Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1866-12-05
the RAFTsmAM.s youRNAL.
PENNSYLVANIA Items.

VENANGo COUNTY "A small frame hoils,,
near the depot in Oil City was destroyed By
fire on the I'd Dec An old man, aged 100
years, laborer aged 80, and boy aged II
years, were burned to death.
Bucks COUNTY On Saturday, Nov
24th, Capt. j. Wyiie was shot aud killed
on canal boat near Frenchtown, by man
named Devlin, who had been engaged in
stealing mules along the canal for some time
past. A reward OF $500 is offered for the
arrest of Devlin.
CRAWFORD COUNTY. p. Williams,
| of Greenwood township, froze to death on
| Friday night, Nov. 23d, on the Mercer road
about three miles from Meadville. He had
been to the latter place, and among his pur-
chases was bottle of whiskey. He left
partially intoxicated. His body was found
at the forks of two roads, within hailing
distance of house, but it is probable the
vile whiskey had stupefed him so much as
to render him unable to give an alarm.
BRADFORD COUNTY. KiDgsland, a
respectable farmer of Sheshequin township,
| in paroxysm of passion, knocked down
his wife on the 10th Nov, and then stamp
ed her on the head with his feet The aged
mother of Mrs. K had great difficulty get
ting him to desist. He lett the house aud
went to neighbor's, where his son was
at work, pulled out revolver, and fired at
him twice, happily without effect. Kings
land was arrested and committed to TIE
TOwanda Jail. Mrs. Kingsland died on the
9th from the effects of the injuries infiict-
ed by her husband
CENTRE COUNTY, catamount, meas
uring over six feet from the tip of the nose
| to the end of tail, was killed on the noun
tain near Stormstown, lately. :. :. Samuel
Blackford, Simon Haupt, and Henry ka-
bella, of Miesburg, killed eleven deer in
the Beech Creek barrens, back of Kart
haus, about two weeks since. :. Tobias
Blckle, an old citizen of Liberty township,
had his leg broken below the knee short
time since. He is recovering slowly.
A paper mill is to be erected at Bellefonte
soon - Fifty tenant houses are to be
erected in Bellefonte, next summer by a
company of capitalists.
DAUPHIN CoUNrY "A boy named Theo-
| dore Sanders was taken in charge a. the
| depot at Harrisburg, on Nov 2oth, by of
fcer Baugh, who conducted him to the
| Mayors Office. The lad states that he is
| from North Georgetown Columbiana county,
| Ohio, where he was hired by a drover nam
ed John Fash, to assist him in bringing a
drove of cattle east. Upon arriving at
kutztown, Berks county, Eash got drunk
and discharged the boy, giving him but ten
cents. Dat of money, and far from friends,
| the boy is endeavorlng to get horne and the
! Mayor has taken him in charge for the pur-
! pose of making arrangements to send him
| westward.
! SCHUYLKILL CoUNTY.--The Pottsville
Miner s Journal says: We regret to learn
that another death has taken place from
the effects of the late terrible boiler explo-
sion at Mine Hill Gap, making nine in all.
| On the evening of the l5.h, Nov, John
Good, the engineer, died at his residence in
| Branch township. He was by birth Ger
man, and had been eleven years In the coun-
| try He was sober, industrious and wor-
thy man, and respected by all who knew
| him. He leaves wife and seven children.
| A babe was born about three hours before
the funeral, adding TO the melancholy inter
est attaching to family suddenly deprived
of its chief protector by Il shocking acci-
dent
CLINTON CoUNTy-The barn of Patrick
Maher, on Railroad street, Lock Haven.
was burner to the ground, on the night OF
the 18th Nov. Two hogs were also con-
sumed, by the fire, and COW badly singed.
| Supposed to have been the work of an incen-
| diary. ;. A number of persons have re-
| 'ntly been arrested and bound over, for
taking up and effacing the marks on logs
with the intent of converting them to their
own use The penalty for this offence is a
| severe one. A series of interesting meet
| ings have been held in the Disciples Church
| in Lock Haven. Several carr est and elo-
| quent ministers were present and were list
ened to by large audiences. Many addi-
| tions have been made to the membership
| of the church