The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-08-11
Miscellaneous News Items.


which did not belong to him, and took
along the hired girl to comfort his old age.
az Ferdinand Hammell was found in
cemetery near Jersey City, trying to bury
himself in an open grave. When remon-
strated with he insisted that the grave had
been prepared for him, and he would be
buried whether or no.
EB- Aaron w. Hanes, of Yorktown,
some time since possessed remarkable
hen. The fowl did not lay and was very
large and ungainly in shape. On being
killed ten full sized ordinary bar6-shelled
eggs were found in the body of the hen.
GB- North Platte, Neb., was once a
virtuous and happy town not a swear was
ever heard there, and the people just spent
their time in preparing for Heaven. Now
all is changed. In an evil moment brass
band was organized.
Gg- Near Chelsea, Ind, few days ago,
man was trying to scare his nephew into
being "good" by wrapping sheet about
him and coming towards the boy with a
gun. In going through door the gun
was exploded, charge of buckshot going
into the boys abdomen, killing him in
stantly.
e5y- A gentleman at Troy recently at
tended the funeral of deceased relative.-
Just as the coffin was about to be lowered
in the grave he stepped out from the crowd
of mourners, deliberately opened pen
knife, clipped q splinter from the rough
pine box in which the coffin was encased,
and cooly proceeded to whittle out tooth
pick.
GsB- Mr.. Ephraim Ganser an ostler, at a
hotel in Boylestown, Berks CO., lost or mis-
laid pocket book containing about $40O,
in the barn, about four years ago. A short
time ago lad was engaged in cleaning a
box in a horse stable in which he found
the pocket book with the $400, all in good
condition. The money was sent to Mr..
Ganser, now residing in Reading.
Cy- While E. J. Thompson, of Plym-
outh Hill, Conn, was returning from VOL
cottville, the other evening, he saw ball
of fire fall and strike the ground, and
bounding along finally go out. He found
it to be a large, round stone, weighing
about fifteen pounds, Carried it home and
discovered that it was composed of differ
ent kinds of stones, of various colors, and
looked as if it had been melted in hot
fire.
G3- Joseph Taylor, laborer living near
Trenton, went home on Thursday evening
under the influence of liquor. He took his
four children into an outbuilding and, after
seating himself, he cut his throat from ear
deep enough to produce instant death, and
the children ran terrified into the house
and gave the alarm. He died tho next
morning. This was the fourth attempt he
had made upon his life, each one being
produced by excessive drink.
cB- A short time since an engine on the
New Jersey Midland rail road had been
fitted up with smoke-burning arrange
ment in the fire box. On one of the early
trips of the engine, as the fireman opened
the furnace door to throw in shovelful of
coal, the gas burst out with such volume
and force as to throw him entirely off the
engine. In falling he struck on his head
in culvert and was killed. Another fire
man was put on in his place, and in short
time he had his face badly burned. One
would suppose it would now be rather
difficult to find fireman for that engine.
GB" One night recently, Mr.. Gibson Tay-
lor, of Davies county, KY, was called out
of bed by seven or eight men, who demand
ed bacon of him, saying they would not
steal, and had no employment, money, food
for their families, or credit, and were al
most starving. After peremptory de-
mand for meat, Mr.. Taylor gave up the
keys of the meat house. The parties took
but small quantity, declaring they only
wanted enough to drive starvation from
their doors, and again locked the house and
left the premises.
CB- Otto Waltersdorff, mill proprietor
in Spring Lake., Mich, fell into dis-favol
with his workmen by failing to pay their
wages. They caught him in consultation
with his lawyer, and waited to lynch him
when he came forth. They saw the lawyer
go in and out several times, but they held
to their post until about 3 o'clock in the
morning. Then the lawyer appeared witt
a gorgeously- y-attired female hanging on his
arm. This was Mr. Waltersdorif in dis