Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-06-19
News .ltcms from Other Counties.


directed proceedings against the bail ol
John n. Wagonsoller, the defaultins cash.
Ter Of the New Castle Bank.
Bellefonte and Snowsh6e Railroad en-.
terprise is said to be progressing.
An English gardener in Williamsport
has half an acre in Strawberries.
BY the advice Of the Council, the citi
zens of Sunbury are making an effort to
buy lot of ground in the old Borough
limits to present to the Northern Central
Railway Company, provided they will 10.
cate their Machine Shop upon it.
Judge Vondersmith is out on bail, and
has returned to Lancaster
Mr.. Getz is about to try the expert
ment again Of publishing daily paper at
Reading.
Geo. Beatty, of Altoona, in company
with some others, went fishing on Satur-
day evening a week, and after walking
some miles went into the water while per.
spring, chilling his system SO that he died
on the following day.
A sui, against VIM. Bigler and others
for an infringemen. on Parker's patent
water wheel was decided in Pitssburg, a
few weeks ago, in favor of the patentee.
A quarrel occurred between two boat
men, on different boats, while passing
each other near Middletown, Dauphin
county, last week, during which one Of the
men was struck with a pole, fell between
.La baa.s nrA ornsLnd ~ io..h
John Earl, IN employee on tho railroad,
was killed at Altoona last week by falling
under the cars while attempting to get on
o train when in motion.
An important surgical operation was
performed few days ago on Mrs. d. Fich-
thorn, in the removal Of tumor from her
breast. She was put under the Influence
Of chloroform, or that and ether, and is
now doing well. The operation was per-
formed by DIR. Van ValzAh, in presence of
all the other physicians Of Lewistown.
There are now go patients in the State
Lunatic Hospital at Harrisburg.
MORE GAs-The borough of Hunting
don has contracted with Col Burd to erect
Gas Works, for the sum Of Sll 800.
A convention Of county supcrintendents
Of common schools is called, at Reading,
on the 22d of July, BY the State Superin'
tendent.
They have "world renowned marble
artist" in Jersey Shore, (aliaS tombstone
cutter,) and also gentlemen who sells
"high-toned books :"
Cor New RoLLER.-The Middle.
burg Journal-it used to take about two
pair of eyes to read it, but the last No
can be read by one pair, without specta'
c.eS.
AocIpENT.-Mr. Anthony Spacht, who
has for some time been engaged in run,
ming the saw mill of Thomas Bower, Esq
of this place, in attempting to clean away
lot of rubbish that had collected be.
tween one of the circular saws and the
slide while in full motion, had the first
finger Of his left hand completely cut off.
-MddIcJury Journal.
FATAL AccIDENr.-On Friday, o lad
named Crissman, about Is years of age,
was killed at the upper end of Williams
port. He had ascended tree for the pur-
peso Of getting birds nest, when the
limb broke and he fell upon some saw
logs and from there into the river. He was
taken out Of the water in few minutes,
but post mortem examination showed
that his back had been broken.
The officers of the Liquor Dealers Rsso-
Citations of Philadelphia are strange med
ley of German and Irish names.
The Harrisburg Patriot d Union has
read the PtnnsylraniGn out of the party
for advocating a sale Of the Main Line.
NARROW EscAPE.-Thc dwelling on
the " Strawbridge farm" in Chillisquaque
township, occupied by Jesse Smith, caught
fire on Monday night week, and came
near being consumed 1t was discovered
by some person passing, who gave the
alarm and reused the inmates in time to
save the building. The fire was caused
by placing hot ashes in The washhouse.
The farm of J. B. Davis, adjoining
Milton, was sold fer $50 an acre, to a
gentleman c. Northampton county. Thi.
j. one Of the finest faEms in this section Of
IL, country.