Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-04-11
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PREPARED FOR THE ssRAFrsMAN's JOUR,


PREPARED FOR THE ssRAFTsMAN's JOURNAL.
LYcoMINe CouSrY.-We learn from the Jer-
sew Shore Republican, that about two weeks
since, jew pedlar called at the house OF
William Clark, in Limestone township, and
represented to Mr.. Clark, that he was whole
sale pedlar from Bellefonte, that he had been
unfortunate and lost one of his horses, that he
could not get along without another, and that
he knew of one in Sugar Valley that he could
get but he lacked S65 He then offered Mr..
Clark provided he would loan him the money
for one week to give him five dollars for the
use of it. and to secure him by leaving two
fine gold watches worth $140 as security. Mr..
Clark loaned him the money and took the
watches, and the pedar took his departure,
since Which time he has not been heard of.
Mr.. Clark after waiting some eight days and
no pedlar appearing, began to s'smell a rat, "a
and recollectihg :hat call is not gold that gilt
ters,'' brought the watches to Jersey Shore,
to Mr.. Wells for inspection, who fixed the
value of both watches at SO. We hope that
the lesson taught Mr.. Clark at an expense to
him of $50, will prove lasting benefit to him
and a caution to Others to beware of all travel
ing pedlars, and buy of our regular merchants
and dealers, who have an eye to their own
reputation as well to the pockets of their
customers.
WEsTMoRELAND CouNTY.-On the 2S,h ult.,
the brick dwelling of Mr.. John Larrimer of
sumed by fire, involving loss of about S3,-
600. i. A little daughter of Il. p. Bierer, of
Greensburgh, was severely burned, on the
2Sth, by falling against a cooking stove.
The body of an old colOred man named Dee
mis-, who was drowned i'm the Kisk ininetaS
River last January, was found, on the 10Th,
March, floating in the river a short distance
below where the accident occurred. On
the I'd inst, Mr.. John kuhuS was about cross
ing the railroad track at Manor station with a
two horse wagon, when train came along.
The horses had just cleared the track, when
the locomotive struck the wagon, and knock
ing it off the track, turned it upside down,
without in the least innring Mr.. kuhus. The
horses ran away with the fore part of the wag
on, but were soon caught.
INDIANA CcUNrY.-On the 30th ult., young
man named Buchanan, of Rayne township, was
committed to the Indiana Jail on a charge Of
having stolen pock et-book with about SIG
from Peter Metz Of that place, and several
small articles of property from other persons.
=. The dogs have been making sad havoc
mong the sheep in Canoe township, forty sheep
having been killed in one neighborhood.
A few days ago, some sharp individual called
on Mr.. James Mahon, of Indiana borough
and offered to sell him fine fox skin, which
the latter purchased, remarling that he had a
complete mate for it at the store of Mr.. G.. G.
M'Clain, but on taking the skin to deposit it
III IT'S proper place ne louuu tual Hc Hdu UeeH
purchasing his own property. The individual
had really stolen the skin and sold it to the
owner.
BLAIR CoUNTY.-On the Sd inst, the body
of an infant female child was found in fence
corner on the farm of Wm. Loudon, near AL
toona. The coroner held an inquest, and re-
turned verdict that the child had come to
its death by exposure and neglect of some
person unknown. A dancing master, call
ing himself Dunham, short time since made
his appearance at Altoona, and proceeded to
get up school. His classes not so large
as he desired hence he occasionally called
on his friends to make him small advances,
and from one got an \. He also got DR.. Bitt-
ner to make him some artificial teeth, the
set being worth SIS. The next day. Monsieur
Dunham turned up missing, and his ssfriends,'
found themselves minus the borrowed money,
the Doctor the $18, and the land lord his board
bill.
CAMBRIA CoUNTY.-On the 29th ut., a
cooper shop, in Chest township, belonging
to A. A. Barker, of Ebensburg, was destroyed
by fire, together with the tools, 500 shocks
and from 20, 900 to $4,000 slaves, involving
loss of about s ,000 The planning mill o f
George McCann, in Blackjack township, was
totally destroyed by fire one day week before
last. Mr. ohm Buzzard, an old citizen of
Carroll township, while returning home, a few
days since, thrown from his horse and
seriously injured. Newton Jones, one of
the young men committed of larceny about
a year ago, died in the Pcnitentiary last month.
Ebensburg, the county seat of Cambria,
contains at the present time about 1900 in
habitants.