The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-10-19
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NeigllbOrIlUOd News,

Perry county is building sa3, 90
poor bouse.
The authorities Of LSwistown have
forbidden the sale Of coal oil at night
--Northumberland county man has rais-
ed II Rambo apple that measured l3t inch.
es in circumference and weighs Que pound.
According TO the census Of 1870, Per
ry county has a population Of Sl5, IO6, OF
which number %. 2s3 are natives, 423 are
foreign born. and liO are col1rei.
Three fires occurred in Miifln county
Two in Lewistown and one ia Menno town
ship-within the last week. The former
burning two roofs, tho latter, Samuel
rcaohey's barn aud entire crop, amounting
10 $4,000.
An oyster train en- the Northern Cen.
trail X. r., undertook to run through n
passenger train, last week, near Halifax,
and succeeded only in smashinga pslace
sleeping car, without doing further dam
age.
The bouse OF Mr., Joseph tirangr, in
Lewis township, Northumberland county,
was entered between eleven and twelve
o'clock, on Monday morning OF last week,
during the absence Of the family. by some
unknown person or persons, and robbed oi
IS in money, u watch, suit Of clothes aud
three shirts.
This IL the way the Lewisburg Chron
ic!c "pufls un exhibition A large brown
bear had u couple OF men on exhibition in
our Gtreets the other day. They performed
we'll. The bear had a cord attached 10
one of them, by which he was governed
the other was trained to beat drum and
collcc, pennies. Master Bruin attracted
n ore attention than his pupils, by his
graceful performances.
In williamspori, recently. child of
Joseph Carlins, agel four years fell into
Il dry we'll. 81 feet deep. The mothers
attention was attracted by the screams
anI the I'm fortunate child was extricaleI
and medical aid summoned. 1t sustained
a severe injury to the skull, aud several
pieces of hone were taken out of it's head.
The sufferiugs of The child were extremely
severe.
On Saturday morning Of last week
quite m unusual accident occurred on
the Northern Central Il. r., by which the
passenger train was detained several hours
The engineer on arriving at Georgetown,
between Harrisburg and Sunbury, as is
customary at that station, descended TO oil
up, when TO his surprise he found that
one wheel had become detached from the
rear axle OF the tender, aud that the car
had heen riding ON the lies, for several
hundred yards. Forum ately no injuries
were received by those on board, and
VIII lie the passengers we're eongraiulaling
each other upon their miraculous escape,
u new engine arrived TO bear them on their
journey.
The Mlncy Lumiuary of the 10th
inst. says: Joel Bciber, residing in the
Muncy Hills within the range Of the hail
storm of July last, brought us one day la st
week branch OF the com,oon field rAsp.
berries. containing green and ripe raspber
ries. grown since the storm. lie also
brought us several stalks Of oats grown
from the roots Of oats destroyed at that
time. lie says he cut about ten acres OF
This second growth. II was thln upon the
ground and about half filed.
On Wednesday Of last week, Martin
0berdorf, q respectable farmer Of Upper
August township, was shot by man
named Perry Haas, At the residence OF
Mr.. Isaac Campbell, In the same township
The particulars AS far as we can learn are
as follows; Haze, 1t Is supposed had some
III feeling towards 0berdori On the even
ing referred 10 MIR. Obsrdorf passed the
house OF Mr.. Campbell, and when he re,
turned during the night he was shot by
Haas through the lungs. Mr' and Mrs.
Campbell were awakened during the night
by eroans, and on hoisting the window 10
listen heard Haas coming into the house,
who reported thot robbers were about
he premises, aud that he had shot al them
and cautioned Mr.. Campbell not 10 60 oal
as he would be shot. Early In the morn
ing Mr.. ObeIdori was discovered lying
near q board pile corpse. Haas delivered
himself up. and 10 10 jail awaiting trial
Mr.. 0bsrdorf was highly respected In tbil
oon, rnas n