Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-03-09
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| fireman on the Pennsylvania Railroad, at
Bailey's Station, died under circumstances
that led the neighbors to think he had been
| poisoned by his wife. The previous Friday
she left home for Harrisburg, telling the
| girl if Mr.. Smith took sick that day, to give
| him laudanum he was then in sound health.
| At Newport Mrs. S. asked for arsenic to kill
rats, but was refused; she had purchased
some there before she also sought for it at
| Harrisburg. She started for home the night
! Of that day, at Duncannon offering premium
| to any one who would drive her home, as her
! husband was very sick. Failing in this, she
went on to Newport. and on Saturday arrived
at home, and found her husband very sick,
purgiDg and vomiting, in which condition he
remained all the following Tuesday. She then
telegraphed to Doctor that her husband was
.svery sick and at the same time to her
father in Philadelphia, that he was dead. The
| Doctor arrived too late. After Smith death,
an inquest was held, and the stomach taken
out and sent to Philadelphia for analysis
Mrs. Smith was held in custody. Since then
she has attempted to poison herself.
INDIANA CeUSTY.-Mr J. P. Carter, of the
town of Indiara, has obtained contract from
the National Government to deliver lot of
mules for the western service. On the
night of the 23d Feb, n valuable horse was
stolen from Mr.. Johnston KeeDer, near She
locta. :. Mr.. John Kinter, of Rayne town
able horses, that were attacked by malignant
disease that is prevailing among the horses in
various parts of the county. On the 22d
Feb, the house of Peter Frech, of Rayne
township, was destroyed by fire, with all its
contents, as we'll as 200 bushels of grain and a
lot of pork, dnring the absence of the family.
-. On the night of the Esd, some provisions
were stolen from the ssIndiana House," and
several persons in the town had clothes that
were on the lines drying, carried off. The
post Office at Carter's NJ ills has been removed
to the Biacklick station on the Railroad, and
j. Gardner appointed postmaster. Mr..
Samuel Howe and lady left Indiana for Leav-
enworth, Kansas, on the lst inst. :. Messrs.
Alex. Montgomery and Gil. Woodward ship
ped, on the 2Sth car load OF fine horses,
for the Philadelphia market.
York CoUNTY.-The bridge over the
SuSquehanna river, at Conowingo, 80 miles
below Wrightsville, is completed, and was
thrown open for public use on the 18th ult.
dog, supposed to be rabbid, was killed in
Wrightsvile few days since =. The typhoid
fever prevails in Hopewell township, and
deaths are numerous. y few weeks ago,
powder mill went into operation about 3
miles south of York, and already it has had
one blow-up; fortunately little injury was
done :. Religious revivals are in progress in
various sections of the county. The sup
ply of lumber at Wrghtsville, the Star says,
is short, and prices have advanced q little
culling boards now selling dollar
higher, and bill stuff two dollars per thousand
higher than formerly.
JEFFERSON CoUNTY.-On the evening of Feb.
25th, about dusk, the dwelling house of Jacob
Smith, two miles North of Punxsutawney,
took fire from stove pipe, and was burn ed TO
the ground. Bedding, household furniture
and clothing were saved. He lost fifty BUSH
els of buckwheat. His loss cannot be less
than $500. On the 26th Mrs. 7. X. Litch,
near Brookville, made narrow escape
Whilst in the woodhouse picking up chips, |
one of the laboring men about the mill, not
perceiying her, carelessly tossed a double |
bitted axe into the woodhouse. The axe
struck Mrs. l.. on the back, but fortunately
glanced down. cutting her dress and iniuring /!
her only slightly.
CENTRE CoUNTY.-A rumber of thefts have |
recently been committed in Belefonte. On |
the night of the 26th Feb, six or seven hams !
were stolen from the smoke house of Henry |
Nandyke, Esq. The Democrat says Mr. |
Jonathan kreamer, of Penn tp., two years |
ago, bought heifer TO- which he paid sixty |
live dollars. Within the last two years this |
helfer has had five calves. About two weeks |
ago she had two calves, and when they were |
week old one OF them weighed SIS and the |
other 145 pounds. When they were three |
weeks old, Mr.. Kreamer sold the COW and |
calves for one hundred and fifty dollars.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.-The stable of Mr.. A. |
Senseman, OF Carlisle, with six new sleighs, !
and quantity of hay and straw, was destroyed |
by fire on the 28d Feb. ;. b. Catarrh fever is |
prevailing among the children in the neighbor-
hood of MELVILLE. Mr.. VIM. Eakins, aged |
about 20 years, residing near Oakville, went to |
his barn on the 18th, to harness Il horse, and /
shortly after was found lying on his face, near
the horse. dead. The cause of his death is
not stated. Mrs. CrisSinger, of Frankford
township, was thrown from horse on the 18th
and had her right ankle disiocated and the
bones of her leg broken.
MIFFLIS CoUNTY.-The barn on the premises
of L. Il. Williams, Esq, in Reedsville, known
as Browns Mills Hotel, was destroyed by fire
on Monday night, Feb. 2Sth. The stock was
all got out in safety, but about 400 bushels of
corn, 100 bushels of OATS four or five tons Of
hay, and quantity of straw, &c. worth from
$500 to $500, the property of Mr.. Montgome-
ry, tenant of the hotel, was all burnt. The
barn was good one, having been put up at a
cost of $500 or 5000. Insured for about one
half, we believe, in the West Branch Company
CLARION CoUNTY.-Mr. Samuel Lcbaugh
residing near the Narrows on the Kittanning
road, in Bethleham township, was killed on
the 18th Feb, by the trunk of tree, which
he cut down, falling across him. His wife
alarmed at his remaining absent too long, sent
a lad alter HIM, who soon returned and re-
ported that his father was lying in the woods
The passengers of the Kittanning stag
which came past the place at the time, raisedI
eleven dollars and gave it to the afflicted
woman.
WASHINGTON CoUNTY.-On Saturday last
Mr.. Edward Ross, of Buffalo township, was up
1t Taylorstown in his apparently usual health,
md, after having started home, fell from his
horse, about half mile below town, and i'm
nediately expired. Mr.. Donahey, who was
riding some fifty rods behind him, came up in |
ime TO see him draw his last breath. He is {