The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1868-12-25

oPei1 di'uF FEo WoTlu Ol stamps was car
ried off
A man was recently found in the woods
near Ansonville, Clearfield county, with
his head severed from his body.
A wedding recently took place in
Crawford Co, the bridegroom being a
youth of seventy. and the bride a blush
ing maiden of fifty. .ss
Mr.. Frank McGonigle of Clarion
county, was killed ON the 2Sth ult. by the
falling of tree which he had been
chopping
The editor of the Beaver Local is
thankful that he was out of Jail last
Thanksgiving With very good reason
Mr.. John Crawford, young artist of
Warren, Ohio, has painted a potrait of
the late Gov. Tod, which has been
placed in the State library at Columbus
A few days ago brakeman on the A.
& G. w. Ry. named Frank Clover, was
instantly killed by his head coming in
contact with a bridge. His head was
smashed to jelly.
Walter Brown the "rowist" complet-
ed his task of rowing from Pittsburg to
Cincinnati in eight days, on the 9th inst ),
having several hours to spare.
A passenger train ran into freight
train on the A. & G w Ry, on the Sd
inst and killed brakesman named Bar
ney Patton. and a passenger unknown
Col. McKenty, the sail the oil and no
royalty man, who flourished in the oil
regions year or two since, is now in
San Francisco doing land office bust
ness.
Mr.. VIM. Nechlin, formerly of West
moreldnd county, while on his way west
few days since, was robbed of 81, $50
in the Union Depot at Pittsburg.
Col j. J, Lawrence, late superinten
dent of the Erie and Pittsburg road has
been appointed superintendent of the
middle division, Pennsylvania Central
Railroad.
Tic Mount Nebo Coal bank, owned
by the Mahoning Furnace Company of
Lowell, has character y in the shape
of an old mule called /" Billy" who has
done duty in hauling coal ont of the bank
for twenty-four years. .. V.
A few days since an officer of West
moreland Co, arrested a horse thief in
Blairsville, and was abont to take him to
Greensburg for trial, when he was set
upon hs patty of roughs, severely beat
en-, and his prisoner taken from him.
MIR. J. w. Gillis, an old resident of
Jefferson, Ashta6ula county, Ohio started
out to hunt deer few days since, and
was soon after found dead in the ield -
1t is supposed that he died in a fit, the
result OF over exposure.
The boiler in the saw mill of Mr.
David Frampton, near Sharon, Pa ex
ploded on the 5th inst The explosion
occurred at noon, when most Of the en-
plOyees were gone to dinner. Three
were near the boiler, however. besides
two teamsters waiting for lumber The
teamsters and one employee were killed
and the other two wounded.
On two or three occasions during the
past few weeks some scoundrels unknown
have placed distractions on the track of
the Indiana Bra CHI between Indiana
and BlairSville, Fortunately, no accident
has resulted. the distractions having been
discovered and removed before the pas
sage Of any trains.
A lady of Akron, Ohio, while standing
with her back to the CRATE, few days
since, suddenly became aware that her
dress had caught fire. A prompt appli
cation of pump water extinguished the
flames, but the lady probably owed her
life to a wooden underskirt; fact which
all of our ladies would do well to profit
by.
An attempt at highway robbery was
made on the person of Mr.. Ransom
White, of In Llama Co, few weeks
since. Mr. White had considerable
sum of money on his person, and while
passing through railroad cut near Blairs.
vile, was accosted by the robber. who
drew knife aud demanded the funds
Mr.. White then drew knife and cutting
his antagonist severely, escaped. lT
On the Sth inst, boy named Alex.
McMichael was fatally injured at the
Milesville coal bank, Washington county
He had driven his first wedge, into the
coal, ard was STOPPING over to set down
his sledge, when a large mass of slate
fell on him, driving the handle of the
sledge through his left breast He suf
fered until the 30th inst when he died
a man named Fennimore, of Washing
ton county, got into quarrel with his
step-son, when the boy said he would
leave home, and went up stairs to get
his clothes On coming down he was
met by his step-tather, who struck at him
twice with an axe, when the boy drew a
revolver and shot Fennimore twice, from
the effects Of which lie died soon after
Before he died he requested that the boy
should not be arrested. ov5
The North Carolina House of Represen
tatives, on the Both ult., discussed resolu.
tion petitioning Congress to remove the dis
abilities from all citizens of the State. The
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