Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-11-17
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engaged IN painting at the GcTin31 Reformed
Church He was standing on an elevated lad
der. when By some means Is gave away and
pTecipitated him to the ground, distance Of
twenty feet. He vas not injured in the least.
although badly frightened 4 large hawk
was recently shot. by NT. Henry Bush, Of
Union township, while in the act Of deyoUring
q chicken The hawk had on one OF its legs
a small paddock. From all appearances the
lock Is supposed TO have been there for several
BsiIefoute has been much improved by being
painted 4 new literary association called
ssLogan's ConnciI," has been started by the
young men OF SpriEg township. 4 fe'"
days since & son of Mr. Martin HoBser, IN Har-
Tis township, feIl Of fence near his residence
and broke his arm. :. The following are the
prices paid By dealers IN Beilelonts. for grain.
viz: Prime " bite Wheat, 1l3 cts; Prime Red
Wheat 1l2 cts; Rye 80 cts; Corn 30 cts;
Corn In ear - cts; Oats 81 cts; BGckwheat
30 cts; Prime Clover seed Si-S1; PORK So
-. Jacob Leidv son Of John Leidy, OF
Tgrbetyille, aged about 81 years, vas accident
IL shot with a rife, On Wednesday the 81 Nov
while cut with hunting party on White Deer
Mountain The party consisted Of fye-and
were travelling down the mountain single file,
with their rifles loaded, when one OF the party
in attempting 70 dx the cap on his gun, acci-
IDENTIFY discharged il, the contents lodging II
the side Q; M Leidy, killing him almost il
shot dead, . and instantly expired
VEsAxGo CoUsTr.-On the 2.th Oct. DIR.
Petit, of Sandycreek township having Oc-
casion 10 pass through the woods by path,
discovered dead body, about OF mile
from his residence which examination pro-
we'd 10 &c that OF lad named M'ElFee, about
ID years Of age, and 4 son Of widow woman
residing in the neigbborhood. The contents
Of a gun, which had doubtless been accident
ally discharged, hsd entered the abdomen
near the the urnbiiicus- thus causing death
OF the boy. The gun was found about four
rods from the body, the smothered report OF
which had been heard about an hour previous
ly.... The horse which was stolen = few
weeks ago, from Mr.. Adams, has been recoy-
cred. Il was found somewhere in Ohio, but
the persons finding the horse were not foEtU-
nate enough 70 catch the thief. The sore
Of John II N'CullouEh * Co. of Emlenton, was
broken open On Friday night the jth Nov.
The extent of the robbery We did not learn.
Part Of the goods we're found short distance
from the town, secTeted under rock. On
Sunday the constable Of RichisHd township,
arrived in town Silh one PaIFick 0weas, On
suspicion Of being connected with the rob
berry, As the goods found were near his hOuse.
WEsTxogELAxD CoJxTT.-On Saturday 2Sd
uit.. negro woman, named Am C4IlIa, who
lived on the farm OF G. Young. in Somerset
township, was found lying IN the fire, burned
10 lGlLl II = SutlttU>t4l El4IA Ssi4-E C1lDEE-
men who had been about the premises during
the afternoon gave her whiskey. ard that she
drank until 50 drunk that she fell upon the
FIRE and was literally burned. When found by
her husband. late in the evening, life was ex-
tinct- d. Two little children aged respective
ly six and eight years whose parents names
We did not learn, and who resides al IrxiR-s
Station started TO school on Saturday mor1Ssg.
the Both, not coming home at the usual time.
they were sent after, but tter could be found
nowhere. Great excitement prevailed, and
the wanderers were sought for in every nook
snd corner. Up 10 noon OF Sunday. they were
stIIl missing. and the search vas still going
on -. son Of Col. Paul Brinker Of Penn
Tp-, aged about sixteen years, on the 30th
assembled Z hickory tree for the purpose OF
shaking nuts, and his hold slipping he fell
several feet to the ground. His iDju: les. were
. internal, and Of 4 very serious character.
But little hope Is entertained of his recovery.
MrEFLTS CoUSTY.-Leyi SuItsbaush, who
has been keeping store in Decatur township
for number of years died at the Union Hotel
il Lewistown, on Friday morning the 5ih inst
after short illness. He had been indicted
and found guilty of selling liquor without :
license az the last term. result which troubled
him exceedingly. and between this and the
ordinary resort Of too many to drown troub bic
be was called upon to pay the deb; Of nature
His remains were taken TO Philadelphia for ia-
teTment- The cellar OF james Wallis was
entered one night last week and robbed of eve
FytbiGg in the shape Of eatatles II contained.
As the family kept most OF their articles there
they were unable 10 gather breakfast next
morning This bold theft must have been
committed by very hungry or else very
unseruPuicus fellow.
WASHINGTON CoCSTr.-JoLn s. DYE son Of
John Dye, OF Washington, Pa, met with
very seriocs accident, On Saturday the 30;h
ut. Being oGt with some boys gathering
hickory nuts, on the farm Of H II. Clark. he
climbed tree and vcntuTed on precarious
footing. which gave way, and he vas p-eciPi-
iateG some htty feet TO the ground, breaking
one leg il tEo places. and his arm in one. and
crushing the side OF his face horribly His
thigh vas so fractured and s3liutersi that the
bones ProtrUded from the skin He fingered
until Friday, when death put IN end 10 his sui
terings- John Lynn, q coal digger en-
ployed in the Ningo coal works had his hack
broken by the falling OF top coal. while work
ing in The mines on Saturday week. Another
man was slightly injured a. the same time
ISDI.sA CoCSrr--Oa Monday evening the
lst Nov, 4 nan named John Palmer. who
lived near Biacklck station on the Indiana
Branch Railroad. came 20 his death in the fol-
lowing manner He had been 20 Blairsville.
AID in the evening started for hoUle. As he
attempted 70 cross the railroad bridge over
Blacklick creek. he lost his balance, and was
preeipit2ted upon the rocks below. : distance
Of > feet breaking his back bone or spinal
column. and both his arms. Two men who
were with him. Immediately went 10 his assis-
tance, but he was dead when they got down.
Il IS said that the deceased was intoxicated AZ
the time. He leaves family to mourn his
loss
ARMSTRONG COUSTY--On the night Of the
9th y oyeubeT, new saw and grIst mill. about
Z mile from kittanEinS, on the Allegheny
river, owned by Mr. James M'Cceary vas de-
streyed BY fire. resulting from accident. A