Bulter County PA News Articles
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
July 23 1823 Page 3
Bulter, June 17
On Saturday night there was an unusual fall of rain in this borough, and North West and East of it. On Sunday morning the Connoquenessing had the appearance of a large river; nearly the whole of the bottom ground covered with water to the depth of eight or ten feet, it had quite a majestic appearance, though the owners of meadows along the creek seeing their grass destroyed and their fences carried off, did not appear to view it with much pleasure. The arched Bridge on the turnpike has been swept off, and the bridges generally have been taken off by the flood.
William Boreland had two horses drowned. They were in the meadow and such was the depth of the water, and strength of the current, that they were swept out of the meadow. We regret to state, that we have been informed that Mount Aetna Furnace, on Slipperyrock, has been injured by the flood: it was in full blast, and the founders with their ladles in their hands ready to cast, when the water rose with such rapidity that they had merely time to let the metal run out amongst the water, which rose in a short time as high as the tweer - the hearth is said to be so much injured that a new one will have to be made.
The damages sustained by the farmers living on the creeks, and the loss of the bridges, will be sensibly felt by the citizens of this county. - Repository.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
July 21, 1824
Melancholy Occurrence
David M'Junkin, of Muddycreak township, in endeavoring to arrest a man by the name of Hallock, discharged a gun at him. The ball entered near the spine, and lodged in the abdomen. The wound is considered mortal. M'Junkin is confined in the jail of this county, to await his trial. As this matter will be the subject of judicial investigation, we think it improper to make any statement of the circumstances attending this unhappy affair. No statement, but such as would be made by witnesses on oath, ought to influence the public mind in a case so very important. - Butler Sentinel.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
July 21, 1824
Butler, Pa, June 12
Harmonie Society
We are informed that this worthy and industrious people, who first built the village of Harmony in this county, have sold their establishment on the Wabash, and purchased a large quantity of land on the Ohio river between Pittsburgh and Beaver, Pa., and a great number of their people ave arrived at Sewickly bottom, 8 miles above Beaver, to commence an improvement and establish themselves at that place. From the proofs already given by them of their ability in making rapid and extensive improvements it may be reasonably expected that in a short time, they will have a large and populous town built, extensive farms operated, and manufactures of different kinds erected on a large scale and to a considerable extent.
The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
December 10 1828
A young man by the name of Bruner, of Craberry township, Butler county, accidentally shot his father, on Sunday the 2d ult. They were watching a deer lick, and the father having wandered from the course agreed upon, the son perceived something moving in the bushes, which he supposed was a buck, and fired, when, conceive his astonishement on coming up to find instead of a buck, the almost lifeless remains of his father! - Crawford Mes.