Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-05-14
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North'd Co., has purchased the grounds
and buildings of the Juniata Academy,
located at Shirleysburg, Huntingdon CO.,
and has engaged competent assistant Tea
chcrs.
Twelve licenses were granted at the Ie-
cent Term IN Juniata county. In Bucks
l26, Chester 20, Delaware IS, Montgom-
cry HI
The corner stone of the large new house
for the Lutheran church of Danyille, was
laid last week, with addresses &c. before a
numerous audience.
l.. B. Rupert is appointed Post Master
at Bloomsburg, vice Unansst, resigned.
Peter Gregory, Of Union township, Lu-
zerue County, was shot by his brother,
Jacob Gregory, on Friday night, April so,
and died in twenty-four hours. Dogs had
been after the sheep belonging to Jacob,
on Thursday night, and On Friday night
they returned. Jacob went out with his
loaded gun to watch them. Soon after
Peter, who lived with his brother, also
went out and stood in the road in stoop-
ing position, with stone TO throw at dog,
which was coming towards him, when
Jacob fired striking Peter in the arm, shat
tofing the elbow, and penetrating the kid
ney aud stomach. As Jacob went to the
house, supposirg he had missed the dog,
Peter called to him, "Jake you have killed
me" jacobs wife hearing, called for
Peter surprising him still to be up stairs,
and told him that her husband had shot
somebody. Neither brother knew that
the other was ou. Jacob is almost wild
with grief and regret. His brother lived
long enough to explain how it occurred.
Benjamin Byler, OF Kishacoquilas Val
ley, NJ film county, has a number of sheep
which had five lambs each, the past year.
John Porter, has resumed the practice
of his profession, in Milton. We under
stand he returns from the "sunny South"
with not a particle of love or reverence
for her "peculiar institutions"
The Presbytery of Clarion reports the
larre addition Of 500 to their membership
an increase Of one-iourth within a year.
y young man, LOUIS uuIcr, WAC "..o"-
ding the firing of target company in
Lcwisbury, Fairview TIP. York Co. Pa re-
Gently, when he was accidentally shot in
the forehead, and although part of his
brains fell out he is in fair way for re-
covery.
Our pseudo democratic friends are Ia
menting the sale of the Public Works and
the loss of the party spoils it afforded, with
tears in their eyes. They might have
known, when they nominated "Frost,"
that the thing would be nipped. Poor
Frost he will have to evaporate.
Counterfeit $40 bills on the Southwark
Bank, Philadelphia, were offered in New
York on Saturday last.
Died on the ID inst, in Fayette town
ship, Juniata county, WILLIAM SHARON,
in the Goth year of bis age. Mr.. Sharon
was an Elder in the Presbyterian church.
He represented Union and Juniata two
years in the State Legislature.
William c. Adams, Esq, has removed
bis law Office from Frecburg, Snyder Co.,
to Mifllintown.
The Williamsport Independent Press has
donned new and neater "hcad."
VIM. Muller, alias Otto, was hung at
Wilkes Barre OH the 30th ult. He confes-
sed having seduced young woman in
Germany, bis native country, and to sew
eral thefts uEder the influence of liquor.
He killed Matthias, but says Matthias was
drunk and attacked him-that he killed
Matthias 10 self-defence, and being stran-
ger in strange land instead of confessing
the crime he endeavorcd 70 hide the dead
body and deny the fact.
n Meyer has contracted to erect lock
up for the Borough Of Selinsgrove, fol
500.
There was not single case for trial OIL
the Civil List at the recent term of Co
lumbia county. They must be very civil
people and good neighbOrs up there, or else
very short of change.
/ There are tpeay-eight applications tc
sell liquor in Danyile under the new law
, The borough election in Sunbury camt
off very quietly,as there was no opposition
The question of Lccompton was not invol
we'd, or, indeed, thought Of, as genuine
Lecomp,on men here are about as scarce a
white black birds.-.SunJury American.
An Irishman, named Con. Dolan, abou
% years old, was drowned in the creel
about mile below Sunbury. His body
was discovered on Saturday fortnight. Ii,
bad been at work on the railroad, and wa
las, seen on Thursday night. An inques
was held by Coroner Boyer, and verdic
rendered accordingly.
nRowNED.-AHentOrn, Pa, May T.
| Trubert Miller and Henry Grcencr, wer,