The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-19
Brief Items.


"A large number of beautiful meoters
fell on Tuesday night last.
The vote for President Judge in
Franklin county was tie.
But one Prohibition vote was cast in
Cumberland county at the late election.
Cumberland county Is undergoing
their teachers institute this week.
A girl only thirteen years of age resid-
ing in Franklin co. , is the mother of a
fine boy.
The railroad ticket office at Harris
burg was robbed of $40 on Monday of
last week.
- An attempt was made one night last
week, by three men, to steal u body
! from the Churchtown graveyard.
' Spring wagon for sale, cheap. The
wagon is as good as new. Apply to S.
H. BECK, New Bloomfield.
o Charles H. Foulk, charged with q
number of crimes and well known
around here, failed to appear for trial at
Carlisle on Monday, and the district
attorney demanded the forfeiture of his
recognizance.
Teachers institute will be held in the,
Court house on the week commencing |
Monday December 2nd. A good pro-
gramme is presented See notice IN
: another cofumn.
J. S. Cornman, ESQ, of the Carlisle MR.
9'or made us a short call on Monday last
He reports business with him in a
prosperous condition, and was in good
spirits over the success of the local tick
ct in that county.
S2SA party of hunters. consisting of Rev.
.. w. Cleaver and some of his friends
of Juniata twp, were very successful in
a rabbit hunt on Friday last. They
brought home twenty-three and still left
some in the fields.
GlThree teams are now engaged in haul
ing iron ore from Darius Longs ore
bank to the Newport furnance. The
ore is of excellent quality, one vein be-
ing the fossil, and the other the black
y band ore.
Misses, and Ladies' Coats.-A PhiIadel-
phia Manufacturer of Misses and Ladies
coats will open line of samples of
these goods in Bloomfield at Mortimer's
store room, on Tuesday, November 10th,
where they will be for examination
during the next two weeks. Call and
see them. ct
October Weather Report B. McIntire,
Esq, hands us the following report of
the weather for the month of October
last. Average at 8 O'Clock A. M. of
thermometer 47o 25'- of barometer 80
inches minus 6-tenths. Average during
the "a hours of heat $50 So, and of cold
44o 15'. There fell inches and 1-tenth
of rain. The greatest storm we have had
for many years, occurred on the 23rd,
the wind blew from the North East
accompanied with rain, and lasted from
II o'clock midnight until 10 o'clock
noon, there fell 2 inches and 4-tenths of
water. The coldest day was the S0th,
the thermometer registered 800, and the
warmest day was the 18th, the mercury
running up to 73o.
Teachers Institute. = The annual
teachers institute will be held in the
ing on Monday, December End, at
O'Clock p. M. Papers relating to the
teachers profession, methods of teach
ing the various branches, etc., will be
proposed and read by teachers of expert
ence in the county, and afterwards dis
cussed by the Institute. In addition to
our home instructors, the following
educators from distance will give in
struction, class-drills, etc.: Prof. J. H.
Shumaker, Chambersburg; Miss Lalia
e. Partridge, Philadelphia; Prof. Edward
Brooks, Millersville. Col. j. p. Sanford
will lecture on Wednesday evening.
Wednesday will be " Directors DAYS.
when subjects of special interest to
directors will be discussed. AS the law
requires boards of directors to grant
their teachers the time to attend the
county institutes without reducing
their salaries, it is expected that all
teachers in the county will be present.
Arrangements will be made to secure
boarding at reduced rates. Teachers,
directors, and all friends of education
are most cordially invited to attend the
institute and take part in its exercises.
S. b. FAENESTOCK, County Supt.
Duncannon, Nov. 8, 1888.