The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-04-23
Brief Items.

The borough of Patterson will build
new school house this summer.
Green Park has yet a singing school
in progress.
The Literary Society at Shermansdale
closed some time ago, with grand en-
terlainment.
The Debating Club at Falling Springs,
still continues to meet every Wednesday
evening, in the Union school house.
Horse thieves are operating in some
parts of Adams county
County School Superintendent will be
elected on the 7th of May.
Our Senator from this district, DR..
Crawford, appears to be good fisher. A
few days ago he caught twenty fine
trout.
One of the peculiarities of this borough
is that when a couple of men are work.
ing there are generally from three to
five lockers on.
Three peddlers arrested in Carlisle last
week, for selling goods through the
county without license were fined 500
each. A little such medicine would do
the peddlers good in this county.
Mr.. Austin Lane has greatly improv-
ed his house, formerly the Moore prop
erty,) on Main street. by newly weather.
boarding and adding neat porch to the
front.
There will be Murphy Temperance ce
meeting in Mt. Gilead, on Tuesday
evening the 30th inst. Speakers from
New Bloomfield will be present, also the
choir belonging to the New Bloomfield
union.
By mis- calculation in throwing
small piece of timber, on Wednesday
afternoon last, Charles Fenstemaker,
while at work in the cellar of the build
ing to be erected for THE TIMES, was
hit along side of the head, the blow
knocking him insensible and badly cut
ting his left ear. DIR. Ard sewed up the
cut and Charlie was at work again the
next day.
On Saturday morning the people Of
this community were startled by the an
nouncement that Stewart Beaver was
dead. On Wednesday evening he was
seen upon our streets, apparently in the
enjoyment of good health On Thurs
day evening he took his bed, and con-
tinued to grow worse until Saturday
morning, when death relieved him of
his sufferings.
A post mortem examination, which
was conducted by Drs. Sterrett, Graham
and Shelley, revealed the fact that his
death was occasioned by concrete matter
forming around an orange seed, which
had been swallowed by the deceased
while in health.-Po,t Royal Times.
Runaway.-On Tuesday last, Mr.. B. +.
Leonard, of Rye twp, drove to Marys-
vile and hitched his horse at Leiby's
store. A passing train scared the ami
a NAL and caused him to break loose when
he started for home at such a rapid
rate, that the hind spring of the buggy
was shook out. Mr.. Valentine ran out
to stop the horse, when he turned into
"a small gate making a general smash up.
He then ran against the pig pen which
threw him square on to fence on his
was not hurt but the buggy and harness
were total wreck
Fire in Millerstown.-At an early hour
on Wednesday morning fire was dis
covered in the store room occupied
by Mr.. Thomas Cluck in that borough.
When first seen the fire had obtained
such headway that it was impossible to
extinguish it and the building and con-
tents were entirely consumed. The
flames also extended to the house occu-
pied by Mrs. Jennings as a residence
and the post Office, which building was
also destroyed.
The building recently completed, be-
longing to Mr.. VIM. Everhart, which
was built of brick, was saved by great
exertion and the flames were prevented
from extending to other buildings.
The fire was first seen coming out the
cellar window and it is supposed that it
was the work of an incendiary. The
loss on stock and buildings is estimated
at about $4,000, on which there is a
partial insurance.
Mrs. Cathcart who occupies portion
of the store building as a residence lost
much of her furniture, on which there
was no insurance. Mrs. jennings loss
is about covered by an insurance in the
Fire Insurance of Philadelphia. Mr..
Cluck had an insurance of $4,000 divided
among the H1tna, Fire of Philadelphia.
the British, and the Lycoming.