The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-12-02

is to pay your small debts. By SO uolnB
the currency is kept in circulation.
Several ladies were baptized by immersion
in Shermans Creek, on Sunday a week.
Rather cool operation now.
The Rev. Selheimer, has appointed a
protracted meeting in the Germany Bethel,
to commence Saturday evening Dec. 9th.
John Crist, of Newport, had his hand
badly injured while coupling cars at Har-
risburg, on Thursday last.
Mr.. r. C. Clark, of Centre twp, on
Wednesday last, shot three wild turkeys
two of them at one shot, the total weight
of the lot being 32 pounds.
Preaching in the Presbyterian Church on
Sunday next, at II a. m, and Z p. m.
Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at
81 p. m.
George Shatto, of Oliver township, a
brakeman on a freight train, had two of
his fingers pinched off while coupling cars
at Miflin, ON Wednesday night.
Mr.. w. r. s. Cook, of Newport was un-
fortunate enough to get toe badly mash
ed while working on his saw mill few
days since.
Good fat beef can be had for six cents
per pound in Carlisle, by whole or half.
Pork is about the same price, and poultry
ranges from seven to nine cents per pound
Johnstown butchers sell pork of the best
quality, cut and delivered, at seven cents I;
beef at seven all around, steaks and roasts
at twelve, says the Voice.
A Clearfeld county Nimrod recently
brought down two deer at a single shot.
He fired into a drove, and the ball passed
through the neck of one, into the heart of
another.
The way they get drinks in Huntingdon,
according to the Globe, is as follows =
"Watch a certain door in this town and if
you hear three raps and scratch you may
be certain that that fellow is "dry."
Mr.. Henry Tressler, of Spring twp, has
bought part of his fathers farm-110 acres
and his brother Thomas w. Tressler,
bought the balance of about 80 acres, price
$40, per acre.
The finest lot of hogs we have had re-
ported this season, was a lot of four, that
were killed by Mr.. Thomas Sutch, of this
borough. The whole weighed few pounds
less than fourteen hundred. That is what
we call nice lot.
Prof Reese, of Philadelphia, reports that
after analysis he has found strychnine in
the stomach of Mrs. Sarah Hess, wife of
DIR. J. Hess of Quincy, Pa, who died sud-
denly in that place few weeks ago, under
suspicious circumstances.
The Carlisle Volunteer says : "The
New Constitution as published in the Vol
urateer, was read with much interest" We
wonder il the Constitution in that paper
was more interesting than in any other.
Mr.. Philip McNemar, of Centre twp,
found fine hog, dead in the pen one day
last week, when he went to feed them.
When fed the time previous the hogs all
appeared as well as usual. This is the third
case of similar trouble among the hogs
we have heard this season.
A very successful protracted meeting has
been held at the Bethel church, in Rye
twp. Besides warming up the old men,
bers, many new members were brought
into the fold.
A hunting party consisting of John and
Samuel Mcbride, John Mckee, James
Ferguson, Davy Clark and Hezekiah Small,
left here for Black Log, last week. They
returned with fine deer, which was shot
by John Mcbride. We return our thanks
for nice saddle of venison.
Harrisburg Liquor seems TO have a bad
effect on some of the newly elected legisla-
tors who were down there last week. They
were probably gauging their capabilities, SO
as to know what amount of the stuff they
can carry at one load.