The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-03-11
Miscellaneous News Items.

for peaceful person to reside in. They
have passed law there against carrying
concealed weapons, and the impudent bra
vos wear their pistols in strap outside
their clothing. We have also report of
the cheerful feats of Sam Sharp of Sharp
county, described as noted militia cap
tain. Samuel went to a neighbours yard
and shot some of his dogs; and when the
owner expostulated, began to shoot at him
also. This was more than the neighbor
could stand, and SO he put couple of
charges of buckshot into Samuels head, and
he will now no more shoot either dogs or
men.
eg- Very remarkable old lady, Mrs. Mary
Sansfrason of Van Buren, Me-, is, for be-
sides being 97 years of age, she has had Is
children. She had husband once, who,
to say the least, was not affectionate, for
he tried several times to kill her-once by
firing piece of felled tree where she was
then by pouring melted lead into her ear (;
then by an energetic effort to drown her.
At last this devoted husband fell from n
boat and was himself drowned. Afterwards
the house in which the widow was, took
fire, and she only escaped death by jump
ing from window. Fate must have form
ed more fixed resolution than common,
that this dame should die in her bed.
Gy- Henry b. Colson is citizen of
Portsmouth, N. H., and for some weeks he
has been missing. Some thought him
murdered others favored abduction still |
others thought that he had absconded.-
When suddenly he came back he was eagerly
asked where he had been and why he left.
To this he merely answered, "Darned if l
know" 1t is one of the most mysterious
cases we ever heard of,
tB- A miners drill fourteen feet long
and an inch in diameter, fell from the
mouth of the shaft of the Watson's coal
company's bank, in Iowa, and struck
Benjamin Couch, 1913 feet below, in the
back at the right of the spine, just above
the hips, passing through his body, and
coming out near the rectum. The drill
was withdrawn by fellow-workman, at
Couchs request. The sufferer will proba-
bly, recover.
~ Springfield, Mass, has young wild.
ow, gay and fascinating, but just now un.
certain of the effect of her charms upon a
young gentleman of her acquaintance -
She could not remain in suspense, and will
strategy worthy Of the cause, procured the
insertion of a notice of her death in the
papers, hoping by this means to ascertain
whether that particular yonng man carec
for her. He did not attend the funeral, ant
she is in the dark still.
cB- The Pittsfeld, Mass, chief of police
has received letter which asks him t,
look for runaway man who has a "blacl
mustash about five fete and tene inches in
hite with velvet cott." 1t ought not to b'
difficult to detect man carrying nous
tache of such extraordinary height, how
ever much he may try to cover it with hi
velvet coat.
, Liverpool, March "a terrible disaste
} occurred on Saturday in the river Mersey
: involving serious loss of life. The shil
: Chacabuco, from San Francisco, collidet
with the Dublin steamer Torch, which hao
just left port. The vessel struck with grea
,, force, the Chacabuco, sinking almost i'm
mediately. Twenty-Five persons on boart
the ship went down with her, including sew
eral seamen who had embarked on boart
tba xaeeal M Gan Eronoiaco
tY-Mrs. Mary f. Ehrman, residing ol
Second street between State and North
arose early yesterday morning apparentl.
in good health. While enrolling hersel
she was seized with a sudden illness whicl
Frustrated her. and in few minutes sh
wasa corpse Harrisburg State Journal.
, NB-Many villages will suffer in Vermont
! as the supply of wood is effectually cut OF
by the snow. Many farmers are also short
, and some are cutting down shade trees ant
, others burning fence rails. There is fiv
i feet of snow in the woods, with no frost il
the ground.
EB-J. j. Allen, Wayne county, Iowa
pedagogue, was fined $40 and costs, th
other day, for attempting to enforce in
struction by the application of hickor.
gad upon the back Of young lady sixteel
years of age.
gB- Gerry L. Taylor lawyer Of Tren
ton, New Jersey, was convicted last weel
of taking Illegal pension fees from sol
: dier's widow, and was sentenced to vi,
months hard labor in the state prison.