The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-16
Brief Items.


Prof Kurzenknabe will commence his
Singing School in the Lecture room of
the Presbyterian Church, this Monday
evening. Ten cents per lesson.
The Ohio river is frozen 80 solid below
Pittsburgh that teams cross upon 1t
Fresh shad are selling in Harrisburg
for IS cents apiece.
"How does cider, made from frozen ap-
Piles answer for apple butter or vinegarY"
is question asked by subscriber.
Samuel Smith, Esq, of this borough,
has been appointed Mercantile Appraiser
for 1877 by the county commissioners.
There are about two hundred persons
cared for at the Cumberland county aims
house.
< Over one hundred deer have been shot
on the South Mountain during the season
just closed.
y" Are we as a Nation Retrograding
Morally 2" is the question for debate by
the Centre Literary Society next Tues
day evening.
1.-The farm near Blue Ball that belonged
to John Kell lately decd. had been sold
to Mr.. VIM. Weibley, of Tyrone twp,
for $500.
Shippensburg merchants are closing
their stores at o'clock, p. NJ, in order
to allow all an opportunity of attending
the religious meetings.
Mr. VIM. Sneak, Spring Garden
township, York county, farmer had 100
chickens stolen from his premises in n
single night.
The Fulton Republican says black
bear weighing over four hundred pounds
was killed in Southampton township,
Bedford county, a few days ago. In the
fight he killed four large dogs.
Judge Henderson, of Lebanon county,
has put township supervisors to work by
deciding that it is their business to open
drifted roads and put them in fit con-
dition for travel.
The arrival of horse with portion
of sleigh at Rinesmith' IS hotel on Tues
day last, suggested that some one was
hurt. The broken sleigh proved to be
the property of Dr. Cisna who was up
set, but not hurt.
The Mount Holly, Cumberland coun-
ty, Mountain Echo, of last week says:
"The Cumberland Valley railroad COM
pany has already expended from $780,
600 to 100000 to defeat the Harrisburg
and Potomac railroad"
Judge Junkin has issued the following
order regulating the time for holding
Orphans Court during the year 1877:
Tuesday, March 13; Tuesday, June IL
Tuesday, September IL; Tuesday De-
cember IL.
A Columbia county tradesman who
undertook to vend the carcass of mule,
hi hllf In
steak, is lamenting over the fastidious-
ness of the American public in the
bloomsbury Jail.
SSTheo. Miller, David Kline and Henry
Markell, of this county, a week or two
since, went to the Seven Mountains, back
of Milroy, Mitfiin county, on hunting
expedition. They returned the same
week with two deer.
VIM. G.. Thompson, has sold the
State Capitol Hotel property in Harris
burg, to the u. S. Government for the
sum of $4,000. The hotel will be taken
down to make room for the post Office
building.
On Saturday week, Peter Neimond,
of Delaware twp, Juniata county, aged
about 65 years, fell dead from his horse
as he was riding along the road, short
distance from his residence.
4 Our friend, Jas. Furguson, Esq, of the
NeaUpOrt NetUs, has taken to himself
new rib. Jim must be pretty good
pluck to strike out into two such new
paths as he has, this winter. We have al
ready wished him success in one enter
prise and now we congratulate him on
the latter.
The Pennsylvania fruit growers soci-
ETY. will hold a three days session in
Lancaster City, Pa, commencing on
Monday of this week. Essays and ad-
dresses on interesting horticultural top
les, may be expected by prominent hor-
ticulturists from this and other states.
Contributions of fruits are respectfully
solicited.
-" Was the Noahacian Deluge Univer-
sal ?" This question was debated before
a crowded audience at the Centre School
house last Tuesday evening by III. H.
McKeehan In the Affirmative, and Geo.
Barnett and James G.. Nelson in the
Negative. Mr.. Barnett had his Bible
along containing map of the country
around Mount Ararat from which he
-contended that the deluge was confined