Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-12-04

VuCtuOosos enN - s-
on the Juniata.
The N;lton,an notices several successful
bear and deer hunts this season. Indeed,
we see accounts from every quarter Of the
State of pleasant and profitable expeditions
of Nimrodites the past pleasant Fall.
The School Directors of Snyder county
met at Middleburg last Saturday aud put
up the salary of the School Superintend.
ent to $500.
John and Jacob Crawford, rowdy and
loafiug brothers, have been arrested and
bound over TO Court from Muucy, for the
mischief done and threatened They have
been inside of Jails before now.
To afford employment to the needy and
destitute in Danville, the Council keep
! large numbers at work doing the grading
of streets necessary, making culveris, &c.
The "Kremer Lyceum" at Middleburg
is in successful operation, and ably presi-
dcd over BY Thomas Bower Esq. late Rep
resentative. So says their Tribune.
A large Bear was killed on Muncy creek
last week. After being wounded by the
shot, be struck dog with such force as to
break its back in three places.
Alexander Chesney, of Selinsgrove, has
been appointed by the P.M.Geperai, route
agent on the Railroad between Sunbury
aud Wiliamsport.
Ex-Sherif Weise, who last spring bot
the Lawrence House, Sunbury, for 1000,
and enlarged it, has sold the same to Mr..
Leiser, of Lewisburg, for s4,50O.
On Thursday 10Th Nov, the dead body
of an urrecognized man, apparently some
two weeks in the water, was found in the
Susquehanna, about FIVE miles below Dan
vile; the inquest rendered verdict Of
accidental drowning. The Danvillc Anne.
r riean states that Mr. M'Clintock, brother
| of Mrs. Twigss, has been missing about
, five weeks, and notes rumor that his
disappearance may have something to do
, with the poisoning cases to be tried soon.
/ The citizens of Mauch Chunk have
formed Beef Association (to prevent i'm
e postion) and get the best at 6 to cents
/ per pound.
. Mr.Vetterliue, team driver at Danville
has gone to look after legacy Of which he
is informed by the Consul at Baden.
The Lock Haven Watchman mentions
that 100 members have recently been add
ed to the churches in that region under
the labor of ED. L. b. Hyatt.
= John p. Shook, of West Beaver Tp
Eyder Co., had an ear Of corn with l45l
grains, and head of rye II! inches long
p. A child Of Sbadrach Phillips, in Car
bondale, Luzerne county, was burned tc
death on Tuesday week, by its clothes
e taking fire from . crate.
# Dewitt & Wheeler have purchased tn.
y ChuIasky Anthracite Iron Furnace at Rec
: Point, in Northumberland county, with al
a the real estate belonging to it-also, tb'
1 Franklin Furnace in Montour county, with
all the real estate, lately owned by Sam
v r. Wood, Esq, for the sum, it is said, o
C 100000. The works are in the posses
J. sion of the new proprietors, and carriet
n on in spite of hard times.-Danpiile Dem
e Ocrdt
l. They have Flour League" at Holli
). daysburg, and on Saturday last, it sent al
order to Pittsburg for twenty-four barrel
of extra family, which is to cost S5.6-
If delivered to the subscribers. This, 0
&c course, includes the freight, which is abou
h 81 cents The same quality of -four re
:. tails at 81 per barrel.
!. A new school house in Centre TIP, Sny
d der Co., has been burned down. 1t occu
b pied the site of the old one, which Wa
l. also burned down not long since.
The Lutherans and Metbodsts of Dan
l. vile have been holding protracted meet
Al ings for some time, and have been success
l. full in the conversion of many young per
sons.
0 Solomon and Elizabeth Beckwith tool
from the Lewistown post-of6ce letter fo
n Mrs. E. Wiley. 1t contained S., which
& they took out, and for which they are nov
o in Jail, awaiting trial.
d Asa Bergstresscr killed bear on Nor.l
o Mountain, near Gratztown, last week
# weighing 220 pounds. He clubbed the
C animal to death with his gun, which now
o looks we'll adapted to " shooting around ;
corner"
Joseph P. Loughead has been appointed
l. additional District Attorney of Philadel
t phia.
t The people Of Danyille are arousins
themselves and looking around to see whal
r can be done for the poor. The churcbe:
attend to their own members, and Other
means are devised to try to reach the many
{ who are now out of work and oat of bread
. Much suffering is doubtless unseen except