Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-03

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Crorzer, had one of his legs horribly Gu
and muiia,ed by slipping in front of 4
reaping machine, on which be had beer
engaged at work. The horses became
frightened and unmanageable, and occ0
sioued the accideut-BeNefonte HatchmaH
A free Reading Room is kept up By the
Lincoln Club Of Hamburg.
Ga Saturday the l4th ult., aparty from
the vicinity Of Wolf's Store, went to the
Narrows, for the purpose OF gathering
whortleberries. Jasper Wolf, aged IL
years, was among the party, having with
him small rife During the forenoon
be made au attempt to discharge his rifle,
but wi,hou, effect, aud after repeated ef
forts to fire he swung his piece over bis
shoulder and again commenced to gather
berries In few minutes, however, his
gun discharged, lodgiugits contents in his
left arm. 1t was found that the bone was
broken, and the bullet lodged i'll bis shoul-
der AT first, The physicians were doubt
full Of his recovery but We are informed
that under the care Of DR.. Hilbish, be Is
doing well.
The Shamokin Journal has been en-
larged, and hoists its banner for Lincoln.
We last week saw a sample of fine NUT
ton raised by Levi Glaze, of Lewis town
ship, slaughtered by Elias Brosius, OF
Sunbury. The sheep was one year old 10
March, and weighed when dressed 70
pounds The fat on the ribs was "a in-
ches thick. We would suppose that the
raising of such sheep would be prcf,a-
Bile busiuess.-Sunbury Gazette.
Free Banks are proposing to organize
under the new law, among which are tho
Clearfeld County Bank, Bradford County
Bank, Bank of West Philadelphia, aud
the Free Bank at Philadelphia.
Jacob Il. Clark has been constable of
Lower Augusta township, Nor,humber
land county, for some twenty years, dur
ing which time the mileage marked upon
the writs be has served, amounted to 4O,-
600 miles, or distance of nearly twice
around the globe. Nearly all, if not the
whole, of this was performed on foot.
There was slight frost at Wellsbor-
ough, Ticsa county, morning Of Tuesday,
2ith ult.
Geo. Martin, Esq, the venerable Clerk
in the Commissioners Office, Sunbury, was
seriously i'll last week, not to be able to
attend to the duties of the Office. The
old gentleman has been clerk to the Com
missloners for much longer period than
We can remember.
We understand that David j. Lewis has
been removed from the post Office at Mt
Carmel, and J. B. Welsh appointed 10 his
place The cause and object Of the reno
val are yet unexplained.
The first political meeting of the season,
in that section, was held at Dauville, Pa,
on Saturday evening, by the Douglas de-
mocracy. The attendance va, large, and
the usual amount of enthusiasm NANTES.
ted. Resolutions we're passed favoring
straight out electoral ticket Hon. II. 3.
Wright made speech.
The two editors Of the Bradford Herald
have dissolved partnership. One keeps
the paper and comes out for Douglas, and
the other keeps the Pos,office and is with
the administration for Breckinridge.
A terrible storm occurred on Lycoming
Creek, on Sunday last. The corn aud
oats is h.t on the ground in ,hasresion.
Mr.. lIawley, Il. Il. Agent at Muncy
station, loaned his lamp to passenger the
other evening, and laid down aud fell
asleep. The passenger returned and set
the lamp in the pigeon hole, the lattice
around which took fire from it, and come
near destroying the Office. The cracking
Of the fire awokc Mr. Hawley, who sue
ceeded in extinguishins the flames, but
had his hands SO badly burned, that he
will be unable to attend to his business for
some time.-BHlle,in.
At slight-of-hand performance on Kct-
tie Creek, last week, drunken scene fol-
lowed, during which two men were stabb-
ed, very dangerously.
The Susquehanna Conference of the
Synod of East Pennsylvania, will convene
in the Lutheran Church, of Muncy, Oh
next Monday evening, the 9th Of August.
A man by the name of Plecher, resid-
ing four miles from Dauville, on the Cat
tawissa road, committed suicide, by hang
ing himself on Saturday evening last. lie
was addicted TO the use Of "StrychDine
Whi,key."
There are twelve cases on the Trial List
Of Juniata county, and So in Snyder.
On Saturday morning last, Demuth's
mill, near Lancaster was burned down,
and with it bis son Abram, aged 10 years,
lost bis life.
Col Curtin is "stumping" it through
out the State, and winning favor as he goes.
On wednesday evening last, between
the Lours of s and 9 o'clock, the dwell
ing house of Thomas Russell, with nearly
all its contents, situate in Hemlock town
ship, Columbia county, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. At the time Of the brea-
king out Of the fire no person was in the
house save Mrs. Russell and small child,
VINO barely escaped the coDhagraion. The
fire was communicated to the house from
an out-oven which bad been in use during
the day. Loss between five and six hun
dred dollars, with no insurance.
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