The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-30
Brief Items.

Court called at o'clock, p. NJ, yes
terday, with all the judges present.
The ladies of NIillerstown gave Rev.
j. w. Buckley, of Newport, a very sue
cessful surprise party one morning last
week.
%Mr. John Harper, Jr., of Duncannon
while eating on Sunday week was un-
fortunate enough to dislocate his jaw.
1t was adjusted by DIR. johnson.
XMr. l.. G. Clemson, of Newport,
received considerable injury from a fall
off the tank of his engine a few days
ago. The accident happened near AL
toona.
EThe new iron fence recently put up
adjoining the residence of i. Mortimer,
was cast at the Foundry in this borough.
1t is very pretty pattern, very heavy
and substantial, and credit to the
makers.
1.-THE frequency of fires in barns while
threshing would seem to show the ne
cessity of having buckets of water
ready for immediate use. Such precau-
ton would have saved two barns this
month.
We were last week shown by Mr.. Jno.
Moore some strange Indian relics. They
consisted of arrow heads in various sizes
varying from the size of three cent
piece up to silver quarter, all neatly
cut from stone.
The NeoOs reports the death of Mr..
Steinberger at Landisburg. If he should
fill him up with fighting whiskey again,
he would find him very lively corpse,
and one that would keep couple of
men busy to hold down.
The Duncannon Record says On
Monday the abutment, next to the rail
road, of the bridge across the Juniata
creek, on Main street, tumbled down
leaving one corner of the bridge without
support. The bridge is impassable for
vehicles at present.
On Wednesday, the 18th inst, while
Professor II. o. Baum was hunting on
Mahantango mountain he saw unmis-
taxable signs and tracks of bear, he
hunted the brute for some time when
suddenly his faithful dog Rover came
upon his bearship, the dog after growl
or two beat hasty retreat and the pro-
fessor discovering the retreat of Rover
hastily descended the mountain to
place of more safety.
"A young man named Eichelberger,
whose parents reside in Manada alley,
NNpb hlNu SuhuChlNs
very peculiar circumstances, on Satur-
day night week. A post mortem ex-
\ animation was desired and was perform
ed by Drs. j. ID. Bowman, Bickel and
hay. Upon opening the skull they
found that death was caused from an alb
cess of the brain-over half pint of
blood and offensive matter having been
removed from the brain,
na+.-lzussA.
/Another Terrible Neutrality-suspicious. sad
case resulting in the death of Mr.. Levi
Swartz, of Centre twp, occurred on
Monday of last week. On the afternoon
of that day, Mr.. Swartz. took his gun
and basket and went to the woods
when retuIping he saw some grapes on
a small tree in John Fishers lot and
climbed the tree for the purpose of pick
ing the grapes. While he was so doing
Esquire Croll who was hunting, got a
glimpse of something moving among
the vines on the tree, and supposing it a
turkey, fired, the load entering Mr.
Swartz's breast and legs. He was helped
to his home, near Mansville, and DIR.
Ard was sent for. He was however be-
NOllu OliG VI IilO SliOO utN-
ing entered the stomach, and after lin
gering till Tuesday morning death reliev-
ed him from further suffering. This
should be warning to hunters, and
show them the importance of kno,Oing
what they see before shooting it. Mr..
S. leaves widow and Z children.
Two years previously, while cunning
Mr.. Croll had seen similar movement
on the same tree, and by trying to see
better what he was shooting, he at that
time lost fine turkey. The remem-
brance of that circumstance caused him
this time to shoot without waiting to see
what it was that caused the shaking
among the vines.
For day or two Mr.. Croll was SO
shocked by the occurrence that he was
nearly insane.