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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06
For The Bloomfield Times.
A Vote Of Thanks.

A vote of thanks Of the Woods Festival Com
mittee isrendered TO Almighty God our Heaven
ly Father for the pleasantand favorable day on
which the festival was held, also, our sincere
thanks to all those who so willingly assisted
the committee In attending TO the wants of
those who favored the festival.
Thankful to the people at large for their
patronage, also, our best wishes to the Blain
Band for their presence with US and the excel
lent music which they dlscoursed to the Fest-
val.
Long and pleasant life to those eilver-tongue
speakers that addressed the audience so elo-
quently on the occasion. We, as a committee,
claim for the festival grand success.
Great credit Is due the Committee for the
manner In which they conducted the affairs of
the festival.
By order of the Committee.
j. T. ROBINSON, Chairman.
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ing, they went up street, when the cry
of fire was given, and 1t was discovered
that Bowers livery stable had also been
fired. This was also promptly extin-
guished. Messrs. Woodburn and Nc
Candish attempted to capture a suspect
ed individual whom they discovered
near the stable, but he broke from their
grasp, and could not afterwards be found
at his home or in town. His run
ming away is very suspicious circum-
stance. Two of his associates were
arrested, but were discharged for want
of conclusive evidence. 1t Is hoped sum-
mary measures will be taken where guilt
can be proven .-NetOviNe Enterprise.
All doubts in regard to the erection of
gas works in the Borough of Shippens-
burg, for the manufacture of illumina-
ting gas, can be set aside. Mr.. G. f.
Robinson, having the enterprise in
charge, arrived on Tuesday, and on
Thursday morning set force of laborers
at work to dig out the trenches for the
foundation walls of the gas building
The site selected for the buildings and
gas meter, has been purchased from Dr.
ID. d. Hayes, and is located on Orange
street, south of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Station.
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At the late Sheriff IS Sales properties
were sold as follows:
John ii. Lay and John M. Lays tract
of land containing 60 acres in Jackson
township, to Geroge w. Smith for
$135.00.
John Reeder's interest in a tract of
land in Spring twp, to Solomon Reeder
for $175.50.
William Myers tract of II acres, in
Tuscarora twp, to VIM. l.. Donnelly for
$500.
d. M. Barriclz and VIM. Myers tract
of mountain land in Tuscarora twp, to
VIM. III. Minich, for $4,000.
VIM. A. Meminger's tract of 100 acres
of land in Tuscarora twp, to Rebecca
Fosselman, for $303.00.
Edward Matchett and Nathaniel
Griest's tract of mountain land, contain
ing 355 acres, in Buffalo twp, to Chas.
Troutman, for 100000
Edward Wells two lots of ground,
Nos. "a and IS, in New Buffalo borough,
to w. A. Sponsler, las a bidder) for
$395.00.
VIM. Bollinger's one-fifth interest in
a lot of ground in Millerstown with
buildings thereon, to Chas. H. Smiley,
las bidder) for $6SOO.
John r. Cromleigh's house and lot
in Duncannon, to S. A. E. Rife, for
$1,000.
John S. Bakers house and Is acres of
land in Tuscarora twp, to James Camp
bell, for $171.0O.
Geo. w. Crossley's house and lot in
Marysville to Marysville Building and
Loan Association, for $405.C0.
Henry Gamblers interest in house
and lot in Marysville, to Jacob Fleisher,
for $4,000.
John G. Albright heirs property in
Newport to Amos B. Happle, for $500.
The other properties advertised for
sale, were not sold, arrangements hav-
ing been made for payment of the debts,
or the sale continued
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Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland county
papers of last week:
The fifth annual tri-State picnic of
Patrons of Husbandry and farmers of
Southern Pennsylvania, Western Mary
land and West Virginia will be held at
Williams Grove on Thursday, August
Goth. The prospects are that the attend
ance will be greater than at any former
gathering of this kind. The attractions
will be music, vocal and instrumental
by an italian opera trope.
Amos Swigert of Franklin township,
who was cut in the left breast with q
knife in the hands of William Geese,
about two weeks ago, died on Sunday
last from injuries received. Geese who
had been arrested for the cri me was
released on bail q few days ago, but
Officer Hays, of Carlisle, re-arrested
him in the county Jail. Geese is said to
be desperate character.
The death of Samuel Doner, of Penn
township, recorded in our notices, was
occasioned by the kick of colt. The
colt had run away and had given Mr..
Doner long chase through the noun
tain before he captured it. When Sc
cured in the stable, he applied shingle
to its back with a purpose to frighten it
more than to infiict severe punishment,
and when about to run away, the colt
kicked, striking him below the right
breast and causing his death as stated.
Another bold robbery was perpetrated
in this county on Monday night The
residence of John Beltzhoover, an old
gentleman, in Monroe township, about
mile from Boiling Springs, was enter
ed by two outlaws, completely ransack-
ed and robbed of 800 in money. The
scoundrels effected an entrance by burst
ing open the door, and seizing and tying
Mr.. Beltzhoover and his housekeeper.
The latter succeeded in freeing herself
and, escaping to a neighbours gave the
alarm. Assistance was promptly rem
dered, but arriving at the house they
found the robbers had escaped, having
cut up all the bedding in the search for
booty.
A final investigation of the condition
of the Peoples Union Bank, Neville,
was concluded last week and report
made to the stockholders on Saturday.
That the Bank is in deplorable oondi-
ton is painfully evident. We have not
at hand an exact statement of the assets
and liapilities of the concern, bnt we
are reliably informed that those owning
stock whose property can be reached
will not only lose their stock but hun
dred and fifty per cent. more. John
Graham and S. G. Wagner were appoint
ed to investigate the exact condition
and what they have reported is believ ed
to be as corrgct as can be obtained,
probably allowing little margin for low
estimates of property owned by the
Bank.-Stdr.
On Tuesday night about ten o'clock,
the stable on the Gilmore property on
East Main street, was again set on fire.
James III. Woodburn and Ed. McCan-
dish discovered the fire and extinguish-
ed 1t without creating an alarm. They
then laid in wait for the return of the
incendiary, but hearing or seeing moth
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06
Report of Committee on Text Books.

The Committee appointed by the County
superintendent at the 2Sth Annual Session of
the Teachers Institute of Perry County for the
purpose of examining and recommending to the
School Directors for adoption q series of text
books for the county, met at Newport July 25th,
1878. After examining books from the leading
publishing houses of the country, the Commit
tee unanimously recommended the following
books
Monroe's Primary Reading Chart and Primer
j. II. Gi.bert's Introductory Spelling book.
Warren's Glass Word speller.
Monroe's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Readers.
franklin 9Th Reader.
Spencerian System of Penmanship.
Brooks New Normal Mental Arithmetic.
Brooks Normal Union Arithmetic, Part list
Brooks New Normal Written Arithmetic.
Swinton's Elementary Geography.
Mitchell's intermediate and Mitchell's Phys
ical Geography.
Mitchell's New School Atlas with Gregory's
Index, with 700 names for teachers reference.
Mitchell's Wall Maps of Pennsylvania.
Swinton's New Language Lessons.
Swinton's English Grammer and Compost
tion.
Barnes Brief History of the United States.
The Committee also recommended the fol-
lowing books for use In graded schools and for
advanced classes in ungraded schools:
Whites System of Drawing.
Greenleaf's National Arithmetic.
Wilson's Elementary Algebra.
Greanleaps Elementary Geometry and Trig-
onometry.
Westlake's Common School Literature.
Westlakes Letter Writer.
Cutters Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene.
steele's Fourteen Weeks in Natural Phloso-
ply.
Gray's School and Field Book of Botany.
The object of this work is to establish series
Af tn ha In
county, and thus obviate the necessary xpense
of throwing away or discarding set of good
books and purchasing new ones upon the re.
moval of families from one district to another
as is now frequently the case. 1t is not pro
| posed to make radical change at once, but
that as new books are needed, or new classes
| formed, the books recommended be introduced.
L. e. M'GINNES, Chairman,
l.. b. KERR,
w. 4. BAKER,
II. G. CAN'T, sec'y.
Committee.
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MARRIAGES.

MANN-SEIFERT-At West Fairview, on the 10th
of May, 1878, by Rev. j. w. Tresser, Mr. G. s.
Mann to Miss salie L. Seifert, both OF Cumber-
land Co., Pa.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hummelstown, on
the 30th OF May 1878, by Rev. J. W. Tressler, Mr..
George b. Swonger, OF Cumberland county, to
Miss Lizzie F. Fackler, OF Dauphn county, Pa
GARDNER SHAEFFKR.- On the 18th ult., at
Millerstown, by Rev. w. j. Grissinger, Mr..
Ephram F, Gardner to Miss Mollie L. shaffer,
both of Millerstown, this county.
REAMER-AsPER- On the 22nd ult.. in Newport
Of Oliver township, to Miss Rebecca L. Asper, OF
Centre township, this county.
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Brief TterilS.
Cement and Calcine Plaster on hand,
and for sale by f. MORTIMER.

Cement and Calcine Plaster on hand,
and for sale by +. MORTIMER.
Rev. P. Sheeder preached his farewell
sermon in the Lutheran church in this
borough, on Sunday last.
Spring wagon for sale, cheap. The
wagon is as good as new. Apply to 5.
H. BECK, New Bloomfield.
Harry Sunday had three of his fingers
badly mashed by the pulley at the fur
mace last week,
The splendid shower of Thursday eve
ming did much towards reviving dried
up vegetation.
A. M. Markell, Esq, has taken posses
sion of his new office, opposite Ems
minger's hotel.
Payments that were promised "after
harvest"t can now be made = provided
you have the money to do it with.
Another lot of railroad men, eleven in
number, were up again from Marysville
on Tuesday last. The same parties that
sent up former cases were the prosecu-
tors.
The Juniata Tribune, established by
e. B. McCrum, has been sold to e. L..
as Democratic Journal,
On Tuesday night of last week, a
forcible entrance was made by thieves
into VIM. McLean's flour mill, adjacent
to Shippensburg, and robbed of about
nine sacks of -four.
On Tuesday last Miss Sophia Swartz,
of Marysville, was badly bitten by dog
belonging to VIM. Jackson, of that
place. The dog seems to be given to that
sort of amusement.
A team belonging to Kelley Everhart
run away in Newport on Tuesday last,
and brought up against the hitching-
post in front of DIR. Whitmer's Office,
where it was stopped with a broken
wagon pole as the net result.
Those who failed to see the solar
eclipse on Monday afternoon of last
week will probably be glad to learn that
lunar elipse will occur on the night
of August 18th.
Camping and fishing parties can OBJ
tain good light by soaking common
brick in kerosene oil for ten minutes
The brick absorbs the oil, and on being
suspended with wire and ignited, a bril-
liant light lasting for half an hour is OBJ
tained,
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For The Bloomfield Times
Dolngs In Spring Township.

MR.. EDITOR II wish to let the readers
of THE TIMES know the progress in this
part of the county. Judge Hiland has
put upa large barn that is fine addi-
ton to his property.
G. Boyer had six swarms of bees out
in one day this summer. Sammy"
the great bee hunter, found six swarms
in the Mountain all in one day, and that
Sunday. He has remarkable luck and
we doubt If any one can beat it.
BETA.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06

Have You 3-All persons having rela-
tives, friends or acquaintance buried in
the old graveyard in this borough, are
respectfully invited to meet on the prem
ises on Saturday next, august 1Oth,) at
9 O'Clock A. M, for the purpose of cut
ting down the briers, bushes, &C., which
cast disgrace upon the place. Come,
or send substitute armed with scythe,
rake or fork. Don't permit the old bu-
rial ground to be an eye-sore to the COM
munity any longer, if you have respect
for departed friends. Heretofore, the
work has devolved on ten or dozen
men and women. Don't fail to report
at the appointed time.
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A Preacher Gone Wrong. - The Rev.
Daniel Baker has been preaching for the
Tunker Church at Browns Mill for the
past eighteen months. He came there
from Virginia, and had a wife and fami-
ly; man past middle age, we believe.
Yesterday Mr.. Baker left Browns Mills
The reason he left was on account of
some scandal in regard to him and girl
of the neighborhood, and the additional
fact that the brother of the girl,
armed with shot gun, had found the
couple in each others company under
very peculiar and suspicious circum-
stances, to express it mildly, and had
fired charge at the minister, which
came near ending his ministerial and
earthly career. After hearing the report
and the battering of the shot in the
blackberry bushes near him, Mr.. Baker
set his face toward Virginia, and stood
not on the manner of his going. Good
bye, Mr.. Baker.-Greencastle Press.
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A Good Example for Supervisors. Down

A Good Example for Supervisors. Down
in Bucks county, when the roads are
undergoing repairs, and the sods and
chunks from the cutters at the sides are
thrown into the middle of the road, the
Supervisor goes over them with heavy
iron roller, which makes the surface as
smooth and solid as could be DESIRED
Every Supervisor should have such a
roller.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06

Robbers Captured-Two tramps, who
gave their names as John Lemon and
John Myers, were arrested last week in
barn near Dillsburg. On being search
ed the watch and money stolen from the
house of Mr.. Beltzhoover, at Boiling
Springs, on Monday night were found
upon them, and on their being taken to
the residence of Mr.. Beltzhoover they
were fully Unidentified as the robbers
They were taken to Carlisle and placed
in Jail. They lntimated to their cap
tors that they knew the authors of other
depredations in the Cumberland valley
and would expose them.
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Church Notices.

Union Services in the Lutheran
Church next Sunday at s p. M.
Preaching in the Presbyterian Church
next Sunday at 10t A. M, Immediately
at close of Sunday School to accommodate
those going to Dicks Gap meeting
Sunday School at $3.50 A. M. Wednes-
day prayer meeting at 8 p. M. Please
note this last change of hour.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06

Weather Report. - B. McIntire, Esq,
hands us the following report of the
weather for the m onth of July, 1885,
Average of Thermometer at 8 o'clock A.
NJ, 700 29'; of Barometer, 80 inches
minus 6-tenths. Average of greatest
heat, 800 20 of lowest cold, $50 35'.
There fell 2inches and 2-tenths of rain,
but this fell in such small quantities at a
time that it did no good to vegetation
There was less rain in this month than
in any July for over ten years.
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All My Accounts not settled by the 1st
of September will be placed in the hands
of an officer for collection. / will be
absent for several months upon tour
through the South West. During my
at Markelville. J. l.. BRUBAKER, NJ. d.
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Serious Railroad Accident.-An accident
accompanied with fatal result occurred
at Millersburg, on Tuesday afternoon.
While John r. and Ferris Graybill, of
the firm of Graybill Bros, Augustus
Miller, James Kemp and Martin Weaver
were on their way to Liverpool to in
spect boiler, the Messrs. Graybill de-
sired to purchase, the entire party oc-
cupying a wagon with top) and while
on their way to the ferry, while crossing
the railroad in town, were struck by the
Niagara express engine going west. The
wagon was literally broken into frag-
ments and Martin Weaver so badly in
jured that he died from the injuries he
received two hours afterward. Mr..
Weaver was found lying on the pilot of
the engine. His body was badly broken
up. He was conscious for short time
only, and his screams could be heard for
more than a square. He was steward of
the Masonic lodge.
John Graybill who sat beside Mr.
Weaver, and drove the team, was Sc
verely hurt about the breast. He was
saved by holding on to the lines and
the horses dragging him off the track
out of harms way.
Ferris Graybill was caught in the
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DEATEa.

GASTT.-on the SOth ult., iu Centre township,
Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Isaiah NJ. and
Maggie A. CAN'T, aged "A days.
SMITH On the 18th ult.. at Shermansdale, Ann
Smith, aged 65 years, 5 months and days.
BoLLlNGER.-ln Millerstown on the 29th ult.
and days
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06

Fall Of a Church Ceiling Quite mis-
fortune befel the Bethel Church in Rye
township last week. When the Sexton
opened the building he found that the
ceiling lath and some of the tinbers
had fallen, crushing the pews badly.
Had the accident happened while the
building was occupied, the consequences
would have been fearful. 1t is great
loss to the congregation which is not q
wealthy one, and had hardly got the
church paid for Bad workmanship
caused the disaster.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-06

Horse Thieves The Chambersburg
Repository says: On Saturday night
lasts horse, saddle and bride were stolen
from Mr. Jacob Grove, who resides near
Browns Mills. The horse was taken
from the pasture field. A heavy set
animal, color black, light tail, white
spots on right cheek. The saddle and
bride are new. A reward of $50 is
offered for the arrest of the thief and
recovery of the horse.
We also learn that on the same night,
horse was stolen from a field near Oak
vile, Cumberland county. The proper
ty of Mr.. Duncan Green.
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New Fee Bill For County Officers. The

New Fee Bill For County 0fiicers.- The
new fee bill for Sheriffs, prothonotaries,
clerks of the several courts, registers and
recorders, passed at the recent session Of
the Legislature, applies to all counties
having more than ten thousand and less
than one hundred and fifty thousand
inhabitants. 1t makes universal re-
duction of the fees, and will lessen the
value of several offices to a considerable
extent. It will also have the effect of
lessening the competition for those
offices in future campaigns. Its provis-
ions do not effect present incumbents.
The sheriff is effected the most and the
recorder and register the least. We see
it stated that the reduction in Sheriff
fees will be thirty to forty per cent, and
those of the register and recorder about
twenty per cent.
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Barn Burned During the thunder
storm of Thursday evening the barn be-
longing to Philip Cook, in Miller town.
ship, was struck by lightning and the
building and contents were entirely con-
sumed. The barn was log building of
not much value, but it contained his
entire crop of this season, and some
valuable farming implements, which
make it serious loss. No stock was
in the building.
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Local Department.

PENNSYLVANIA II. R,-MlDD1E DIVISION.
On and after June s5th, Trains run us follows
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-10

NEW Yonx, December 0.-C Cotton-Quiet at
eashc. Flour-Dull and heavy; sIperfne
western and State $ I0a3 IS; common 10
good $ 75a4 10; good TO choice 81 l5a4 so; ;
white wheat extra 81 65a5 25; extra Ohio s. 81
rs 90; ST. lIouis s. S0a5 75; Minnesota patent
process $S75as %. Wheat-Dull, weak and
lower; ungraded spring CSC; No. spring sOa
90Izc; ungraded red g7a97 Nc; No. 9 do 81 07a
OF y; No. !, 81 OF II1al 0sI<; ungraded amber
81 GOAL 0s; No. amber 81 Dial OK; un.
graded white 81 07I{al 90; No. doSI O5 {;
40. do 81 0eal 0s114z; extra do 81 lOal 10Y.
RSe-Quiet; No. western 5sa50c Barley
Quiet Malt-Dull and unchanged. Corn
Dull; ungraded 4SISai7c; No. 8, 42I.a42Xc;
steamer 451<ai534c; round yellow Csc. Oats
Dull; No. s, 2e1Sc: do white size; No. ..
905[c; do white 329Ia33c; No. white Sic !;
western mixed S0a3lc: white western S2aSic.
Hay-Quiet at 3ia4Oc. Hops-Heavy; east.
ern and western sal9c; New York State Sc.
Cofee-Dull and nominal. sugar-Dull and
unchanged; refining fair to good 6Aa7c. Mo-
laSes-Dull and unchanged. Rice--Quiet but
steady; Carolina 52la67tc; Louisiana 11fa0IIii
Whisky-Firm at 81 coz.
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was that the Government had adopted q
new policy against the advice OF all expe-
rienced officials, concealed it from Parlla'
ment and attempted to carry it out by
threats and unworthy means; that having
cause for complaint against the strong
power they fixed the quarrel on weak
one, and involved the whole country in
the war.
Stanhope, Under Secretary for India,
defended the Government. He repeated
in substance the structures on the policy
OF the Government contained in Lord
Cranbrook's dispatch, and, in conclusion,
said that the present Government did not
desire power or annexation, but were
bound to provide for the security OF the
frontier.
yfessrs. TreveIyan and Chamberlain at
tackled the Government, pursuing the
usual lines OF argument. Mr.. Chamber
lain announced that he had Withdrawn
his supplementary vote Of censure be.
cause it was inconsistent with the forms OF
the House.
Forster replied in detail TO stanhope's
speech. He said II the supporters Of the
resolution were in favor they would aim
at peace with honor and take the first op-
portunity ofcoming to terms by returning
TO the policy Of the former Indian Viceroys,
The debate adjourned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-10

BALTIMORE, December 0. Flour-Quiet !;
western superanes s. 75a3 80; do extra 8 70
al 90; do family - 25a5 90. Wheat.-West.
ern dull and easier at 95casl 0i; do amber
81 o5al or; No. Pennsylvania red 81 0a; No.
2 western winter red, spot and December
81 O34sal 031t; January 81 05al 05ki; Febru.
ary 06X. Corn-Aetfve and firm; western
quiet and steady; western mixed spot, old,
iGc; new, spot and December, 451.ai5lIc; Jan.
uary 4SssGa45Kc; steamer, sa9kc. oats-Firmer
and In small supply; western white S0a3lc !:
do mixed 97a29c; Pennsylvania 2saSlc Rye
Quiet and steady. Hay-Dull; PennsylSa.
mia prime $40 0Oa1l CO. Provisions Quiet
and steady. Mess Pork-$s 96as 50. Bulk
Meats-LooSe shoulders, new Sc; clear NIB
sides, new, Axe per car load; packed, new.
35Ia4Ac. Baeon-Shonlders, old, 31IIaSa!e; /;
clear rib sides, new 5Aa5Hc; hams, sugar
cured, new, 9al0c. Lard-ReRned, tierccS, &c.
Butter Dull; choice western packed l6als:
rolls l5al6c Petroleum-Qniet; crude Ne |;
refined sAc. COtfee-Flat and nominal; Rio
carIoes llHal6c. Whisky-steady at 81 0sa
| 0ulk