The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-03-04

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two inches long. The blow was suffi-
cient to render Mr.. Myton insensible for
a few minutes, and had 1t not been that
he was wearing stiff hat, through the
band of which the hatchet penetrated,
death might have resulted. When he
recovered consciousness he found him
self lying between the horses and the
young man gone. He went to the road
side, and seeing him running away, he
called to his son George and Mr.. G. VIII
son, who were coming home to catch
him. They pursued him for some dis
tance, when he turned upon them with
q loaded revolver that he had stolen
from a drawer in Mr.. Myton's house.
The men were not prepared with weap-
ons to attack him and he continued to
run but he was followed on horseback
by Mr.. Fisher, neighboring farmer,
who overlook him and compelled him
to surrender. He was given in charge
of the constable at Petersburg, who
lodged him in jail on Saturday morn
ing.
The culprit is only twenty years of
age, and says he has no parents living,
but claims that his home is in Perry
county.
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Probem.-A boat whose rate of sail
ing is 10 miles an hour in still water,
goes down river whose current is two
miles an hour, and returns in 5 hours,
how far down the river was the boat p
Answered next week
The Tree Problem.-In reply to the tree
problem we have received the following
answers:
The answer to the tree question is 152
trees. The rows are made from corner
to corner, making one long row and
eight shorter ones on each side, total
of seventeen rows, the long row having
16 trees, and the shortest ones each
trees. B. b. M.
G.. Il. Bixler of Eshcol, and Howard
Moore, of Newport, also send same
answer as the above. These answers
are correct.
A Query. - Supposing that from San
Francisco to New York is distance of
5000 miles, and that two trains leave
each city daily, Sundays included, at I
A. M. and p. NJ, travelling 400 miles
every twenty-four hours, thus making
the journey precisely in eight days. A
train leaves New York on Monday
morning for San Francisco, how many
trains coming eastward does it meet
during the trip? The following answers
have been received:
EDITOR My answer to your query of the
18th OF February Is as follows The difference of
time between New York and san Francisco is
about three hOurs-hence a train starting at New
York at Z A., NJ. would arrive at San Francisco at
A. NJ on the 8th days hours before the San
Francisco train starts, consequently would meet
trains each day during days-on the Sth none.
Answer, IA trains. II. l.. MAGEE.
., The train question l would answer by saying
81. J.S.
II the train is coming In as the other goes out Is
counted, the reply to the query about trains is
l6. j. w. q.
II you count the train that leaves San Francisco
when you arrive, the number OF trains will be
~. s. s.
In reply, to the train question, say that eight
trains Is the number met. D. NJ. II.
In answer to the query as to the number of
train, &c, say that the NJ Y train would meet
the 16 trains started on the eight days taken for
the trip. and wOu'd arrive about hours before
the train would start on Tuesday morning, there
fore the answer Is 16. S. M. b.
The answer to the train question in The TIMES
Is 32. Sixteen trains are on the road eastward
bound when the New York train starts and six
teen more starts while The N Y. tTa is making
the westward trip, therefore the train wouldmeet
30 trains +. M.
Weather Report for February B. Nc
Intire, Esq, hands us the following re-