Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-11-09
PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS


WEsTMoRELAND CoUNTY.-Rev.T.L T .L.Keesey,
Minister of the Church of the United Breth-
ren in Christ residing in Greensburg, having
wife and five children, left home on the 10Th
of October to fill an appointment for the Rev.
W. r. Dick, in Altoona ,on the following Sab
bath. He also intended to stop on his way,
in Johnstown, several days. On inquiry, it
was ascertained that he had not been at either
place, nor can any trace of his whereabouts
be aScertained. Any information concerning
him will be gladly received by his wife.
Some weeks since, DIR. Hartman. a travelling
Dentist land Mrs. Bennett,a widow lady, whose
father resides near Latrobe, leit for the west,
taking with them the lady's only child, a boy
aged about three years. The family of the
lady is highly respectable, and greatly dis
tressed by her thoughtless and criminal con-
duct. 1t is said that Hartman has vile lv
ing. On Saturday morning, 22d ult., Mary
Elizabeth, daughter of Casper Klingensmith,
of Hempheld township, had been out playing
in the snow, and in the absence Of its mother,
at the spring house, went into the house to
warm its hands, approached the crate too
close. its clothes took fire, burning it so
verely, that it died on Saturday night, after
suffering extreme pain. She was nearly five
years of age. Some weeks since, John
SNYDER, and James II. Jones, OF Donegal town
ship, while out hunting bee trees, came across
a den of rattlesnakes, and killed 80, some of
Sunday the Both of Oct, small child of Mr..
Jeremiah Kimmell, of Hempfeld township,
severely scalded by pulling kettle of
boiling water upon itself At last accounts it
not expected to recover. A couple
weeks since, two Englishmen, residing near
Irwin's Station, went out hunting, having
shotgun between them, which they could rot
discharge, so they conceived the brilliant idea
of putting in a second charge. AS this did
not help matters, one of them said he was not
afraid 10 let the gun be fired at him, and his
companion taking him at his word, drew the
trigger, when unfortunately the gun went of,
knocking down the holder and discharging
the contents into his friend, and inJuring him
severely.
CHESTER CoUNTY.-A young man, sixteen
years OF age, brought to the prison OF
Chester county, on Thursday week, charged
with the murder Of a young girl aged nine
years. The child was found in Octoraro Greek,
in West Nottingham township, with her head
mashed in the most horrible manner. The
young man arrested is resident of West
Nottingham, and was engaged in pOughing in
an ad agent field. Some blood was found on
his clOthes-which he accounted for by stating
that the plough handle had struck him in the
face, causing his nose to bleed. His name is
Reyburn. The girl was dragged one hundred
yards to the creek. near the field in which
Reyburn was working. Reyburn alleges that
place where the murder was committed. The
supposltion il that an attempt had been made
to perpetrate rape upon the body OF the
child. The name Of the young girl was Susan
Emma Kimble, daughter of Larcw Kimble, of
Lower Oxford.
LAWRENCE CoUNTY.-The Journal is respOn-
sibe for the following: ssOn Monday night,
Oct. II, Mr.. Bidde, the necromancer and ven
triloquiSt, gave an exhibition TO a mixed audi
ladies' a
About the close of the entertainment, a gen.
eral muSS was got up by some rowdies, eXh
biting their skill in pugilism, which very much
alarmed the more peaceabIe and gentle portion
of the audience. After the affair was over
and the people had dispersed, gentleman,
who had lost his pocket-bOok, was searching
for it, when to his surprise he discovered Oh
the floor a small infant dead. 1t has not been
ascertained from whence it came. UndOubt-
edly il has been lost"
MONTGOMERY CoUNTY.-A boy, eight or nine
years old, at Valley Forge, on the 25th uit.,
went to a neighbours house, while the older
members of the family were absent, and with
gun deliberately shot down girl about
twelve years OF age, killing her instantly.
The boy, upon being questioned, first said the
gun had fallen accidentally and shot her. He
subsequently stated that he was mad at her,
and had killed her. They had attended school
together and had quarreled. The boy had
threatened to shoot the girl, and took this nc-
casiOn to carry out his threat. The occur
renee took place in Montgomery county,
short distance across the Chester county line
from Valley Forge.
ARMSTRONG CoUNTY.-This county has the
honor of discovering what is declared to be
natural production of sOap-a soap mine, in
fact. The kittanning Democrat tells the story
of the finding Of the substance sin the sand
pit OF Capt. NUltOn's brickyard,'' in that place,
twenty five feet below the surface. The sub
stance, that paper declares, was in the form Of
half crescent, with length of seven or eight
feet and greatest diameter of eight inches
at one end. 1t was in consistency like Messrs.
Sawyer's sschemica erasive," and not only
looked but washed like good white soap. The
only thing to be regretted is that the placer is
already exhausted.
WARREN CoUNTY.-The barn ard sheds of
the widow Hall, near Sugar Grove, were burn
ed on the morning of the 18th Oct, together
with their entire contents, hay, grain, two
cows and other stock. :. e.. Mr.. Samuel Hall,
father of Chaplin Hall, member of Congress
from this District. died on the ODD, from the
effects of a severe wound received by being
thrown upon scythe couple weeks before.
He was ~ years of age. The county Jail
is now without inmates, the last prisoners
two men and Two women-having recently es-
capped from the rickety concern.
CENTRE CoUxTY.-Bears are plenty in the
neighborhood of Buffalo Run, and cornfeds
have suffered much in consequence OF their
attacks upon them. rOne of the ssvarmints''
was killed there rec htly by Mr.. John G. Rob
ison. The celgmated Miss Kate Dean gave
a concert in Rd.. 3onte last week. The
public house osHe-hn Bowers, in Burnside
township, was d4s,royed by fire week before
last.
CAMBRIA CoUNrY.-On the 28th Oct, large
bear was shot by Mr. Samuel Tibbott about p
miles south of Fhpnsbnrr man named