The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-12-25

As a full day and part Of the night had been
consumed In this session. Court adjourned and
carried all unfinished business over TO the next
regular term.
Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland county
papers of last week:
Shortly before o'clock, on Friday
morning last the fire alarm was sounded
on our streets Upon proceeding in the
direction of the bright light we noticed
that the flames were issuing from o
frame stable belonging to Mrs. Margaret
Trego, at the corner of West street and
Chestnut alley, In the extreme SOUTH
western portion of the borough. The
fire department arrived too late to do
service, the stable being almost burned
to the ground before the fire was discov-
cred. The COW in the stable had been
turned out before the fire. Incendiary,
of course.-CdrtiSle Mirror.
On Friday afternoon William Swanger
was trying to draw the load from a shot
gun, at the water house, near this place,
and thegun was accidentally discharged,
the load passing through his right hand,
mangling 1t severely. He was brought
to DIR. Keiffer's office in this place,
where the wound was dressed.
On last Saturday night, as Miss Bell
Ashburn, of Hockserville, and gen
t!eman named Smith were returning
from Mt. Pleasant Church, their horse
ran off, throwing them out of the bug
gy, breaking Miss Ashburn's arm in
two places.
On Wednesday evening a party of
colored folks passed up Hanover street
singing, which raised an alarm of fire, to
which the department promptly re-
sponded. The Good Will Hose carriage
went up Pomfret street, and collided
with the Empire Hook and Ladder
truck as the latter was coming out of the
house, Alex. Comfort, who was acting
as steersman was thrown from his post
violently, but was not hurt; boy was
also run over, but was not hurt. Both
truck and carriage then came down
Pomfret and up Hanover, the truck in
the lead The hose company stopped at
the engine house, which convinced the
" hivers" that it was false alarm, and
they turned to go home; the hose lad
dies got up a cry that there was a fire up
the railroad, and away they went for
Main street, colliding with the truck
company as the latter was turning in
front of the Franklin House, and sew
eral young men were knocked down and
run over. We are happy to state that
none were hurt much.
Iuniata County.-We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week.
On Tuesday Mr. W. w. lands, of
Turbett township, attempted to shoe
young mare belonging to his father, Mr..
John Lands, but had only succeeded in
driving two nails when the beast pushed
Mr.. l.. over, and upsetting the shoeing
box the mare ran against the butteris,
an instrument used for pairing the hoof
of a horse, severing two arteries near
the paster joint on the left hind leg.
The mare is so badly injured that she
will not be able to do any work for
several months to come.-Port RoydL
Times.
The barn of Mr. Samuel Wharton, in
Spruce Hill. this county, was destroyed
by fire on Wednesday evening of this
week. The fire was discovered about
u O'Clock, by the women folks i'm the
house, all the men happening to be
away at the time, and although aid was
promptly on the ground, the flames
could not be stayed, and the building,
with most of its contents, was totally
iiC uSiSilDOiS suCCGtuCu III
rescuing all of Mr.. Wharton's horses
six in number-and Mrs. Stewart Whar-
ton got all the milk cows out but one.
Mr.. Wharton's IS loss is estimated at about
$4,000 with small amount of insurance.
Tribune.
Peter Koons, of Fayette township,
this county, aged 20 odd years, recently
chopped down a chestnut tree that
measured forty.five inches across the
stump, gathered about three pecks of
chestnuts from it, and carried then on
his back to the store-about one mile
distant. Returning to his work, he
prosecuted the tree off some seven or
eight times and split forty-seven posts
out of it, all himself. And what is
more than most men can say, he has
never been in railroad car; he has never
been a juror; has never had suit in
court, and has never been in court
house. What an innocent and conse-
quentlly happy old man Mr.. Koons
must be.
Ballou's Monthly Mauazne for January.