The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-07-30
Miscellaneous News Items.

Baltimore shaft of the Wilkesbarre mine
caved in, swallowing up a house occupied
by two families. Only two persons were
buried, both little girls. The mine was
idle.
cX- A calf was born last week on the
farm of r. T. Parker, near Ewing Station,
in Mason county, KY, which was entirely
destitute of hair, except ON the ends of the
ears and tail. 1t is said to be perfect in
form and is stout and healthy.
ey" A child of Joseph Onderhill, of Perry
county, Ind, eighteen months old, at
tempted to climb up the door step, but
slipped and struck it's chin upon the step,
causing it to bite its tongue, from the eff
fects Of which itdied.
GB ion Friday evening week about nine
o'clock, Mr.. George Dehuh, son of Mr..
Abraham Dehuff, of York, died suddenly
on the balcony of his fathers residence, of
heart disease. He was subject to this dis
ease for several years. He was about 81
years of age.
esy- The body of Mr. Smith, of New
Britain, lost overheard from the steam
er State of New York, in Long Island
Sound on the night of July A, has been
picked up off Bradford point. A pistol
shot and other wounds led to the belief that
he was murdered and thrown overheard.
G5g- Jacob Schroeder, a farmer living near
Galesburg, Michigan, while digging we'll
on his farm, found at the bottom of the
well, fifty feet from the surface, trunk of
tree, pieces of which the dggers sscut off
with their spades and brought to town.
The wood looks like hemlock.
CS- Two men named Seymore were shot
while lying asleep in their boat on Chat
auquay lake, Saturday night, by man
named Shultz, who claims that he mis-
took them for deer, when he was hunting.
One of the men was but slightly grazed
in the arm by ball that entered the
others head, infiicting dangerous wound.
Shultz is under arrest.
g9- Samuel Femme, of Woodstock, has
been trying for four years to get rid of
turtle who had taste for "garden- +"
Each time he was caught the depredator
had his shell marked, and he was thrown
away some distance from the garden, last
summer having been left five miles away.
Two weeks since he was caught again
feasting on the luxuries of the season in
his accustomed place.
rB- On Thursday evening, the 18th, the
large four story grain mill of j. B. Good,
situa ted on the Pequea creek, abut eigh
miles south Of Lancaster was burned to
the ground, with all its contents, together
with the adjoining distillery, lately pur-
chased by George Schoff, and the stone
dwelling now occupied by Benjamin and
Jonas Good.
GB- Mrs. Agnes Bullock, living near
Orangeburn, KY, has lately cut an entire
new set of teeth. She was born January
20, 1776, in Hanover county, Va, landed
in Maysville when 10 years of age, and re-
moved to Lexington, afterwards removed
to Mason county in 1890, where she has
resided ever since. She has one child only,
and seventy great-grand-children living.
edS-A Singular accident befel Captain
Grant, of Wyoming, few days since.
Stepping into his garden he saw some chick
ems picking at a rare plant, and catching
up a stick he made for them. While at full
speed he encountered clothes line, which
hit him in the mouth. His momentum
carried the line back to it's fullest tension,
and the rebound threw him eight or ten
feet. AS the line left his mouth it took
out three teeth and all that part of the jaw
bone in which they were imbedded.
Gds- Lucy A. and Lois s. Wilcox daught-
ers of William Wilcox, of Worcester, and
Mrs. Edmunds, daughter of N. Wood, of
Milbury, were drowned in Singletey pond,
at Millbury on Saturday week. The
girls were aged respectively eighteen and
sixteen years. They were visiting at Mill
bury. Mrs. Edmunds resided there, and
was aged about twenty-three. The three
left the house together, telling no one
where they were going, and it is presumed
that while bathing in the pond one got be-
yond her depth, and that the others perish
ed in attempting to assist her.
Strychnine was distributed promiscuous-
ly in Lewistown a short time ago. A couple
of hogs and over dozen dogs were poison
cd. One of the hogs was valued at $50 and
a hound at $25.
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