The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-06-02
Miscellaneous News Items.

GB- Horace Greeley's daughters will be
comfortable. The executors OF the estate
have already put away $125,0O for their
use.
Easton, Pa, May 25.-P. f. Ellenberger
prominent citizen of Easton, fell dead
this afternoon of heart disease He was
member of the State Legislature during the
session of 1862. He was fifty-seven years
old.
GB A Boston target company, composed
of twelve young ladies, went to Dorchester
Heights on an excursion, the other day.
Their shooting was good, as usual and a
gold medal was awarded Miss Lizzie Flynn
for hitting young spoony in the leg, so
that he had to go home to his mother.
Baltimore, May 26.-During the prev
alence of the hail and rain storm yesterday
afternoon, barn on the farm of Mr.. Geo.
Ellis, few miles from this city was blown
down. Mr.. Ellis, aged 40, and his daugh-
ter Mary, aged 1S, who were in the barn at
the time were both killed, being terribly
crushed and mangled by the falling tim
bers.
Philadelphia, May 25.--A furious thun-
derstorm broke over tho city this afternoon
accompanied with vivid lightning. Large
crowds of Germans deceived by previous
sunshine, had gathered in their usual out
of-town resorts to celebrate Whit Monday,
and were rendered most unhappy by the
drenching storm, causing hasty retreat to
their homes. The streets in the city were
flooded.
a5S- In Boston Baptist church, on a re-
cent Sunday morning, while the services
were going on, a lady left her pew and
walked up to the platform. The minister,
supposing she had something to communi-
ed the steps, and, with an air worthy of
bishop, laid her hands ON the head of the
astonished minister and retired.
CB- A Philadelphia lady lost thousand
dollar diamond out Of her engagement ring,
and though every means of search was
employed, the case was finally pronounced
hopeless. But, one day, the lady happened
to be brushing the dust out of the trimming
of her street dress, when 10 and behold
there was the lost diamond sparkling in
the insecure crevice of a flounce. 1t had
gone to and fro in streets and shops, and
been brushed and shaken nearly every day.
tB- Mr.. G. Musser, well-to-widower, Of
Decatur county, Illinois, had two grown
up sons. Mrs. Davis, well-to-do widow,
Of Decatur county, Illinois, had two grown
up daughters. The Mussers have just
wiped out the entire Davis family at one
fell swoop, the old man marrying the old
lady, and the two young men marrying
the two girls, and they were all abroad the
other day on grand, consolidated bridal
tour. 1t is seldom that the demon Of mat
rimony sweeps Off whole families in that
way.
gB- Rather funny incident occurred
the other day on the Southwestern Rail
road of Georgia. A man named Wolf, re-
siding at Marshalville, near the railroad
depot, has five tow-headed children. Con-
ductor Dasher had on his train a large
party of Northern excursionists, who were
anxious to see all the curiosities. Near
Marshalvile he told them that there was
man who had five tame wolves, all with
white spot on top of their heads. They
expressed desire to see the strange an
imals, and the conductor said that as the
wolf-tamer lived near, he would wait for
them. They alighted, and Dasher pointed
the way to the house, remarking that as
the old she wolf was an ugly customer, he
would not go with them. Going to the
yard they found Mrs. Wolf, and the chill
dren playing around her They offered to
pay her literally for sight of the FIVE
tame wolves. They were back in time for
] the train.