Perry County PA Archives News.....Perry Co. Democrat July 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cathy Wentz ctwentz@aol.com March 13, 2010, 9:14 am Perry County Democrat; Perry Co., PA; 7/11/1883 July 11, 1883 AN OLD RATTLER-- William KAPP killed a rattlesnake on the south side of Pigsah Hill, recently, that measured three feet six inches and had thirteen rattles. Two Rye township ladies have fallen from cherry trees. One broke her arm, her hip bone and dislocated her wrist. The other was not much hurt. The first mentioned is Miss Jane POWER and the last Mrs. MARLIN. THE dress of Mrs. GANTT ignited from a fire cracker on the evening of the 4th in Newport, but Mr. Zach. RICE noticing it ran and promptly extinguished the flames, otherwise she would doubtless have been severly and probably fatally burned. SAMUEL T. WATTS, of Juniata township and Samuel BAKER, of Centre township, were overcome by the heat last week, but are recovering. Mr. John WAGGONER, of this borough, also fell over on last Sunday, but is himself again. A HOUSE belonging to H. H. FISHER, of Marysville, occupied by Dr. Sunday as a dwelling and store stand, was destroyed by fire on the 4th. Nearly all the household and store goods were burned. It is not known how the fire originated. MISS MAGGIE, daughter of Mr. Abram PAGE, W. A. SPONSLER's farmer, after retiring a few nights ago, discovered a man crawling from under her bed. She ran screaming to her father's room. A search was at once instituted but the intruder had made good his escape through a window. A BOY named SHEETZ, from Allison's Hill, Harrisburg, in company of other boys from that city, visited Duncannon on the 4th and went in swimming a short distance above the mouth of the Sherman's creek. Sheetz could not swim and getting beyond his depth sank and was drowned. His body was recovered and taken home in the evening train. RECENTLY an unsuccessful attempt was made to burn ENSLOW's mill near Blain. The miller discovered in the morning that a fire had been kindled in the basement and suceeded in extinguishing it before it had gained much headway. It will be well to keep a strict watch, so that the incendiary, if he make a second attempt, may be caught and sent to the penitentiary. THE vicinity of Newport was visited by a severe storm on Friday evening. A row of houses, in course of erection by Mr. William WERTZ, in East Newport, was demolished, fences prostrated, trees uprooted and telegraph poles blown down. A tree near Everhart's mill was struck by lightning and falling tore the telegraph wire from the poles. The rain fell in torrents. FROM THE Times we learn that James LEBO on last Saturday fell from the now in his barn by the breaking of a board on which he was standing and hurt his back; that H. B. SWARNER, while pointing rails last Thursday, cut his foot badly with an axe; that Stephen LOSH, aged 62, died of consumption on the 26th ult., leaving a widow and a son and daughter; that the sawmill at Oak Grove has shut down until after harvest, but that the stave mill is still in operation. A VALUABLE horse belonging to Mr. Thomas SUTCH, of this borough, died the other day of lung fever. THE brilliant meteor we noticed last week was seen in many places and is described as wondrously beautiful. REV. FISHER is about to become the pastor of the Lutheran charge here. He will also preach at Eshcol and Markelville. JOHN GARDNER, who was injured on the railroad, an account of which accident we gave last week, is dead. He was a grandson of John K. Gardner, of Newport. Carroll Township Items. Carson HAIR and Wilson SHEARER are each putting up new bank barns. E. A. FEASTER & Son are the contractors. David HESS has built a new barn. George SWEGER has built a new end to his barn and put a new roof on the entire structure. G. B. SOUDER is building an extension to his house for the accommodation of two families. Shermansdale has improved in the following order: William STOUFER has remodeled his dwelling house; Peter KELL has repaired his house and built a new shoemaker shop, near the postoffice, where he can always be found ready to do a good job; the brick yard of W. T. DEWALT, is in full blast, with prospects of a brick hotel in the near future; the American Mechanics contemplate repairing their Hall after harvest; the town now brags of a restaurant that issues out intoxicants seven days out of the week; Robert McDONALD lost some fine cattle lately from some unknown disease; eight persons were baptized in Sherman's Creek last Sunday near the residence of Rev. John GARMAN and quite a large crowd gathered to witness the ceremony; farmers are now beginning to harvest the wheat crop, which is good in this section; corn at present promises a fair crop. July 4, 1883. MORE ANON. ======================== Perry County Democrat; Perry Co., PA; 7/18/1883 July 18, 1883 By an explosion of gas at the blast furnace at Duncannon G. W. ENNEY was recently burned in the face. MISS POWER, whose fall from a cherry tree we noticed last week, has since died from her injuries. ROBERT STEPHENS, son of the late Prof. Stephens, is visiting his uncle Oliver RICE, of Centre township. YOUNG GARDNER, recently hurt on the railroad, is not dead, as reported last week, but is recovering. MRS. I. N. SHATTO, of Saville township, fell from a wagon the other day and was considerably injured. Somebody attempted to burglarize Dr. SUNDAY's store in Marysville the other night, but was frightened away. A BOY named KAHLER was saved from drowning in the canal at Newport the other day by Mr. James ADAMS. THE young man who committed suicide at Marysville recently is said to have been the son of a Mr. MARSHALL at Pottstown. MRS. WATTS, of Carlisle, is visiting her brother, James H. GRAHAM, Esq., of this borough. She is accompanied by her two children. CARDS are announcing the wedding of Miss Jennie E. COOK in the M.E. church in Newport. B. F. HIME is the lucky man. MRS. CHARLES McKEEHAN, of Centre township, had the misfortune to have a horse tramp upon one of her feet the other day. A LITTLE son of John ZIMMERMAN of Centre township, fell from a lounge and broke one of his arms. Dr. STRICKLER adjusted the fracture. REV. CHAS. H. LEINBACH, D.D., of the Reformed church, at one time pastor of the Landisburg, Loysville and Blain congregations, in this county, died at his residence in Stouchburg, Berks county, on Sunday morning. He was aged 68 years and leaves a widow and six children. MRS. THOMAS CLARK, mother of James B. Clark, of this borough, was stricken with paralysis last Monday evening. She was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Samuel S. WITHEROW, of Centre township, and it was discovered that she had suddenly lost the power of speech. SOME evil-disposed person started ESHLEMAN's mill at Newport to run the other night and had it not been discovered when it was the friction would soon have set the mill on fire. The devil seems to be getting his his work to suit himself in every part of the country. GEO. SHATTO, of Duncannon, was badly hurt in a recent railroad collision at Spruce Creek. He was taken to the Harrisburg hospital where one of his legs was amputated. HALEY'S station is to be known no more by that name. The upper station has been abolished and the lower one is now the Marysville station. A VALUABLE horse belonging to Samuel LOY, of Madison township, dropped dead the other day. THE widow of Daniel BEALOR, of near Dellville, had a paralytic stroke recently. SAMUEL MYERS, of Rye township, cut his foot badly with an axe recently. JESSE SIMONTON, of Saville township, was recently kicked by a mule and severly injured. MR. ADAM LUDWIG, of Liverpool, fell from a load of hay and was badly though not fatally hurt. Miss BESSIE and Miss Lily, daughters of Col. John B. McALLISTER, of Oil City, who have been visiting relatives here, have gone to see their grandmother at New Buffalo. They will return in a few weeks to this place. Both are sweet singers. A PARTY of boys, crossing Pisgah Hill, by way of the Neely road, in Carroll township, killed a rattlesnake with six rattles. This species of reptiles appear to be rather abundant for the comfort of barefoot travelers. MISS MAGGIE RICE, of Little Germany, fell from a cherry tree one day last week and broke her collar bone. Dr. BOYER of Elliottsburg, one of our most skillful physicians and surgeons, attended to her injuries. MR. JOSEPH PAGE, formerly a citizen of this borough and where his eight children were born, is visiting his relatives here. Seventeen years ago he removed to Shiloh, Ohio. ENSLOW'S Mill Burned. Last week we made a note of the unsuccessful incendiary attempt to burn the grist and merchant mill of W. S. Enslow, near Blain, on the night of the 25th ult. On last Saturday morniing, about two o'clock, the mill was again discovered to be on fire and was totally consumed. Insured for about $4,000 in the Farmerms an Mechanics' Mutual of Spring, Centre, Tyrone, Carroll and Saville townships. We have no particulars attending the destruction of this property, but that it was an incendiary fire there is not a doubt. It is hoped that the villain who applied the match may be discovered, convicted and punished. Struck by Lightning. On Friday afternoon, July 6th, lighning struck a large tree in front of the yard of Wm K. SHOAFF in Centre township, killing 5 sheep which were grazing under the tree at the time. A dog that lay in his kennel at a distance of 20 yards was also killed. The family was laso terribly shocked. Mr. Shoaff was sitting upon the porch was badly affected. Mrs. Shoaff and Miss Annie who were in the sitting room engaged at knitting realized it to such an extent that the crochet needle used by Miss Annie dropped from her hand. --Times. Barn Burned. On Tuesday night about 9 o'clock Mr. Calvin DICK of Rye township discovered his barn to be on fire. When discovered the flames had got such headway that it was impossible to extinguish it, and the building was entirely destroyed, together will all his farming implements, horse gears, and about 4 tons of hay. It is a very serious loss to Dick. Our reporter did not state whether there was any insurance or not, on the premises. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.--Times. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/