Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-06-05
News ltcms from Other Counties

SNYDER CoUNTY-At the Court last
week, IS Licenses for taverEs &c. were
granted-There were 5 or 6 Common
wealth cases disposed Of, and 5 on the
Issue List. Solomon Robenold, convicted
of larceny, scaled the prison walls on Fri
day last, and escaped. The Sheriff offers
$50 reward for his capture and return......
The Union Standing Committee are invi-
ted to meet at Middleburg on Saturday,
18th inst, and organize for the campaign.
Peter Badly, Sr,, of Danville, has turn.
cd over his Mercantile, Milling and Bank
ing business to his SONS, E. II. Badly and
Peter Badly, Jr.
A bill passed the Legislature to incor-
porate the Milton Savings Bank-not
signed by the Governor as yet, Sowing to
the time fixed in the bill for it to go into
operation
A woman named Alice M'Donald died
suddenly at the house of James Hinegen
in Wilkesbarre, on Saturday. She was
travelling bcggar, in company with one
Thos. Ryan. A Coroner's Inquest was
held upon the body, and after hearing the
particulars, the Jury rendered verdict of
death, caused by intemporcnce.
The tank house at the Danville station
was burned on Wednesday week, and
small engine with it. The Depot and
other property was saved.
Tuesday morning, young man, Thos.
Ale, living in Mount Pleasant township,
Columbia county, was drowned in Fishing
creek near the dam of the Bloomsburg
Railroad Iron Company. He had been in
boat with two other men, who escaped
from it when they found it would go over
the dam. Being unable to swim, he was
carried over and drowned.
+. B. Reynolds has cree ted at Danville
Hall with a cast iron front.
NJ. George Good had three of his fn-
gers sawed off by a circular saw in the
steam saw-mill of Ira I. Clement of Sun.
bury.
We learn that snow fell at Mt Carmel
on Tuesday to the depth of five inches.
What a glorious place of resort this must
be during the dog-days.-.SunJu,y Amer.
lean, 23d uh.
A young lady in Danville had her hand
and arm severely burned by the explosion
of a fluid lamp. This is the second acci-
dent in the borough within few weeks.
The citizens of Tyrone, Pa, have peti.
tened the Blair County Court to incor-
porate the City into Borough Petition
granted.
Judge Jordan at the late session of
Montour county court, very materially
curtailed the Liquor business in Danvillc.
Ho .or-soi ~ noouso "a .iug,r s,ore for the
sale of spurious liquors, in the borough.
He also rejected the application for two
taverns, and granted license to only three
restaurants for the sale of malt liquors and
domestic wines.
The citizens of Northumberland, have
procured a Town Clock which they have
put up in the steeple of the new Metho.
dist Church. 1t is good specimen of a
time piece. We have heard it tollng the
hours several times on calm evenings
.Sunbury american.
JK.Jackman bought the Fallon House,
Lock Haven, at Sheriff sale, fox SIS, 800.
On the 22d ult., James Cannon, com.
monty called "Scotty," was found dead in
the barn of Sebastian Seybcrt, in Salem,
Luzcrne county. For day or two prcvi.
Gus be had been afflicted with delirium
tremens.
COLUMBIA CoUNTY.-John ] NJ Henry
has been appointed Postmaster at Berwick,
in place of Rev. l. BAIL, resigned.....J.
Klinetob, Postmaster at Foundryville......
Mrs. Dewitt, the widow of the late Post
master at Light Street, has been appointed
in his place.
Gov. Pollock has been on visit to his
home in Milton.
] A young man named Reynolds was
drowned at Parksburg on Saturday last.
He was native of Lcwistown, whence
his remains where taken over the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad this morning.
/ A man named Henry Dechert, residing
near Potter's Bank, in Centre county,
committed suicide, last month, by cutting
his wrist with an axe, after first mutila-
ting his body. He was of Incorporate
habits, and probably committed the fatal
deed under the influence of that infamous
bane to manhood, liquor.
! The editors of the Pbilad. Ne'rs have
undertaken to sue some Of their brother
editors for libel. SHINING fints will prove
IN unnrotitahl huSiness