Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-03-23
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CAaBRIA CoUNrY.-The barn of Mr.. Peter
While, in Carroll township. was destroyed by
fire on the 1lth March. The fire originated
in smoke house adjoining the barn. The
barn was filed with grain. hay, &c. The loss
embraces 400 bushels of oats, 100 bushels of
rye, threshing machine and about Sl0c
worth of meat--total loss 81 900. -. Mrs.
Mary Powell, wife of David Powell, Esq, of
Cambria township, was on the Sth inst, so
severely burned, by her clothes catching fire,
that she died on the following Saturday. She
upwards of 60 years of age Mr.. Powell,
on retiring, had left his wife sitting by the
fire, and being aroused by her screams, found
her enveloped in flames. Her legs, arms and
body burned in a shocking manner.
A little fellow By the name of Duffy fell from
the second story of the old State Depot, in
CoGemaugh Borough, on the 18th, stirling his
head on pile of rubbish, giving him deep
cut on the left temple, and conclusion of the
brain, which it is feared will prove fatal.
On the same day, child, two years old, son
of Malachi Byron, of MInersville, eas badly
scalded by the upseting of q pot of boiling
water. -. On the llth, Michael. Maginnis: a
watchman at Pack Saddle falls on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, fell down precipice one
hundred and twenty feet, to the towing
path on the COnemaugh river. In bruised
and lacerated condition, he managed to scram-
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distant.
BLAIR COUSTY.-On Saturday the 18th inst,
the remains of well-developed and matured
child, wrapped in ticking pillow-case, were
found in the old, abandoned Bennington
Railroad cut, at the east end of Hollidays5urg
and it is the opinion that the child had been
killed by stranguiaticn- y little daughter
OF Mr.. Weston OF Irousville, aged about 10
years, was drcadfuily burned last week, by her
children were playing with that dangerous
element, on their play ground near her home.
-. y little son OF Mr.. Levi Shedrer, of East
Freedom, fell into tan-vat at that place on
Sunday the 18th and drowned Two horses
were stolen from Messrs. LLOYD & Co. at AL
legheny Furnace on the night of the 18th
inst y reward of SO is offered.
IxDIASA CoUSrY.-The store of Andrew W
Weamer, in NewviIle. was robbed of about
$50 worth of clothing and some small change
on the night of the 9TH March. The horse
which stolen from MF. Keener, of Sheloc-
ia, several weeks ago, was recovered a few
days since, in Pittsburgh, having been left at
stable to be fed for several days. =. On the
18th, MesSTs- :. 5. Jamison x Co., started
from Indiana borough with 81 head of mules.
to which % were added al other points in the
county, destined for Leayenworth. to be en-
ployed in conveying the mail 10 Pixies Peak.
Mr.. Joseph Diven recently lost mare 81
years old, which had fOaled seventeen colts
rare and valuable animal, indeed.
VENAsGo CoUNTY.-On Saturday evening
the 5th inst, David Dahle and his three sons,
Joseph X, Amos P, and Christian Dahle
were committed to Jail by Justice BuDce, on
information of j. Eckabarger, charging them
with having caused the death OF his son. aged
thirteen yesrs. on the 2Sth nit. Dahles, il
appears, had been engaged in rolling logs down
a .sslide" at a mill, and Eckabarger's boy
having got in the way a log passed over him.
is alleged to have been accidental, while the
friends of the boy charge the act as intention
al. The accused were subsequently discharg-
ed upon giving bail to answer.
YoRR CoUSTY.-On the evening of March
10Th, Mrs. M'Fadden of Wrightsvillc lit
fluid lamp, and in consequence of the top
being loose, the fluid in the lamp became ig-
nited. The woman in her alarm threw the
lamp from her, and unfortunately part of the
burning contents fell upon little child OF
Mr.. Cox about two years old burning her so Sc
yerely that the little sufferer died the next day.
JEFFERSON CoUyTY.-The putrid sore throat
is said TO be prevailing in Punxsutawney.
As Mr.. John Couch of Bell township, was re-
turning home from Indiana borough, on the
4th inst, he lost one hundred aud sixty dol
lars. The money was in a muslin pocket.
The lumbermen have been favored with good
freshets, and have succeeded in getting much
OF their lumber to market.