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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
Literary Notices.

Energy and Pluck.-The publishers of
Ballou's Monthly Magazine were burnt out
by the great fire at Boston. In less than
twenty-four hours after their premises were
destroyed they had purchased a new Office
and were hard at work ON the January
number, which will be issued at the usual
time and sent to subscribers. We like
such evidence of pluck and we like Bal
LOUIS Magazine also, for it is worthy of the
support of the whole community.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
Smiths Pattern Rnzar.

This is highly useful publication to the
ladies, containing all the last imported fash
ions and patterns, and is published at the
very low price of $1,00 per year. Address
A. Burdette Smith, 914 Broadway, New
York. Mr.. Smith has also for sale all the
latest patterns for dresses, &c.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
tsvg- The December number Of DpMoRngr's

t5y- The December number OF DEMoREsT's
MONTHLY comes to us greatly enlarged, and Is
really superb Magazine, full OF entertaining
literature and profusely illustrated. The De-
cember number has q full-page portrait of Pau
line Lucca, a large display Of Fashions, and
numerous other valuable features-altogether u
model magazine. The publishers are offering
a pair of companion Chromos, Falls OF Mag
ura and Yosemite Falls, worth of themselves
$40, to each So yearly subscriber. This is one
Of the maryels Of liberallty in the publishing
line. Address
w, JENNINGS DEMoREST,
s3S Broadway, New York.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
A History of Perry County beginir

with the Indians and early settlements and
continuing to the present.
Containing a complete record of their
names and the part borne by her sons in all
the wars from ITS to 1865, together with
the Educational, Geological, Botanical,
Natural the Political and Statistical his
tory of the county and an alphabetical ap-
pendix by Prof. Silas Wright. This book
will be 12mo. bound in cloth, illustrated
with cuts expressly designed and prepared
for it, and contain about $50 pages. twill
be delivered to subscribers in the county
after the first week in November by Mr..
Daniel Fleisher, Newport, Pa, at 81. per
copy. hrs strtUr ~ ~
All persons out of the county can have
the book delivered to them by inclosing 81.
to the author at Millerstown, Perry county,
Penn'a. AKA
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

Take Notice. = Those wanting Tomb
Stones or Marble Work of any kind, will
please take notice that as my stock is too
heavy, am now Offering work for short
time at 10 per cent. less than regular prices
Now is the time for bargains. Orders re-
ceived either at the Newport or Bloomfield
Yard. A. V. HoMBACH. 45tf
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

4 Child Scalded.-A child belonging to
Mr.. John Toland, an employee at the roll
ing mill in Duncannon, had its hands, arms
and legs badly scalded, on Monday morn
ing, by falling into pan of hot water.
Mr.. Toland was butchering, and the family
being busy, did not see its proximity to the
water until the little one had received its
injury. u ."
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

Good Building Brick.--The subscriber
has now ON hand at his yard in Tyrone
twp, near the Poor House, over one hum
dred thousand bricks. The bricks are OF
superior quality and will be sold at the
lowest market price, delivered TO any point
i'm the county. JACOB Il. Killing,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The advertiser, having been permanently cured
SE afsad 70 make his epp%
sufferers the means of cure. To all who desire it,
he win send copy of the prescription used (free
of charge,) with the directions for preparing and
using the same, which they will find a sure cure
for consumption, asthma, bronchitis, etc. Parties
wishing the prescription will please address
Qy Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
1914 Penn St., Williamsburg, N. Y.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

e5y- THE PUREsT AND SWEETEST CoD-LIvER
OIL is Hazard dE Caswell's made on the sea
shore, from fresh, selected livcrs, by CAswELL,
HAZARD & Co., New York 1t is absolutely
pure and Sweet. Patients who have once taken
1t prefer 1t to all others. Physicians have de-
cided it superior to any of the other oils in
market. 46 12w
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

~ CHAPpED HANDS, Face, rough skin,
taneous affections cured, and the skin made
soft and smooth, by using the JUMPER TAR
SOAR, made by Caswell, Hazard s. Co., New
York. Be certain to get the Juniper Tar Soap,
as there are many worthless limitations made
with common tar. 46 d 12w
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
CrOnlOs Ready.

The proprietors of The Aldins" gives no.
tice as followsi aal ...r
"We have sufficient of the Chromos, "The
printed, to supply large list Of subscribers
and we hope to keep up With the greatest pos
eible rush OF subscriptions, so as to deliver
Chromos Immediately on receipt Of cash. In
any evsnt zoe shall supply all dues With The bsorw-
erV Number" t,air 1fs
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
ORGANS oRGANsl ORGANS

For the Parlor, Sunday School and Church. 8
Octaves; 2 sets OF Reeds throughout; stops. Only
for the money. We can supply Organs ranglngin
price from S65 to s2000 and offer the most liberal
and others, who will act as agents for the sale OF
our instruments.
The So ParIOr GEM Piano.
Octayes, full Iron frame, oyerstrung scale round
corners, carved legs; the finest low-priced Piano
manufactured Fully warranted.
Violin Strings.
We import direct from Italy, Germany and
France, the very choicest strings that are made,
and can support the trade 1t lowest market prices.
Sample set OF choice Violin or Guitar Strlngsmaih
ed free for 81. Band Instruments, Sheet Music.
Music Books and Musical Merchandise OF every
description.
VIM. A. POND e. CO.,
SAT BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
Branch Store. 80 Union Square. sm
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

Pretty. Vicks Floral Guide" the
January number of which we have received
is a beautiful specimen Of printing. The
book is now to be published quarterly at
25 cents per year, and the January num-
Der alone is worth much more than the
yearly price. Address - James Wick,
Rochester, N. Y" See his advertisement
in another column,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

Bloomfield Academy. institution
is now fairly in operation under the new
administration. Pupils can be prepared here
for teaching, or fitted for any college in the
land. Students are now preparing for
Princeton College, Rutgers University, &c.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
Church Notices.

Presbyterian Church-Preaching hereaf-
ter in the new audience room every Sab
bath, at II a. M, and O. p. m.
In the M. L. Church preaching on Sun
day evening next. Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening ..-.,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

\ j. Rinehart, ex-sheriff, has taken posses
sion of the Railroad Hotel, at Millerstown,
formerly occupied by Henry Martin. Mr.
Rinehart does not spare any pains in maxi
ing this first class hotel and those favor
ing him with their patronage will find it so.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

Tax Payers Of Centre twp, who pay
their school tax to the Treasurer of the
school board, Mr.. Robert Moore this week,
will save per cent. as after the 7th inst,
per cent. will be added.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

Court PrOceedings.-At special term
of court held the past week, Judge Bucher
of the Goth judicial district presiding, the
following cases were tried: at o
Freck s. Co. VS.. J. A. Longstaff, ct al.
This was an action brought to test the le-
gality of mechanics lien which had been
entered by plff. for lumber purchased by
one of the dft's. Smiley & Barnett for plff.
McIntire 81 Sponsler for diff. Verdict for
plff. Motion for new trial was made and
rule granted to argue at next court.
Beaver, Marsh s. Co., VS.. Lanigan, ct al.
Action in trespass. Jury found for plff.
Barnett for plff. McIntire & Sponsler for
diff.
Hugh Boyd, ct. al, VS.. Harriet e. Reed,
ct. al. An action in ejectment to recover
possession of a tract of land in Madison
twp. Verdict for plff's. for three fourths of
the tract claimed. Barnett rplff. Potter,
Sponsler s. Nelson for diff.
Geo. 7. Shearer, VS.. Perry Co., Insur-
surance Co. Summons of plea in cove
nant. Jury sworn, but afterwards dis
charged and case continued to Jan. term.
CASES SETTLED.
Michael Foose, for use of A. b. Grosh,
ct. al. VS.. VIM. L. Beale & D. Kistler.
John Shively for use of Samuel Moss, VS..
John S. Foose & S. Moss dft's. & James
Blain Garnishee.
VIM. Blain. VS.. John S. Doughten. Sum-
mons in ejectment.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
Tuesday, December 3. 1872.
LooAL DEPARrMENr. r..

A Lecture, is to be delivered in the Court
House on this Tuesday evening, at z
o'clock. The lecturer is Prof. w. II. Booze,
and the subject is, "Home and its attrac-
tions."
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
Qbe Giaes, New Bloonrdelo, 1Da.

tention of Sheriff Rinesmith, who happened
to be passing. They accordingly went into
the yard to see the cause of the light, and
discovered the fire in time to extinguish it
without giving any alarm. Shavings and
blocks ready fixed for easy lighting were
found in another machine. Who in our
midst is wicked enough to be guilty of
these incendiary attempts, is at present
mystery but we trust, the guilty party
will not long be unknown. Should he be
discovered, it is more than probable that
the county would not be put to the expense
and trouble of trying him. A meeting of
the council and citizens was held on Sat
urday evening, to take measures to protect
the town, and offer reward for the ar
rest of the rascal, but the meeting ad-
journed until this evening without taking
any decided action.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

TFire.-on Sunday week, a slight fire
occurred in the house of Mr.. ID. s. Wommer
of Tuscarora twp, supposed to have been
caused by dress having been thrown
against q stove pipe. The tax duplicate
for that twp, was destroyed, and Mr.. W..
also claims loss of nearly $1,000, Of tax
money, which was in the desk in the room
where the fire occurred. We wonder if
any other tax collector in the county has
such an amount of money on hand. If so
it is not strange there is a scarcity of
money in the county treasury,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
WEEKLY PATRIOT /:

One Copy, one year. ar..."......"..".."....S $500
One Copy, six months, s,......."......".,....,. 125
-Four Copies, one year, each h................. LIS
Ten Copies, one yevr, each h.........."...... 1.25
Fifty copies, and upwards, one year, each 90
An extra copy, FREE, is furnished to the
Agent sending in clubs of TEN or more. A
copy of the DAILY PATRIOT will be sent,
free, to the Agent sending in clubs of fifty or
more. All papers will be separately addressed,
but m ust go to one post office. (See directions
beloW.)
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

Mince Pies. IA superior article of fnincc
meat can be had of the subscribcr-, Also
new raisins, currants &c. ~ '*t"
r. MoKTIMER.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

e6H en- AGENTS PROFITS PER WEEK.
oI.uV win prove It or forfeit $500. New artt
cles Patented July 18TH Samples sent free to all
York m t'i. iI fg. 4ga4t
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
PhllndelphIn Price Current.

- Try ftL National Agrseu,s aristSW.
EYS month. ON trial, y cts.i ~ months and ssst
Bee Book. 81. nibis Banner, tAiso nlus
- and ohrsno Of Italian lsss. hive AZ
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

= VenisOn.- Monday of last week, a
party consisting of Messrs. John and Sam
uel Mcbride, Harry Smith and several
others, returned from hunting expedition
to Black Log, with one buck and one doe,
which they had shot. We return our
thanks to the party for the fine piece sent
to us, as the meat was very nice.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03

x Found Dead.-A man named Edward
Donahue, boarding at Mrs. Boyers, in New
port, was found dead in bed on Sunday
morning.
He had re tired the night previous in
apparently good health. The deceased was
an unmarried man aged about thirty five.
Heart disease is supposed to be the cause
of his DEATH
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-12-03
County Price Current.

NEWPORT MARKETS.
[Corrected Weekly by Rough Snyder & COL
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GRAIN & PRODUCE

DEALERS /
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-03-21
Another Placer for Lawyers.

A singular old lady was the late Betsy
Williams, who recently died and left
her whole estate to the City of Provi-
dence, the value Of said estate being
estimated at 100000. She was so
tidy that she compelled all her visitors
to take off their shoes, She thought
George Washington and Roger Williams
the last named being her ancestor
the greatest men that ever lived; and
none of her guests were permitted to
sit in the presence of any of her numer-
Gus portraits of the Rev. Roger, not one
of them being, presumably, in the least
authentic. Thereligious belief of Betsy
was extraordinary, even in this age Of
miscellaneous faith. She maintained a
family altar, upon which, every morn
ing after breakfast, three inverted cups
were placed, which she called "The
Trinity of Holy Tea Leaves" and these
she consulted for an hour daily az
oracles. Not clearly Of "a sound ano
disposing mind" most people would
say; and so say her heirs-at-law.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-03-21
Longevity of Birds.

Among the feathered creation the
eagle and raven, the swan and parrot,
are each centenarles. An eagle kept in
Vienna died after confinement of one
hundred and fourteen ears, and on an
ancient oak in Selborne, still known as
the craven tree" the same pair of ra-
vens are believed to have fixed their
residences for series of more than
ninety years. Swans upon the river
Thames, about whose age there can be
no mistake, since they are annually
nicked by the Winners Company,
under whose keeping they have been
for five centuries, have been known to
survive one hundred and fifty years and
more. The melody of the dying swan
is entirely NEUROLOGICAL. Upon ap-
proach of death thesbird quits the water,
sits down upon the banks, lays its head
upon the ground, expands its wing.
a trife, and expires, uttering no sound.
The extreme longevity of the parrot
is equally authentic. In the Geological
Gardens of London, there is a macaw
that was admitted to the Tower in the
year 1854. At Versailles, during the
reign of Charles x, there was always
hanging a cage in the Gskde-beut,
which contained parrot purchased by
the Regent Orleans for the Duchess de
Berri. There is not collection of
birds in any of the royal averies of Eu-
rope that has not its ancient parrot.
The writer purchased gray African
parrot in 1856, whose residence in
Wales was authenticated for seventy.
seven years. The bird. more wonderful
for variety of speech than for her age
learning everythingand forgetting moth
ing, accomplished alike in the Welsh
tongue and the English, born in Africa
living more than three-quarters of q
century in Europe, and dying in Amer
lea, might have been alive now, but fol
heedlessness. In 1867 she had certain
ly approached, if not reached anc
passed, her one hundredth year. Upor
a severely cold night in December O
that year, she was sent from New YORK
to Washington, and persisted by tn,
way. She was in perfect health, hac
never known a day of sickness, showed
no decrepitude, enjoyed life to the ut
most, demanded no allowance or con
cessions on the score of advanced years
and might, but for an exposure to tn
rigor of an unaccustomed climate, hav
been alive to-day.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-03-21
A Kentucky Romance.
From the Paducah Kentuckian, March 3


At the breaking out of the recent war
between the North and South, patri-
otto Southerner, native of Galloway
county-whom we shall call Brown
enlisted in the Confederate army and
fought valiantly for the cause. He left
a wife and family at home, with whom
he had been in regular correspondence
up to the battle OF Pea Ridge, at which
place he was taken prisoner and sent to
Northern prison, where he remained
several years without exchange, suffer
ing greatly from disease. In order to
get out Of prison, he accepted propo-
sition to enlist in the Federal army and
90 out to the frontier to fight the III
dians Before getting to the frontier
he deserted, was caught, tried, and. SEN
fenced to be shot, but his sentence Ass
committed to some other punishment,
and he proceeded to the frontier, where,
in the course of events, he was captured
by the Indians, and has been prisoner
in their hands ever since, until he made
his escape some two months ago.
During all this time (some seven or
eight years. he had no opportunity for
corresponding with his wife, and she,
| hearing no tidings of him, supposed
that he was dead. About six weeks ago
she married very worthy man, who
lives in the region Of Grassland, but the
honeymoon was scarcely over when the
"originaln husband turns up in the
neighborhood. Like good, clever fell
low, he sent his wife word that he did
not wish in any manner to disturb her
new married relations, but as she had
seen proper to marry again, he wanted
| his children.
She refused to give up the children,
but after advising with her friends, who
| told her that he could recover posses
sion Of the children by law, she told
him if he took the children he'd have
to take her. This he agreed to, and in
twinkling the matter was arranged,
he became possessor of his own family,
and is now in far off California, enjoy
ing his second honeymoon. The hus-
band of a few weeks is under the i'm
preston that
Women are all feeting show.
For mans delusion given"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-03-21
A Dinner in the Hebrides.

When johnson and Boswell were
travelling in the Hebrides in cold and
wet weather, to secure dinner was an
important object to both. Accordingly,
one day Boswell went forward to order
as good dinner as could be had at the
next inn at which they should arrive,
and johnson followed slowly behind.
The Doctor ordered him to get roast
leg of mutton, if possible, but to be
sure not to forget to order a pudding
with it. Boswell was fortunate enough
to secure both, and the dinner was in
preparation when johnson arrived. AS
the weather was cold and wet, he went
! at once into the kitchen to warm him
self by good fire. There he found the
leg OF mutton roasting; but, to ais in
tense horror and disgust, little boy
who was basting it kept scratching his
| head directly over it, with visible
| transfer of live stock. johnson was too
disguised to think of eating any of the
joint himself, but he said nothing to his
| companion, being unwilling to deprive
him of his dinner. When the dinner
| was served, Boswell was mortified to
find that the Doctor would eat none of
the leg of mutton, which he had ex-
pressly ordered. "No," he said, "net
to-day; intend to make my dinner of
the pudding" Accordingly he eat
heartily of the pudding, while Boswell
did ample justice to both dishes. In
the afternoon johnson told him why he
could not bring himself to eat the NUT
ton, and Boswell in rage went into the
kitchen to look for the unlucky boy
When he met with him ne said: " You
young rascal, why didn't you put your
cap on when you were basting the leg
of mutton ~ The poor boy cried and
blubbered out, because mother took
my cap to boil the pudding in" Sc
Boswell fastened to tell this to johnson
and triumphed in his turn. The story
however, tells too much against Boswell
to have been admitted int his "Life o
Johnson" or his Tour in the Hebri
des."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-03-21
Boy Smokers.

We clip the following from a Louis
vile exchange: "Here and there about
the street corners, and around the
doors of places of amusement, you will
see lot of urchins, some of them de-
Gently clad and presenting respecta-
BILE appearance, who are engaged in as
sorting their manhood by putting away
at execrable cigars. 1t is fair to pre-
sumo that their anxious mammas are
not aware Of the foul habits their dar-
ling boys pick up and practice outside
of the parental roof !; but for their
benefit they should know that French
physician has Investigated the effect of
smoking on thirty-eight boys, between
the ages of nine and fifteen, who were
addicted to the habit. Twenty-seven
presented distinct symptoms of nicotine
poison. In twenty-five there were seri-
GUS disorders of circulation, indiges-
ton, dizziness of intellect, and a
marked appetite for strong drinks
also in three there was heart affec-
ton; in eight decided deterioration OF
blood; in twelve there was frequent
| epistaIis; ten had disturbed sleep, and
four had liberation of the mouth. II
| IS easy, then, to see howFth ranks Of
the drunkards and dissolute mer
about town are recruited, when there
are SO many boys in training for de
llrlum tremens and the horrors of dissi
patton
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-03-21
Floods in the Missouri River.

The inhabitants of the towns situated
on the banks of the Missouri River are
just now in a painful state of excite
ment, over the prospect of disastrous
floods during the spring. Indeed in
the breaking up of ice in the Platte,
they have already had a foretaste of
what is coming. A telegram from St.
Joseph, Mo-, published few DAYS ago,
announced that the river at that point
had risen to more than four feet above
its greatest height at this season. The
result was that the bridges were carried
away, and great deal Of damage done
to property. Serious floods have occur
red in the Missouri River at intervals
since 1888. In 1885, Beck's history in
forms us that the waters rose thirty
feet above the ordinary level, and in its
flow through the States of Missouri and
Illinois, submerged about seven hun
dred square miles of the best farms in
the world. The aggregate loss reached
several millions of dollars, and created
much suffering. The greater portion of
a convent at Kaskaskia was swept away.
The waters continued so high that a
steamboat had to be chartered to con-
vey the nuns and their pupils to st.
Louis. In 1911 and 1912 there were
heavy floods also, although none of them
could be compared to that Of 1855, from
which period there was really no over
flow of great magnitude until the
month of June, 1874. The fall of snow
on the mountains during that year was
heavy enough to have produced great
flood of itself but before the thaw had
properly set in, there was a downpour
of rain in Kansas and Western Missouri,
which continued steadily for thirty days,
swelling the river to Amazonian proper
tions, and carrying death and destruc
ton for hundreds of miles. In 1869
there was another great food, but it
came so soon after a dry season that
very little damage was done. This year
the snowf fall has been as great, if not
greater than it was in 1874. There is
also more ice in the tributary streams,
and when the thaw begins in good
earnest, there is reason to fear that the
flood will be larger, and the destruction
more general than at any period since
1855.