The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-03
Brief Items.

O ]. W., q son of Ezra Patton of Liver
pool, had leg broken recently by the
kick of horse.
Squire Smith of this borough wants
the man who borrowed it to return his
wheel barrow.
The Presbyterian and Reformed Sun
day Schools will meet in the Reformed
church next Saturday evening to prac-
tice singing.
Y. M. G. A. meeting in the M. e.
church next Sunday at o'clock p. M.
Subject How to serve God. All are
cordially invited to these meetings.
Bishop Bowman will preach in the
Evangelical Church at Marysville, on
Friday evening, June the 9th, at half
past seven O'Clock.
We fear our LOUISVILLE friend GA
Citizen" in his communication is
tramping some ones toes. The article
seems to us too personal
q ALBERT Kingsboro of Saville twp,
broke his wagon tongue by trying to
turn his four horse team too short a
corner in Millerstown on Monday of
last week.
q Geo. Callan of Buffalo twp, lost
horse on Sunday morning by the animal
falling into gully in the pasture field,
in such a manner that he could not get
out. When found the horse was dead.
In burning off clearing in Rye twp,
a couple of weeks since, the fire got into
the woods and burned up quantity of
lumber and cord wood for Emanuel Kel-
lee.-
A Nf VaI ,sola s,,
Fishing Creek, had his hand badly
lacerated in corn shelter short time
since. The injuries required surgical
operation, which was performed by DR..
'Fuget.
q Mr.. Jacob Crist of this borough in
fiicted serious cut on his foot while
pointing rails last week. Mr.. VIM.
Kepner also while repairing fence
made mis-cut but did not lame himself
so badly.
0Jacob Hoffman of Centre township,
brags about his clover, and as q proof
that it is worth Dragging about, he
sends us one root that has 121 stalks
growing from it, ranging from 10 to 20
inches in length.
A few days since as Mr.. Brown and
Mr.. Hopple in Fishing Creek valley,
were chopping down tree, the AK used
by the former came off and struck Mr..
Hopple, inf1icting severe cut in the
leg.
O On Saturday last, Richard Thomas,
while working in the ore bank in Gem
tire township, had one finger on his right
hand split open, by getting it between
the end of pick handle and post as
he struck blow.
y On Saturday night a week, during the
absence of Lewis Mitchell from his home
in Greenwood twp, two men entered
his residence and robbed it of what
money they could find and badly fright
ening Mrs. Mitchell who was in bed
indisposed.
Some unknown scoundrels went to
Mr.. John Reads stable in Huntingdon,
on Saturday night and hitched up his
horse and buggy and INDUCED in ride.
After driving the horse almost to death,
the property was returned to the stable
the same night.
We acknowledge the receipt of the
Colorado Guide Book which is the finest
book of the kind we have seen. Parties
can get copy by sending two three
cent stamps to r.. J. Shapely, Market
Street, Harrisburg, Pa. The book con-
tains several hundred illustrations of
prominent places on the route west.
A church excursion from Harris
burg to Baltimore and Washington will
take place on Wednesday, June 11th.-
Tickets for round trip$3. Train leaves
at GAO a. M, stay in Washington twen-
ty-four hours, in Baltimore three hours.
Accommodations have been secured at
from 81 to $1.50 per day.
A. few days since lad in Carroll twp, 4,
was playing with gun by pointing it
at his grandmother and swapping it.
After several snaps he got the gun at
half cock and could not get it down.
when he handed ii to his father asking
him to fix it. His father took it for
that purpose when the hammer slipped
and the gun was discharged, fortunately
the load passed over the old lady's head
into the ceiling.
The Board of Pardons held a special
meeting at Harrisburg on Friday week
to hear the argument for and against the