Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-01-09
Pennsylvania Items.

MIFFLIN CoUsTY-Joh Ensloe, of Gran
Vile township. killed a hog on Dec 20th,
which weighed 6l6 lbs clean meat Itmeas-
ured two feet across the shoulders, FIVE feet
eight inches from ear to tail, and seven feet
around the body.
DAUPHIN CoUSTY.-On Tuesday, Dec
18th, Jacob Conrad, at the residence of Pc
ter Hetrick, near Dauphin, made sausage
l94 yards long, or SO feet inches in length.
The sausage was perfect, without a single
break This is hard to beat
BERKs sCoUNTY-Henry Kraus, residing
| IN Hamburg, week before last, set gun
trap in his smoke house for the benefit of
some thief who had stolen his meat Hav-
ing forgot that he had set the trap he has
tily entered the smoke house, when the gun
was discharged and killed himself almost
instantly.
VENANGo CoUNTY-On Dec 21st, col
ored barber, named Green, in Oil City, was
shot in the groin by stranger whom he
had just shaved No cause was assigned
for the nurderous assault The scoundrel
effected his escape. The wounded man is
doing as well as could be expected from the
nature of his wound.
CENTRE COUNTY. panthers were
killed in this county within one week-four
by the Hall brothers, of Unionville, near
that place; three in the mountains back of
Port Matilda, and one near Mechanicsvle
Aaron and John Hall recently shot thirteen
deers in seven days; and it is said that Aa-
ron alone has killed between 40 and 50 du-
ring the past season.
CLARION CoUNFY.-On Dec 2Uth, 1866,
at a shooting match at Snydersburg, a row.
dy fellow named Larry, shot young man
named Lamb, twice, with a revolyer-one
Dall passing through the hand and the sec
ond lodging in the leg. Lamb had the ball
extracted, and is now doing well. Larry
has been arrested, and lodged in jail to await
his trial.
ScHUYLKILL CoUNTY-Hon. Ira Van
Vesburg. who died at Mahonng city on
Dec Goth, at the age of 30 years, was to
have been married at an early day TO Miss
Lizzie B. Filey, of Pittston, Pa Previous
to his death, Mr.. Van Vesburg willed his
entire estate, valued at S45, 900, to his in
tended bride. and she will come into posses
sion of this handsome fortune upon arriving
at the age of twenty-one.
INDIANA CoUNTY-A son of Mr.. George
B. Smith, Of Canoe township, was acciden-
tally shot, two weeks since, under the fol-
lowing circumstances 1t appears that the
boy was of unsound mind aud insisted upon
accompanying party of young men who
were going out on a cunning excursion, and
one of the party on going towards him to
induce him to return, fell, and the hammer
of the gun catching in his clothes, the fire
arm was diseharged-the ball taking effect
in young Smith breast, and causing death
in about half an hour
BUTLER COUNTY party was given at
the house of Mr.. Oliver, on Christmas Eve.
in Portersville, and couple of friends of
Mr.. Oliver came there in the evening whom
he invited to stay. 1t appears that during
the evening some alteration took place. and
the result that young man Damed Gun
ningham was instantly killed, and his com
panion, Tbballs, is supposed to be mortally
wounded Mr. Oliver. in trying to separate
the parties, had his skull fractured. Two
or three others were also injured What is
most singular is, no one seems to know who
the murderer of young Cunningham. is
Much excitement prevails in the vicinity of
the murderous affray, and the whole affair
WILDE thoroughly investigated.