The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-09-15
Miscellaneous News Items.


EB- At New Haven Conn, on the 7th
inst, the barn owned by Frederick Fegt-
mire was burned. HRs two sons, aged re-
spectively six and three years, who were
playing in the hay loft, were burned to
death.
"a" When they tried TO force Miss Gay,
of Independence, Mo-, into marriage
against her will, she kicked the minister's S
hat of, knocked the young man down,
and rode off on mule with one foot on
each side of him.
cB- John Wells, aged forty eight, killed
Frederick Franks, aged seventy, near West
Brookville, Sullivan county, on the 7th
inst, in an alteration about rent Wells
having been tenant of the deceased. The
murderer was arrested.
CB- Great excitement has resulted at
Warminster, Bucks county, from the elope-
ment of beautiful white girl aged eighteen
years, named Annie Thompson, respecta-
bly, connected, with y negroe called Joe
Palmer. The affair has stricken down the
parents Of the girl with grief.
G5g- Snook's boy heard him say the other
day that there was money in hens, and he
proceeded to investigate the old mans poul-
try yard. He had gone through dozen fine
specimens when the old gent descended up
on him, and the boy now wonders if there's
a balm in Gilead.
az Since the murder of Joy, the mail
route agent on the Alabama and Chat
tanoOga railroad, several route agents in
the south have shown considerable alarm
and are asking leave of absence from the
post Office department, and some even de-
cline to run longer on their routes.
G3- Several days ago Mr.. Potter of
Amsterdam, N. Y, returned to his house
after short absence and was met by his
little girl, who said she did not like to stay
with her mother, because she looked SO
white. Mr.. Potter, on entering the house,
found the lifeless remains of his wife, who
had expired from heart disease.
GSg- There is great fears of water
famine in Philadelphia. The chief en-
gineer of the water department has issued
a circular requesting economy on the part
of the citizens in the use of water. Foun-
tains have been stopped, and licenses for
water carts to sprinkle the streets have
been revoked. No fire plugs are open un-
less in case Of fire.
eB- Commend us TO Mrs. Hurtel, of
Ralston, Pa She caught a thief in her bed
room last week, collared him, and shook him
up so industriously that his hat fell off. Out
of his hat fell her pocket book which he had
secreted. The brave lady in picking up
her pocket book was incautions enough to
let go of her thief who did not wait to re-
cover his hat nor make even the most lin
tied inquiry as to what direction he should
take.
GB- There is gill at Nashua, N. H.,
who was SO scalded, when very young, that
her countenance is perfectly hideous. She
went upon the street, the other day, and SO
revolving was her appearance that several
ladies tainted at the sight of her. A
call is now made upon the authorities to
forbid her going into public places. She
onco lived at Lowell, Mass, where the city
was obliged to take this course,
GB- On Sunday week at Newton Ham
iltop, character was noticed with sus-
picious looking hand satchel, Upon being
questioned, incidentally, by an officer, as tC
what were the contents of the satchel, he
answered washing machines" The Off
Ger remarked that they must be small, and
the "agent" asked him behind a tent
to "look at them.'' The officer went ant
after perceiving number Of TASKS Of fire
water told the man ne was his prisoner, ant
marched him to headquarters.