The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-10-14
Brief Items.

Persons who propose to become sub
scribers to The TIMES, for next year,
can, by subscribing now, receive the
paper the balance of this year free.
A daughter of Mr.. G. Watson, of New
port, fractured her right arm by falling
from the porch of her fathers residence
on Wednesday last.
Important changes have this week
been made in the time table of the Phil
adelphia and Reading railroad. Travel
ers should make note of the changes.
samuel Davis of Marysville, while
shifting cars at Baltimore, fell on the
track, the wheels passing over his left
arm injuring it so badly that amputa-
ton was necessary.
A man named George Fry, fell into a
vat at the Millerstown tannery on
Wednesday and received considerable
injury. The vat was empty and he fell
on his head, injuring the brain.
Only nineteen persons were killed on
the railroad trains of the United States
during the month of August, while
twenty-eight were killed at home on
their farms.
On Thursday morning Jas. e. Ste.
phens, of Buffalo twp, was threshing,
and by some means or other not known,
the upright shaft of the power got out of
fix, breaking all the cogs off the wheel.
Henry Reeder, of Miller twp, also
broke his horse power badly few days
ago, in somewhat similar manner
The power is now in the hands of e.
Thomas & Bro, for irs.-Ledger.
The election proclamation in the Cum
berland county papers is condensed into
half a column. In this county it takes
several columns. We suppose poor
Cumberland county cannot afford to pay
for SO much printing.
A Cumberland county man was fined
S35 for catching fish in fish basket
If the law was carried out in this county
it would lessen the fun of the fisher
men.
The Shippensburg Nesos celebrated
the anniversary of its Thirty-seventh
volume by appearing in an enlarged
form and bran new dress. 1t makes
marked improvement in the paper.
A business meeting of the Y. M. C.
Association will meet at Amos Foulk's
residence on Friday evening next. Also
regular election of officers. A full
turn out of members is requested.
John Lupfer's heirs will sell at public
sale, mile northwest of Bloomfield, ,on
Friday, Oct. oath, all their stock, farm
ing implements and household and
kitchen furniture. 42*
The Bloomfield band, have taken
new start this fall. In addition to maxi
ing progress in their music they have
improved their uniforms by adding
plumes, belts and epaulettes, making
handsome dress.
A subscriber from Juniata Co., writes
us in renewing his subscription, that he
has copy of every issue of THE TIMES
since the paper was started, including
the monthly editions. We think few
can say that
About halfpast ten O'Clock Thursday
night a man named Charles Smith. q
married man, who resided on Wallace
street near Cumberland, was almost
instantly killed in the yards of the
Pennsylvania railroad above the round
houses, at Harrisburg.
On Tuesday last, Constables Sailor of
Newport and Mcconnell of Buffalo
twp, had an exciting hunt and chase
after Jessie and Sam. Johnson for whom
warrants had been issued. They however
did not succeed in catching their birds,
but will probably have better success
next time.
A japanese that works at Mullins
paper mill in Mt. Holly has applied for
naturalization papers. After hearing
in the matter, Judge Herman granted
the application and the applicant, Taxa
ha-she-kichi-Taro, Is now an American
citizen of Japanese descent"