Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-12-18
Ncws ltems from Other Counties.


The Muncy Methodist house Of worship
which was injured by the storm, last Sum-
mer, having been repaired, will be formal.
ly re-opened on Sunday next, Goth inst.
John Morgan, of Williamsport, has re-
ceived the appointment of Assistant Post
master of the House of Representatives,
at Washington.
| A correspondent Of the Selinsgrove De-
mocrat boasts that theirs is "no longer a
one horse town, but is place Of more spi-
rit than any of its neighbors.' Coz w !?
they've got veteran dancing master!
Gen. Wm. F. Packer, Governor elect,
while out hunting, about thirty miles north
of WiIliamspor., ruptured blood vessel,
or strained himself in some way, which
caused hemorrhage of the lungs, and for
a few days his danger was considered i'm
minent but We learn that he is now out
Of danger. In the course Of the hunt he
shot fine buck.
". Merrick resigned the Office Of
President of the Sunbury & Erie Railroad
on Monday week, and ". G. Moorehead
was chosen to supply his place.
Jacob Mining Of Perry Tp, Snyder Co,
raised an ear of corn with ll26 grains.
On Friday evening, November 9th,
while the wife of Lewis Keinest of Strouds-
burg, was sitting sewing, the fluid lamp
was by some means upset, when her cloth
ing caught fire. She ran out of doors and
screamed for help, but before aid could
reach her, her body was literally burned
to crisp. She died on Saturday morn
ing, leaving a bercaved husband and three
small children to mourn her loss.
The Grand Jury of Snyder county last
week instructed the Commissioners to put
up portico in front of the Court House,
obtain bell, grade, pave, and fence the
Court House yard, and build stable for
the Jail premises-This probably settles
the agitation of rcmoval-The Journal
exhorts the citizens to exhibit correspon-
ding liberality and spirit Of improve ment. !
The Center Democrat states that Con-
rad Ii. Struble has this year raised 5000
bushels of corn, or 100 bushels to the
acre. His farm is in Ferguson township,
within mile of the Farmers High School.
The Governor appointed Israel Gntelius
associate Judge of Snyder county in place
of Danl Wilmer elected to the assembly.
Thomas Witham, of Pine Grove, War
rem Co. Pa, has just harvested small
field of corn, which produced at the rate
of lO1 bushels to the acre. 1t was the
common yellow corn. Can anybody beat
that?
Somebody calls "Major Dewart, the
popular and distinguished member elect
who defeated the notorious James H.
Campbell.
William Williams, aged 26 years has
been convicted Of the murder of Daniel
Henicb, in the upper end Of Dauphin
county. Williams has blind father
living.
That "fearful judgment" story was
last located near Lewisburg, but as the
Lewisburg editors are not fools enough b to
remove it to some other place, it drops
lead. A rather wicked subject for fun,
anyhow.
John johnson has been sentenced TO
$50 fine and three months imprisonment,
n Philadelphia for illegal voting. 1
Samuel D. Jordan Esq, is assisting MIR.
3eckloy, the new Prothonotary Of Nor
county. a
Two men have been bound over IN
philadelphia for compromising dead horse
neat with their Bologues sausages. Que
f them said he and bis wife ate u, and
was good eating. |