The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-11
Brief Items.

X The Newport Ne,Os has been shown a
five legged dog.
Mrs. F. e. Sheaffer, Of Marshall CO.,
Kansas has our thanks for papers from
that state.
Carlisle is again made happy by the
arrival of four companies of u. s. troops
at the barracks in that place.
x On Tuesday last some sneak thief
event through' the cash drawer in the
bar room of Gantts hotel at Newport.
The loss was not large.
The Ts0ice-o- Week is the name of a
new paper published at Mifflintown,
day, by ID. w. p. Murphy.
ION Tuesday last, Mrs. Curtis N. Smith,
ofNewport was bitten on the right hand
by a terrier dog, which was trying to
seize rat.
>EThe Galbraith property at Landisburg
recently sold to Alexander Adams, has
been purchased by VIM. Power, for
$780,.
\ DIR. Sweeney of this borough was
thrown out of his carriage on Sunday by
his horse frightening and turning square
around. He was stunned by the fall but
not otherwise injured.
II The house of VIM. Saucerman, on the
ridge in Juniata twp, was broken in
during the absence of the family on
Sunday afternoon, and robbed of
watch, clothing, etc.
VIM. H. Sponsler, Esq, is erecting q
dwelling house on the lot he lately pur-
chased of Mr.. Geo. B. Arnold, on the
South side of West Main street, in this
borough.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Work
ing Men and Greenback party was held
at Duncannon on Wednesday evening
last. Hon. H. M. Torbett, Of Harris
burg, addressed the meeting.
The property owned by G. A. Barnett,
ESQ.,, and occupied as a law office by
Messrs. Barnett & Smiley, on High street
is undergoing great improvement which
will add much to the beauty of that
street.
The fifteenth Annual Exhibition of
the Adams County Agricultural Society
will be held at Gettysburg, on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, the 25th,
Goth, and 9th days of September, 1877.
We return our thanks to our friends
who so kindly furnished us report of
the sad suicide, though as we already had
one communication on the subject in
type, we were not able to use their
articles.
VIM. Sheaffer, of Ickesburg was cut
about the face on Sunday night a week
by being thrown from a wagon while
returning from campmeeting. The ac-
cident was caused by the breaking of a
wheel. A young lady who was in the
vehicle, also received some injuries.
The Dauphin Deposit Bank, at Harris
burg, received on deposit few days ago
seventy dollars in silver half dollars
that had been buried in cellar on
Second street for nearly forty years.
Many of the coins are dated 1929 and
some of them as far back as 1914.
A house in Aliens Cove belonging to
Joseph M. Hawley, and occupied by ].
Henry MutZabaugh, came near being de-
stroyed by fire one day last week. The
building took fire from the chimney, the
flames spreading from two large CHM
ney boards to the mantel above and the
floor below, destroying the lower floor
of the house entirely, and the second
floor partially, before the sleeping in
mates were awakened. The wearing ap-
parel of the family and some other small
articles were consumed.-Record.
MISS MargareJ Bentzel Will sell at her
residence, in Rye twp, near Grier's
Point, on Saturday, Oct. 9th, / cow,
hog, and lot Of household and kitchen
furniture.
MRS. CHARLOTTE A. RICE, Admins
tratrix of Jacob A. Rice, decd, win sell
valuable Mill Property, and Two
Tracts of Land in Saville township, on
Tuesday, September 18th, 1877.
H. II. SwARNER will sell in Madison
twp, mile southwest of Centre, on
Tuesday, September 25th, farm con-
tanning about 2l5 acres, with improve
ments. Also 20 head Of thoroughbred
stock.