Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-06-09
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INDIANA CoUNrY.-On Sunday morning. May
23d, span of horses, belonging to Mr.. George
Hileman, Sr., near Mechaniesburg, ran off
with carriage to which they were hitched,
and broke the vehicle, injuring slightly, lad
who had the reins but was unable to control
the animals. On Friday last, Mrs. James
Miller, an aged lady residing at the west end
OF town, accidentally fell and fractured her
leg. =. A man, named Crnsan, was lodged
in the county Jail on Tuesday eyering, on Il
charge of bigamy. He is from Canoe town
ship. A Mr.. Jacob Phillips, of Greene
township, while engaged some weeks since in
digging we'll. placed a blast of powder in a
rock and applied slow match to it which fail
ed to ignite the powder. The blast remained
in the rock for several hours, when Mr.. Phil
lips again descended into the we'll and found
that the water had raised to such an extent as
to entirely cover the blast. The water was all
drawn from the we'll, and Mr.. Phillips suppos-
ing there no danger of it igniting the
powder, went to work with his pick to remove
the blast in order to make room for fresh
supply of powder; but it seems that the
charge had been so firmly packed that the
water failed to penetrate it, and portion OF
the powder at least, remained uninjured, and
in the process of removing it, fire was struck
from the rock which ignted the powder, and
an explosion followed which resulted in seri-
GUS injuries to Mr.. Phillips. The sight OF one
of his eyes, it is tho't will be entirely lost,
and other severe injuries were inflicted upon
his person.
CENTRE CoUNTY.-Thc Eastern Division OF
! the Tyrone and Lock Haven Rail Road was
put under contract on the 10th ult., by the
| President. The Western Division is nearly
| all graded and ready for the ballast. 1t is the
determination of the managers to push the
work through with as much facility as possible.
| The road is all under contract now, having
| been let to Mr.. Samuel Brady, the gentleman
who contracted for and has been engaged in
constructing the Western Division. 4
man by the name of Jacob Shultz, left his
home in Brush valley on the 18th of April
| and has not been heard of since. When he
left home he had on an old Rough and Ready
| hat, an old fashioned brown coat, and thread.
bare, gray satinet pantalOons. He is about &C
| or 6J years of age, and his size is abont feet
| 10 inches. Any information concerning him
| will be most thankfully received by j. ShultZ
Rebersburg, Centre CO. Pa. Editors through.
out the country will confer favor by copying
| this notice. We are informed that Rev
| Cyrus Jeffries, one of the best writers OF the
day, has been lying very i'll at his home il
| Unionville, this county, from severe attack
| of small pox.
| SUsoUEHANNA CoUNTY.-The Montrose Re
| publican says The Rev. Joseph Barlow,
Presbyterian clergyman, OF Franklin, this coun
ty, lost his life in shocking manner on Satur
| day night last. The family were aroused a
bout midnight, and found the house was OF
| fire. Approaching the kitchen, where the
| fire appeared to have originated, Mr.. Barlow
| opened the door, when the flames burst upoI
BIN, and he probably inhaled portion of the
! flame, as he Immediately sank down and scarce
| ly showed sign of life afterwards. His wife
and daughters, the only persons present, after
| attempting in vain TO loosen the death -grasI
| of his hand upon the door, at length, 10 SAVE
| themselves, were compelled to leave him tC
| be consumed where he lay. The house wa:
destroyed with almost every article of property
it contained. DR.. Barlow was an Englishman
about sixty years of age, and much respected
CLARION CoUNTY.-A terrible storm occur
red in Madison township on the 3lst May
Houses, barns, stables, fruit trees and fences
| were demolished, which has occasioned grea
| loss to number of the citizens OF that town
| ship. The house and barn of Vim. Loguc, a
! New Athens, were unroofed, the barn, frui
trees and fences on the old Flick farm were
| blown down, and great deal of other property
in the same vicinity destroyed. We hav,
not learned all the particulars Of the extent o
the damage, but enough is known to warran
us in saying that it was the most terrific storm
| that has visited this county for years.
| HUNTINGDON CoUNTY.-The through and 10
cal tonnage on the Pennsylvania Railroad i
heavier at this time than it ever has been
The boating business Is not as good as it ha
been in former scasons-but there is a pros
pect of it getting better. There are NOR,
boats lying in the basin at Huntingdon thar
can find loading regularly and in good time
-. The grain crop in this region promise
to be unusually heavy.
JEFFERSON CoUNTY.-On the 31st OF MAY
storm passed over part of Polk township, il
the neighborhood of Mr.. p. Hetricb. 1t tor
l the roof and weather. boarding off Mr.. NJ Fad
ems barn-blew down 4 great quantity of fen
ces. On the same day a storm passed
over Beaver township, and about Beaver Rul
1t prostrated great quantity of timber.
BLAIR CoUNTY.-At a raising on the farm
of Jas. NJ. Johnston, Esq. in Woodberry to
on Friday last, a stick of timber accdentl,
fell upon man named Simon Son, and so Sc
vereiy injured him that he died in the nigh
following. He left dependant wife ant
family of children to mourn their bereave
ment.
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