Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-07-25
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PRFPAREp FOR THE ssRAFTsMAN7sJo JOURNAL. .s
INDIANA CouSTY.-Mrs. Myers, vile OF johh'
Myers of Rayne township, who had been ior
some time in delicate health, used as remedy
tea made of pipsissawa. green plant that
grows wild in the woods. On the 12th INST,
going out to gather the plant, she mistook Tor
il some other evergreen, boiling which she
drank the deeotion usual, but unfortunately
this plant proved poisonous and caused the
woman's death. Mr.. Alex. Apple fell from
the scaffoldng at the steam mill OF Sutton,
Marshall & Stewart at the west end of Indiana
borough, on the 1lth, distance OF Is feet,
and injured his ankle seriously. John Ray
had one of his legs injured on the 18th by the
falling of mill stone which he was assisting
to unload at the depot. The grain crop has
been mostly harvested; the yield is good.
Mr. Moorhead, the late proprietor of the ssIn-
diana House,'' has disposed of it to David
Ralston, Esq, vi no has closed it until he can
refit it and furnish il anew. Campbeli.who
is starting tannery in Salisbury, started west
recently to lay in stock. He had with him
$500, one thousand of which belonged TO Dr.
Murray. Whilst on the cars, he fell asleep,
and when he awokc he found that his carpet
bag, containing the money, had been stolen,
nor can he obtain any clue of the thief
WEsTMoR ELAND CouSTy.-On the Sd inst,
David Eichar, of Hempfield township, had his
collar bone broken by the upsetting of load
of hay. On the 10th, q little boy of Daniel
F. Steck, OF Ligonier, whilst playing with
powder, had his face and neck badly burned.
and his clothes set on fire. Mr.. John
Kuhns, Sr.. an old resident of Greensburg,
when youth of II years, had bone in his
elbow disocated, whilst at work at powing.
The bone was not properly adjusted, but he
never experienced any further Inconvenience
than that he could not straighten his arm more
than two-thrds. y few days ago, he went to
his sons farm, and whilst helping TO shock
IL .I,, 4 ,lt
went into its place with crack like that OF a
torpedo. The pain compelled Mr.. K. to retire
from the field, but his arm has now, after be-
ing amed for over sixty years, become entire
ly well, and he can straghten ii with perfect
ease. Mr.. Kuhns is now IN his 18th year.
MFFLIx CouNry.-A boy five or six years of
age, son of John II. Saxon, of Derry township,
was drowned in Kshacoquilas creek the
18th inst. He was present with others when
the flood gates were raised for the purpose Of
draining off water from the LewiStown Will
feeders and though cautioned TO keep away,
must have returned afterwards and fell into
the channel. =. Harvesting has been going
on rapidly during the last two weeks. The
red wheat turns ont well, the white poor. OF
oats there is an abundant crop, and corn,
though somewhat backward in places, is grow
ing finely. a number of watches. jewelry,
&c, were lately stolen from the establishment
of Nathan Wise in Belleville /; several pairs
of boots and other articles taken from the
kitchen of Henry Albright in Derry township !;
a shirt, pipe, tumbler, &C., stolen from Alb.
Snyder, for which the fellow was lodged in
jail; and numerous other petty depredations
are constantly coming to light.
CAMBRIA CoUNTY.-The wife of Augustus
Link, of Taylor township, near Jobnstown,
was bitten on the inStep of her right foot by a
copperhead snake, on the lth July, while
passing baretooted from her house to the
spring. Her foot and leg swelled to twice the
natural size, but by timely applications the
poison was counteracted. and she is past dan
ger. :. On the 18th, while a girl in the fami-
" of Mr.. Conner, who resided at the lock be-
low Johnstown. was attempting TO fill light
ed lamp with camphene, the fluid ignited.
burst the lamp and can, set fire to the clothes
of a little daughter of Mr.. Conner, and before
the flames could be extinguished, she was so
severely burned to cause her death the fol-
lowing evening. -. Samuel Welsh, who was
imprisoned in Ebenshurg for attempting
to outrage Mrs. Mills of Cambria township,
broke Jail on the 13th and made his escape.
McKEAS CoUNTY.-Wallace Starks, aged a.
bout Is years, son of J. w. Starks of Hamln
township, was so dreadfully burned with pow
der on the 10th inst, as to cause his death
two days after. 1t seems that he had taken
some blasting powder out of a keg in wagon
which was staying at his fathers over night.
Procuring a roller to bob sled he and another
young man took it to a field, put heavy
charge of powder in one end of the roller
where had been an iron bolt, drove a plug
into the mouth, bored fuse hole with three
eighthS inch anger, applied slow match, and
when the explosion took place, the load came
ont of the fuse hole the fire communicated
with the powder in his pocket, which also ex-
ploded, burning him SO dreadfully that he died
as above stated.
POTTER CoUNTY.-On Friday the 9th of July,
Mr.. Lemuel Sherman, of Pike township, was
tilling his corn with cultivator, having a
colt hitched to it, when the colt, becoming
frightened, jumped forward, threw Mr.. Sher-
man down on the shanks of the cultiyator
teeth, cutting his face badly, and nearly kill
ing him. He was improving some at last ac-
counts.
Elk CoUNTY.-A man named Mcdonnell re-
siding at or near Bear creek. was severely in
jured on the 9th inst. by the falling of tree.
He had one leg broken. shoulder dislocated !,
and bone of the arm near the sholder broken.
The KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE.-Gen.
Bickely has published an address to the
Knights of the Golden Circle, in Virginia and
Co.. Il 49,