Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-27
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by travelling pedlar. About the same
time, one of these scamps came TO a man
in Potter township, and stated that be bad
several hundred dollars worth OF goods in
Philadclphia, and had not money to get
them on. OF course, the statement was
interspersed with the usual number Of
snli.les AMI tears. He iGaliy, out of pity s
sake, got fifty dollars, leaving in pledge a
gold watch 'worth one hundred dollars.
Upon examination, it was found that the
watch was worth just ten dollars, aud nc
Jew padlar to red EN- it The same game
WAS played on farmer in Half Moon We
now advise all to have nothing to do with
these rowing traders BeHetoate Press
a panther was recently shot in Albany,
Bradford county, by party of young
men. 1t weighed 125 lbs, and measured
nine feet, from tip TO tip. Two of the
men went under the tree, IN which he had
taken refuge, and with clubs succeeded in
keeping hlm up, while the third, Porter
Wilcox, boy Of nineteen years Of age,
shot him.
An old barn on DR.. IIale's premises,
near the furnace of John Cubbi.on, Wa.
blown down by the high wind on Thurs
day night last. No cattle were kept in
ii......Ine river Bridge was moved several
inches some weeks ago during one Of the
heavy blows. The managers purpose re-
plirlDg it,. Wm. Willis received a kick
from horse Oh Saturday last, striking
him with both hiud feet near the right
shoulder. He was curryng the animal at
the time, and but for his closencss to the
horse wou.d probably have been killed on
the spot..."..The Cana. has been in lavi-
gable order for several days, and c0nse-
quentl boatmcn are busy.....Grass is
growing RAPIDLY, aud the wheat fields as a
general thing never looked better at this
time Of year, nOr more promising for a
good crop......A correspondent wants to
know whether the prisoners nOw III ali ale
allowed TO run about and mlug.e with each
other. We cauIOt tell, but We do know
that the present jail was built for the pur-
pose Of cogf"iHy prisoners and not for
"picnics. ."-Leoiao'ra Gazette.
The Editor OF the PIttsburg Journal
states that Foster, the Democratic nominee
for Governor, Is one Of his highly esteem
ei friends, aud therefore does 10; desire to
say any unkind word of him, but he ex,
pects he says, to assist in defeating him on
uccount Of the abOminable bad company
be keeps, and the still worse platform on
which be is mounted.
VERY KINDA "pudd,er," named
Ge!st, employed in the JohustoNn pa J
Iron Works, had both eyes entirely burned
out by an unfortunate accident at the
mill On Monday last, his fellow work
men contributed the entire proceeds OF
one days labor tor his benefit The Com
pany gave the puIdiers free access to the
metal yard, and some furnaces turned out
almost double usual yield. The workmen
in the other departments also gave the
proceeds Of that days labor to the same
worthy object and altogether, The amount
contributed TO the unfortunate man BY hi,
fellow wcrkmen, taken in connection with
the amount subscribed by the company,
manager and bosses, will net the hand
some sum Of from s., 900 to S2,50C.
Under a charge, from Judge Head, the
Assisuees of the Bank Of Pennsylvania
recovered $4,000 Of Johu Miller, late
Pos. Master in Philad Under Allibone,
the Bank paid Miller $23 900 for his ser
vices in inducing the L. S. Government
tie tuy their old Banking house at an enor-
nous price. This disgraceful bribery was
properly characterized by Judge Raai, and
Miller must low disgorgc the principal
and interest.
The large barn on the farm Of Thomas
Stinson, one-haif mile from Van Vert, Ju-
niatia county, vas destroyed by fire on
afternoon last. The farm was in
the possession of John Detray, who reuted
it from Mr.. Stinson. The fire was caused
by small boy residing in the family of
Mr. Detray who went to the barn and ig
uited q match in the stable below, which
soon communicated with the straw, &c.
There was large quantity of grain, hay,
fodder, &c, il the barn, which was en-
tirely destroyed. Happily, 10 stock was
at that time confined in the stable. The
evening was tempcstuous, and the wind
carried burning shingles to the adjacent
woods, setting them on fire, which was not
cztinguishcd until late on
Sunday evening.
On the 9th inst, says the Rafimaa'S
Journal, Mr. Robert y. Hall, who recent (
.y removed from Cicarieid county to Uni
ouville, Centre county, captured young
bear near the plank road, about mile
and half north of Julian Furnace. He
first spied bruiu in a fgli, and as it crawl (
I'd through the feuce he cast stone at it,
which caused it to squat down. He then /
.hrew another stone, wh!ch, grazing its !
head, knocke cd it over, when be approach
ID, picked it up, and started off with his .
7r:ze. He bad carried it but short dis
ance before it revived, bu: procuring a
oag, be put the "yarmint' in it, aud, as
sisted by his brother, Mr.. Hall succeeded /
IN getting it home alive, where it is get ,
ing as finely as any young bear could de-
sire.
LOOK OUT FOR HIN The public are
,aulioned agniEsi jeremy Di!d!er calling
himself Judge Uudtrwood," and just
now circulating about the country collect
az money for the "Lldies' Mount Vernon
Association" He is said to have succeed
ID remarkably well in Missouri and Hi
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