The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-07-20
OTHER COUNTIES.
CLEARFIELD.

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Suicide.-Our villagers were startled
on Sunday morning by the announce
ment of the sudden death of Joseph
Burch6eld, one Of the leading carpen-
ters and builders of this place. lnves-
tigation proved that he had committed
suicide by taking laudanum. No cause
is assigned for the rash act, unless 1T is
credited to intemperance on his part and
prodigality on the part of others, OF
which he frequently complained lately
l-[Republican.
Burned to Death. h.---Elien Lehan, a
little seven-year-old step.daughter of
Patrick Leanuy, living near the lake
Shore Railroad track, about one hun
dred rods west of the North East depot,
! was fatally burned last Thursday. The
following are the particulars: The
mother of the child, having to go to
town to make somc purchases, and not
wishing to leave the children alone in
the house. sent them into the yard to
play, aud fastened the doors. But
Ellen succeeded in opening the door.
and having got inside, thought to build
u fire. Accordingly, she seized an oil
can as she had probably seen her
parents do--poured a portion OF the
contents into the stove, and set it on
fire. When it was burning she at
tempted to add fresh fuel from the can.
An explosion followed, the kerosene
flew over her clothing, and she was
soon enveloped in flames. A neighbor,
who saw the little girl run out into the
back yard, caught up a pail of water,
which she threw over The screaming
child, and began to strip off her cloth
ing. A gang of workmen near by
came to her assistance, and the flames
were. finally subdued, but not until the
little sufferer had been burned so badly
that she only lived twenty-lour hours.
A similar accident occurred at Crest.
line, O., on the 11th inst-taking the
life of a Mrs. Henry. When will peo-
pie learn to use kerosene property
[Republican.
, WARREN.
Burglaries in Warren.--The Jewelry
Store of Mr.. Otto Huber was entered
by prying open the back koor last We'd
nesday night. The door of the new
Marvin Safe was blown open by drilling
a hole ami inserting powder just over
the knob. All the watches, jcwelry
and other valuables in the lower part of
the safe are missing, to the value Of five
or six thousand dollars. The burglar
proof vault, containing all that could be
put into it, was not opened. Consid-
cradle jewelry in the cases renamed in
untouched. Two or three sledgcs,
hammers and chisels from the black
smiths shop Of Mr.. Knupp, and some
tools from the wagon shop Of MIR. Boss,
were found in the store.
The Grist Mill of Ellsworth and
Reese was also entered by forcing the
side door and an old, small Herring
Safe was blown open. 1t contained
only the books and pile of pennies
which were LETT on the table. General
ly they leave the key in the safe, but
that night it happened to be locked.
The barn of P. Falconer, Esq, was
also entered and his valuable bay horse,
buggy and harness were stolen.
The young men sleeping in Mr.. Hun
ter's Store adjoining Huber's were
awakened about two o'clock as they sup
posed by some unusual noise, but hear
ing frequent noises every night in the
Livery Stable back of the store and on
the street, they thought little Of it and
soon went to sleep again. Other parties
in stores and the hotels near by heard
noise but no BODY tried to hunt it up.
4 year ago last February Mr.. Huber
was robbed in the same store. He
since bought large new safe, but even
this didn't seem to make him secure,
Notwithstanding it did all any fire proof
safe claims to dot saved everything
in the burglar proCf uauh. Evidently
the burglars were old hands at the bust
ness and had surveyed the ground.
Among the watches taken were 25 or
80 belonging to customers. Mr..
Beecher lost one valued at $3.50, Nate
Gibson, of Corydon, one gold and one
silver, both worth Sl75, one belonging
to Mr.. Barger, while other parties lost
those of less value.
So far we hear of no clue to the bur-
glars. The Town Council met early
Thursday morning and offered reward
Of $500 for the arrest and conviction Of
the thieves and appropriated 5000 to
search for them. For some time they |
employed night watchman, hut he was
not long ago. Now they try |
to shut the door after the horse and
iewelry are stolen. A private subscrip- |
ton was also made to employ detec-
tive to work up the case.
P.S.-Mr. Falconer found his horse
and buggy On Thursday, in the woods
Just this side of Frewsburg. The horse
was embarrassed and grazing near the
'oads The buggy and harness were
lown in the woods thirty or forty rods.
> Two men who stopped at the Russell
House here on Wednesday are suspect
ed OF the burglary, but we do not hear
IF their apprehension.-[Mail.
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