The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-07-30
Brief Items.

Y. M. G. A. will meet in the Lutheran
Church next Sunday at 6 o'clock p. M.
Doctor Samuel Crawford died at his
residence in McCoysville on Tuesday
last.
Spring wagon for sale, cheap. The
wagon is as good as new. Apply to S.
H. BECK, New Bloomfield
Isaac Wright, Esq, citizen of New
port and well known throughout the
county died on Saturday week.
On Tuesday last, Henry Foulk, Esq,
of Rye twp, had his foot badly mashed
by his mare treading on it. fl
1t is said by bee cultivators that bees
this year have an uncommon inclina-
ton to leave their hives and go to the
woods.
Miss Ella E. Sands has the thanks of
the hands in THE TIMES office, for the
basket of beautiful flowers pres ented to
them last week.
Some person few nights since enter
ed the potato patch belonging to John
Acker, of Oliver twp, and dug a large
quantity of those useful vegetables.
A Western preacher who believed that
fire insurance was defying the Lord, is
now living in barn until his congre-
cation can find him another house.
During the storm on Sunday a week
the residence of Mr.. I. d. Wallis, in
Walker township, Juniata county, was
unroofed, and the family were compelled
to take refuge from the rain in the barn.
1t is not often that farmers have as
nice weather for harvesting their oats as
they had the past week. The cropis far
above the average, as to quantity but
not in quality.
Messrs. Traver & Bro, of Marysville,
while unloading hogshead of syrup, a
few days since, were unfortunate enough
to drop it, bursting the hogshead and
spilling the entire contents.
A boy named Oliver Bailor while
working for Frederick Barnett on Mon
day of last week, had the end of his
finger caught by the pulley of the hay
fork and nearly torn off.
The barn of Jacob Nerhood in Adams
township, Snyder county, was struck
by lightning on the evening of the 18th
inst, and was ignited and burned to-
gether with all the crops.
An exchange says, with good deal of
truth: Whisky don't put the devil in a
man, it only unlocks the door and lets
the devil out. What is in a man when
he is sober, comes out when he gets
drunk.
Mr.. Joseph Freed, of Rye twp, lost
calf in a strange manner last week.
Mrs. +. had given the animal drink of
water, when the calf seemed lively
enough but found it dead about two
hours later.
Mr.. VIM. Rough had singular mis-
fortune happen to his watch recently
His laid his vest having the timepiece in
the pocket upon the ground, and then
dropped board endways on the watch,
knocking it nearly to pieces.
GA newly discovered mine in the
South mountain" says the Carlisle Mr.
ror, I" near Monterey, in Franklin coun-
ty, is said to contain by far the richest
vein OF copper ore yet found in this
State.''
The Ariview Literary Society will
hold Basket Picnic in John Moore's
woods, half mile east of Oliver Rice's
residence, on next Saturday, August Srd.
Mr.. III. H. McKeehan, will address the
Society at IL A. M. The public is cor
daily invited.
At this season of the year many valu-
able cows die from what is known as the
6 clover bloat," and it may be well to
know some simple remedy. A physi-
clan in Davenport, Iowa, says turpen-
tine will cure nearly every case. One
fourth of gill is an ordinary dose.
A Western politician gave this advice
to his son-in-law, who was nominated
for office: "Lean a little toward every
thing, and commit yourself to nothing.
Be round; be perfectly round, like a
bottle, and just dark enough SO that
nobody can see what's in ye."
A horse driven by Squire Farnsworth,
dropped dead while going from this
place to Marysville on Saturday, the
10th inst. The horse was probably dis
gusted at-the heat. On the same day q
colt belonging to Mr.. VIM. Dunn, of
Spring twp, dropped dead while run
ming in the pasture.
A few days since Mr.. VIVA. Meyer of
Rye twp, in running wagon out of
the barn, hit the hub on the door-post,
causing the wagon pole to strike him In
the breast with such force as to knock
him senseless, in which condition he
remained some time. He is around
again, but suffers considerable pain from
the injury.