The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-06-30
Brief Items.


Centre twp.,up to Madison twp, was great
ly refreshed by a rain on Saturday last.
On Saturday the corner stone of new
Lutheran church was laid at Newport,
with the usual appropriate ceremonies.
Cherries are ripening this year at about
half size, owing to the dry weather, but
the price asked for them is large enough
to make up for any other deficiency
A few days since Gov. Hartranft was Bit
ten by dog while passing through his sta
BILE. The dog is not supposed to be mad,
but no doubt the Governor was
The manuscript stories entitled, "The
Broken Engagement and "John Lane"
are declined. "The Lawyers story is ac-
cepted.
The Fast Line East which for a few
weeks past has stopped at Newport when
signalled has had its time again changed,
and no longer stops at Newport Station.
< Charles Smith, son of Mr.. Henry D.
on Saturday week, and badly injured in
the face.
The pastoral relation existing between
| the Presbyterian church of Shippensbnrg
and Rev. DR.. Taylor, was dissolved by
Presbytery, which met at Harrisburg re-
Gently.
Further communications on "The Snap
per" would be tiresome to most of our
readers, and for that reason we cannot
| publish two articles received on that sub
ject.
A silver pitcher and two goblets were
presented as tribute of respect to w. H.
Dill, A. M, Principal of the Freeburg Acad-
emy, by the students attending school last
! Quarter.
The Harrisburg Patriot of last We'd
nesday says Last evening country lass of
passablc appearance mistook Market ST.,
drug store for the post Office, and accosting
the young, handsome and obliging clerk
asked for stamp to Newport, Perry CO.
A little six-year-old son of ex-Sheriff Mil
Ter, of Newport, has correct idea of the
power Of printers ink. He lost his pocket
book on Saturday, containing ten cents,
and was very anxious to have the matter
noticed in the TIMES. We have no doubt
now but what it will be found.
DIR. William johnson, formerly a resident
of this county, died at Mechanicsburg last
week. The doctor was one of the oldest
Masons in the state, and his remains were
buried by the Masonic fraternity at the red
hill graveyard near Newport, on Friday
last.
| %Never was rain needed any worse than it
now is here. The last rain we had that
was sufficient to lay the dust was on the
Goth of May. Splendid showers seem to
have fallen in many parts of the surround
ing country but this valley has missed them
all.
"Well," said an old gentleman, the other
day, 81 have been forty-seven years in the
business, and can say what very few can
after such experience in all that time my
friend, / never disappointed but one single
creditor"
"Bless me what an example for our
young mercantile community % replied the
person addressed. What a pity that one
time occurred How was it9'
"Why," replied the old gentleman, "I
paid the debt when it become due, and l
never ia all my life saw man so astonish-
ed p
We occasionally get astonished in the
same way, but the instances are very rare.
BY the way, can any body tell US the diff
ference between liar and a man who
makes promises he does not keep.
Prof. Jas. A. Stephens, principal OF
Huntingdon Aoadamy, who was attacked
with severe hcmorrhage, last week, is
again ON his pins, though quite weak. In
consequence of the hemorrhage alluded
to, "teaching young ideas how to shoot "
viii not be resumed until September first.
Mr.. 8. has secured the services of the en-
II. IL q.
weeks ago, and finds him treasure. He
is graduate of university at Bonn, on the
Rhine, Germany, and is better authority
on vast collection of historical, musical,
scientific and other data than many books
on those subjects. Providence permitting
he will hereafter assist in teaching at the
new academy. Huntingdon Monitor.