The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-09-12
Jimmy still In Amictiop.

Dear Sir-I am much depressed in spir-
its. Misfortunes never come sinRly, and
truly has this been verified in my case. Not
only have failed to convince the people of
Perry and Juniata that they have no right
to furnish the judge for the 9th judicial
district but am now charged with muir
der as may be seen by the following letter
from Mrs. McCracken, mother-in-law of
Theophilus X. McGrannahan.
JUNIATA COUNTY, UNITED STATS.
Too Jimmy Neutrality-suspicious. sir, | talk up
my ink and pen in hand for to tell yu that we
air all wei but mister Mcgrannahan he died
Yesterday evenln about 20 mints of 5 o'clock,
toward sundown little while afore dark of
nuthin as we Good see except 1t was his mind
that kild him, OWN to yoor notions about the
high Judge, yu got him so upset that he took on
In sich way that he is now no more, and ime
jist writin to yu to let you know that yull be
sude for merder as soon as we git him berried,
unless yu cum over rite away immejltly If not
suner, and maik some pervsions for his af-
flicted widder and innercent little childern.-
They is Children most femail gurls wich maik
it bad, We blaim yu with his dyin for If he
hadn't dide he would be liyin yit If you wood
left him aloan in pece. He dide poor as do
kno and don't believe his property will pay
more that 40 per sent on the dollar, for the
kunstable was hear and executed onto him and
took away the COW and oxes, all the other veg
etabels, as yu can see by the notices he stuk up
onto the end of the stabol wich l tore down,
and send in this letter. Now 1t hurts a mans
family feelins in our plaice to be sold out by the
kunstable and people thinks q man aint onest
who only pays part of his diets. Now mind to
cum over and see the widder and saiv trubbles
Yoor friend, mary an Mckracken.
The paper alluded to is as follows
yr Kunstable Sail. ss.s
Will sell by common outkry on the 20 sept,
1871 at this plaice muly COW, 1 sled, oxes,
and yoke well broke, shotes, tun hey, sum
potatose and other house and cltchen furnaturc
aud puter dishes and grine stone as the proper
ty of F. X. Mcgrannahan, leveed by the exc
cution onto him. HGTE
MELCuIsADEoK Con, Const.
Think of the insolence of this old woman
and the mental agony have endured from
her threats, because readily understood
from her letter that she wanted to frighten
me into marrying the widow. When
went over she actually proposed the thing
to me, telling me that the family would be
good start, and as a further inducement
she promised that she would make her
home with us. What makes it worse is
that am already engaged to be married,
as soon as l am admitted to the Bar.
told her l could not, that of course l would
like to have her under my roof, but as for
children to start with (as friend of mine
once remarked) they are like tooth-picks,
every body likes to have their own. She
said it was too solemn an occasion to admit
of quarrel, and then led me into the room
where McGrannahan lay. He was there in
his coffin. He seemed like ono who had
wrapped the drapery of his couch about
him, and laid down to pleasant dreams.
He actually looked more natural than he
did in his lifetime. A quiet half suppress
ed smile still fingered over his features like
the last departing ray of sun beam which
fingers to kiss the mountain top, ere it is
lost in the gloom of approaching night His
last words were -Carlisle-Judge-
McGrannahan was man such as we seldom
see and perhaps shall never see his like
again. He was Of noble mien, full six feet
high Some years ago he was so upfortu-
nate as to lose an eye. He was an interest
ed spectator of game of base ball
between the Hoppenmagollocks and Min
cumpoops when by careless stroke of O
member of the latter club, bat was sent
straight against his eye. He was a man
of excellent Judgment, never refused to
take drink when invited, never blew his
nose with his fingers, nor picked his teeth
with fork at the table. | have not time
to enumerate more of his virtues, but will
reserve what have to say until his obitu-
airy will do him justice. Next week anoth-
er convention meets in Cumberland for the
purpose of nominating man for the Judge
ship. l shall write them letter urging a
Carlisle man, and think all will be we'll
Still regret to say that like the Syrian
Captain who thought the waters of Abana
and Pkarpar better than the Jordan, our
people believe the claims of 'Juuiata and
Perry, superior to those Of Cumberland. Y
Jim Hefflefinger,
who though bowed in affliction will Still vim
dictate the right . ltl vi