September 16, 1857 On Wednesday afternoon a week, a fatal accident occurred in the neighborhood of Shrewsbury, York county, from that prolific source of disaster – the use of fire-arms. …

September 9, 1857 Married on the 3d inst., by the Rev. Aug. C. Wedekind, Mr. John Ettendyer to Miss Mary Ann Hollinger, both of Dauphin county, Pa. Married on the…

September 2, 1857 Died on the 21st ult., in Jackson, —–, infant daughter of Henry Korschnitz, aged 4 months. Married on the 30th ult., by Rev. F. W. Kremer, Mr.…

August 26, 1857 Good Cows. – Mr. David Jefferis, of East Brandywine, Chester county, has five cows that are hard to beat – all of which were raised on his…

August 19, 1857 The Corner-stone of a new Church for the United Brethren in Christ, will be laid in Jonestown, on Sunday, the 23d inst. Real Estate SalesPeter Strickler sold…

August 12, 1857 A Native Volcano. – In the Broad Mountain of the Schuylkill coal region, a subterraneous vein of Coal has been burning for twenty years. The Rolling Mill…

August 5, 1857 Michael Cromer, of Mercersburg, Pa., one day last week, cut with a cradle, ten acres of wheat, in ten consecutive hours.  The work was done in a…

July 29, 1857 The little daughter of Jacob Barton, of Hummelstown, near Harrisburg, Pa., was killed last Sunday, by the breaking of a swingrope.  Her father was swinging her at…

July 22, 1857 Charles Biehl, the young man who shot the son of Mr. John B. Snyder, in Bieber’s brick-yard at Kutztown, on Thursday last, was arrested on Saturday, and…

July 15, 1857 On Thursday afternoon, at Kutztown, Berks county, a man named Charles Biehl, purchased a revolver, loaded it, and went to a brick-yard, where he fired at a…