The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-26
THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD PA. AUGUST 2e, 1879

too small to hold him, caused his arrest
second time, when the amount Of bail was
increased to $4,000.
eB- A somewhat startling incident oc-
CURED at a camp meeting at Linwood, Car
roll Co., Md, on Friday last. The brethren
were holding 'the regular morning
prayer and praise meeting, and Mr..
Penn, of Winfield, Carroll county, among
others gave in very warm and feeling
Christian experience, and had just taken
his seat when Elder Sigler arose and asked
him II he did not now regret his not hav-
ing engaged sooner In the cause of the
Lord, he having been converted only six
years ago. To which he replied, with
great emphasis and feeling, do" and
as he uttered this last word he fell over,
but was caught by the brethren and car
ried to tent close at hand, where he i'm
mediately expired.
eB- Clay Hughes was not ON hand when
the company assembled at Covington, KY,
to witness his marriage to Annie Berry
Mr.. Bracken was sent ont to hunt up the
missing bridegroom, but before commenc-
ing the search he bought a revolver, so as
to be prepared for any emergency. When
found, Hughes said he had changed his
mind about getting married. Bracken
thought this was proper time to use the
weapon, but did 1t so unskilfully that not
one of the bullets did any harm. How
ever the demonstration wrought another
alteration in Hughes feelings, and he sub
mitted to the marriage ceremony.
Gag- A disgraceful scene occurred in the
Lancaster county court ON Tuesday after
noon, in which elimination and recrmina-
tion passed freely between three prominent
lawyers, District Attorney Eshelman, j.
Hay Brown, and L. K. Martin. These
gentlemen, leading politicians of the radi-
cal faith and identified with the separate
wings of the party, freely accused each
other of blackmai bribery, and lying, and
all the efforts of the court to quell the dis
orderly proceedings proved fruitless.
GB- Centre papers note the tragic death
of Ezra Brisbin Brown, youngest son of
Colonel w. w. Brown and wife, at Cedron,
Lincoln county, Kansas, on Wednesday, the
30th of July. The Colonel, formerly of
Centre county, and his help were starting
to the stack with load of wheat, when
part of it fell off and frightened the
horses, which started to run. Little Ezra,
who had obtained permission from his
father to ride and drive while they were
loading, was thrown to the ground, one of
the wheels striking his head, as we under
stand it, killing him instantly.
G- Daniel Ubil, farmer, of Honey ybrook,
Lancaster county, whose large barn and
contents were burned to the gronnd about
year ago, and whose misfortune it was to
be seriously burned himself whilst saving
his stock, etc., has again received notice
by drop-etter that he may at any time
look for another conflagration of the same
time. Mr.. Ubil was compelled to thresh
this summers crop in the field, fearing to
store it in his new barn on account of these
threats.
CB- ]. w. Stephens, who, on the 18th
inst, murdered his wife near Fincastle,
Va, has committed suicide. After killing
his wife he took to the woods, where he
remained concealed for a week, when he
returned home, and seating himself on a
block of wood in the yard, shot himself
through the heart with the same weapon
he had used upon his wife. The original
cause of the tragedy is said to have been
| jealousy.
a%- The wife of Rev. Andrew Merkel,
the rector of Chester, near Toronto, Can
ada, was SO badly burned on Wednesday
that her life is despaired of. She was
riding in carriage with her husband, who
was smoking cigar, when a spark from
the cigar ignited Mrs. Merkel's clothing
and before it could be extinguished her
body was badly burned.
BUFFALO, August 14.-A tramp giving
the name of Harry Locke, and claiming tC
be shipwrecked sailor living at New Cas-
tie, Pa, who was arrested charged with
putting tie on the track of the Lake
Shore road, confessed the crime this morn
ing, giving as his reason "out of funds,
tired of life and desire for imprisonment
to prevent starvation"
gB- Mrs. Patrick Hannabroy had an al
tercation with Matthew Dufey in he
saloon at Troy, N. Y, on Monday evening
in the course of which she struck him owe