Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-02-27
PENNSYLVANIA Items.

LEBANON CoUNTY.-A young German,
named Gotleib Auth, attempted to kill a
girl named Grunden, last week, by striking
her on the be ad with hammer, because she
refused his advances. They both lived in
the family of Mr.. Jacob Detwiler.
LYCoMING CoUNTY-On February 18th,
Peter Meyers, of Clinton township, aged
about 63 years, was almost instantly killed,
in the vicinity of his saw mill, by being ae-
cidentally struck on the neck with hand
spike. 1t seems he was engaged in drawing
logs, and the end the handspike had been
placed under log to hold it up, and when
the team started the log, the handspike was
violently thrown from its place, and Mr.. VI.
being near was struck with the but-end. He
lived but few minutes after the occurrence.
JEFFERSON CoUNTY-On Tue sday night,
February l9th, in the vicinity of Rockdale
Mills, most shocking murder was perpe
trated Two mer, hailing from Oil City,
and known as Winton and Graves, murder
ed an aged lady, Mrs Mcdonald, at her
home, for her money. The murder wa~
discovered on "Wednesday evening, when
measures were taken to capture the perpe
traitors of this fieudish deed Winton was
arrested on Wednesday night, at Brockway
vile, and Is now occupying cell In the
county Jail.
BLAIR COUNTY. destructive fire
occurred in Altoona on the 18th, destroying
some eight or ten buildings. The loss is
heavy; partially insured 1t was the work
of an incendiary. ;. A fence was blown
down in Altoona, on Sunday morning, 18th
February Just as young man named Hinckle
was passing along The top of the fence in
its fall struck Mr.. H. on the ankle and broke
both bones of his leg and shattered the an
kle. . A little daughter of Edan Pow
ell was burned to death in Altoona, last week.
She was left alone, and her clothes caught
fire.
LEHIGH COUNTY. the 10th February,
a dreadful accident occurred on the farm OF
John Boyer, of Upper Milford township.
John Love, of Bucks county, an indentured
boy, whilst engaged in feeding threshing
machine, from some cause slackened the
speed and stepped over the cylinder from
the usual position at the feeder, and as he
moved to return he called to the driver to
put the speed on again, and stepping over
the cylinder he fell upon the feeding apron
with his legs against the revolving teeth. In
a moment his left leg was half ground off
above the knee, and his left foot badly lac
Grated above the ankle. 1t was horrible
sight to behold.
VENANGo CoUNTY-On Feb. 18th, a
young man named McQuiston, living near
MechanicsviIle, went to the house of Mr..
Weston, neighbor, for the purpose of GO
ing out to shoot at mark with VIM. Weston,
young man about Is years old. The gun
which they proposed to use was lying ON the
bed in the room, loaded, when they both
caught hold of it, McQuiston at the muzzle,
Weston at the butt. and playful struggle
ensued for the possession of the gun. La
the struggle the gun went off, and the bull
leti entered McQuistons breast. He lin
gered until the next morning when death
ended his sufferings He was quite young
man, not over q, and had been married
but short time before. F. A burglar en-
tered Mr. Meyers house, in Franklin, on
the night of the 1lth, and took his pants
which contained valuable watch and eighty
dollars in greenbacks. Mr. Meyers hearing
a noise got up and followed, but the thiei
had locked the door after him and left the
kew on the outside Mr.. NJ. afterwards
found his pants hanging on tree, about
five hundred yards from the house, minus
the valuables.