The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-12-16
CumberIand County. = From the Cum
berland county papers of last week. we

Cumberland County. - From the Cum
berland county papers of last week, we
copy the following, l5'tfN 3
Recently some william entered the barn
of Mr.. James Mccormick, near Shippens-
burg, and cut the tail off one Of his best
steers. aaIttt.
A woman named Mrs. Margaret Gates,
who resided with her husband, about two
miles East of Churchtown, committed
suicide on Sunday morning of last week,
while laboring under temporary alteration
of the mind. tT
Two large hogs belonging to Mr.. George
Sheaffer of Carlisle, took sick and died in
a short time week before last.
On Thursday last fine large hog belong
ing to Adam Fredericks sickened and died.
All of these hogs were in good order for
slaughtering. No cause can be assigned
for the singular death of the above porkers.
One day last week while Mr.. H. Heysin-
ger, jeweer, was proceeding through John
ston Moore's park to his residence, for the
purpose of repairing clock, he was at
tackled by large deer, and had it not been
for the timely arrival of Mr.. Moore, who
dispatched the animal by cutting its throat
might have sustained serious, If not fatal
injuries. Mr.. Moore has number of these
animals running loose about his premises
On Thursday night last Mr.. b. X. Span
gler, who resides ON South West street,
Carlisle, together with his family, came
very near being suffocated by gas from a
coal stove in the following manner In one
of the rooms on the first floor is stove,
the heat-pipe of which connects with the
sleeping apartments on the second f1oor
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had retired for the night the register was
opened to allow sufficient heat in the rooms
to make them comfortable. Sometime
during the night Mr.. Mr.Spangler was awaken
ed by one of his children making queer
noise, and found himself and the remainder
of his family almost smothered. Fortu-
nately Mr.. s. had sufficient strength left
him to reach the front door of the house
and call for help. His brother who resides
in the house adjoining, on hearing his cries
Immediately proceeded to the assistance of
the others, and found the sleeping apart
ments entirely impregnated with coal
gas, and the inmates almost suffocated. A
physician was procured who administered
the necessary medical restoratives and in a
short time the sufferers had almost entirely
recovered. This was most fortunate es-
cape from death, and should serve as warn
ing to others to see that their stoves are
properly adjusted before they retire for the
night.
Another family named CRUDE, residing
in South Middleton township narrowly es-
capped death from the same cause as the
above.
Juniata COunty.-From the Mifflintowr
papers of last week we copy the follow
ing:
On last Thursday John Kerlin, an aged
citizen of Patterson, while passing through
his yard, missed his footing, which caused
the breaking or rupturing of an internal
blood vessel, from which he bled to death
in about an hour.
Some days ago boy attending school
at Fair View, Fayette township, carried a
loaded pistol with him into the school
room. While handling it there it was
discharged. The contents of the concern
passed between the heads of two children
that sat in 'front.'
The Rev. s. w. Seibert, who was ap
pointed Missionary along the Juniata river,
last Spring, by the Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Evangelical Association,
is at present holding a series of meetings
in the school house, in Patterson. The
altar is nightly crowded with penitents,
and up to this writing upwards of twenty
: persons, according to their profession, have
found peace by believing in Jesus.
We learn that our friend d. Port Beale
last week shipped from Philadelphia to
this county, brown mare that trotted hei
mile in 2:42, and in day Or two after her
arrival in Tuscarora Valley, she died OF
lock-jaw.