heard on OF
streets by night or day, in sport or mi
chief-Messrs. Beach Ammons, Thos. .
Hate, and Geo. NJ. Slifer. Success to 20
Improve your advantages for becomin
business men, and prove worthy Of yor
sires
Nearly opposite the store, Messrs Mo
ris and Rookie have built handsome dol
bic brick dwelling, aud little further @
a good brick house for public worship h;
been exclosed by or for the Evaugelic
Association.
Below these are the old tavern stan
now occupied by Maj. Henry Gibson, an
the mercantile establishments of Messr
Youneman & Walter, and Matthew
Taggart, with other tepements.-Altog
ther, we consider Winfield or Dry Vale
perhaps the most fourishiug eighborhoc
in the county-eminenently deserving
q Mail at least every other day-and al.
well persuaded in our own mind that if
Town had been laid out there sat an airl
day." and the seat of justice for Unio
county there located, it would have bee
the largest town within thirty miles an
the county seat for many years to com'
That chance has gone, but it is still
beautiful and Furnishing business loca
ity, End capable of still further improv,
meuts.
NEwBURG, n. Y, Dec. The jury
the case of Lewis Baker, charged with th
murder of Poole, have been discharged
being unable to agree upon a verdict. Th
Jury stood six for conviction of manslaurl
ter in the third degree, ard six for acoui,