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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-07-15
COMMUNICATED
The Highest Bidder Wins ]

The Legislature passed an act making
an appropriation of eighteen thousand dol
lars, for the erection Of bridge across the
mouth of the Juniata River, to be borne
jointly by Dauphin and Perry county.
Now that the Bridge has been let for the
full amount of the appropriation, we as
tax payer, desire to know the manner and
the means of said letting. Duncan's Is
land was the place advertised at which the
letting was to take place, but the Com
missioners, and their retinue, clerks, sc.
hied them away to Harrisburg, as they
said for the purpose of searching for per-
son who made a bid, but was not on the
ground.
This is only one of the strange features
of this strange affair The whole matter
is slightly obscured. Now we desire to
know ii this was Ring affair? and if so
who received the consideration?
That there were other responsible bid
ders is not doubted for moment. Bidders
too within few dollars of $4,000. To
bias Bichel's bid was for SIT, j. r.
Dunbar & Co., $17, $500. The Iron
Bridge Co.$17 10000. II. Heikel, $17, 700
All these bids were made by RESPONSE
BILE parties. One of the flimsy pretexts as
given by the parties connected with this
questionable transaction is that Christian
agreed to exonerate the Commissioners
from any trouble in regard to the stone.
Forsooth, as if they should have any trou-
BILE after the bridge was let. For was not
$l0,OOO the maximum amount that could
be expended under the appropriation, and
then why be troubled with the stone, for
the erection of the piers. Mr.. Wister re-
leased the right of way, and all difficulty
was avoided in this direction. There are
more facts connected with this transaction
but we forbear at present, and would be
pleased 60 have some official connected
with the Court House of either county to
rise and explain. We understand that the
Commissioners of Dauphin county receive
$1,000 per annum compensation for their
services, and are not allowed anything for
incidentals This is right and proper and
should be so in this county. The county's
indebtedness being something like forty
thousand dollars, we are jealous of, and de-
sire to know how our money is expended.
How it comes that bridges are let to the
highest bidder, when there are other bid
ders equally responsible. These little in
accuracies should be explained away il
possible by the officials. OF our right to
be informed, we hope none of the aforesaid
officials will question, and as a right we
demand it.
We also demand an investigation, and
the exposure of any person guilty of ir-
regularities, be they Commissioners, clerks,
or anybody else connected with matter
that is of SO much Importance to the people
we would also like to know if there is any
thing in the law prohibiting Commission.
er from being superintendent of the work
after insisting in an eloquent speech, that
the highest bidder should have the bridge
to build? INQUIRER
July 0, 1878.
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For the Bloomfield Times.
absent Minded.
BLAIN, JnlY 2, 1979.

BLAIN, July Z, 1878.
Mr.. Editor. There is man near this
town 30 absent minded, that when he goes
to town on horseback, he forgets all about
his horse and walks home without him, and
only remembers of having ridden 10 town
when he reaches home and prepares to re-
tire. He is cutting wheat now, and he
sometimes foreets that the reaper runs by
horse power, and when he goes out TO cut
wheat in the morning and wants TO start
he finds there Is Emo go" in it because he
has forgotten his horses. He Is wishing
the reaper would run by steam, so that
IL would require no horses That fellow
ought not to have horse.
a .Hl-'n JACKSON CoRnEsroApENT,
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Duncan's Island Bridge. : The recent
bridge letting across the Juniata, appears
to have stirred up the bile of some parties.
There do seem to be some things that
need some explanation, but we suppose
the officials interested can easily show that
everything was regular. The people have
right to know why larger sum is paid,
if responsible party offered to perform
the work for less money.
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DmArErs.

FRITz-0n Thursday, July 10th, 1873, at
Mt. Joy, Lancaster county, Pa, Benjamin ].
Fritz, infant son Of Geo. w. and Ada Fritz,
aged year, IL months and 8 days.
DUNBAR--On Monday, July 7th, 1878, at
Port Royal, Juniata county, Pa, Frank @.
Dunbar, Infant SON Of John and Ella Dunbar,
aged years and months.
Suffer little children to come unto me and
forbid them not, for Of such is the Kingdom oi
Heaven"
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AGENTS WANTED.

In every county of each State, for new Ma
tlonal Book. (rHE LIVES AND PORTRAITS
OF THE PRESIDENTS) with fac simie copy of
the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution
Of the United States, and Washington's Farewell
and Terms address Johnson Wilson & Co.. 27
Beekman Street, N. Y. q Ia limo
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A pMINIsTRAT0R's NOTICE. = Notice IL
"a hereby given, that Letters Of ADMINISTRATION
roll township, Perry county, Pa, deceased, have
been granted 70 the subscriber residing In Said
township. AN persons indebted to said estate are
requested TO make immediate payment and those
having claims, will present them duly authentl-
'-''1 " '''''si. MARGARET FLRMmINo.
July IS, ls7s-st AdmlnistTstiix.
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Died In the Cars.-A gentleman named
j. B. Penfeld, died on Tuesday morning
in one of the palace cars attached to the
fast line going east, just as the train was
entering Harrisburg He had returned to
his berth, after temporary absence when
he was taken with spasms. On the arrival
at Harrisburg, an inquest was held, and a
verdict of died from apoplexy was rendered.
The deceased was resident of Oswego, N.
Y. and with his family, was on his way
home from visit to California.
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Swallowed Needle.-A little girl, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Peter Stouffer, of this borough,
swallowed needle which she was holding
in her mouth, on Saturday evening. 1t
lodged in her throat, but the physician be-
ing unable to reach it to remove it, he
pushed it down from where it will pass of,
without doing the child any injury.
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DuncannOn, Bloomfield & LOysviIIe r. r.

THIS Company now being duly organized Is
a prepared to receive subscriptions to the Cap
ltal Stock Subscription blanks can be had at the
Perry County Bank, or of either OF the officers of
the Company at Bloomfield, or Of w. II. Swartz,
at Duncann0n. Mr. James Mcllhenny has also
been appointed an Agent for receiving Subscrlp-
ti0ns
The Directors of the Company urge upon the
citizens OF the County, the Importance Of prompt
action so that the work of grading the road can
be commenced this season,
f. MORTIMER President.
q. I. MCINTYRE, WIN. A. SPoNsLER,
Secretary. Treasurer.
Bloomfield, May q, 1873.
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Glass Jars.--The best styles Of Glass
Fruit Jars, at low prices can be had of F.
MORTIMER.
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Attempt to Kill.--Last Saturday evening
week, an irishman by tho name of Nc
.Quean went to his brother-in-law's house,
in Lykens with the avowed purpose of kill
ing him. His sister seeing him coming
closed the door, and fastened it, but as he
tried to break it in, she opened it, and en-
deayored to get him home. While trying
to persuade him to leave, her husband, who
was intoxicated, got out. McQuean saw
him, and threw large stone, which struck
McNailas on the head, and made him furi-
sous, when McNailas stabbed McQuain four
times. Quite an excitement prevailed in
that part of the town for some time. The
police were called, and they soon had Nc
Nailas lodged in the lookup, from where
he was taken to Harrisburg. The injured
man is recovering under the treatment of
DIR. Myers.
Snyder County Ticket.-The following
is the ticket nominated by the Republicans
of Snyder county
For Senator--Dr. B. f. Wagenseller, of
Selinsgrove, subject to decision of District
fCOnference. .t
For Assembly-G. Alfred Schoch, Of
MiddIeburg, subject to the decision of Dis
trict Conference.
For Associate Judge-Benjami L. Rau-
denbush, of Beaver Springs.
Prothonotary-Jeremiah Grouse, Of Mid
dleburg.
For Register and Recorder--James NJ.
Vanzandt, Of Middleburg
For District Attorney-L. n Myers, of
Middleburg.
For commissioner--Joe Row, of Middle
creek township.
For Treasurer Geo. w. Row, Of Mon
roe township.
For Jury Commissioners g. Helfricb,
of w. Beaver township.
For Auditor---Jeifcrson Hall, Of Selins-
grove.
Sugars.-Now is the time to buy your
Sugars for preserving. Prices are lower
than they have been for ten years. Call Of
f. MoRrDdNn's, and examine the quality
and hear the prices.
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County Price Current.

NEWPORT MARKETS..
[Corrected Weekly by Rough, Snyder & Col
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Suffocated.- Thursday night man
named Perry Nipple, was found dead in the
filters room at the Newport Furnace.
From the position in which the body was
found, it is supposed he was overcome by
the gas, and fell with his neck across a
bench which strangled him, and caused his
death. An inquest was held by Squire
zinn, and the jury rendered the stereotype
form of verdict, viz. "The deceased
came to his death from cause to the jury
unknown" The deceased was from Mari
eta, to which place the body was removed.
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FATALLY Burned.--Between 4 and !

Fatally Burned.--Between and 5
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon an accident
happened to child of Frank Rohm's, in
Centre twp, which proved fatal. The
mother had gone out for water leaving a
little girl aged about years in the room
alone. On her return from the spring, she
found that the clothes of the child had
taken fire, and before the flames could be
extinguished the flesh on her arms and
stomach was burned to crisp. Aid was
at once sent for, but in about three quar-
ters of an hour and before medical help
could be obtained, death came to the relief
of the little sufferer.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12
WHOLE NO. 92S

A DESPERATE VENTURE.-We wagered a
small sum with friend once that he could not
get out of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York,
without being forced to fee the waiter. He
was a plucky fellow. He had behaved hand
somely under fire in the field, and passed with
credit from under all sorts of social batteries
in the battle of life We watched him closely.
He marched from his room, valse in hand,
and began his descent Of the grand stairway,
scorning to take advantage of the elevator.
He passed servants cycling him as if he was a
sneak thief as he was His first skirmish
came off in the hall opposite the dining room,
aud our friend proved the victor The last
fight was trying Directly facing him is that
heavy battery of clerks, whose diamond shirt
fronts, shining hair, stunning clothes, and ele-
waited manners so oppress poor humanity.
We saw our friend draw deep breath and
begin the descent. He took the fire of lofty
contempt from the clerk battery, and turning
to the left encountered a heavy reserve of
whisk brooms. These charged on him in pla-
toon; while one detachment attacked his bag
| gage, another assaulted him on flank and rear
with whisk brooms. He fought through gal
lantly. He had nearly reached the entrance
when huge African bore down upon his
right, and the two passed out struggling tor
the valise Victory hung doubtful, when, un-
fortunately for our gallant friend, two ladies OF
his acquaintance, who happened to be passing,
paused to bid him farewell. This was fatal
He relinquished his valise, bowed to his friends
was thrust into hack, aud meekly paid the
African counterfeit fifty cent. fractional cur
rency that he held in reserve in case the wors
came to the worst Washington Star.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

BREECHEs FOR THE TONGs.-The women
have to submit to large share of ridicule for
their folly in dress and when opportunity
offers, it is no less than fair that the sterner
sex should get rap now and then. The larg
limbed, brawny men of the West have little
sympathy with the sybarite followers of fash
ion in the East; and, as an instance, Detroit
man, who had contributed bundle of his cast
off clothing for tao relief OF the victims of the
Minnesota fire, received from one of the suffer
ers the following note:
"The committy man gave me amongst other
things what he called a pare ov pants, and
'twould make me pant sure to wear EN-. ltound
your name an where you live on one of the
pokts My wife laffed so when | shoed EN-
to her tina thot she would have conipshun
fit She wants to no if there lives and breathes
a man who has legs no bigger than that. She
sed if there was he orter to be taken up ful
vagrinsy for havin no visible means Of support
| coldent get EN- on my eldest boy, so l used
them for gun-cases. If you hay another pare
to spare my wife wood like to get EN- to hanl
by the side ov the fireplace to keep the tong
in
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12
For the Smyrna Times
A Chinese Dinner in High Life.
Foo Chow, Nov. 81, 1872.


Several years ago, | sent to the Christian
Adrocdte description of Chinese wedding
in high life, A. HOk, of Foo Chow, a wealthy
Mandarin and leading merchant, being the
bridegroom. Yesterday, L attented grand
entertainment, given by him, on the occasion
of the betrothal of his daughter of six years,
to little boy eight years old A number OF
foreign ladies were invited, and six rooms were
elegantly adorned for our entertainment; in
deed, no expense was spared to make the
whole affair as imposing as possible. 1t would
be useless to attempt full description OF the
festive scene the ornaments, flowers, musi-
clans, land such music y the jugglers, the
many brilliant lanterns and chandeliers, the eX-
quisitely dressed official ladies-many of them
carrying fortunes in their head ornaments
their grace and elegant manners, all united to
dazzle the eyes, and deafen the ears Of the
! beholder.
The musicians played continuously from 4
p. NJ. to | 80 P. NJ, when we left and fans,
with the musical programme printed on them,
were brought to us, in order that each OF US
might select something to be played and sung.
Only those who have lived in China or attend
ed Chinese Theatre in San Francisco, cal
form any idea of the Celestial music, tha
charmed our ears during those seven hours.
The baby bride was handsomely dressed, anC
seemed to enjoy the occasion; her little bride
groom sent her pair of solid gold bracelets
valued at two hundred and seventy dollars
also, bridal suit of red brocade silk, which
to be preserved for the wedding day, sometim
in the years to come, proving the satistactor
E unchangeableness of Chinese fashions.
There was ''tifin, or lunch, at five o'clock
and an overwhelming dinner at P. NJ, serve
) in tiny plates, and eaten from silver cups an
r plates.
Q The bill Of fare consisted of sixteen course
v and sixteen standing dishes, in the followin
r order:
a Standing Dishes -Four kinds of swee
o meats; sweet pickles and cooked cucumber'
q picked cabbage and meat dried waite
# mellon seed and beans quicksilver, gl
q zard, &c. preserved pork and red pepper:
,e little fish, dried duck and beans; ham al
,r mushroom lotus root with mushroom
r. oranges, pumaloes and pears.
st Dishes IN Course Bird s nest soup and !
Q. g9on s eggs; duck feet soup; fish brain sou
er fresh shell fish; fresh water fish, with onion
ne chicken soup; fungus and ham roof of pig
ne mouth rice and vegetables chicken stew al
n bamboo sprouts; sponge cake and fruit pu
he ding; pork soup; pork; fowl cut up; almo
" tea.
did not partake of all these Dishes thou
of like birds nest soup, and can endure shar
he fms We appointed Miss PaysOn, Of
he American Board, faster for the benefit of
ed Mission, and in doing her duty she ate
ed peppers, so disguished that she did not ku
them until she swallowed them.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

House, where military Fair was being held.
Every seat in the house was occupied by ladies
and gentlemen, and as the President entered
in company with the committee and invited
guests, three cheers were given by the gentle
men, and the ladies' waved their hankerhefs.
A number Of young ladies dressed in white
sang an appropriate song, after which they
were introduced to the President. From this
place the President was conducted to the
residence of Joseph c. Grubb, Esq, where he
remained until the midnight train for Wash
ingtOn arrived
The members of the Legislature visited
Wilmington, by invitation Of the Board Of
Education, and previous to the arrival OF
President Grant, they paid a visit to the
public schools and also attended the banquet
given to President Grant.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

ENGLISH RAILROADS Some interesting de-
tails concerning the speed Of railway trains in
Egland have recently been published. The
average rate of speed at which the quickest ex-
press trains travel is 47l miles an hour. But
there are two lines on which this pace is ex-
ceeded The ten o'clock train on the Great
Northern road reaches Peterborough at half
past eleven; the distance is 76i miles, and the
pace 81 miles an hour. The quarter to
twelve train on the Great Western makes the
run to Swindon, 1T miles, without stopping,
and does it in l hour and - minutes, or at
the rate of 53f miles an hour. There are a
number of other roads which make runs at the
rate of from 45 to 50 miles an hour; but
the journey from London to Bath by the
quarter to twelve train is the quickest in the
world The distance is l07 miles, and it is
done in hours ami l3 minutes, including a
stoppage of 10 minutes at SwindOn. The
actual time in travelling is , hours and 3
minutes-something over 50 miles an hour.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

A funny mistake, says the BaVardt Courier,
occurred lately in printing labels for meat
preserving company, whose operations are car
ried on in the Lake country. The printer had
been in the habit OF labelling tins of beef or
mutton, as the case might be, with the words
without bone prominently displayed. The
company having added kidney soup to its
already ample cuisine the new condiment was
duly notified as kidney soup-without bone. !"
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

Do you think l am fool ~ violent man
asked the late Rev Dr. Bethune. Really"
replied the doctor, II would not have ventured
the assertion, but now that you ask my opinion,
must say that am not prepared to deny it."
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

A young couple in Wisconsin were so thor
oughly bent on matrimony that they rode
twenty-three miles in an open wagon when the
mercury stood seventeen degrees below zero to
obtain a certificate. They froze ears, hands
and feet Still they joined their frozen hands.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

"You say" said a Judge to a witness, ''that
the plaintiff resOrted to an ingenious use of
what you mean by that" "Wel," said the
witness, my exact meaning is that he lied"
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

A Danbury man was explaining to his wife,
Sunday morning, how his mother used to cook
batter pitcher. lie is now experimenting with
a new kind of salve-DdnLuy Ne,CS.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

A Chinaman who had become snow blind
while working on the Central Pacific Railway
applied at San Francisco police station for
official permission to have himself shot.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

A country paper in Minnesota wants to know
who Swindled the Indians out of such an iu-
fernal cold country as Minnesota is, and who
deluded the white people into it. -
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12
Notice..
SHOENAKING And REPAIRING.

yffg All persons desiring BOOTS AND SHOES
FWt made or REPAIRED. will do we'll to call on
Wa~ The subscriber RT All work done Promptly,
Neatly, and at Low rates Shop in Lurty's Lane. IN
janastw LEWIS HAYDEN.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

The ST. Louis Democrat slys that "the
actual cost of sewing machine that retails for
$50 will not exceed $S--the rest goes to pay
for patents and close corporations" t
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

The laws of Iowa are now amended so.that
wife can accumulate and hold Just as much
property, as her husband, if she has the energy
and brains and feels like doing so.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

A st. Louis paper laments because of the
prevalence of the idea that it is more genteel
to sell shoes for $40 a week than to make
them for SOS.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

"Mush and milk festivals are taking the
place of church fairs, &c, at Waukegan, ILL.,,
and other towns throughout the State. =.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12
For Rent-

STORE HOUSE, on Commerce Street, recently oc
cnpied by n. III. Jacobs. 3 doors below the eofner
We'll adapted for Dry Goods and Groceries,
laai7tf EDWARD WARD.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

Two men in Brazil, Indiana, lately signed q
contract in blood never to taste liquor again.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

The test OF Mans honesty is in the sacri-
fees he will make to preserve it.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

[GENERAL NATURE-No. ISL
An Act to revise consolidate the statutes relating
to the POstOHce Department,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-10-18
ORWELL ,rEus.

Orwell shows some signs OF animation and
growth. There are three new dwellings in the
course Of erection and early completion, near
the cenIer Of the village ibnt ol Mr. McMa-
han, that of &. H. Stone. on the station road,
and thei Of Mr. Harvey Sage.
The merchants seem TO be- doing fair bust.
ness. Graham makes sure Of his share while
his opposite ncipbLor, Rowley, shows a pretty
steady run Of customers, and Snow ard Philips
give indubiiable evidence that trade Is healthy
and prosperous.
MR. r. G.. NEWELL, Of Orwell, is confined
to his room with disease Of the liver. and from
tile torpid character Of the disease, and the
length Of time II has been coming on, IL Is APP
pretended that 1t may he slow In yielding to
treatment.
Orwell has accomplished one good work,
and that Is In grayeling the road TO The station.
II Is, howeYu, pity that the enterprise had
not bottom enough iOs.e the end OF the Job.
The clay soil common to that locality is not
favorable to good roads except in summer.
The Post Office gives evidence of the in
creasing business Of the place. Something
over $50 letters were mailed on Monday last
and the amount of money orders issued
ranges between four and five thousand dollars
a quarter The business in The line of money
orders has been growing since lis establish
ment as a money order Office in August, 1871
p. NJ STONE makes himself accommodating
and Is popular with the patrons of the Office
not only but with the community.