Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-02-08
NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS.

TnE cost Of the Iohnstown water works is
! estimated at 500, 600. Ours viii not cost
halfthat sum. .-Hol. Register.
OK Wednesday Of last week alr jackson
Null a very worthy and highly respected cit
izen Of South Huntingdon township, West
morland county was killed by tree falling
| upon him which be was cutting down.
The quarterly convention Of the IndepeR-
| dent Order ofGeod Templars of West Janiata
District, will meet in Altoona on Wednesday
February 10th. The convention is composed
Of four delegates from each Lodge Of Good
Templars in the District.
FIRr.-We are pained to learn that the
| dwelling house OF Daniel Withrow at Nor
gan's Factory in Jenuer Township, was con-
/ sumed by fire last week. Mr.. Withrow lost
/ all his effects, including s 500 Of Govern
ment Securities. No insurance, - Somerset
/ Herald
The house Of Dr. VIM. Jack, of Jackson
vile, Indiana county, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire on Sabbath morning last
| week. The contents of the house were saved
! but the building was destroyed The fire is
said to have resulted from defective hue.
Loss about $4,000.
\
THE trial OF Mrs Lena Miller, for the muir
| der of her husband, Xavier Miller, ia July,
| 1866, in Clearfeld county, in this State, was
concluded on the 23d ult. and the case given
to the jury. After brief absence, the jury
found verdict Of guilty Of murder in the first
degree.
/ Frozen TO DEArH. The Hollidaysburg
Leader of 26th inst. says that man named
1 srr-iF., oNt rsnw fro.
zen to death in their house, about four miles
distant from Lily's, Cambria county some
| days ago. They were showed up by the storm
and persisted from the extreme cold
PRDoYED.-Noryal Hawk and the three
| Burkholders were pardoned by Governor
| Curtin just previous to his retirement from
Office. Hawk and the Burkholders, it Will
| be recollected, were convicted about year
agoin the court of Blair county Of the larceny
Of a large quantity Of all kinds of goods from
| the cars Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
| pany at Altoona aud were sentenced fora
number OF years to the penitentiary
EIGHT panthers were killed in Centre county
within one week-four by the Hall brothers
of Unionville, near that place; three IN the
mountains back Of Port Matilda, and one
1 near MechanicsEilie. Aaron and John Hall
recently shot thirteen deer in seven days. aud
| it is said that Aaron alone has killed between
forty and fifty during the past season.
The Hollidaysburg Register says; We are
pleased to state that the $4,000 water loan
has all been taken aud the pipes have been
contracted for. As soon as the spring opens,
the work viii be commenced and pushed
with Yigor So that by early fall we hope to
have the pure mountain water Of Roaring
Run coursing through the streets, giving
health aud happiness to the people.
Persian exchange says There is no
method Of advertising better calculated to
/ build up a business and bring It before the
/ public eye, than that Of putting, and yet the
editor is expected TO putt everybody, and
! everything generally.
4 Now my dear sir, do you imagine that a
/ cigar or two pays him for his time trouble
/ and e1pense2 Nary time. The editor
can buy bundle of paper or load Of coal
| IN that way, and yet if you happen 10 get
| dollar worth of printing done, you expect
| him to throw in ten or fifteen dollars worth
of puifs. Why, sir, IT dom pay for the wear
| and tear Of conscience, not mentioning rent
and other expenses.
| PUr TO JAL-A man about 40 years Of
age going by the name of Charles Smith was
pat to jail last week for horse stealing.
| He stole out Of the stable a mare belonging
to Henry MetzIer, who lives about a mile
| south of this place. his was on the night Of
! the 23d Of January, after riding about three
miles to Solomon Spyder's, he left the Metz
| Ter mare, and took Mr. Suyder's mare, care
fully placing the first animal in the stall from
| which he took the second. Either uncertain
I how to proceed, or TO mislead any pursuit
| that would be made, be rode several miles
| further west to Walters School House as his
ack in the snow plainly indicated. He there
turned and retraced his steps repassing Metz
lers, and coming through town, went down
the Bedford turnpike
He was captured with the mare at Nell
vain hotel, west of McCOuHellsburg, on the
night Of the 9th by Mr.. Jonathan Schrock,
to whom Mr.. Snyder promptly paid the re-
ward of $50.
Smith is a Kentuckian who has been living.
as he alleges, in Eastern Pennsylvania. We
learn he admits the crime. Somerset Herald.
BsTTHE Johnstown Tribune says: On
Wednesday afternoon last, during the brief
absence from her residence of Mrs. George
Statler, Of the Fifth ward a colored servant
woman in the family, named Mrs. Emily
Howard who had been left in charge Of the
two youngest children, c9nycyed to the house
| of coIUred ueighbog several articles of Mrs.
| Statler's wearing apparel, Iacludiug q Grape
1 shawl ana silk dress. and then poured coal OH
upon the best bed in the house and get FIRE to
1T She also fred q lot of clothing hanging
against the wall Of the room. Having done
this she raised an alarm Of ''hre." The
ucigLbors rushed in, but not in time to pre-
vent the feather bed, clothing, carpet blinds,
Mr.. statler's best cloth suit, a number of
dresses, Of value, several oil paintings and
other articles from being consumed. Had
the alarm been delayed a few minutes the
whole house, which is partly occupied by
Alexander Kennedy, would have been burnt,
with probably, Mr.. Statlers two little chill
dren. Mr. Statler informs us that Mrs. How
ard, who halls from Pittsburgh has been in
his employ for some time aud was regarded
by him and wife as a faithful domestic.
I Hence the confidence reposed IN Der.
c Ok Wednesday, the Goth, the trial of John
4 Jones for the killing of Milton Stevens, in
i, November, commenced. The trial was con
cluded on Thursday. The examination OF
the witnesses occupied only half a day bat
e the argument of counsel and the charge ot
the Court consumed the balance Of the time.
o. The defense made was the homage of Jones
he being only - years and months old,
Stevens was q few years older. The killing
was done gIth a piece OF iron thrown By
Jones in apprehension ofiniary from Stevens,
induced by the threatof Stevens to whip him
for charging him (SteYensl with the larceny
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