Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-10-05
prNrsyI,yANIA ITEMS.

s;d;ng n Jobnstown. while in the act of eros
sing the Feeder, on the 23d Sept, iost ms
balance. fell into the water, and before assist
ance could be rendered, was drowned. =. on
the oath little son of Mr.. Emahhei ouhs
Of Jobnstown. aged about 8 years, was riding
in a little wagon drawn by couple other boys
at a rapid pace, when they ran the wagon a.
rainst curb stone. which caused the lad 10
fall out and his arm getting into one OF tue
wheels. was broken above the elbow. ~
Welsh miner named John L. Morris was Sc
yereIy Injured on the 2Sth, by the failing oil
large mass of slate in coal drift, portion oi
which struck the handle of his pick and drove
the sharp iron point some four inches into the
feshy part of his arm. A reiiglouS AVA
kepine is in progress in the w elsh churches OF
Jobnstown, and some so persons have been
hopefully converted. a little daughter o.
Thomas j. Williams, OF Ebensburg, WINS.
playing with other children in the grounds 81
the Union School, on the Goth, received fall
by which her left leg was broken. a COR
respondent of the Johnstown Tribune gives an
account of a young man named John Slnohs.
who has been working at the steam saw mii,
of Darlington & Co., in White township, ana
who, getting on spree, week or TWO ago;
called at a grog shop in Janesviile, ClearheId
county, swearing that he would either go
from thence to camp meeting or TO he'll, OUT
that he must have some more whlskey hrSt
After he had swallowed six drinks, he became
sick, and though medical aid was called IN, he
died in Il couple days after. tie was from the
neighborhood of Harrisburg and was about 20
years of age. -. The injuries received by Mr..
Jerome Dawson, of Allegheny township, from
q circular saw, which we noticed last week,
are not as serious was at first supposed, and
it is now thought that his hand will be saved.
BLAIR CoUNrY-Two horses were stolen from
A. M'AlliSter, Esq, at Springfield furnace,o
the night of the oath Sept. n little son OF
Mr.. William Boring OF Hollidaysburg, aged
about 1S months, was so severely scalded by
the upsetting OF coffee pot, the 2Sth of
Sept that he died the Saturday following.
The coffee pot standing on the window,
aud the mother in attempting 10 lift 1t. missed
her hold and upset the contents over the little
unfortunate. On the 2ith, the wife of Mr.
John Martin. who lives at Frankstown Ore
Bank. was boiling pumpkins for pig feed,when
a little daughter, aged about Is months, IN
the absence of her mother went mp to the
kettle which had been lifted off the fire to
cool, and seeing some pieces floating on the
the top,tried to catch them. In doing so, she
lost her balance, fell into the scalding mass,
and, although taken out Immediately, was so
severely burned that she died in couple hours
after the accident occurred. On the Goth,
Alex. De Armit and William White of Gay
sport quarreled over an account which they
were settling, when white drew knife and
stabbed De Armit in the hip. Fortunately the
weapon touched no vital part, and the wound
is not dangerous. White has fed the conn
try. An old man named Triece commit
ted suicide on the 10Th ult-, by hanging him
self with halter to a tree near his OWL house
in the vicinity of Springfield Furnace. He
was about 81 years OF age. and ieayes large
tanaily i.ss Ha end = Sl tfIr- ut
of the 2lst ult., the store of Mr. John Ii. Rob
erts in Altoona was broken into and seven
pairs of boots stolen therefrom. Col. ohm
Piper of Gaysport was thrown from his horse
on the evening of the 25th, and seriously
injured.
INDIANA CouSTY.-On the night of the 22d
ult., various articles of clothing were stolen
from the lot of Mr.. VIM. Weamcr in Plum
vile. -. The corn and buckwheat crops have
greatly improved under the recent favorable
weather. . The Methodists OF BlaIrsville are
about erecting a new church edifice, and have
given the contract to John Bruce, ESQ, for
the sum of 50 800. a little son of Mr..
David Ellis, few days ago, whilst trying to
walk on his hands, ,Sprained his neck. Bears
very numerous in the north part OF the
county. couple weeks ago, Mr.. VIM. Stew
art of Plumville, and Mr.. Beatty OF Mont
gonlery township, killed large one whilst
out coon-hunting. a Mr.. Brickle, of Canoe
township, about the same time. shot large
he one, which had just finished a hearty re-
past upon the of hog he had killed,
and was sitting up erect upon his hind legs,
and, using his fore paws in the capacity of
hands, was amusing himself by dandling the
remains of his ill-gotten feast in the air..
On the oath, Mr.. David Hamilton of East Ma
honing township, whilst returning from a field
which he had been piowing, was thrown from
his sled against a stone pile and had his skull
fractured. Little hope of his recovery is en-
tertained.
YoRK CouxrY.-A little girl, aged about S
years, daughter of John Matthews, whilst pla;-
ing in the yard of Rudolph Arnold, of Hell
lam township, on the oath of Sept, was kick
ed in the face by horse running loose in the
yard, ,infiictng a deep cash on the right cheek
On the night Of the 22d. the store of Mr..
Joseph Miller in Windsor township was en-
tered and about fifty dollars worth of goods
and five dollars in money stolen therefronl
On the morning of the oath, between II and
O'Clock, frame building, the property of
Joseph Stoner, miles from Wrightsville, was
destroyed by fire, together with 100 bushels OF
oats and some bacon, causing a loss of near
$500. =. On the oath, large barn, belonging
to Mr. Samuel Snyder, in West Manchester
township, and which was we'll filed with nay
and grain, was burned to the ground.
LANCASTER CouNTY.-On the ed inst. a
child of about years, son of Peter Jackin-
bach, whilst playing on the bank Of an exca-
vation near Grubb's furnace, fell down the
slope, and heavily loaded wagon going bv
passed over the body of the child. crushing it
and producing instant death. On the 23d,
Edward Daufrich was arrested In Berks county,
on charge of stealing horse and a mule out
of the stable of Samuel Plank of Salisbury
township, on the night of the 18th inst. i. +.
The store of Mengle & Brother, of Mannheim,
was entered by burglars, and q lot of goods
stolen therefrom. ;. The boot and shoe store
of W.. III. Gable Of North Queen street in
Lancaster. was entered aud robbed of between
forty and fifty dollars in gold and several pairs
of boots.
MIFFLIN CouNrY.-On Friday evening Sept.
23d, dnring the encampnent near Lewistown,
James Patt, who belonged to the Jackson Ar