Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-09-02
Local and PERSONAL


LongeVity.--We shall, next week. give q list
of persons in this County, of remarkable longe vity
which has been in course Of preparation and eorree
tion for some time This list will be found very in
teresting to readers.
AFat 'un.--An exchange says that MISS heien
Rckert, young guI of about sixteen years Of hAs
tou- weighs over five hundred pounds She Is una
bic from her great weight to get out OF the mouse
sba NAV be seen at any time of the day at her Ia
ther'. house, seated in large chair made for her
Her cheerfuncss astonishes every one visiting her
A lively as a cricket, she is delighted when friends
call in to see and chat with her
The Rail Road track of the Lehigh Valley ex.
tension, is now laid to Mc'Kune's-eight miles be-
low this place Regular daily trains are being run
to that point, which is now oar nearest K, outlet
Staging it out Of Tunkhannock, to ride on the rail-
viii, in short time be of the things to be re-
uembered but-nOt endured.
Hurrah for Packer-the r R. pioneer Three
cheers for Col Victor Z. PIollet-the Roll Road
builder
To Builders. will be received for
furnishing materials building foundation and erect
ing frame School House, in the Lairanse Inde-
mend ent District on Monday Sept. 7th, at 10 o'clock
AN. Letting to be made at the site OF School
House near John Jaekson's.
Plans and specifications can be seen at the w 20
ming National Bank. Tunkhannock, Pa
By order of Directors.
ID. DEWITT, Secretary.
Sept lst. 1863.
ruhO
near being guilty of manslaughter of the kings V@
nacular, and who neglects to give US his name ana
reasons for the request, asks US to publish IN our
next (this) issue, the Sherif's and Pro'honotary
fee bills For the present, we, in part, relax our
rule as TO ANONYMOUS comm unicdtions but, as the
bills Of these off GERS rather long we can only
give a small portion at present: Our Sub as he
siuns bimself-can make himself familiar with the
portion publishedand upon proof Of the fact tn 1t
he has done so, we will publish another instalment
for him.
Remtitur IS cts.-capids ad satstaciendu'n 80
-certioora 50 50-Sabpend dacss tecpm 25--Iestd-
tum Fieri Facias so Habere faetas PossesioneH,
retorno hdbsndo. lerari facias renditioHt srPonds
or Eberari f1cias with return of non est inUentus,
or fGrde remit, Isl cts.
Fatal Shooting AfTair.--The Wilkes Garre
papers give the following particulars of a recent
homicide at that place:
1.-TWO boys, VIM. MiIIiken, of Philadelphia and
Wm. WheelOck, of New York have been visiting
for some time at Mrs. O. L. Hillarrs, at the grove
about mile east of Wilkesbarre. During this time
Mrs llillard is greatly annoyed by boys stealing
her fruit and these two young men have been in
the habit Of firing pistols to trighten them away
Last Friday morning they went out about nine
o'clock ond saw a boy about fifteen years old named
Anthony Toohll, in the orchard under trse pick
iLg up some apples. They ordered him to leave,
which he refused to do, whereupon Mlikeu TO scare
him fred three shots over bis head the ttird oil
which hit limb of tree about nine feet fro I'm the
ground and gIancing, struck hun behind the ear
passing through his brain, and lodged in his fore
head above his right eye. Ioohlil fell and Mllf-
ken instantly to him and said, My God. ha re
hit you ," He made an inarticulats reply, which
Millii cn understood to be yes, lie helped him
few steps, u4aeu Toohiii Tell MilIiken imneditt ly
ran to the house for some water. When he retur,.-
ed some of ToohiI. f,eris hi arrivel on tie
ground and threatened hi,a with great personal vi
nence If he near hin,. ToohiI dicl aImo.t
Immediately after Mken left him
Niliaen sad Wheeleck ilnrnc !iateIy came down
to town and gave themselves up to Judge COnyns
ham. They entered bail before the Judge in the
sum Of So 70 each 10 appear and answer
The boys were subsequently, taken before Judge
ConynghaD, a habsas corpus. Upon the state
Iueut of The C,mmonweaIths own cou nsel, he dcei-
ded thar tn bailabIe one, and Mr., Hakes
Offering ba5i in the of SIC G2Q each for their
appearance at court On Monday
Miliiken Is just Of age and WheeIOck several
years younger. Both have youtht al look They
are understand, from some Of the best citizens
very respectfully Connected and the character Of
both is without stain.
The family of Yourg Toohll, who was shot last
Friday IS stated have brought civil action against
the young men, Milliken and Wheeiock for damages
10 the sum Of 81 0O0. They were held in $40 600
additional ball. making in ali Sj0,000..
The Grand Jury, since in session. at Wikesbarre
have found True Bill against MilIiken, for man.
slaughter. The bill against Wheelock, was ignored
Lost In the WOods.--A German boy aged
about IL years, of Charles Schrage, Of New
York city, who. wishing some friends at the
German settlement in Forkston, in this COUNT one
day last week, wandered into the woods on gun
eIcuTsiou where he became lost. On his failing to
return, at night his friends became alarmed for his
safety, and with the peorle 10 the neighborhood
made search for him during five days and nights
traversing in all directions the almost nteruinable