Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-02-02
Union and Snyder Counties.


The Lewisburg Chronicle says:-A wild cat
was recently killed in East Buffalo township,
after having been heard bowling for several
nights, being cornered in an ore drift.
George Charles, drover, residing in Harte
ton, was driving a lot of sheep through Centre
county. and while in the act of preparing bis
pistol for some sport, it was accidentally dis
charged, taking off part of one of his fingers
L. Haines has been appointed Post Master
at Beaver Springs, Snyder county, in place Of
a. Ioch resigned.
James Powle, genuine BLACK" Repubii-
can OF Selinsgrove, has accepted Robt. Swine
tord's challenge for political discussion, and
suggests 22d Februasys at Middleburg, as the
time ana place.
Married, on the 18th ult., David Aumiller
to Miss Leah Aurand; on the 10Th ult Henry
Rarich to Miss Martha Middleswarth; on the
on the 23d ult., Philip Wittenmyer to Miss
Susanna Kinney; on the same day, Archibald
Middleswarth to Miss Louisa Kinney; on the
18th ult., Levi Look to Miss NJ. c. Baker
Died, in Freeburg, on the Goth ult., Emma
j., infant daughter of Isaac Bekel; in Cen
treTille, Harriet Weirick, aged 25 years; near
Middieburg, Henry Wittenmyer, aged Y yrs.
Centre County.
The Democrat says that on the 10th of Jan
uary, Simon Beck, of Snydcrtown, Nittany
Valley, was engaged in tbreshing for Daniel
Pealer, of the same place. Whilst thus en-
gagged, the unfortunate man observed that the
strap was slipping off the pulley and made
an attempt to put it right with his hand, which
was caught and drawn around the pulley,
fracturing and mutilating the forearm in a
most shocking manner, the bones being bro
ken In such manner as to pass through his
garments. 1t was found necessary to ampu-
tate the limb, which operation was performed
by DIR. Ii. T. Strauss, assisted by Drs. Gregg
and Deshler, on Saturday. the Dist. When
last heard from the patient was doing well
and likely to recover.
There are six furnaces in Centre county,
and of these only two are in operation, the
Hecla and Eagle. Within few weeks two
of the largest operating firms have stopped
their works, thus throwing hundreds of work
men out of employment. Thousands of tons
of iron of their manufacture are in the mar
ket, but there is no demand for it, What
beautiful commentary upon the democratic
policy, protection for the sake Of Revenue"
Married, on the 5th ult., Joseph Keller, of
illinois, to Miss Catharine Mnsser; ON the 24th
ult., John c. Rimy to Miss Mary j. Ecken-
roth; on the lst ult., Isaac Sharrar to Miss T.
Walker; on the 4th January, E. NJ. Hess to
Miss Adaline Sankey; on the 10Th January.
VIM. E, Snyder, OF Snyder county, to Miss
Sarah Spieher; on the lst January, Isaac
Thomas TO Miss Elizabeth Walker lately, j.
Dauberman, Jr., to Miss NJ. E. Goodhart.
ra-The Board OF Revenue Commissioners will meet
at Harrisburg Thursday next, and continue in ses-
sion several weeks.
Lafanticjdc-A girl named Dunn mas been arrested
in Altoona. charged with sinothering her newly born
infant to conceal birth. She had wrapped it up in
skirt and placed underneath the mattress on which
she lay, where it remained until discovered by one of
her neighbors. She was committed for trial.