Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-09-14
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township, which had been lett standing III Tue
street at Kinter's hotel in Indiana Borough.
Ephraim Carpenter, Esq, of West Indiana,
was considerably injured week before last, by
handspike used in removing some timbers at
| a new building, being thrown out OF Its posi-
ton and striking him on the breast. Du-
ring the forenoon of the lSt inst, some boys
got into the hay-mow of Mr. James Sutton In
| Indiana town, and to have some sport. set fire
to a bunch OF hay. Becoming alarmed at the
| fire. they managed to toss most of it out of
| the mow-hole, when it was discovered by some
| of the citizens, who succeeded in extingush-
| ing the fire on the NOW before it had got un-
| der much headway, and saved the stable
| On the I'd Sept, she bear and two cubs vlsi-
| ted the farm of Mr.. Thompson Hays, near
| Plumvile. Mr.. Hays,by aswell directed shot,
| killed the old one. The cubs tried to escape,
but were soon treed and shot by two of Mr..
| Hays's sons. :. On the 3lst ult.. some mali
| cions person took hcrse, saddle and bride,
| belonging to Mr.. James M'Lan of White
| township, out of stable whilst he was attend
| ing church in Indiana borough. The horse
was found next day without bride, and the
| flaps of the saddle cut Oft.
BEAVER CoUSrY.-The barn of S. M'Laugb-
| lin at Hookstown was consumed by fire, on
the 5th inst. Loss 81 500. 1t the work
of an incendiary, for whose apprehension
| reward of one hundred dollars is offered.
| The car factory at New Brighton is to be con-
verted into factory for the making of agri
cultural implements, $4,000 is the capital
| stock of the company. James Gillespie,
| of Bacon township, was thrown from load of
| hay last week, and his spine seriously injured.
| He is eighty years old, and was once a mem
ber of Tennessee Legislature. On the
morning of the 9th ult., James Harshaw of
| Hanover township, started to a field to bring
| in pair of horses, with halted on, rushed
| by the house; and his wife, in fastening TO
the field, found him lying at the bars, insensi
| ble with his face much bruised and swollen
| He able to give no further explanation of
| the affair." than that as he was leading the
/ horses out of the enclosure, he threw up his
| hand to scare away colt, and STOPPING to put
| up the bars, was the last act he recollccted.
| Although severely injured, Mr.. II. is slowly
| recovering.
BUTLER CoUNTY.-On Saturday evening the
| Sd inst, IL frame building the corner of
| Main and Jefferson streets, Butler, owned by
| by the NJ 'kee family, took fire and burned to
| the ground. wagon makers shop on the
| same lot was also destroyed. In it MIR. James
| Karns whose house was destroyed by the fire
which consumed the exchange Building, during
| the summer, had stored a large quantity of
| lumber, which he intended to use in rebuild
! ing, all of which was destroyed. The loss is
| about 50, 800, with no insurance. The fire is
| supposed TO be the work of an incendiary. -.
| 4 serious accident occurred to James Oliver,
of Fairview township, a few days ago. He
had been out cunning, and was returning home
with his shot gun loaded, when be observed
| that horse had broken into his cornfield. He
was driving the horse out and struck him with
the butt of his gun, when the charge exploded
and entered his breast and shoulder, nflicting
very dangerous wounds, from which he now
| lies in prccarious condition.
| WEsTMoRELAND CoUNrY.-On Thursday, the
| lSt inst, Peter Walter, an old citizen al Der
ry township, while riding with his daughter,
| Mrs. Samuel Smith, was thrown from his bug
| gy and very seriously injured. He is an old
man of eighty, and it is feared his injuries
will terminate fatally. Mrs. Smith was also
| thrown out, and her thigh bone fractured. :.
J. 5. Hill, of Verona, on the 25th ult., Cap
| tered rattlesnake, which measured six feet
| three inches and had thirty three Iattles. =.
Edward Jenkins, of New Derry, recently had
| his hand torn oil in threshing machine. DIR.
Brinker, Of Latro5e, amputated the arm. :. .
! A quantity of wood on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, near Latrobe, was destroyed by fire on
! Saturday. -. On Saturday, the Sd, Mrs.
Mechling, wife of Mr.. George Mcchling. of
| Hempfeld township, Democratic candidate
! for surveyor, died very suddenly.
BLAIR CoUNTY.-Chmney Rock furnace
| blowed out on the 5th, and will not likely be
| put in blast again until the iron business i'm
proves a water snake was killed by
| couple boys near the Loop on the 4th. in the
| body of which were found 35 young ones, of
| some or 6 inches in length. On the af-
! ternoon of the ID inst, a little boy aged about
| two years, a son of John Welsh. of East AL
| toona, fell into we'll and was drowned. :.
! Constable Boyer and Miss Dorcas Cox, of
! Tyrone, whilst on their way to attend meet
| ing at Stormstown, on the 4th inst, were pre-
| cpitated down an embankment about % feet
| high. The buggy was broken to pieces, and
although the horses fell on both Boyer and
Miss Cox, yet, strange TO say, neither was
| much injured.
CLINTON CoUNTY.-John Cohan, Wynn Bon
| nell and Jacob Rorack were arrested and com
mitted to Jail at Lock Haven, on the I'd inst.
charged with circulating spurious S3 notes on
| the Bank of Wilmington and Rrandvwine.
| The store of Mr.. Robert Miller, in New Lib
erty, was entered on the night of the 5th inst.
| and a watch and other articles stolen. The
! thief then set the building on fire. Mr.. Miller
! was sleeping in the store at the time but for
| tunately awakened in time to extinguish the
| flames. On the morning of the 9th inst.
| gentleman of go years of age, by the name
| OF inner, living in Lock Haven, and much
respected, committed suicide by cutting his
! throat.
| CAMBRIA CoUNTY.-A son of Mr.. John I.y-
| sett of Millvile Borough aged about II years
| in attempting to couple two loaded coal cars
| as they were moving out of the drifts of the
Cambria Iron Company, on the 7th, had his
head crushed so horribly as to cause instant
| death. The dwelling house on the farm of
Mr.. John Brady in Munster township, was
destroyed by fire on last Thursday night the
| lst inst. As the house was unoccupied the
fire was doubtless the work of an incendiary
Mr.. Bradley offers reward of fifty dollars for
such information as will lead to the arrest and
conviction of the incendary.
| YORK CouNTY.-Sometime during the night
| of the 9th, house occupied by John Smith.
| in Hopewell township, was burned to the
ground. The fire was not discovered until
| Tuesday morning, when some of the neigh