The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-08
Brief Items.

Cumberland county has thirty-one
criminals in the Eastern Penitentiary.
An Exchange says: Young men at
York while away the quiet hours OF
Sunday playing cards in the cemetery.
1.-The citizens of Little Germany, in
Spring township, are petitioning for the
establishment of post Office at that
locality,
~ Rye twp, will send two thousand tons
of bark to market this spring, and the
farmers in that township complain of
scarcity of help.
Captain James Kacy former resident
of Elliottsburg has been appointed sta
ton agent at the Bird-in-hand Station of
the p. r. II.
A few days ago stallion owned by
ed out of barn through a door in the
overshot, killing himself by the fall.
= Our Band is now improving rapidly.
On Saturday evening it discoursed
some most excellent new music, which
was listened to with much satisfaction.
Mr.. Jonas Long, of Turkey Valley,
Juniata county, had a stroke of par
alysis last Saturday, which it was feared
would terminate fatally, but at last ac-
counts he was improving.
Rev. George Robinson has accepted
the position of Post Chaplain in the u.
s. Army, and has been released from
the charge of the Presbyterian church
at Duncannon.
The new summer schedule for the
running of freight and passenger trains,
on the Penn'a Railroad, has been arrang-
ed and will go into effect on the 18th
inst.
I'VE sometimes run our job press by foot,
instead of steam power, much to the
disgust of one of our devils" who in
sists upon it that it makes him bow
legged. So if the girls notice that defect
in either of our boys they will know
what causes it.
A horse belonging to VIM. Comery, of
Bloserville, last Wednesday laid down
in his stable when one foot got through
hole in the weather boarding, and in
his effort to extricate his leg it broke,
the accident compelling his owner to
kill him.-CdrtiSJe Mirror. skl.
On Saturday week as Mr.. Josiah
Kreider, farmer of South Annville
township, Lebanon county, was driving
large boar into a pen, the beast turned
on him, and tore large piece of flesh
from his thigh. Several doctors were
called, but Mr.. Kreider steadily sank,
and died the next morning.
A safety envelope to prevent" tam
pering" with letters has been invented.
On the flap the words attempt to
open" are printed with q double set of
chemicals, the first impression con-
tanning nut gals and the second green
vitrol. If the flap be steamed or moist
ened in any way the magic printing will
appear.
Jos. Shuler, ESQ, of Liverpool had a
singular attack while walking up to this
place, from Newport on Tuesday last
He was near to town when his legs gave
out entirely. He met Sheriff William
son who brought him to town and when
he arrived he was unable even to walk
into the house without help. Next day,
however, he was all right.
District Attorney McAllister and VIM.
Weaver, went to Newport on Saturday
night to show, and had more show
than was bargained for. While on the
way down the perch of the buggy broke
and let the vehicle spread over entirely
too much ground. A stick of cord wood,
some ropes and few hard words fixed
up things so that they were enabled to
reach home in safety.