Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-12-19
Pennsylvania Items.

LYCoMING COUNTY. Antes, OF
Nippenose township. was so severely kicked
by horse on Dec. Sd. that he died, from
the effects of the injuries received, III three
or four days thereafter.
SOMERSET COUNTY. - Mrs. Catharine
Troutman, widow of Benz. Troutman, is the
mother, grand mother, and great grand
mother of one hundred and fifty children,
and is not yet seventy years Off age.
MIFFLIN COUNTY A little son of David
Muthersbaugh of Lewistown, had leg
broken while attempting to climb fence at
the Academy, on Dec. 5th. Hist feet caught
between the rails ard he fell backwards,
causing the injury.
VENANGo COUNTY. Steele farm was
sold on Monday, Dec 10th, fer Sll 900, to
satisfy the Government for the oHe-dollar
tax per barrel on crude petroleum. The
sale was made to Government officers, who
bid it off to secure the United States.
MoNToUR CoUNTY-Last week, a little
child of 4. c. Russell, of Danville. aged
fourteen months, swallowed a shawlpin,
from the effects of which it died. . 4
child of Geo. w Miles, aged about 20
months, accidentally swallowed a solution of
concentrated lye, and died from its effects in
short time. :. A man named Dorman, fell
vile, and fractured his skull He died
few days after the accident, from the inju-
ries received.
ARMSTRONG COUSTY.-The remains of
John Moral, German matchmaker, resi-
dent of Butler, and formerly resident of
kittanning were found a few days ago at
the town of Cunningham, opposite Brady
Bend, where they had been hastily buried.
The remains were turned up by laborers en-
gagged in excayating for the railroad track.
Portions of the clothing, the coat buttons
and shoe buckles were gathered. The wife
of Morall was sent for, who at once identi-
fed the articles as belonging to her husband.
That he was murdered there is no doubt as
neither money nor watches were found with
him.
CENTRE CoUNTY.-On Wednesday night,
Dec. 9Th, the store of j. |. Morris, in
Milesburg, was entered by burglars and rob-
bed of about twelve hundred dollars worth
of dry goods and clothing Mr. Morris on
the same night, while in bed at his dwelling,
became awake and experienced feeling of
uneasiness which he could not account for,
and the fact seemed to haunt his mind that
something was wrong at the store. He
hastily dressed himself and proceeded thith-
er. and before reaching the building found
burning within. This was about clock.
Mr.. Morris offers one hundred dollars re-
ward for the detection of the party or parties
and the recovery of the goods, or fifty dol
lars for either.
CLINTON CoUNTY.-A daring burglary
was committed at the Middle Ward Hotel
at Lock Haven, on the night of Dec Sth
The burglar entered the house through the
sitting room window, and proceeded to the
third floor where he robbed stranger of
S24. Then he went to the room of Mr..
King, proprietor of the house, and took his
pants from the bed and carried them to the
sitting room and rifed them of S32 Next
he went to the room occupied by Mr..
Shaffer from Sinnemahoning, who demand
ed who was there, when the thief jerked
Mr.. SIS pants from under the pillow and
ran down stairs and into the street, where
the pants were picked up, minus a pocket
book containing about 5000, and checH,
for 5000. No clue exists as to who the
theft was On the 18th, the river, at
Lock Haven, was gorged with ice, fiom
bank to bank