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

Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland county
papers of last week:
On Friday, George, young son of
Rev. w. l.. Wallace, while playing at
school accidentally ran against O tree
and broke his right arm. The nature of
the injury was not discovered until sever
al hours after it occurred.
A few days since Mr.. j. w. Miller, of
Upper Allen, attacked tramp who had
been making depredations upon his
place. A dog belonging to Mr.. Miller
took part, but, chewed his master up
considerably before help came.
h AS Mr.. Eckels, of Hoguestown, was
driving across the railroad track in
Mechanicsburg on Monday morning, an
engine that was standing near the cross
ing gave fierce shrek which so fright
ened Mr.. Eckel's horse that he was
unable to manage him, and he ran away,
throwing Mr., r. out and damaging the
buggy considerably.
On last Saturday, about 10 A. NJ,
Major Jacob Dorsheimer dropped sud-
denly dead at the door of his dwelling,
in Mechanicsburg. The doctors pro-
nounced his ailment heart disease. The
deceased had been soldier in the late
war, being captain of the first company
which left Mechanicsburg, which was
probably the first to leave this county.
The poor house matters seem to have
been settled satisfactorily to those direct
ly interested if not to the people. Di-
rector Roth has appointed Hugh Stuart,
and the two have chosen David S. Kerr,
of Kerrsville, these three men now
constituting the board of directors. The
significant statement is made: mo pro-
ceedings will be entered against any
one."
On Thursday as g. B. Miller, of West
pennsboro township, was burning some
brush he left the fire for a few minutes,
little daughter being with him in the
field. Hearing screams from his daughter
he found that her clothes were on fire.
He ran to her and by rolling her body in
the recently plowed ground succeeded in
freeing her from the fire, but not until
she was fatally burned, the child dying
the next morning. Mr.. Miller was HIM
his child.-Stdr.
On Tuesday, at about one o'clock,
while Mr.. Charles Creager, of New Cum
berland, was hauling lumber with q
four horse team, the horses became
unmanageable as they were descending
a hill and started to run. The saddle
horse fell with Mr.. Creager, hurting
him violently against a tree and fractur-
I ing his skull. He was picked up insen-
/ sible and remained so until death
occurred at ten minutes past one P.M.,
"Wednesday, just twenty-four hours after
the accident occurred.
On Monday morning horse attached
to buggy ran off in Chapel alley, and
in the run of about half square sue
ceeded in badly wrecking the buggy. In
running he passed directly over fire
plug and it was this that played such
swift havoc with the vehicle. The team
belonged to Mr.. Martin Epley, farmer
above town, and had been left standing
at the blacksmith shop of Mr.. Simon
Smith, without being tied, ''but only
for minute" by man in the employ
of Mr. Epley. Carlisle Sentinel.
Thursday afternoon James Hurley,
while driving wagon load of coal
through Middle Spring, had occasion to
draw the rubbers, and in the act of do
ing so, slipped, and fell under the wag
on, the hind wheel passing over both
his legss The weight Of coal on the
wagon was about four tons, yet, strange
to say, neither Of his limbs were broken.