Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-11-28
Pennsylvania Items.


aged seventeen years and 7 months, eldest |
son of j. r. Smithers, was accidentally |
killed on Nov 10th, in Day & Taylor saw |
mill in Beech creek township, by board |
catching on the top of circular saw, from |
which it was thrown with great force, strl- |
king him about the stomach, and killing |
him instantly.
PERRY CoUNTY.-A barn. with all its
contents, belonging to Thomas 2. Cochran,
Esd. situate in Greenwood township, was
totally consumed by fire on the forenoon of
the 10Th, between the hours of s and | /
clock. The origin of the fire is unknown
to US. The barn was insured tothe amount
of 1888, and 800 bushels of wheat and 400
bushels of oats therein, Jointly, in the sum
of $500.
FRANKLIN CCUNTY-Miss Laura Hass-
Ter, daughter of the county treasurer, was
fatally injured by being thrown from bug
gy, between Chambersburg and McConnels-
burg, on Nov. 10th. She and a'lady nam
ed Mrs Baker were in the buggy. While
the driver a boy named Gordon, aged thir
teen years, was walking beside the team for
a short time, the horse took fright, ran down
hill and upset the vehicle, throwing out
the ladies'. Mrs. Baker was seriously in
iured but will recover Miss Hassler died
four or five days after the accident.
FAYETTE CoUNTY-On Nov. 18th, Miss
Sarah Van Sickle, aged about seventeen
years, whilst on her way from her father
residence In Wharton township, to visit
friends in Somerfeld, was thrown from her
saddle, in consequence of her horse taking
fright but her foot sticking in the stirrup
she was dragged back and forth for dis
tance of 200 yards, before she became dis
engaged, although Mr. Seaton, who accom-
panied her, made every effort to rescue her.
She was so much injured that death ensued
about three hours after the accident.
CAMBRIA CoUNTY-An old man named
Bernard Halligan died recently at Wilmore,
apparently in the most destitute circum-
stances, the neighbers not being able to
find shred of clean linen in his house with
which to dress his corpse, and everything
in and about his abode bearing the impress
of squaiid poverty and extreme degradation.
When his trunk was opened however, it
was found to contain S760 in gold and sill
yer, as well as a considerable sum in green
backs. He was a common laborer, and liv-
ed alone In the most cherries domicil in the
borough.
ScHUYLKILL COUNTY. the 18th OF
Nov, a coal breaker boiler, one of three at
the colliery of VIM Kear & Co., Mine Hill
Gap, exploded with terrific violence, blowing
everything in the immediate vicinity TO at
oms killing eight boys, slate -pickers, and
seriously injuring several Others as well as
Mr.. Good. the engineer. The names of the
boys killed are George III. Clemens. VIM.
Edwards, Richard Welsh Michael w Welsh,
James Ryan E. Lawler, John Welsh, and
one not known. 1t is thought several of the
wour ded will not recover The cause of the
explosion has not been aseertained.
TuNIAra- CnI-NTv ON Saturday uipht
Nov. 18th, Mr. Nathan Thomas, residing
near Perryville. was burned to death. Mr.
Thomas had been living by himself for a
number of years, keeping bachelors hall,
and on the evening of the accident had re-
tired about the usual hour. Having placed
wood for the purpose of drying it, too near the
stove it ignited, and about - clock the
fire was discovered. when number of citi
zens rushed to the scene. When he was
taken from the building he was corpse. 1t
is said he lived rather an Incorporate life,
and it is supposed he was under the infu-
ence of liquor at the time of the accident.
YORK COUNTY. Fry. of York bor-
ough, wa, found dead in his bed, few NOR
nings ago, by his wife, having been in usu-
al health when he retired the previous even
| for the murder of the Squibbs family, clo-
sed on the 10th November, the jury bring
ing in a verdict of gully. The prisoner re-
caived the verdict with the utmost compo
sure. -. Mrs. Williams, aged so years, re
siding at Pine Swamp in Hellam town
ship, recently todlked to Wrightsville, dis
| tance of six miles, without any apparent ia
tigue, intending to return the same day, ma
king walk of tt0elre miles in one day.
LEBANON COUNTY On Nov. 18th, Mrs.
Sarah s. Benson, residing at Myerstown,
was pouring coal oil from one vessel to an
other, about three feet from lighted can
die, when the whole thing suddenly took
fire and enveloped her in hames-burning
her clothes from her person In few mo-
ments. She died some eight hours after the
accident. :. . Mrs. Elizabeth Lochman.
aged over one hundred years, resides all a
| lone in an old house in the woods near Leb-
anon, Pa. She refuses to change her mode
of life, preferring her old companions, the
trees and familiar places surrounding her
humble home, to more general association
with her own race. She was born near the
place where she now lives.
BRADFORD. COUNTY the road be-
tween Leroy and Canton, may be seen the
foundation for barn, with few sticks OF
blackened and charred timbers lying about
it. The history of this foundation and the
structure which was attempted to be placed
upon it is remarkable one The proprie
tor of the barn wishing to remove it from
one side of the road TO the other, invited
some of his neighbors to assist him. In ia
king the timbers down one of the large beams
! fell, instantly kilhngone of the persons enga-
ged. The job was then abandoned for a few
days, when it was again resumed and the barn
was removed to the new foundation fixed fol
it. Here another serious accident occurred
A bright little boy-son of the proprietor
of the barn-Was struck by a falling timber