Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-12-11


cure a suitable temporary shelter for those
engaged in marketing
News Items from Otbcr Connlies.
The School Teachers and others in
Penn, Chapman, Middlecreek aud jack
son townships Monroe also invited have
formed School Teachers Association, to
meet every fortnight. Next meeting, Sat.
Dec. 10, near Rows church, Penps Tp
d. S. Boyer, Co. Supt., President, and
Daniel Diefienhach, Secretary.
A negro by the name of Simon Blue
was arrested for highly insulting a white
woman on the ro1d between Bellefonte
and Valentines Forge, and was commit
ted TO Jail for trial.
\ lady Of Wiliiamsport killed two
pheasauts at single shot, one day last
week. She uniutentionally came to where
spor;sman's dog was pointing at them,
and gun being accessible, she tried her
hand at shooting,
EAsTOy, Dec. S.-An old German,
named Matthias, well known az the owner
Of the Seven Nile House, hear Wilkes
barre, on the Easton Turnpike, was found
dead in well attached TO his properly,
with a large stone chained to his body,
and marks Of violence on his head. The
supposed murderer, who had been living
with the deceased for short time past, is
nov in Jail.
letter designed for Lewisburg was
placed in the Jersey Shore Post Office,
directed thus: " LcuosisJurgs Oayon Co
Pa"
A Deputy P NJ. has been found rob-
biDg the mails at Pierceyile, Wyoming
Co., Pa.
An old Rooster in Jersey Shore got
beastly drunk on the dregs of some cur
rant wine, and was ordered to lose his
head, his body being devOured on Thanks
giving day. Rather hard punishment
let other bipeds take warning!
A writer in the Sunbury American pro-
phecies severe winter, in consequence Of
the large amount of rain which fell last
summer. Other papers prophecy mild
winter, pretty much for the same reasons
so we go!
Dr. Charles Mari, Of Milton, has re-
turned from his European tour.
A Temperance movement in Lewistown
has introduced " Mutual Agreement to
use no "ardent" or " distilled spirits"
Judge Wilmot has been re-appointed |
Judge of the 18th District-Gen. Bul.
locks commission having expired oh the
7th inst, be only having consented to
fill the station while Judge Wilmot was
candidate for Governor. An election will
be held next fall, and Wilmot reelected
if he desires it.
Henry J. Reader is appointed " Assist
aut Supervisor" on the Canal from Muncy
Dam to Milton. Drive the Canal rats
from the Juniata, and they double the
appointments on the remaining works
The first Court for the little new county
of Forest, in Pennsylvania, is appointed
at Msrionville, 2lst Dec, 1857.
DR.. Saml U. Pott has returned from
Callao, South America, to his home in
Muncy, with the remains of his wife and
child, who were inferred on Sunday last
We see it narrated tina. AID. Meylert,
of Laporte, in Sullivan county, sentenced
one Michael Quinn to the lookup one
night, made him pay So costs, and held
him to bail in social for getting drunk
and uproarious.
They have "West Branch Lyceum"
In operation at Jersey Shore, devoted
chiefly to the discussion of practical ques-
tions. Such efforts during the winter are
often interesting and profitable. A much
better place for yonng meu than loungipg .
u stores, oyster sboN worse places.