The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06
Miscellaneous News Items.

VIZ A"o "hIoWaIeT, " MtcnJ BulS haNo
signed an agreement not to trade at any
store that keeps open later than eight
o'clock in the evening. The girls are
friendly to the clerks.
CB- The jury in the case of Maggie
Jordan, charged with assisting in the es-
cape of Sharkey the convicted murderer,
from the Tombs, failed to agree, and we're
discharged.
EB- Robert Collyer of Chicago has
moved his pulpit twenty eight feet forward
right amongst his people. DR.. Harper, of
Philadelphia, has advanced his about six
feet. There is evidently forward move
mOnt on the part of the shepherds.
Ey At New York, on the 31st ult., w.
Robinson was arrested on the charge of
using the mails in swindling the public by
circulars, purporting to be from the firm of
j. Wright & Co., agents for four dollar
Geneva Watches.
| e5Y- A newspaper in Southern California
advises greater cultivation of the fig tree
because the fruit is so good for hog feed.
An acre of figs will fatter more hogs than
an acre of corn. All that is necessary is to
stick fig cutting in the ground, and in
three or five months the plants will bear
fruit-three crops year-and in three years
the tree attains the size of a twelve-year
old apple tree.
CB- One day last week little child of
Mr.. Daniel Smith, who lives at Appletown
on the Harper's Ferry road, accidentally
fell into we'll about 65 feet deep, with 40
feet of water. Fortunately the accident
was discovered at once, and Mr.. James
Summers descended into the well and res
cued the little one from watery grave.
When reached, the child was floating on
top of the water.
n5S- At fire in Elizabeth one man step
ped in front of the stream, of water
thrown by an engine, it striking him
full in the left eye, and telling him to the
ground. He was picked up and carried
to his homo and physicians called. 1t was
feared that he would lose his eye, but the
physicians think that there is hopes that
he may ultimately recover the sight of it.
The blow must have been a fearful one, as
the victim has been delirous ever since.
GEE The Empress of Germany is one of
the most simply dressed of women, except
on occasions of ceremony. Her dry goods
bills are said to be less than the wives of
any of the merchants. She drives out in a
calico Dress And the Princes Bismarck,
fresh and comely, though past sixty, SUI
perintends her farm work, goes about the
house with great bunch of keys at her
girdle, and her house is filled with knitted
quilts and such, the evidence of her skill
and industry.
E3Y- In Philadelphia, on Wednesday
morning baker named Kuhnie was mur-
dered by German in his employ. After
committing the murder the assassin stran-
gled Mrs. Kuhnie, until she was unable
longer to offer resistance and then searched
the premises for money. Having secured
about 500, he made his escape from the
house but was shortly after arrested by
the police and committed for trial. He
acknowledges the deed
eY- The house of J. p. Emmett, at Pei
ham, Westchester county, New York, was
entered at $3.50 A. NJ, on the 23rd inst,
by number of masked men, who awoke
Mr.. Emrot and handcuffed him. They
then went through the house and led his
nephew, sister and servants to his room,
Handwriting the nephew and enjoining ST.
lence on the others. Tho house was then
the front room, but it was not found, and
after trying in vain to break and blow
the safe open, the robbers collected about
$3.50 worth of watches, jewelry, money
and clothing, and left.
EB- They have champion ofice-holder
in Florida. He is thus described by local
paper; When tho Hon. G. Dennis left us
for his Northern trip, to be absent several
months, we lost in him our Senator, county
Commissioner, Board of ofInstruction, Deputy
Marshal, Deputy Sheriff. Deputy County
Clerk, Treasurer of School Funds, Custo-
dian of County Treasurer's books, Senior
Councilman and acting Mayor. Nearly
all public business was suspended until his
return.
GB-At about o'clock last Monday night
twelve masked men entered the house of
William X. Sautter, at West Brighton,
Staten Island, securing three servants, one
man and two females, who were the only
occupants of the house. They ransacl1ed