Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-04-28
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS.

CLARION CouNTY.-John Smith and wife. of
Limestone township, were recently thrown
from buggy, and considerably injured. -.
A coal digger of the same township, working
in the mines of VIM. King, was injured seri-
ously by slate roof falling on him. He was
under it an hour before relief came. -. A
team which Jesse Love, of Clarion, was driy
ing along the river bank, became unmanagea-
BILE fell over the bank taking with them wagon,
load and driver. Mr.. Love was much bruised.
The store of Mohney- in Stratonville-
was broken open last week, and robbed of
about $3.50 in money, and some penkniyes
and other articles !. The oldest son of
Mai. w. Z. Kcever, of Monroe tp., was thrown
from cart and almost Instantly killed. He
was hauling wood, and the horse became frigh-
tened and ran away, throwing the lad out in
such a position that the loaded cart passed
over his head, which caused immediate death.
At Callonsburgh, David Stroup was much
injured on the I4th inst. A raft struck pier
of the bridge, and knocked the bridge down,
which. in its fall Injured the back of Mr..
Stroup so badly that he is not expected to re-
cover. On the same day. Alexander Hays
was drowned above the Clarion bridge.
About twice as much square timber was taken
out of the Clarion river this season as ever
known before. About the usual s'run" of
boards.
CENTRE CoUNTY.-The contractors on the
eastern division of the Allegheny and Bald
Eagle Railroad have commenced the work
in real earnest, and already more than fifty
laborers are engaged upon it. a lad nam
ed VIM. Ross, aged about fourteen years, was
seriously injured a short time ago while atten-
ding saw mill, near Hecla Furnace. He was
cleaning away the dust from under the mill
when it accidentally started. The crank came
in contact with the calf of his leg and horri-
bly, mangled it. The leg was broken below
the knee. -. A horse attached to a buga
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came frightened recently, and ran away. Mr.
Ryman and a friend who was accompanying
him at the time together with the horse and
buggy were beautifully immersed IN the tur-
bid water of the ss7Gging cGndUt." The
revival which has been attended with great
success, in the Presbyterian Church, has been
brought to a close.
LAWRENCE CoUxrY.-The extensive Cosalo
Iron Works are about resuming operations.
They have been leased to Messrs. ID. Watson,
j. A. Crawford, 2. A. Wilbur, (the inventor of
the self feeding nail machine andJ. n. Dick
son for term of eight years. All the
cutting and grading has been completed on
the Pittsburg, New Castle, and Cleveland
Railroad, between New Castle and Darlington.
The trestle work is being put up. If iron can
be procured, the directors expect to have the
road in operation, between the points men
toned, sometime in July next. On the
10th, as Mr.. James Duff and his wife, quite an
aged couple residing in North Beaver tp.,
were ascending Clark's hill, one mile west of
Mt. Jackson, in carriage, their horses became
unruly, and precIpitated them over quite a
steep precipice, severely injuring both hav-
ing dislocated the shoulder of the old gentle
man, besides other injuries.
BLAIR CoUNTY.-Daily prayer meetings are
being held in the Town Hall at Hollidaysourg
-. A High School is to be opened in Holli-
daySburg Immediately, sufficient sum having
been subscribed by the citizens to warrant it.
-. Levi Mcguire, Esq. has been appointed
Collector at Hollidaysburg by the Penna. Rail-
road Company. A good selection. .. There
were five cases of Small Pox at the County
Poor House on last week. a child died there
of the disease on the Saturday previous.
DR.. II. T. Coffey, has been appointed Poor
House Physician for the present year. On
Monday morning week before last Isaac Dough-
erty, of Gaysport, died suddenly, In small
room occupied by him as place of retreat.
He had long been addicted to that worst of
vioes-intemperance;
UuyrINGDoNC NCoUNTY.-Somet two weeks since
some lawless scoundrel or scoundrels, went to
the farm of Mr.. ! ohm Dopp, about half mile
from Huntingdon, and stolea calf. The calf
was driven to town, taken on the towing-path
and killed. The thieves carried off the hind
quarters, leaving the balance on the towing
path. This is decidedly the boldest and mean
est case of theving that we have heard of for
some Stimes :. The miners on Broad Top
have beed IN strike for several days for high
er wages. This is to be regretted, as it has
stopped the shipment of coal, which is loss
to the the miners as well as the shippers.
ERIE CoUNLY.-The county fair will be held
on the 29th and Both days of September next.
-. An effort is being made to Secure the
passage of the Lewisburg and Erie road thro'
Waterford. An unsuccessful effort was
made by burglar, on the 7th inst, to pick
the safe in, the banking house of Taylor &
King, of Waterford, in which at the time was
deposited large sum of money.
LYCoMING CoUNTY.-On the 10th of April,
Thomas Richards was arrested at Williams
port for passing counterfeit money. After
wards two accomplices, who gave their names
as William Paterson and David Morgan, were
also apprehended the last named OF whom had
eleven hundred and fifty dollars ia counterfeit
ten-dollar bills on the bank of Southwark,
Philadelphia. a
WEsrMoRELAND CoUNrY.-John Harvey was
last week thrown from horse, and his head
terribly cut. Thereare one hundred and
twenty-five inmates in the county poor house.
- Rev. r. 2. Thomas, recently of Aurora,
Ind has accepted the pastoral charge of the
churches at Salem, and vicinity, OF his denom-
ination2 $3.50 .s
PorTER CoUNTY.-0n the 10Th inst.,i Mr.
A. B. Goodsell, of Coudersport shot a fine
specimen of the American Sea-Gull in the
Allegheny river. It's body issabout the size
of ducks, but its wings, which are long and
narrow, measure feet 9 inches from tip to tip.
THE LAKES OF FMINNEsorA.-A correspondent
of the MianesotiaD supplies that paper with a
table giving the dimensions of ninety-three
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