Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-12-30
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LANCASTER CoUSTy.-Sim. Williams, charg-
ed with having robbed and set fire to the store
of the Messrs. Paxon. in Little BrittOn tp.,
has been arrested and lodged in prison.
An unknown person entered cellar in Lam
caster, on the night Of the 2lst, and stole a
pair Of ducks and a pair OF chickens there
from. -. On the 10th. Jacob Stautfcr who
was driving along the road near MillerSvillc,
was stopped by two men, who demanded his
money. Mr.. S. drew a revolver, seeing which
the scampS fed. -. On the 10Th, the house
of John Imhoh, of Petersburg, was entered by
i thief, but hearing some noise fed, without
obtaining any valuable booty. On the
| 18th, quantity of lard and sauSages were
| stolen from Jacob RhOads, who resides on the
Manor turnpike. 80. On the night of the
| 10th, VIM. Shelcr, was robbed of about so
dollars. 80. On the night Of the 18th, the
house of Jacob Hiestand, in Landisyille was
| entered by two scoundrels, who dragged Mrs.
| II. from her bed, and At the same time caught
! Mr.. II. by the throat, who, springing to his
feet, warded Off blow aimed at him by one
of the robbers with knife. Mr.. II. seized a
| chair, struck one Of the men, sculIlc cnsued
| but the robbers succeeded in making their es-
| cape. -. Two negroes were arrested at Co
| lumbia. on the 18th, charged with having
! knocked down man, searched his pockets,
and then stole his shoes. Two negroes
| being seen in the road, last week, near where
! the late murder was committed, were ordered
| to leave, and were chased more than half
mile. by party Of neighborS. \ man
named George NJ. Drepperd, was severely in
| jured in Lancaster on the Goth, by being knock
| ed down by horse, which was driven furious
| ly by two fast young men. On the 10Th,
a house was entered near Marietta, and a
! quantity of clothing and small amount Of
! money taken by some unknown thief. d.
! Mr.. q. L. Sahm, Of Lancaster, has an egg.
which one Of his hens laid, that measures by
| S inches in circumference.
MiFFLN CoUNTY.-On Sunday night, the
Goth inst. the jewclry store of G.. W. Gibson,
of LewiStOwn, was entered by taking out the
| transom above the door, and about S7O0 worth
of jewelry and watches carried of. The
! thieves are still at large. On Friday night,
J. l.. Porter's grocery was entered, and some
candies and other articles taken. Ike
| Williams, negro, was lodged in Jail in Lew
istown for stealing pair of boots. -. lot
of poultry was stolen from 4. Kline, of Dry
Valley, last week. J.Stanbarger cut him.
self badly with an axe, last week, while rum
ing through the woods with it on his should
er. Beckwith, who escaped from jail a
| short time since, was retaken at Newton Ham,
iton.
CARBON CoUSTY.-Mr. William Riegel, OF
| Saucon, met with very serious accident a
few days ago. lie was returning home with a
four horse team, when about a mile below the
| Zinc Works the saddle horse stumbled and
fell, and Mr.. r. got under him and received
break of the leg. The horse sprung to his
feet and Mr.. r. had barely time enough tc
crawl to one side, and but for this the wagon
would have passed over him.
DAUPHIN CoUNrY.-A few days SINCE 2 per.
son in nMiddletown picked up a revolver which
was loaded, and while he was examining it. ac.
cidcntally pressed on the trigger, and dis.
charged the pistol, the contents of which lodg.
ed III the legs of two gentlemen opposite the
supposed harmless revolver. The wounds were
but slight, as the revolver had but a small load
of shot in it at the time.
CENTRE COUNrY.-On the 22nd, two lads
named Loneberger and Allison, were in the
woods, near BellefOntc with gun which would
not go Off when they attempted to shoot
Loneberger undertook ID examine the cap
and in raising the cock it slipped, the gur
went OFF, discharging the contents into the face
of Allison. The wound is severe one, but
it is thought, will not prove fatal.
NORTHAMPTON CoUSTY.-On Sunday even.
ing two weeks, the house Of Wm. Fry, neal
Bethlehem, was entered, whilst absent al
church, and a large quantity of wearing appa.
rel, &c., stolen therefrom. VIM. Rath was
suspected to be the thief and was arrested and
lodged in Easton Jail, to answer the charge.
CLARION COUNTY.-On the night of the bond
inst, two prisoners, named J Ohm Kitchen and
James SaXton. broke out of the Clarion iai
and escaped. They removed a stone under
the still of a window.-made a rope of thei,
bed clothing and decended from the second
story.
LEHIGH CouNTy.-Evan Cook, of Hover.
town, committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head with pistol, two weeks
since. -. Six SO counterfeit bills. on the
Gettysburg bank, were passed by fellow, in
Allentown, last week.
VENANGo CoUNTr.-Ciccro Dempsy was Kill
led on Friday evening llth of December about
} mile from his residence, by falling or lump.
ing from his wagon-dislocating his neck and
fracturing his skull, dying instantly.
LUzERSE CoUNTY.-The small pox have beer
raging at Beach Haven-several have died.