The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-07-28

The real estate and personal effects of
the Franklin Repository will be offered at
Sheriff's sale on the 7th Of August.
~ Mr.. L. d. Welker, resident of Marys-
vile, employed as brakeman on the N.
@. r. r., was fatally injured on Saturday
week, near Hanover Junction.
%Mr. Zach Rice has lost his pocket book,
and wants it returned, as it contains $3.50,
besides some valuable papers. He will pay
$50 reward for it.
One of our subscribers says if these boys
do not stop growing about the work they
have done, he will tell what che knows
about farming" and put them all to
shame.
IA new school house is to be built in
Oliver township, near the Furnace. Mich.
Hartzel has the contract for $780, He also
has the contract for building an addition to
the school house in Newport for 81, $50.
\ On Saturday, July 18th, Harry, little
son about four years of age, of Jacob
Sheibley, ate large box of Indigo, which
came near proving fatal, but prompt medi-
cal attention saved his life.
< The enterprising propretors of the Ju-
niata Pottery, Messrs. M. & T. Miller,
have placed a very fancy wagon on the
road, for the purpose Of delivering their
ware.
Z Mr.. Toland, the post master at Duncan
non, has for some time been troubled by
chicken thieves. He ended his trouble
a few nights since by the capture of
mink in a trap he had set.
Candidates for the various Offices to be
laH af hn wi oil cIy CHI
around the county in a way that suggests
that the men are hunting the office, and
not the Office the men.
A few days since, Mr.. John Kramer had
a narrow escape from serious injury.
While working in a quarry on the farm of
David Smith, five or six loads of stone fell,
some of them bruising him on the leg.
X,1Ir. Josiah sloop, of Rye twp, has lost
2 COWS and heifer. The animals strayed
away while Mr.. S. was absent harvesting,
and as yet he has no report of their where
abouts. If an honest man has them he
will make known the fact.
NRye township is sadly troubled with
thieves. Not long since they stole all the
meat on the premises of John Frymoyer,
and now to secure the vegetables to eat
with the meat, they, or some other thieves
dug the potatoes from the patch, belonging
to VIM. Seitz, and carried them away.
An adjourned court was held in the
Court House on Monday Of last week. No
business was done except to argue the
mandamus applied for to compel payment
Of a sum claimed by Mr.. Hartzel, for build
ing road in Howe twp. No decision has
yet been rendered.
%On Monday afternoon of last week, son
of Joseph Mutzabaugh, aged six years,
while playing around the Duncannon Blast
Furnace, accidentally fell through event"
of the same, distance of thrty-five feet.
He was terribly bruised, and also sustained
severe internal injuries.
For some time past Mr.. Daniel Howard,
re siding below Newport, has been sorely
afflicted with bunion on one of his feet,
so much so that he was compelled to quit
working at his trade--carpentering. A
few days ago while examining the suppos-
ed bunion, he extracted "catfish stinger"
from his foot, since which he has had much
relief.
/>On Friday last, crock containing cherry
butter standing on the stove in the resi-
dence Of VIM. Lupfer burst with noise as
loud as that made by the discharge of a
gun. Mrs. Lupfer who was stirring it at
the time, was completely covered with the
hot butter, and was somewhat burned on
on the face. The crock was broken into
very small pieces.
Squirrels cannot legally be shot until the
1st of September this year. 1t is rather
singular at what various dates our Legisla-
ture has legalized the shooting of squirrels
within the last 33 years. In 1841 the law
allowed this 0anna IN ha falran from tha
from the 1st of July in 1866, from the
10Th of August; in 1860, from the 1st of
August in 1878, from the 1st of July, and
in 1874, from the 1st Of September.