Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-11-11
Tng TsMAN's JOURNAL.

HARD TIMES AMONG LuMBERMEN.-The Chi !
cago Tribune says there is suffering and pros
pectiYe famine among the lnmbermen of the |
Wisconsin lumber region. Advices from |
there have been received up to the 10Th ult..
at which time about all the lumber mills from
Green Bay to Menominee had stopped, and
hundreds of the poor men had been discharg-
ed without a moments warning, and some
with neither a cent in the pocket scarcely
any food in the house. There will be much
distress among these poor people the coming
winter. They have nothing, and no means of
getting anything. 1t is also feared that there
viii be much suffering among the sllmbcrmen
of the Saginaw.
DIED-In Curwensville on the nth Nov. Mrs.
ELIZABETH S. EVANS, wife OF Josiah Evans,
Esq, in the Goth year of her age.
At Mr.. Wm. Blooms, near Curwensvillc,
Nov. 7th, Mr.. GEORGE Como, aged 80 years.
On the Sth, an infant son OF VIM. Bard, of
Curwensyile- a
On the 9th, an infant son of John Sinkey,
of Goshen township. ,-
On the 9th, in this borough, VIRGINIA,
daughter of Mrs. Jane Wilson, aged about l
year.
On Saturday morning, the 9TH Nov, Mrs.
LYDIA, wife Of Henry Evans, of Clearfeld
Borough aged 30 years, months and days,
| leaving husband and one child to mourn her
death Although she suffered severely during
her sickness, she knew that God was near, and
her whole desire was to dwell and be with
| Him in Heaven, where there are no pains.
This languishing head is at rest,
| It's pains and aching are o'er;
This quiet, immovable breast,
| Is heaved 10y afflicton no more.
This heart is no longer the seat
OF trouble aud torturing pain,
| 1t ceases to futter and beat,
1t never shall fiutter again. R. I.
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LIST OF GRAND jurors, for November Term,
1857, commencing on the Third Monday, the
10th day.
Pike townshp-John B. Yamson, John
Hancock, l.. X. Mcclure, Caleb Way, George
Smeal, Gilbert Scotieid.
| Boggs township-Oscar Adams.
Graham township-John A. Sensor.
Curwensville borough-Samuel M'Dowell
John M'Naul.
Decatur township-Joseph M'Clarren.
Girard township-John Spackman.
Burnside township-James M'Murray, Johr
Wagner.
Penn township-Thomas Dougherty.
Knox townshp-George Erhard.
Brady township-George Sugarts, JONI
Reams, Joseph Sugarts.
Covington township-Lewis Roussey.
Clearfed borough-A. NJ. Hills.
Bell township-Benj. Baird, Henry Brother
Kartbaus township-Joseph Yothers.
r TRAVERSE JURoRs for Nov. Term.
Brady township-Robert Neeper, Peter Ri
singer, Samuel Arnold.
, Graham-Francis Colegrove, Patrick Curly
Samuel s. McEwen, Samuel Lansbury.
| Burnside-Jo ohm Allison, John Rorabaugh
' Eben McMasters, John Mitchell, E. r. King
William Brothers.
{ Curwensville Borough-Wm. a. Mason.
r Woodward township-John NJ. Chase, Jane
Alexander, Schooiey Scott.
Decatur-D. c. Bowman, John Miller, Jr
5 Chest-Daniel Fry, William Barto. B..
Coyington-Joab Rider, BENZ. Snyder, Joh
n Breil, John Rider, Sr.
Union-EEias Horn, Daniel Brubaker
Karthaus township-William 5. Sankey-
o Bradford township-Seth Maines, Georg
> Bargcr, Henry Buck, Sr. -....
Beccaria-J. Comstock, J. a. T. Hunter.
Bell-Joseph Davis, VIM I. Thorp, jaime
: B. Sunderland, Jacob Campbell, J. Ross, Sr.
Goshen township-John \. l.. illegal.
/ Morris townshp--Artemus Johnston.
Boggs-George James, John Kephart.
Clrarfield Borough-P. c. Purviance.
: Knox tp.-Robert WitherGw, Jacob Gibson
= Lawrence township-Jacob Irwin.
Pike township-Jonathan Hartshorn.
: Girari townslip-Mitchell Shope.