The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-03-28
Miscellaneous News Items.

B6y~ Lloyd Britton convicted of the
murder of Jacob Bray, was hung at
Willian,sport on Wednesday.
pay~ There are 30 applications for
divorce pending in the Erie county
courts.
Bsy- The salary of the treasurer of
Schuylkill county for 1870 amounted to
$3,107.55.
BeSn Living on twenty-five cents a day
and street begging enabled old Jean
Pierron Of New Orleans to leave
$150,000.
Beg~ A girl living near Danville, ILL.,,
who will be thirteen years Of age next
May, has been married since last January.
Her husband is forty years old.
nag Mrs. Daniel Seibert, while employed
at Mr.. II. j. B. Smiths residence, in
Lebanon, last Thursday, was stricken
down by apoplexy, and almost instantly
expired.
BSy~ There are in store in Kentucky
a stock of 1852 ,405 gallons of whisky.
Enough to bring ruin and desoation to
thousands of families and no doubt it will
do it too.
bay A thief the other day, stole the
heaviest carpet bag he could find in the
Kensington depot, and, after carrying it
to West Philadelphia, opened it and
found the contents to be half hundred
bibles
BSsn A Democrat in Quincy, Illinois,
who heard the tumultuous rejoicings of
his brethren over their unexpected victory,
at last turned appealingly to one of them
and asked, "Where is New Hampshire,
anyhow ?"
DsS Judge Robertson, at whose
deathbed Miss Cary was induced to sing
a pathetic negro ballad few weeks ago,
has concluded that he will get well after
all, and is now improving rapidly in
health.
BaSn On the 22d inst, fire broke out
in the tannery and bark mill of Shirk &
Bro, at Bird-in- Hand, about seven miles
east of Lancaster, on the Pennsylvania
railroad. The two-story brick tannery,
the bark mill and an extensive shed
covering the watts were destroyed
nag~ A married gentleman, living on
North Tenth street, was out riding the
other evening, and when he came home
his wife found false curl attached to
the button on the side of his cap He
couldn't conceive how it got there, but
his wife guessed it right the first time.
BGn A law has just been passed by the
Ohio Legislature which requires railroads
to construct platforms or aprons between
passenger cars upon their lines, with
sideboards or network of wire or scrap
iron at each side of said bridges, of at
least equal height with the ordinary
railing, upon car platforms.
Bs5n Mount Comfort, a place three
miles north of Fayetteville, Ark, was the
scene of a terrible three-fold crime
enacted on the 18th inst A man named
Roland killed his wife and child, an
infant nine months old, and then
committed suicide. Cause-domestic
troubles.
Ba~ At gathering in Bridgeport,
Conn, few days ago, request was made
that the four front seats be vacated by la
dies over twenty, TO make room for those
under that tender age. A malignant re-
porter says: "It is unnecessary to add
that there was no great amount of mov-
ing, but there was some rafting among
the false teeth after the service was over"
Da5- Not many years ago mother look
her child to u registrar in Manchester,
England, that its birth might be recorded.
When asked what name she intended to
give her baby, she answered Alpha
Omega The registrar properly inquired
whether she had duly considered the
matter, and whether it was her deliberate
intention to inhict upon the infant such
extraordinary titles. Certainly" she
replied; "the child is my first, and [
hope it may be my last"
B6S-The farmers near Jamaica, IL. have
been annoyed by the slaughter of their
poultiJ' MI Jackson, large stock
raiser, who lives within two or three miles
Of the village, having lost over a hundred
head, set watch for the thief On
Sunday night Mr.. jackson and two or
three of his men armed themselves with
guns, and watched all night. Just before
dayDreak the thieves appeared in the
Shape of three lurge wolves. The watchers
levclled their guns and fired, killing one
Of the wolves. The other two escaped