Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-02-05
Freedom, national; Slavery, sectional! !
Ncws Items from Oibcr Counties.

IN beaver township, lett the house of its
parents and wandered through the wood
Numerous persons soon went in search of
the child, but no clue of its whcreaboat
could DO nsccrtained that day. On the
following morning search was again made
when it was found sitting in bush in the
wood, playing with somo sticks. 1t had
lost one of its shoes, which caused the
freezing Of its toes somewhat Its age is
between and years-.Snydcr Co. Tu;-
tnne, 9Th M.
The Presbyterians of Pincgrove Mills,
Centre county, will dedicate their new
house Of worship on Sunday, lltL Feb.
The Bcllefonte Gas Company have de-
clarcd dividend Of 4 per cent. for the
pnst year.
Q. Barret, of the Harrisburg Keystone,
is appointed Superintendent Of Public
Printing
The Pennsylvania State Agricultural
Society reelected David Taggart, Presi-
dent; John 2. Rutherford, near Harris
burg, V. 7. for that district A. o. IIeis.
ter, Harrisburg, Secretary; and most of
the other former officers.
Ii. b. Masser, Of the Sunbury Ameri-
can, has another patent for improvement
in icecream freezers.
Twenty persons Joined the Methodist
church in Milton, at the close Of the late
meeting. Quite a number also united
with the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Sally Delong died in Liberty TIP,
Center Co, 9th Dec. aged "a years. She
was tho daughter of Cary Campbell, and
was born in Northumberland county in
l77S-early settled in Bald Eagle Valley.
A post Office has been established at
Phelps Mills, Lycoming Co., and L. B.
Campbell appointed p. NJ.
An effort is made to establish Poor
House in Center county by law.
The store of Charles Meriz in Paxinos,
North'd Co., was robbed of $50 in cash
and goods. An attempt to break into
tho store Of Wilmington & Chichester in
Snyder town, was unsuccessful.
On Sunday last eleven persons we're
baptized by Rev. Joshua Kelly into the
fellowship of the White Deer Bap Ch, at
Elimsport.
On Tuesday, the Goth Dec, John Hike
ly, residing near Karthaus, went on a
hunting excursion, and, not returning in
the evening, the people Of the neighbor-
hood went in search of him. He was
found on Thursday, about one mile from
home, in the woods, standing beside a
sapling with bis arms through its fork,
which attitude he had assumed to rest
himself, and was nearly frozen to death.
Hkcly got bewildered and wandered
about until he became exhausted. He
died on the Sd ult., in consequence of his
exposure. He was single man about 25
years of oge.
6ilas Wolverton has the contract for
the wood work of four bridges on the un-
6oished portion Of the Northern Central
Railroad. These bridges are over the
Shsmokin and Mahanoy creeks, Hollow
ing Run and Boylo's Run.
The receipts Of the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad during 1857 were s3,-
O65,52l sc, while the whole expenses
(vorking) were sl,4sl,745 %.
MoNrRosE, Pa, Jan. ga boy,
named Archer, residing in this county
(Susqueharna,) recently shot his brother.
The family alledged that the shooting was
accidental, but he was arrested and has
been tried for murder. The jury, yester-
day, brought in verdict of murder in the
second degree.
Robert G. Ross has been appointed
postmaster at Centre Hill, Centre Co.,
vice John Gilliland, resigned.
Hon. James T. Hale was reelected
President Of the Tyrone & Clearicld Rail-
road Company TOR 1905.
Simon Conner shot a bear in Indiana
county, few weeks ngo, that weighed
46S pounds. Lie captured two cubs at
the came time.
Clearfeld county sent two Representa-.
tiycs to the Western Penitentiary, last
month. They were elected by twelve
votes each.
On Friday evening the Sth ult, the
driver, Of sled and sleigh were trying tc
pass each other in Nippenosc Valley, and
Grove so furious!y that they ran foul ol
aslsigh driven by Daniel Welshause, con
tsining himself and wife, breaking the
sleigh to pieces and ipjuriDg Mr.. W. and
his wife-the latter seriously.
The good people of Muncy held pub
lie meeting on the 5th ult., to adopt some
means Of preventing the rowdyism, drunk
enoss, theft and gambling which prevail
10 the town.
The Jobnstown Tribune notices that NJ