Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-06-12

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into Missionary Societies.
ReSOt0ed, That there should be, as far
as practicable, a Normal class in connec-
ton with each of our schools, and all S.
5. Superintendents and Teachers should
be members of the same.
ResOtUed. That we hold our next Sun
day School Convention in Huntingdon.
on the last Tuesday in May, 1868, at |
o'clock, p. M, and to close on Wednesday
night.
ReSoircd, That the first Sabbath of
Aug, 1867, be set apart in all our churches,
rs special day of Thanksgiving and
prayer to Almighty God, for conversion
OF all the children in our Sabbath Schools.
Several engineers and firemen, on the
Penna. Railroad, We're recently arrested
at Altoona, at the instance of John II
Frltchey and others, and carried before
Esquire Leet, Of Hollidays9urg, charged
with violating the law forbidding persons
to follow worldly occupations on the Sab
bath. At the hearing, on Saturday week,
non. >. >. Blair appeared for the prose
cutoTs and ID. J. NeH, Esq, fortie de-
PENDANTS. Esquire Leet decided TO i'm
pose the penalty of the law in each case.
The defendants counsel appealed from the
decision of the justice and the case will be
heard at the argument court Oh the 18th
of this month.
Hugh Gillian, engineer of passenger
train, on Ebensburg Branch, was knock
ed down and run over by locomotive.
while walking on the track, at Cresson
station. His left arm was crushed at the
elbow, ana he was considerably cut and
bruised about the head and face. DR..
GcmmlI was summoned to dress the
wounds, and found that amputation OF
the arm was necessary. The operation
was performed, and the patient is now on
a far way to recover.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, of Hollidaysburg, have established
three Union Sabbath Schools in the cuun-
try districts surrounding the town
The Cambria Iron Company have erect
cd a line Of telegraph running between
their store room, Woolen factory, brick
works, and offices of the COM ITany at Mill
Villc.
The Juniata Sentinel recommends Da-
vid Wilson, OF that county, as one of the
Republican candidates for Senator from
this district.
y jour printer who gave his name as
Paul Sadlcr, committed suicide near Blue
Hill, Snyder county, last week, by taking
a dose Of strychnne. He had served in
Battery /, Sd [. :. Artillery. We think
he had been in this place, rs a jour an
swcring his description lately called at
our office.
The top of a buggy belonging to Adam
Showers of AIiddleburg, was burntthrough
some careless cigar smokers.
The extensive saw-mill and turning
establishments by J. y. Nanormer,
in WcsC Perry township, Snyder county.
was totally consumed by fire on Wednes-
day night a week. Loss -. 900.
Tho l,,-sTli,,r l,g,,.1 l,,,-D,J -
+. NJ. McKeehan, and occupied by Wm. +.
Smcigh; at the Jumiata Furnace, Perry
county, was consumed by fire al few weeks
ago, together with the personal property
in it, belonging 10 Mr.. Smeigh.
Adam Stahler, OF Marysville, Perry
county, was run over by a locomotive on
Sunday morning IA week, and so severely I
injured that he died the next day
Jas Morrison, Of Mi1iintown, while at /.
tempting to hold a falling ladder at Ma
TysyilIc 50 as To case the fall of his Jour
ncyman, had his hand caught between it .
and picket fence, over which it fell, T
crushing the bones and causing great
pain. Or. J. c. kulp dressed the wound, .
and thinks that with care there may be .
no necessity for an amputation.
The Republicans fIndiana county held
their primary election on Saturday a
" y ~
kimmcIl, Esq, were nominated for AS
sembly.
Charles l.. Y. Haas, flagman on the
Shamokin division OF the North Central
Railroad, was instantly killed on Saturday
a week i'll attempting to jump from the
train.
Lock Haven was thrown into feverish
excitement by the reported loss Of child
named Myers. After general hunt and
all kinds of suppO~itions as to its fate, it
was found in bed, soundly asleep.
William T. RaIston, ofWaterside, Bed
ford county, died on Thursday evening.
the I'D of May, ultimo, at the residence
Of his son, Robert Ralston, Esq, at the
advanced age of l02 years and 5 months.
The Johnstown Tribune says that dur
ing friendly scuflle on Thursday morn
ing in the Rolling Mill, between several
young men, one of them, named Leopold
Haiscr, was pushed against a revolving
wheel and his head almost severed from
his body. He was nineteen years old,
unmarried, and Il resident OF Concmaugh
borough. Horrible.
4 boy lately went to shoot a bird i'm the
neighbOrhood of Carroltown, Cambria
county, but missed his am, and shot in
stead a Catholic priest named M'Govern. Il
Six shots were imbedded in the reverend
gentleman leg, ana painful though not
serious wound was inflicted.
The dwelling house of VIM. T. Frchn,
at Dublin Mills, Fulton county, was to-
tally destroyed by fire on Friday morn
ing, May 3lst. The fire originated from
the stove pipe.
y son Of Mr.. r. V. Glover, of Hartle
ton Union county, aged nine years, was
almost instantly killed on the Both May,
by being thrown from 4 wagon while go-
ing down a hill.
The Sheriff of Snyder county was called
on some days ago TO quell a disturbance at
Port Trcverton, where some boatmen de-
mandcd higher rates for shipping coal and
prevented others from loading at the old
prices. The sheriff and his pOssee made
some arrests, when the matter was COM
promised.
Rev J. NJ. Barnett has had verdict of
$4,000 against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for injuries sustained. 1t APP
pears he was in his own carriage with his .
family, and while driving on a bridge
OUer the railroad near st. Clair station,
train passed ln'dc" it, causing his horses
to run away. This verdict, it appears to .
us, is rather stralning point.