Huntingdon County PA Miscellaneous News Articles From the Past
The Sprig of Liberty, Gettysburg, PA
May 2, 1805 Page 3
Hydrophobia
A Huntingdon paper of the 6th ult., states that Philip Ackerton, a young blacksmith in Alexandria, is now laboring under all the symptoms of this horrible malady, in consequence of a bite of a mad Cat, about 5 weeks ago. We understand no medical aid had been asked, until the disorder was too far gone to have any chance of a cure - we expect he will not survive this night.
The Sprig of Liberty, Gettysburg, PA
August 8 1805
Mr. John Peter, an officer of the Bank of Columbia, was stopped on the road between Georgetown and Alexandria, on the 30th ult., and shot through the body by some unknown villain, who robbed him of 18,144 dollars and 65 cents, which he was taking to Alexandria, for the purpose of changing with the bank there. Mr. Peter is expected to recover - And a reward of 1500 dollars is offered for the apprehension of the villain and recovery of the money.
The Sprig of Liberty, Gettysburg, PA
August 15, 1805
Baltimore, August 5
By a gentleman who arrived on Saturday evening from Washington we are informed that the Notes &c. taken from Mr. Peter, between Alexandria and Georgetown, on Tuesday last, have been recovered, except ten or twelve dollars. In the house of the robber, the money was found, but our informant does not recollect his name.
The Sprig of Liberty, Gettysburg, PA
May 23, 1805
A coal mine has been some time since discovered on the Juanita river 25 miles west of Huntingdon, which promises to be of great advantage to the proprietor. The coal sells for 7 cents per bushel at the mine, and considerable quantities have been taken down to Columbia, in arks and boats.
Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
July 3, 1822 Page 3
On Tuesday, the 4th ult., the body of a man, apparently a sailor, was found floating in the Potomac, below Alexandria. His legs were cut off at the knees, his hands also were gone, and his head laid open. The body had no other clothing on than a red flannel shirt, and the outrage is ascribed to ebriety and midnight revelry. Ib.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
February 19 1823 Page 3
Bid adieu to this unfriendly world, on Monday last, in this place, Mr. Joseph Underwood, Printer, (formerly one of the Editors of the Republican Advocate, printed at Huntingdon, Pa.) in the 25th year of his age - Carlisle Herald, Feb. 13
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
April 21 1824
Huntingdon, April 8
During the course of was week, as the team of Mr. Hostler(?) of this county was proceeding up the little Juniata, at a place where the road passes close to the river, which at that time happened to be so high, as to flow over the road, one of the fore horses lost his footing and fell into the current, by which means the other five horses were drawn in after him and only one, of six valuable horses which composed the team, escaped from drowning. The driver fortunately escaped by jumping from the saddle here, immediately before the team was drawn into the current. - Adv.
Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
July 28, 1824
Huntingdon, Pa, July 8
Providential Escape
On Friday last, as Mr. Armstrong Crawford, of Sinking Valley, was passing over the bridge at the mills on the Little Juniata, with a wagon loaded with grain, and drawn by five horses, just as the foremost horse had crossed over, the bridge broke in suddenly, and they were precipitated with the bridge, a distance of eleven feet, into the river. We are happy to state that neither the driver nor horses were materially hurt, no other injury being received, than a slight damage to the wagon. It also gave us additional pleasure to be enable to state, that through the spirited exertions of those who live near the bridge, it was completely restored in twenty-four hours after it had broken down. - Advocate.
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