The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-02-13

daughter OF wealthy man. She had spent
the money obtained from thievery in the
support of her child, of whose existence
none of her friends knew.
aB- A Birmingham, Mass, dog who had
for year or two regularly run to the train
on hearing the whistle, for the morning
paper, has died, and q coach dog who had
frequently been his companion has succeed
ed to the work, doing 1t faithfully.
eB- In England the average temperature
of last December, was not many degrees
below that of the preceding June, while on
several days the minimum temperature
was higher in December than in June
In London last month six inches of rain
fell
n5S- A novel sleighing party started from
Scranton the other day. It was composed
of ladies, who, in order to be eligible, had
to tip the beam at 200 pounds, and before
they had gone far they clipped" the sleigh,
and were all dumped down the bank on to
the frozen surface of the Lackawanna.
eEy- The iron trade of England, especial
ly that branch of it which is most interest
ed in the manufacture of rails, is in very
low state, with the probability of its con
tinuing so indefinitely unless - means of
devised.
GB- A gentleman named Allen, in
Paulding county, Ca, while seated in his
house one night last week, was shot ut
through the crack of the house, the load
lodging in his face, terribly wounding him.
lie was living at last accounts. The would
be assassin is unknown.
eSs- A new material in preparation for
over-dresses only, and as yet unknown out
side of the factory at Lyons, will be ready
for the spring trade by the name of 'coat-
of-mail." This fabric is described as at
once firm and supple, and somewhat re-
sembling the steel armor of olden times,
from which last fact it takes its pame.
G5y- Mrs. Hale, of east Reading, aged
ninety-eight years, walked on Saturday a
week from her residence to the Courthouse,
where she transacted business and then
walked home again, the distance being
over two miles. She was accompanied by
son aged sixty-five years, and has four
older sons.
GB- j. X. Osgood, of Gardiner, Me-,
reformed drunkard who had spent large
fortune in dissipation, commenced giving
temperance lectures at Trenton couple of
weeks ago, and has continued every day
creased, till now the large hall is nightly
filled, all classes hocking to hear him.
Gg- Mansfield Island, in Lake Erie, has
been bought by man who intends to stock
it with black cats and kill their progeny
for their fur He will feed them at first on
fish caught off the shore by men who will
live on the island, but after the enterprise
is well started he will utilize the meat of
the slaughtered cats as food for the living
ones.
EB- A frightful accident occurred at the
iron ore mines of Daniel Lauer, at Hensin-
gersville, Lehigh county, Pa, on Monday
last. While workmen were digging ore
the ground caved in on them, burying
Henry Hunsberger, Lewis Engle, Reese
Lewis and David Frederick under ten feet
of earth. The firstnamed three were
killed and Frederick sustained very severe
injuries, but will probably recover.
EB- Peter Norke, of Shenandoah, bor-
rowed percussion cartridge on Sunday a
week and took it home. He wanted to
know all about the composition of the
rather innocent looking object, so he took
a pin and picked the head off the cartridge.
Upon taking an account of stock moment
or two afterwards, he found that on one
hand there was no thumb and only very
bad wreck of second fiuger, while from
the other hand one joint of the thumb was
missing, the foreiinger in need of repairs,
the second finger minus a joint, and the
third finger shattered.
eY- A sharper was standing at a street
corner in Cincinnati. A man who looked
unsophisticated approached with a sealed
package, and asked the sharper to read
the address for him. On the package was
written, "$1 900 Government bonds" with
the name "James Harper" and number.
"I'm James Harper, I'll take the package"
said the sharper, thinking that he had a
chance to swindle. The other handed over
the package, after Stimulating hesitation,
and said that two dollars were due him for
carriage. The money was paid, and tn Q
package was subsequently found to contain
blank paper only.
EH A snow storm such as has not occurred
in the memory of man began ON the 10th
of December, in Schleswig, Jutland, the
Danish islands and Sweden and Norway,
and continued till Christmas. During all
this time travel by ordinary roads and by
railway was greatly impeded, and finally at
many places suspended, and the steamboats,
between Copenhagen and Stockholm were
obliged to discontinue their trips for some
days. On the Danish State railways the
snow lay twelve feet deep between Frid-
erica and Aarhus, fourteen feet deep be-
tween Aarhus and Randers and Randers
and Aalborg, and seventeen feet deep at
Vendyssel