The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
Miscellaneous News Items.

MlSCellHDeOuS NONS IIClhSs
gY~ A Stewartsown, N. H., manufactory
makes three tons of starch daily out of
potatoes at quarter-dollar a bushel.
C9 Mr. Darwin is engaged on a work
in which the facial expression of animals
will be one of the chief topics discussed.
CB A little son of Levi b. Swavely, of
Pottstown, got chestnut in his windpipe
the other day, and choked to death.
EIs- Forty-one cases of school states were
recently shipped from Danielsville, North
ampton county, to Japan.
e#- A little tree in the orchard of Sam
uel Pennock, at Kennel Square, Chester
county, has produced three crops of apples
this season.
E4S- A point in assurance is brought out
by the action of some Chicago merchants
in moving goods to points of supposed safe
ty where they were afterwards destroyed
The policies cover goods in specified
building only.
CSy- The Chicago Journal has the follow
ing
A reliable physician states that he has
the means for knowing that five hundred
children were born on the prairie and on
the streets during Monday and Tuesday
nights.
gX- A Madison, Ind, infant was toying
with shot gun, when the piece, with char
acteristic depravity, discharged itself, its
contents easily passing through picket
fence and lodging in the neck of Mr. Au-
ties little daughter, aged six years. Her
wounds, though serious are not fatal.
GTy" A Mr.. Croseman, of Huron county
Michigan, awoke one night from great
dream of peace to find swarm of little
busy bees in bed with him. They had ta-
ken possession of the sleeves and other de-
Tendencies of his shirt, and were making
themselves sociable. He vacated that linen
with alacrity.
eT- A citizen of Wisconsin, on recent
trip to st. Louis, took a sleeping car berth
on through express train. In the night
he got up, and, clad only in his sleeping
garments, went on the platform of the car
to look at the moon. The door closed with
spring lock and the porter of the car was
asleep. He says he never enjoyed a fifty
mile ride as he did that one.
tE- While number of workmen were
engaged in tearing down an OLD frame
building in Mechanic street, Newark, re-
Gently, they found in between the ceiling
and the wall of the second story a petrified
cat. This great curiosity is in good state
of preservation, and instead of having de-
cayed the flesh has dried up and is as hard
as bone. t
eB- A young man named Henry Filler
met his death in a very singular manner at
Rays Hill, Bedford county, recently. lie
was endeavoring to separate two tiocks Of
sheep which were in q pen, when one of the
usually timid animal became rambunctioui
and butted Filler in the stomach with such
force as to knock him down. He was tax
en- home, inflammation set in, and he died
within few days after the occurrence.
gB- Two detectives recently visited Der
by Line, VT, and crossing into Canadi
purchased 5000 worth of silks, which they
persuaded the clerk of the Derby Line Ho
tel to bring over the line for them. Wher
the clerk arrived with the goods they seized
him, took the silks and receipted bill fol
the property from him, and then had him
held in $500 bonds to answer charge o
smuggling. But having procured bail, thu
clerk turned the tables OH his accusers
whom he had arrested for obtaining good
under false pretences and as they had nj
acquaintance on the spot to enter securt.
for them they soon found themselves in {
worse predicament than their late victim.