The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-11-27

of a moving train, few days ago, and the
hurting him seriously.
eB- The griddle, for baking "griddle-
cakes' alone in the new Stewart hotel for
working women at New York, is an iron
structure, set off by itself, and in size seven
feet wide by thirteen feet long.
eE- The Williamsport "Gazette" says
there is large amount of bogus silver coin
in circulation in the lower part of Lycom-
ing county, where it is supposed to be
manufactured.
eB- Two young ladies living in Cum
mings township, Lycoming county, under
took to commit suicide by swallowing
strychnine. They we're saved by opportune
medical assistance.
eE- The authorities at Bethlehem have
built shed and placed under it fifty tons
of stone, to be broken into small pieces for
matchmaking purposes. Tramps will
give it wide berth during the coming
winter
GB- James Palmer, who assisted in the
robbing of the Emporium post Office and
subsequently shot an officer of the law who
pursued him, has been placed in the
western penitentiary for term of twelve
years.
EB- A we'll that produces refined oil is
the latest sensati on in the oil region. The
oil is of a greenish cast, clear as though
passed through a retort. The most re-
markable thing about it is that it has a
fire. test of over 10 degrees.
gg- A Louisville man died of small pox,
and was properly laid out. Inadvertently,
however, his surviving friends left some
cold victuals in the room, and when they
returned soon after the supposed dead man
sat at the table eating like wood-sawyer.
eg- 1t is very difficult to determine by
what standard the greatness of men is
measured. At public sale of autographs
in New York the other day, the signature
of Benedict Arnold brought $22, so, while
that of Albert Barnes, the commentator,
was knocked GOWN at III Genus.
GB- A singular accident occurred to w.
B. Stewart, of Plainfeld, recently. While
dozing in chair one of his legs "fell
asleep" as it is called. Being startled
from his slumbers, he suddenly arose, and
the benumbed leg failing to give him sup
port, turned under him, and he fell, break
ing the bones of the foot at the base of the
toes.
GB- A boy named Robertson, aged about
seven years, who resides in York, is re-
ported to have confessed that he and an
other boy were the cause of the death of
G. Zorbaugh, whose body was found in the
Cordorus several weeks ago. He says they
robbed the pockets of the deceased and
then pushed the drunken man into the
creek.
LAWRENCE, Mass, November 20.-
Orlando Abbott and wife, of North
Andover, while attempting to cross the
track at the Portland street crossing this
afternoon, in light wagon, were struck
by an engine on the Boston and Maine
railroad, and both instantly killed. The
horse was also killed. The engine and
tender were thrown from the track and
both considerably damaged.
GT In sinking an oil we'll recently about
five miles north of Wilcox, Elk county, an
intermittent flow was struck which pre-
sents many features of a geyser. The well
spouts for two minutes and is then quiet
for eight. During the spouting it sends
up salt water, gas and a small quantity of
oil to the height of 150 feet. By lighting
the gas at night magnificent spectacle is
obtained.
UB- A Boston drummer, who prides
himself on his charms, forever lost his
pride the other day. He drove his fellow
drummers wild in car by his attentions
to comely maiden, to whom he showed
his samples, and whose hand he squeezed
for half an hour. But when the train
stopped quiet old fellow stepped forward
and thanked him for entertaining the girl
remarking, "She is hopelessly insane, and
/ am taking her to the State asylum here"
eB- The other afternoon Mrs. Chancey
of Plymouth, Indiana, had occasion while
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