Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-04-15
Ncms ltcms from Other Counties.

The next Pennsylvania State FAIR Is to
be held on the Powelton Grounds, at Phil
alelphia. Messrs. d. Taggart and A. o..
Hester, President and Secretary of the
Society, are now in Philadelphia, making
the necessary arrangements.
SUDDEN pEATH.-A few evenings ago
a railroad engineer, named Lord, was at a
dance near Port Carbon, Pa, when fight
occurred, in the course of which he was
struck upon the head. He then ran of,
and continued running until he fell from
exhaustion, and died in few minutes.
Bellefonte papers speak of large con-
templa,ed internal improvements there
and at Milesburg Messrs. Valentines
have erected at their forge the first steam
engine whose screech has been heard in
that portion of Centre county. The cree
,ion of market house is strongly urged
in Bellefonte. They expect the Lock
Haven & Tyrone Railway finished in July.
The dwelling Of David Yon, of Freedom
township, Blair county, with all its con-
tents, was destroyed by fire on Thursday
last Mr.. Y and his family barely cs-
capped with their lives. The fire was the
result of a defective stove pipe.
Mr.. Peter Gray, residing near Muncy,
received a severe injury to one of his
eyes, few days since. While chopping
wood piece of pine knot flew from the
axe and struck the eye with such force,
and inflicted so much of a wound, that it
is feared the sight has been destroyed.
Twen'y-four RATS escaped over the dam
at Lock Haven, during a recent freshet,
and were completely wrecked. The high
water on Larry's Creek was unusually se-
we're il its effects, carrying away dams,
bridges, aud large quantities Of timber.
The receipts of the Cattawissa Road are
on the increase. The net returns for Feb
ruary last were Sl9,6S5 so, which is
1928 SO more than for February, 1858.
Christopher Campbell has specimen of
iron ore found on his farm in Rush town
ship, about five miles from Danville. 1t
is said to be rich article, and the depos-
it is quite extensive.
The Supreme Court of Pennsy ylvania
has decided that the legal Specification of
the term L" orphan" is q child who has no
father.
On Tuesday fortnight, . fire con-
sumed the carriage maDufactory ofSamuel
Sickles, in Sunbury, and with it some
carriages, tools, and patterns. The fire
originated on the second floor from a stove.
pipe.
PArING.-A verdict of 81 ,25O has been
obtained against W. c. Braley, of Erie,
Pa, for the destruction of the Constitution
newspaper Office during the "railroad war"
at that place in the Spring of 1856
In the Presbyterian Church of Middle
Spring, Pa, on Sabbath, ANDREW FRAZER,
Esq, one of our most venerable and esteem.
ed church members breathed his last, sitting
in his own pew, with his eye upon bis
pastor. From perfect health his spirit
fed in almost the twinkling of an eye.
This morning our rural friends demand.
ed three and four shillings for butter, and
many persons were glad to obtain supplies
at the latter p.ice.-HarrisJuyy Telegraph,
6M inst.
A young fellow who was confined in
limbo at Bellefonte lately proposed to set
tie his little difficulty by marrying his
frail damsel, and the parties forthwith re.
paired to the Catholic church, but on hea.
ring that be was to love, honor, cherish,
protect, &c, her only, drew in his horns
and answered mo, sir, not with nv
eonseUt-nOt guilty; and wen. back into
the custody 0: the sheriff.