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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-22
= ROUTES
AND
} DAILY TRAINS.
BETWEEN
CHIC4G go and ST. PAUL ana
MINNE4POLIS

The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul Rail-
way is the only Northwestern line CONNECTING
IN SAME DEPOT IN CHICAGO with any of the
Great Eastern and Southern Railways, and is
the most convent ntly located with reference to
reaching any depot, Hotel or place of business.
in that city.
Through tickets and Through Baggage Checks
to all Principal cities.
Steel Rail Track thoroughly ballasted, free
from dust. WESTINGHOUSE Improved Automat-
ic Air Brake. Miller's Safety Platform and
Couplings on all Passengers ears.
The Finest Day Coaches and Palace Sleeping
ears.
This road connects more business cenrers
health and pleasure resorts and passes through
liner country, with grander scenery, than any
other Northwestern Line.
A. V. III, CARPENTER.
Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent
S. S. MERRILL, JNO. c. GAUIT.
6eni Manager, Asst CENT Nsr'r
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L. @. SCHULTZ, Agent.
Warrant OF Attachment at.
WOOD COUNTY, I
Town of rock.

Town of Rock.
In Justice Court Before E. A. Sharp, JUS
tice of the Peace.
To John Merser.
You are hereby notified that n warrant of
attachment has been issued. and your property
attach cd to satisfy the demand of 5. i. \ aSon
you shall appear before e. y. Sharp. Justice
of the Peace in and for said county at his Office
in aid town on the 18th day of June, 1879. al 2
o'clock in the afternoon. judgement Will be
rendered against you, and your property sold
to pay the debt
Dated this 6th day Of Mag, A. d. 1879
Ml5,w6 5, L. Mason, Plaintiff.
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State Of Wisconsin, Circuit Csurt-Wocd Co.
Ferdinand Toa9aay. Plaintiff, against Franci
.frccEette, Defendant
IN Pursuance. and by virtue Of the Judgment
and tecree o { foreclosure ami sale rendered and
Of the flaiatilT and against the defendant
ABOVE named on the list day Of March A. .
ISIS, in The court aforesaid, l will expose and
highest bidder for cash. a: the front door ofcorrt
house IN the citr-of Grand Rapids. on Satur-
day, May 2Eh, 1879. a : one o cock p. II. Of that
day, the following described real estate, to- wit
Lot No. twelve 90 in block two (2) in the city
of Grand RAPIDS, IN the old survey according
to the recorded plat thereof
Date} Sl arif' 5 OIL - f}raul RnniiS, Wis.
April 10th 1879. PETER McCAMLEY,
Sheriff Wool 90. Wis.
EUDD & WEGNAy. Att'ys for PaintiF
aprl0w7
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N0tice. All indebted to the late
firm Of St. Amour & Edwards, will
please call and settle the same to.
T. G. ST.. AMOUR.
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HSrHsEs2 CNE2EEn 2 n
Battle Greek, Mich.
eHi3lNaL and OILY GlEyiH:
s. VI p T2 n TOR 50
THRESH!EG E7ECHIHEnY.

FsSHE NatciiIeSs t!-a.n-Sarin-. Tire Saving,
ss and M1acy-Sari1 TnreshrT til, day genera
tioa BeTcra I'll rr fr IsrI osk Perfect Cleaning,
and Eor Saving Grain. Tastaza.
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From VI asliin gt0n.
Mr. EDITOR:

WASHINGTON, May 5th, 1879.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-17
DEATEzz.

ADAIR-On the sth inst, in Madison twp, Mrs.
Elizabeth Adair, aged 86 years., months and 26
days.
TOPLEY On the 10th ult.. in Duncannon John
Topley, aged 80 years, months and days.
HAAs-On the 30 ult. near Duncann0n. infant
daughter Of VIM. and Sarah Haas, aged days
FoY.--At the residence OF John Boyles, In Cen
tire twp, the 9Th inst. Mary, daughter OF Chas
aud Fora FOy, Of RenOva aged l year and 8
months.
SMILEY. - Near Watervie. Marshall county,
Kansas on, the 1st inst, Gentrude A. Smiley
formerly OF this borough, aged 2l years, Months
and IL days,
SHEIBLEY -On the 5th inst, Emma L, 4=GShsep
OF Samuel II. and Emma J.. Shebey, 5, X. cor
ner 18th and Poplar streets. Philadelphia, Pa
aged l year, s months and q days.
JAcoBs-In n Wheatfeld twp, on the 18th ins5.v
George Jaeo BIS, aged IS years.
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The storm in Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL TOWNSHIP, Perry Co., Pa.
June 5th, 1870.
Mr.. EDITOR Dear Sir The great hail
storm that passed over the northeast corner Of
Perry county, destroyed everything as 1t went.
The grain fields of j. I. Kline, E. Barner, j.
Klinger, look as IL they had been threshed
down with the fail and the oats crop looks as
though 1t had been moved corn is all knock
ed in the ground and the gardens look dread
full. j. r. Funk, was in all the storm with
Solomon Kerchner's team, and had difficult
task to hold the horses. Hail fell as large as
hulled walnuts. Along l.. s. Kline's garden
fence the hail was twelve inches deep. 1t
knocked about two dozen holes In j. zeller's
barn roof, large enough that cat could go
through. There has been no lives lost as far
as we can learn. The gable end of L. T.
Kline's house lost 10 window panes. The.
storm lasted about ten minutes. L. s. K.
The above was intended for publication
last week, but did not reach us till Monday
night.-Ed.1
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interest TO many Of the readers Of your valuable
paper.
The prospect for a good harvest In this val
ley is very flattering. There are good prospects
of fruit and other necessares of life.
The spirit of improvement has seized some
Of our go-ahead citizens. Mr.. WIN. Allen is
building fine bank-barn on one of his valu-
able farms and otherwise improving his prop
erty, John Ebert being the mechanic. George
Leonard has put up some fine buildings on his
property, which is situated on the top Of MI.
Dempsy. George is making himself nice
home; Messrs. Jos. Lightner and Jesse Med
dath are the carpenters employed on the build
ing. Too much praise cannot be given those
gentlemen for their skill as workmen. We
wish them success. RIA.
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MARRrAaEa.

RESPONSIBILITIES On the 1st inst, at the resi-
dence OF John Jones in Howe township. by A.
Fred Keim, Esq, John NJ. Bender, OF SavIlle
twp this county, to Minerva j. Miller, OF Wal
ker twp, Juniata county.
MHIER-HAMMAKER- --On the 10th inst, at the.
residence OF Mr.. VIM. T. Miller, by Rev. A.
Tripner, Mr. Levi @. Miller and Miss Sallie NJ
HammakeI, all of Duncannon.
FosTER,-GLAss- On the 10th inst, by Rev. A.
Tripner MIR. VIM. A. Foster and Miss Isabella
Glass, both Of Duncannon.
WooDwARD-KIINK.--AtY York. Pa. August 18th
1878, by Rev. j. l.. Blinkinderfer. of York, Pa,
James s. Woodward TO Helen n. Klink, daughter
OF A. O. Klink, OF Washington, ID. G., founerlya0
this place.
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THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA. JUNE II, 1879.

Faslck, citizen of Patterson. last
Thursday, while looking down into the
river at turtle, from the third pier
Of the river bridge, ON the north side,
lost his balance and fell into the Ice
breaker and thence into the river A
number of boys were with him; they
gave the alarm. Thomas Reese found
the child on the bottom of the river, in
about four feet of water. 1t is q wonder
the child came to life, for 1t was almost
drowned, and fearful cash extended
straight down over the forehead, over
the nose, and over the chin, caused by
contact with the edge of q rail road bar
that Is fastened to the ice breaker. At
latest accounts the boy was doing as
well as could be expected. -Sentinet.
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Bad Work of The Pardon Board

Bad Work of The Pardon Board A
Lewistown exchange says: "The two
men calling themselves John Kelley
and James Jackson, who were lodged in
Jail last week on charge of breaking
into the post office at Newton Hamilton,
turn out to be the two young scamps,
Winn and Fuselman, who were sent 20
the penitentiary few years ago for rob-
bing post office in Juniata county, and
who were recently pardoned out"
Our readers will remember the robbery
of a store In Juniata county several years
since, when the goods were traced to the
possession Of man named Miller, near
Failing Springs. The above are the
fellows charged with this crime.
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Brief Items.

= Y. NJ. G. A. meeting in the Reformed
Church next Sunday at 6 o'clock j. Nj.
All are cordially invited to attend.
A session of the Orphans Court was
held last week. The business done was
The Democratic County Committee
met in this place last week. The 14th
of July was selected as the day for hold
ing the County Convention.
O The drunken and disorderly conduct of
lot of young chaps on the streets on
Saturday night was not only disgrace
TO themselves, but was evidence that we
have very sleepy borough officers.
q Mr.. Henry Ayle of Centre township;
sent us in some strawberries that for
size are hard to beat. They averaged
about inches in circumference, and 2S
of them weighed pound.
The hail storm of Thursday week
was more severe in Duncannon than in
this place. On the Duncannon side of
the river alone, over twelve hundred
lights of glass were broken.
The Evangelical church in Rye twp,
has been thoroughly repaired and re-
modelled this spring. 1t has been rooted,
weatherboarded, had the pews changed,
and in fact has been almost made new
again.
Billy Raffensperger, who had been
in Jail for the past six weeks on suspi-
cion of being implicated in the robbery
of G. X. Breneman's g store on the night
of April 25, was released from custody
on Tuesday last on a writ of habeas
corpus.
Some chap last week entered the shoe
shop of Henry Foulk in Rye twp, and
carried away a razor. There were two
razors in the case, and as they only took
one it is evident the chap is not entirely
devoid of conscience. He however took
good care to select the best one.
On Sunday evening as two small boys
named Charles Keel and Geo. Hunter
were having wrestling match they fell
and their weight coming on Charles
arm, breaking it and forcing the bone
through the flesh. The bone was set
and the boy is getting along all right
Duncannon Record.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-17

2 Fatal Railroad Accident Samuel Wag-
ner, an aged and highly respected citizen
of Duncannon, was instantly killed on
the Pennsylvania railroad near Cove
bridge below Duncannon, on Saturday
morning. Mr.. Wagner was proceeding
up the north track, and seeing train
approaching him coming down, he step
ped on the south track and was str uck
by another train coming on behind him
and was instantly killed.
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ELLIorrsBURe, Perry County, Pa.


MIR. EDITOR: Nearly every week we learn
through the papers of some depredations com.
mtted by citizens of Perry county, but now, by
your permission 1 will inform the numerous
readers Of the TIMES of the good deeds achieved
by the people of Elliottsburg and its vicinity.
A bible class is about being organized in the
Germany stone church, where all persons whoare
interested in their spiritual welfare are cordially
invited to attend
Annie, a fair young lady of some twenty sum-
mers, places each week beautiful bouq net OF
flowers upon her deceased mothers grave.
Alice, q soldiers orphan, purchased goods and
made clothing for several children in destitute
circumstances, so that they could attend Sabbath
school and thereby be brought into the fold OF
God. Rebecca and Maggie obtained goods and
made bonnets for women. who were scantily sup
ported by their reckless husbands.
A number of persons here, cut and hauled the
lumber, and erected substantial stable for Mrs.
Stah, who was bereaved Of her husband, and has
six small children to support
certain amount Of money was subscribed
here to replace COW which Mr.. David Peck lost
by accident.
Nearly half score OF donations have been
made for the relief OF Mrs. Moffat, who has btel
afflicted, and in a helpless condition for almost
seven years, and the brethren and sisters Of
various denominations have held prayer meeting s
at her residence for her edlhcation aud encour-
agement in her spiritual life.
While am penning this article am reminded
of the following beautiful and appropriate stanza:
Dear friend, who have read this shor story you
know
The words that our Savior once spake when below
II we wish for his presence TO halOw our bread,
We must welcome the stranger, he sends In his
stead
When we set out our feasts this our motto must be.
AS ye do TO my poor, ye have done unto me"
BETA.
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Philadelphia Produce Mark ct.

PHILADELPHIA. June II, 1879.
Flour unsettled; extras 81 5004 g.: Pennsyl.
vania family, SAYS @ 500; Minnesota do, $500
s4.75 patent and high grades, s7G800.
Rye flour, s275D3.12.
Cornmeal. $3.50.
Wheat. red, 1l7R1lS; amber. ll6 q III; white,
1161l17.
Corn quiet and easy; yellow, 43@44c.; mixed,
42044c.
Oats quiet: Pennsylvania and western white,
38f139c western mixed ,35@38.
Rye56 @60c.
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Iuniata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week.
For some time past Mr.. Samuel Ritz
man, q citizen of Spruce Hill twp, this
county, has not been in good health,
because of some ailment of his lungs.
Last Thursday he was prostrated by
hemmorrhage. His brother, p. T. Ritz
man, came to attend to the affairs of the
farm, and look to the feeding of the
stock, &c. About six o'clock in the
evening violent storm of wind, rain,
and lightning passed over the valley,
doing considerable damage to the grow.
ing grain. p. L. Ritzman was in his
brother Samuel's barn when the storm
came up, and continued the work he
was at He went to the hay NOW, and
was in the act of pitching hay down for
the stock when the barn was struck by
lightning. The lightning struck his
body about the middle and passed off by
the feet, tearing his clothing and forcing
one of his boots off, and rendering his
lower limbs useless. AT the same time
the hay around him took fire. Mrs
Samuel Ritzman ran to the barn, and
by the help of boy succeeded in getting
her brother-in-law out of the burning
building The unfortunate man linger-
ed in great pain till Friday evening,
when he died.
The fire that was communicated to
the barn by the lightning spread rap
idly, and before the entire movable
contents of the structure could be re-
moved 1t was consumed. All the live
stock in the barn excepting one horse
and twelve sheep were gotten out. Most
of the farming utensils, machinery and
wagons of the plantation were in the
barn, and of course were destroyed.
The insurance amounts TO only six
hundred dollars. The deceased was
married about three months ago.
Frank, seven-year-old son of John
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-17

May Weather Report.-B. McIntire, Esq,
hands us the following report of the
weather for the month of May, 1879, as
follows, to witt Average of thermome-
ter at 8 O'Clock A. NJ, 800 40, and of
barometer 80 inches minus 6-tenths, and
of greatest heat $50 TO-, and of cold AGO
So. Thursday the 18th was the warm
est day, 76o and the coldest was Saturday
the Srd, $50 above zero.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-17

Great Storm at York.-A dispatch from
York on Wednesday last says One of
the most terrific rain and hail storms
ever experienced in this section visited
this place to-day at noon and continued
over half an hour, flooding cellars and
damaging crops and fruit to considera-
BILE extent.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-17

I. Railroad Questions. We propose the
following questions TO the citizens Of
this town and vicinity: II you have a
property In or near Bloomfield that you
are desirous for selling for 81 600, don Y
you believe you could more readily sell
1t for 81 200 If this town had II. II.
connection 7
Is there farm between Duncannon
and New Germantown that would not
be increased In value by a railroad that
would connect Bloomfield with the p.
II. II. at Duncannon
Is there not thousands of tons of iron
ore in this vicinity that will add largely
to the wealth of this county, when a
railroad is built to carry the ore to mar
ketY
Are there not millions of feet of good
oak lumber In this county that will be
turned into cash only when a railroad
is built to convey IL to market ?
Are there not thousands of tons of
bark lost every year because it does not
pay to haul it to the p. r.. R.Y
Having answered these questions as
you must, in the affirmative, is there
any reason why you should not aid the
directors of Duncannon and Bloomfield
Railroad Company in building this rail
road In fact isn't 1t yonr duty as a
good citizen, to aid in developing the
community in which you live9
And now, acknowledging as you
must, that this road will add to the value
of your property, is 1t honest for you to
refuse to do your share towards this i'm
provement, and to take the benefit of
advantages earned by the exertions of
Others. We are happy, however, in
the belief that there are but few in our
midst to whom these remarks are appli-
cable, and that very general aid will
be given to this enterprise.
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f1rho BIOomncId and Duncannon n. r.

ClThe Bloomfield and Duncannon r. r.
The meeting which was held In the
Court House on Saturday evening, COM
pleted the organization of the Bloomfield
and Duncannon Rail Road Company.
The following is list of the gentlemen
elected as officers;
President, w. A. SPoNsLER, ESQ;
Vice President, GEORGE s. BARNETT;
Treasurer, f. b. CLoUsER, ESQ.,; Secre-
tary, CALVIN NELSON ESQ. Directors,
FRANK MORTIMER, ]. b. HACKETT,
JAMES A. GRAY, ID. M. RINEsM1TH,
JOHN II. SHEIBLEY, WIN. RICE, JOHN
WIsTER, JR., JOHN SHIvELY.
The selection of the board of officers,
which was elected without dissenting
vote, is an evidence that the company
means business. Every man in the
board is thoroughly convinced that this
road can be built, and that now is the
time to build 1t. Canvasslng for sub
scriptions will be began at once and as
soon as the amount necessary to grade
and bridge the road-bed Is subscribed
work will be begun. We trust every
man in this community will see the
necessity of doing what he can in aid of
this enterprise, and of doing it promptly.
With the proper spirit shown by our
citizens, there is nothing to prevent the
grading of the road this summer. The
management is In the hands of those
known to the whole community, con-
sequently persons will subscribe with
confidence that all money collected will
be used only for the purpose for which
they intend it. Every property holder
in this vicinity can well afford to sub
cribe literally to this enterprise, when
he has the positive guarantee that If
called upon to pay his subscription,
he has the certain assurance that the
road will be built. Every man knows
that while labor is low, and many hands
idle, the road can not only be made
cheaper, but it will be the means of i'm
proving business generally in this coun-
ty, as most of the cost of construction
would at once be put in circulation in
our own midst. There is no business
man in Duncannon, no farmer on, or
near the route of the proposed road, no
business man in Bloomfield, or no prop
erty holder near or above this point
that can afford to let this project
fail. We therefore ask you to add to
your own prosperity, by subscribing
literally to the Bloomfield and Duncan
non Rail Road.
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Chs.rch Notices.

nj, E. Church Quarterly Meeting
Preaching on Saturday at 104 A. Nj. and
+. M. Sunday at 10i A. NJ, and p.
nj. Children's meeting at 3P. M.
Presbyterian Church-Preaching next
Sabbath at ii A. M. and 8 p. M. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 8
O'Clock. Sunday School at 0i A. M.
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DRoTHoNOTARY.

i TO THE VOTERS OF PERRY co.
BY the solicitation OF many OF my political
friends, VIII be candidate before the llepublI.
can Convention asking the nomination for Pro.
thonotary pledging myself 10 perform the duties
q the onice u elected faithfully and honestly 10
THOMAS sUTcH, sf-
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Fine Safes. - The Mosler Safe and
Lock Company of Cincinnati are plac-
ing number of fine safes in this county.
The general agent for this state, ]. w.
Ringrose of Mechanicsburg, sold three
or four in this town and they were all
placed in their respective offices last
week. AS pretty piece of furniture
they are an ornament, and as security
against burglars and fire they are equal
to the best safes in the world, while
there are many called "good safes' that
will not begin to compare with them
We learn he also sold some in Newport.
Where the safes are known they are
sure to meet with ready sale, and
we shall be surprised if many more are
not sold in this county.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-17

Rail Road Notes.-The Harrisburg 7ele-
graph in referring to the proposed rail
road says: The proposition to construct
a railroad from New Bloomfield, Perry
county, to Duncannon has more impor-
tance in it than will be recognized at
first sight, and more of local interest to
Harrisburg than can now be estimated.
Perry county, except along its edge, has
no proper outlets for its trade, and there
fore not the inducement for develop
ment which other portions of the State
contiguous have had for years. AS
grain-growing locality Perry county can
be made equal to any of the famous
counties of the interior. Some of the
best wheat now put on the market is
raised in that county, but it must be haul
ed over the toughest roads, and long dis
tances to get to a rail road depot,
so that it will not pay. But when Perry
county gets proper rail road connec-
ton and is thus stimulated to develop
ment, it will add in five years a third
and half more to the value of her real
estate along such line of road, and
create revenues for farmers there of
which they never had any knowledge
There is no doubt that the hills of that
region contain rich mineral deposits,
while the material for tanning on a
large scale abound in all parts of the
county. The great wonder is that Perry
county has never had a proper rail road
connection. The deposits of iron ore
near New Bloomfield are of rich quality,
yielding over 80 per cent. and making
an iron of the very best quality. Con-
tracts have been made for all this ore
that can be mined and delivered. With
a rail road connection at New Bloom
field, the value of this deposit will be
largely enhanced When she gets it.,
her wealth will have an important in
fiuence on her neighbors, of which
Harrisburg will receive the benefit in a
large degree.