The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-21
Brief Items.

See advertisements of valuable proper
ties at private sale in another column.
A Kindergarten school will be opened
in Carlisle.
1t is likely that Carlisle barracks will
shortly be occupied by troops.
[>Nath. Henderson is building q fine
house in Green Park.
August 23rd there will be an eclipse of
the moon, lasting about half the night !;
the moon will be nearly invisible.
Near 5000 persons were present at the
Band Picnic in Cumberland county, last
week.
The Riverside Park Association, Juni-
alta county, will hold their fair on the
18th, goth, and 21st of Sept. next.
s. III. Galbraith, Esq, former resi-
dent of this borough, now of Oxford,
Adams CO., was in town last week. He
is suffering with Bronchitis.
Miss Mary Deck, of Mount Nebo,
was bitten by snake in q corn field. 1t
swelled frightfully." " - Lebanon DoiLy
Times. Which ?-the snake or the corn
field?
Over one hundred car loads of iron
have been received in the Altoona shops
from the ruins of the recent riots. The
railroad company is having it all weigh
ed and piled up for future disposition.
The Snyder County Central Agricul-
tural Society will hold its fair on the fair
ground, near Middleburg, on Wednes-
day, Thursday, and Friday, October 3rd,
4th, and 5th, 1877.
NThe real estate of Frederick e. Dunn,
late of Green Park, deceased, was sold
ON Friday last at public sale to John
Dunn for the sum of $4,000.
The real estate of John E. Ebersole.
late of Wheatfield twp, was sold on
Saturday last at public sale to John Hef-
ley of Duncannon fol $1,000.
E>NIr. Peter Kessler one of the old De
tenders of the War of 1912 died at Blain,
last week. He was the last of the old
Soldiers living in the upper end of this
county. He was in his S5th year.
&On Monday Of last week, James Foose
shot large crane, at Barnett's dam, in
this borough. 1t was five feet in height
and six feet across the wings, and of
grayish color. These birds are rarity
in this section.
"Absalom Sweager, who served faith
fully during the late Rebellion and also
eight years in fighting the Indians, died
at Elliottsburg last week, aged 38 years.
He was one of six brothers who fought
i'll the late war.
Samuel Nelson, son of Mr.. Robert
Nelson, of Centre township, graduate
of Lafayette College, and now prepar-
ing for the ministry at Union Seminary,
New York, preached very acceptably in
the Presbyterian Church in this place on
Sunday last week.
w. Shgleman, former citizen of
Shiremanstown, committed suicide in
Chicago while on his way to Iowa. A
note, found in his pocket after his death
contained a request that his body be sent
to his native place for interment. His
body arrived at Shiremanstown on Sat-
urday morning week in charge of rel
atives.
We would advise the individuals who
made last Thursday night hideous with
their shrieks and yells under the delu-
sion that they were singing, to go into
the woods the next time, where they will
not interfere with the peace and quiet of
any citizen. The noise they make, re-
minds us very much of a mule camp
at feeding time, but the other mules have
what they are braying for, and know
when to quit.
Barn Burned. = On Saturday evening
last, the barn of Mr.. David Dunkel-
berger, of Spring twp, this county, was
totally destroyed by fire. The barn con-
tanned his farming implements, about
400 bushel of old corn, lot of oats,
and about 400 bushels of wheat. The
fire when discovered, had made such
PROCESS, that there was barely time to
save the stock. Loss about $4,000. A
man by the name of George Gibson was
arrested and brought to Jail on Sunday
afternoon charged with having commit
ted the offence.
Amputated.--M Thomas Campbell, a
former resident of this borough, but now
Post Master at Ottowa, Ohio, who re-