The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-07-09
Miscellaneous News Items.

N5B- A California lady purchased a chick
en- for home consumption, and found
piece of placer gold worth $5 in the craw.
tB- A man was killed on the Pennsylva-
mia railroad last week, who had just been
discharged from the State prison, after
confinement of eighteen years.
GEE A man at work in field near Nc
Connelstown, during one of the hot days
recently, went into stream near by to
bathe, and it so chilled him that he has
not spoken since.
gdy- A young married woman threw her.
self into well the other day, and was
drowned, because as she stated on piece
of paper found near by, she was tired of
life.
GB- Ice was positively found on pond in
Cheshire, England, during the second
week of the past month, so bleak and cold
has the weather been in England.
eY- The editor of Vermont paper re-
Gently announced the death of a lady by
mistake, and her indignant husband now
threatens to bring suit for damages for
disappointment.
G5g- The leader of some California rob-
bers allowed a clergyman he was about to
plunder to keep his money and valuables,
ON the promised condition that he would
pray the worth of them for the band and
its chief.
gS- Whitney, bartender in the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad saloon in Sacramento,
California, shot gentleman named Boyer,
who interfered to prevent fight on the
30th ult. Boyer is supposed to be fatally
wounded.
GB~In Virginia, young clergyman, the
Rev. Joseph p. Price, was killed by light
ming while standing under a tree eating his
lunch. He was ON his way to take charge
of a church in Bedford county to which he
had been called.
rB- The Norfolk, Va, Journal announ-
ces to the world that the welding of copper,
which has occupied the skill and the sience
of the world for centuries without success,
has been discovered by Mr.. George Davis
of that city.
c5S- 1t is mentioned as a curious fact by
old woodsmen that the beech and sycamore
trees are never struck by lightning, though
found In close proximity to oak, hickory
and trees of other species that have been
scanned or torn to pieces by the subtle fluid.
GB- DIR. Elan Knight, New Haven, has
recovered five thousand dollars from the
Goodyear rubber company of that city, for
having his leg smashed on account of his
horse being frightened by the whistle on
the company's factory.
EB- A man named Clymer, from Berks
county, Pennsylvania, was robbed Of seven
thousand dollars last week, while asleep
on westward bound train, on the Hanni-
bal and st. Josephs Railroad, between
Brookfield and Cameron. Several valuable
papers were also taken.
] NB- A female operative in the Eagle and
Phenix mill, Columbus, Ga, had her
clothing torn from her by the machinery
the other day. In the pocket of her dress
was one hundred dollars in greenbacks.--
The machinery converted it into small
change.
icy A horrible accident occurred in a
suburb Of Aurora, Indiana, the other day.
Two brothers aged 13 and 10 years, named
Barkdall were shooting rats with shot
gun. While so engaged the elder brother
accidently discharged the gun, killing his
brother instantly. The shot took effect in
the neck nearly scvering the head from
! the body. tta ~