Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-02-03
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and her son, residents of Jersey Shore, stop
ped at his house over night, on their return
from visit to the West-that their baggage,
consisting of two trunks, and a shotgun be-
longing to the boy, were left in the hall dur
ing the night. Next morning the gun was
missing. Mr.. Cummings on his return home
| accosted fellow that was at his house
late on that evening, (and without the slightest
evidence of his guilt, told him if he did not
return the stolen gun by 10 O'Clock the next
| morning, that he would institute suit against
him immediately. He was saved the trouble,
however, as the gun was on hand at the ap-
pointed time. Mr.. G. deserves a great deal
OF praise for his promptness in ferreting out
! the rascal. -. The new PresbyterianChur
at Pine Grove Mills, will be dedicated on Sab
| bath, the 14th of February. Services COM
| mencing at IL O'Clock. DIR. Mckinney of
Pittsbnrg, and DIR. Junkin of Hollidaysburg
| have promised to be present; and DIR. Plumer
| of the Western Theological Seminary, and
others expected. Preaching will com
| mence on the Friday evening preceding.
| Week before last Joseph Galbraith Jr. of Ea-
| gleville, was killed by means Of log falling
on him, crushing one side of his skull. He
was steady industrious lad of some Is or l9
| years of age.
| CRAWFORD CoUNTy.-On the evening of the
| 10th inst, a stranger called at the house of l..
| d. Mann, Steuben township, and asked if he
was at home; being told that he was not, but
Il
seat and advanced toward the stove. Mrs.
Mann seated herself with her back toward the
stranger, when she was seized and a bandage
| drawn across her eyes. She screamed so as to
| be heard by neighbor, six rods distant, when
plaster placed upon her mouth. She
| lost all consciousness, remembering nothing
more. Mr.. Mann coming home shortly after
wards found her under the bed, her hands tied
| behind her, and in an apparently dying cOndi-
ton. Procuring assistance she was taken
from under the bed, the plaster removed from
her mouth, and efforts made to resusctate her,
which proving successful, she gave the above
statement of the transaction. A scaled cnve-
lope found upon the table, addressed to Mr..
Mann contained piece of paper upon which
was written :-ssYour wife is dead, and near
her grave and out of the way" The whole
affair is enveloped in mystery.
INDIANA CouNTY.-A two-horse team, be-
| longing TO Mr.. Miller near Indiana Borough,
| frightened at the locomotive on the Railroad
and ran away, on the 2lst. A little lad, nine
or ten years of age, was the wagon at the
| time. The horses ran through an alley and
| knocked of the wheels off the wagon
| next they ran the wagon against the corner of
| Stable and jerked the fore carriage loose.
The boy still held on to the lines, but final
ly thrown off, without receiving any serious in
! jury. His escape was miraculous. :. A re-
vval has been in progress in the Methodist
| church in Indiana borough for couple weeks
| and quite number of new converts have
| been made. =. Frederick Hart of Indiana
| was put to Jail for abusing his wife. Fred
had been drinking too freely.
BLAIR CouNrY.-On Friday the 22d. the
| team of Col. w. w. Jackson, engaged in
| hauling some plank through Gaysport, were
started by the load slipping forward, and ran
| Off and a boy on the wagen at the time fell off,
x portion of the plank falling on him injured
| him very severely. He is recovering, howev-
ler HanplfPr of Mr. 7 oI
| litlay, of Hollidaysburg, some years of age,
| fell off chair whilst playing day last
| week, and broke her arm between the elbow
and wrist. 1t was set and put in splints by
| Dr.Coffey, and will scol lie whole again. ..
Robert Crawford, of Sinking Valley, whilst
| bringing a load of grain from the Valley to
| Altoona on the 18th ult., had a couple of his
ribs broken and was Other wise severely injur-
| ed by his saddle-horse falling upon him as he
| was passing through Blacks Gap.
WEsrMoRELAND CoUNTY.-On the 18th ult,
near Irwin's station on the Penn'a Railroad,
at Hays, Warden & Co.'S coal works, man
| named Joseph Boycc, entered the coal pit out
| Of curiosity, and while in a large mass of slate
| fell upon him. which crushed both his thighs
| fractured his skull, besides injuring him in
| ternally.. AT Livermore, short time since,
| two boys quarrelled, when one named Pierce,
threw stick I6 inches long, at the other nam
ed Quinly, striking him on the temple, inflict-
ing apparently but slight wound. Inhama-
tion ensued, terminating in lock jaw, and f.
naly in death. An Encysted tumor, of
30 years standing, extracted from the arm
| of John Mcguire, of Derry tp. He is doing
well. -. On the 25th ult., an insane Irish
man killed little child in the poor house.
BERKs CouNrY.-On the 18th ult., the house
| of J. Geiger, jr., of Robson tp., was entered
while the family were at church, and robbed
of pair of shoes, several pounds of sausages
a quantity of ground coffee, and other house
bold articles. 1t is supposed that the robbery
was committed by person in woman's clothes.
evidently man disguised, who was seen pas
sing along the road about the time it happened
-. In connection with the blossoming of
the dandelions, the trees in Reading borough
are budding, indicating milder winter than
has been experienced for many years.
| CAMBRIA CoUNrY.-In Oct. 1856, an IRISH
man, Nicholas Morehead, was fatally shot in
Johnstown, without any one knowing who did
| it. On Friday last week a woman made in
| formation relative to the affair, charging Wm
| Harris with being the murderer, and also i'm
| plicated Robert Williams. They are in the
EbenSburg Jail awaiting trial. ;. Two watches
| were recently stolen from houses i'm Johns
| town-one from David Hite's house, the other
out OF the shop of John Leitenbarger
| The farmers were busy plowing in different
sectors of the county.
| CLINTON CoUNTY.-Mr. Harter, a citizen of
Pennington, who was engaged in burning lime,
| lost his life in mysterious and sudden man
ner, on Wednesday afternoon, the 20th Janua-
ry. He was last seen standing with another
man near the kiln. Soon after they were both
missed, and upon search being made. Harten
was found dead in the kiln, and the other per-
| son nearly so. In consequence of the
mild weather, the farmers were busy blowing.
MERCER CoUNTY.-On Saturday, 23d ult.. as
Mr.. Shalk, who lives quarter of a mile from
| Mercer. mI,pr Ep,h nc, f,Ir: