Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-02-18
Ncws Items from Oibcr Counties.


in the river Susquehanna, opposite Duu-
cannon, carried it to a cake Of ice which
had lodged on a rock, and commenced his
feast During the operation, it is suppos-
ed, that, being wet, bis feet and feathers,
from the intense cold, froze fast to the
ice unable to extricate himself, be was
seen tapping lis wings until dark. There
was desire to capture the great "Ameri.
cam" but he could not be approached on
account of the great mass Of floating Ice
between him and the shore HarrisJury
telegraph.
POINTED AT a recent meeting OF .
Presbytery in Mercer, it was deemed adj
visablc to pass the following resolution:
Reso1ced, That Presbytery hereby ex-
presses its most decided aud earnest dis
appreciation of Christians habiiually asso.
ciating with tipplers or frequenters OF
bar rooms OF drinking houses; and We
earnestly exhort all our members, and all
others, to use all their Influence against
such courses.
NJ. Stone, Auctioneer, sold fourteen
thousand acres Of pine timber and coal
lands, situated in Centre and Clearticld
counties, on the Big and Little Moshau-
non, known as the "Maine Company's
Lands" for the handsome sum of Seventy
thousand Five Hundred dollars. S.Christ
II Co of Lancaster county, were the pur-
chasers.
Messrs. W. Downs and Shriner, Of
Lock Haven, brought suit against ssve-
raj young men, for disturbing the relig-
ious exercises in the NJ. f. Church, Of
which they are preachers. They were
fined FIVE dollars, and costs of prosecution.
Perhaps it is not generally known, that
talking and laughing aloud, or otherwise
disturbing the minister during divine wor-
ship, is penal offence.
An association has been formed, called
the Lock Haven Park Association, with
capital of $1,000 and not more than $1,000,
for the purpose of providing and main
tanning, within convenient distance Of
that place, grounds suitable for gymnas-
tics and other healthful and amusing ex.
erciscs and purposes, and for agricultural,
floral and mechanical exhibitions.
The Oldest postmaster, John Bickel,
who was appointed at Jamestown, Lebanon
county. in 1902, by Gideon Granger, un-
jer the administrator Of Thomas eifersoD.
he Postmaster General.
A Columbia correspondent informs the
Lancaster E,,press Of the death of COL
pred woman in that borough, known as
Aunt Phillis, at the advanced age of one
hundred and eight years. She was the
oldest citizen in the place, and had good
OF Washington, having conver-
'ed with him frequently. She retained
Der faculties up to her death. Her re-
mains were followed to the grave, at the
African VI. L. church, by large coucourse
IF both white and colored.
The Reading -ldler has entered upon
the sixty-third year of its existence. We
always look over the AclIer with satisfac-
ton, albeit some of its long German words
i kuock' US, occasionally.
Among the "local items" of several
Of our exchanges We find that hundred
year old article about SANDER
A rainst slauder there is no defence; hell
has not SO black feud," &c, &c.
Hon. David Taggart has been re-elect.
I'd President of the Penn'a- Agricultural
Society. Its affairs are represented as in
4 fourishing condition.
The Lebanon Courier, published by T.
T. Worth, Esq, enters this week upon its
twentythird volume. The publisher wise
Iy reaGopts the folio form.
The Danyille Democrat enumerates ii
churches in that place Il public schools,
with 1902 pupils !; 1 private schools. with
l94 pupils and II Sunday Schools, with
ll23 pupils.
The Tyrone S'ar says, William Ewing
shot large panther near Hannah Furnace
. few weeks ago. j. II. BuIley and two
lthers- -nl.o,nlsuuUu rIrrk-
The Reading adler denounees the
Schwartz Democrats as Abtruennigen,
lr Rebels. That i. Just what the Tories
used to call the Wings. The Whig "reb-
lis" whipped Kins George, and rather
,uess the Democratic ''Tebels' will whip
King james
The Tyrone & Lock Haven Railroad
Company having procured an act OF As.
sembly giving them power to borrow hait
, Million Dollars, nov anticipate the
of that important work by the
ith of July next. It's progress during
these hard times is a marvel, aud shows
strong and thorough men at its head.
The Easion Times says that the William
Townsend, who recently fourisbed here
rs the distinguished pedestrian, gener-
ally concludes his feats by walking on
without Equida'ing many little bills we
,an Inform the Times that he has made
Pottsyille 10 exception to his rule.
William Bradford, the Oldest printer in
the State Of New Jersey, who died in
Trenton Il few da;s since, was born in tna
camp at Valley Forge, where his father
was serving his country as soldier, his
,nothar following her husband.