The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-20
Brief Items.

Brief Items.
Lebanon county boasts of having a
rooster which lays an egg each day.
Mt. Holly has had walking match
with four contestants. One of 'em beat,
and his name is johnson.
Mr.. James Wilmer who always raises
a good crop of potatoes, is this year put
ting out twenty acres.
q Mrs. Fields residing near Orrstown,
had an ear bitten off by a horse, she
was passing in the stable.
q Christ. Smith is erecting new fence
around the Reformed Parsonage, located
on High street, this borough, which he
purchased short time since.
y Low water has interfered with the oper-
alton of the shad fishers above Newport.
1t is said the Juniata was never known
TO be so low at this time of the year.
~ We learn that Jacob Dunn, of Spring
township, has leased his lands to some
parties who desire to prospect for iron
ore.
On Friday evening of last week Geo,
young son of Peter Wertz, fell off the
hog pen, and broke his left arm at the
elbow.-Nesoport Ne,os.
Some evil minded scamp, hacked and
scored lot of young trees recently
planted by Mr.. p. Bosserman, in front
of his residence in Newport.
Macklin's store at McVeytown was
burglariously entered on Thursday night.
The thieves carried away small amount
of money and some merchandise.
. VIM. Eckert, son of George Eckert, of
Centre twp, won the prize of silver
watch in walking match at Harris
burg recently. There were eleven con-
testants.
The young man who was picked up
insensible above Mifflin last week,
proves to be John McGarvey of Phila-
delphia, who had been on a visit to
McVeytown. He has since died.
On Sunday evening man named
John w. Furl was brought from Liver
pool, and lodged in Jail on the charge of
breaking into a cellar in that place, and
stealing some provisions.
The showers on Thursday, followed
by good rain ever since, gave vegeta-
tion of all kinds start, and made the
hearts of the farmers rejoice. 1t was
badly needed.
A freight brakeman named Coulter,
residing at Huntingdon, was knocked
off his train, by the canal bridge near
Rockville, on Thursday morning, and
falling under the train was killed.
The McVeytown Jonrndl says that
" David Hershberger, Jr., of Bratton
township, recently lifted set-net out of
the Juniata river containing 80 catfish
and cells, the average weight of which
was 8 pounds"
A fish peddler on Wednesday last,
sold some'' fresh Juniata shad" TO some
of our citizens, at a high price, which
proved to be stale Delaware shad. They
think the moral character of that fish
peddler compares well with his fish.
Mrs. Flynn, wife of James Flynn of
Centre township, fell from the NOV
above the flour in the stable and was
badly bruised, so much so that she is
confined to her bed, DIR. Sweeny was
sent for to alleviate her sufferings.~
On Friday morning two freight cars
loaded with gram and flour went
over the high embankment near the
n. @. R.sW. bridge at Marysville, break
ing the cars to pieces, and causing the
loss of much of the contents.
The contract for the wall for the cree
ton of new brick school house near
Montgomery's Ferry, was given out to
Lewis Mcconnell and VIM. Singer, they
being the lowest bidders, at $3.50 per
perch, they to find the stone and dig out
the foundation.
On Monday the barn on the farm of
John Dysert, in Hamilton township,
Franklin county, was set on fire by a
little son of Mr.. Sellers, the tenant on
on the farm and was burned, with one
colt, II hogs, reaper, corn and other
articles.
J One Of our correspondents informs us,
that not long ago, one of the children Of
Mr.. j. w. Kell, of Elliottsburg, gave a
dumping, which was left from dinner,
TO their old house dog, and Immediately
after he had swallowed it, he choked,
and in few minutes he was as dead .as
, door nail.
% Isaac Orwan, of Centre township, re-
ceived two flesh wounds in one of his
arms short time since from the burst