The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-07-10
Miscellaneous News Items.

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some person unknown. Her condition is
critical.
c5E- A man in Santa Clara county, Cal.
two weeks ago sawed off limb of tree
to secure a swarm of bees which had settled
upon it. The branch in falling knocked
him down and killed him.
u5g- The residence of Judge Merrick, of
Scranton, was destroyed by fire on Sunday
morning. The office of the Ddily Times
was also considerably damaged. The fire
is attributed to inoendiarsm.
CAMDEN, Me-, July 5.-Alphonso Thayer
and William Perry, of Rochester, were
drowned in the Penobscot bay to-day.
Their boat was capsized by sword fish
which they were endeavoring to capture.
GT Dull times have driven many merch-
ants to the cash system, and they are now
ornamenting their stores with notices
such as "Pay to-day, trust tomorrow
" If trust bust y "In God we trust
all others cash."
gS Blanton Duncan has sued the
managers of the Louisville Library lottery
on behalf of several purchasers of tickets
that drew no prizes. Charges of fraud
are freely made, the amount of money
divided among the managers being stated
at over $1,000,000.
CB- A County Commissioner in Montana
while hunting recently, found three bears
in gulch. He wounded one, and the
other two started for him. He scrambled
up ledge of rocks, aud was kept there
for hours by the beasts. Becoming hungry
they went away, and he escaped.
CB Judge Harding of Luzerne county,
recently sentenced man who had been
found "not guilty" to eighteen months
imprisonment. He promptly revoked the
sentence when informed by the clerk of the
courts that he had incorrectly announced
the verdict of the jury.
gB- A man arrived in Buffalo recently
who had come long distance to place his
mother in an asylum for lunatics. He
went to bed in hotel, saying that he had
been SO nervous about his mother that he
could not sleep for many nights; and in
the morning was found to have become a
raving maniac.
NB Joseph Stroup, of Parker, was
struck by lightning on Saturday week.
The heel of his boot was torn off, and the
hair on his right arm burned off. After
three hours Mr.. s. was able to walk around
again. Some pennies in his pockets bore
the appearance of having been silver plated
by the action of the electricity.
sB- John Kelley, of Huntingdon county,
was killed during rain storm. While giong
down hill he sat on lock chain of a
wagon, and the horses becoming frightened
at a clap of thunder ran at rapid rate of
speed, throwing Kelley to the ground and
one of the hind wheels passing over his
body.
EE An Indian, who had been unloading
flour, was passing up Main street yesterday
with his clothes covered with flour, when a
facetious white brother advised him to
make a loaf of bread of his overalls.
"No," replied the red man, "me feed
'em hog maybeso you like 'em." The
pale face was silent.-AustiIe ReveiNe.
nE Workmen excavating in a lot on
Penn avenue, Pittsburg, discovered at the
depth of about nine feet, an old corduroy
road. The portion uncovered was about
six or seven feet in width, and it was
necessary to saw off that length of the
old rails or slabs. The wood was in good
state of preservation, although no one
knows how long it has lain buried there.
NB The Lancaster Express says: GA
curious accident happened to Jacob Eisen-
berger, man in the employ of John
Mclaughlin, at Parkesburg. He was
walking along on Sunday week when the
storm came up. He was seized by the
storm and carried distance of two miles
and then thrown to the ground with great
force. One of his jaw bones was broken
and he was injured internally"
A oP Ill
ing to Mr.. John A. CARRIER, of East Done
gal township, Lancaster county, were recent
ly killed by eating Paris green, mixed with
chop, which was in some manner uneX-
planned reached by the cattle. The pre-
paration was intended to be scattered over
potato vines. Four of the cows died and
two are still suffering from the effects of
the poison.
gy- The farm house at Sterlingville,
Jefferson county, N. Y, which was con-
sumed by fire on Thursday night was
occupied by man named Patterson. Mrs.
Patterson and one small child escaped by
running through the flames with their
heads covered with blankets. A girl eight
years old was burned to death. Two small
boys saved themselves by jumping from
chamber window. The fire is supposed to
have been the work of tramp who had
been refused admission to the house that
day.
MAUcH CHUNK, Pa, July a Daniel
Fritz, who shot Burke Kelly in Mahoning
township, yesterday, has delivered himself
to the authorities, and will have a hearing
before Judge Dreher, tomorrow. Kelly
and his friends, all rough young fellows
from the Summit Hill mines, were discov-
cred by Fritz on his cherry trees, and when
ordered away became very abusive, and
Kelly advanced threateningly toward Fritz,
when the latter shot him with shot gun.
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