The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-09
BRIEF Items.
Oysters are now in season.

Oysters are now in season.
Mr.. Gring has removed his steam
saw-mill to Rinesmith's lower farm.
YIN. G. A. meeting in the Lutheran
Church next Sunday at o'clock p. M.
The picnic of the Laurel Grove Liter
ary Society, to be held on Saturday next,
postponed. BY order of Society.
Singing ct the Windy Hill school
house, on Saturday the 18th inst. Con-
Quoted by Mr.. VIM. Swartz.
That white bear story of our Kennedy's
valley correspondent is too large to
swallow.
Mr.. Peter Young was considerably in
iured by being thrown from a wagon in
Duncannon Friday week.
The winter term of the Duucannon
Schools began last week. They have
months term.
ION last Friday morning Mrs. Powell
Of this place had a severe cash cut in her
head, by garden hoe falling from a
grape arbor.
A valuable mare belonging to Harry
Seidel, of Marysville, was choked to
death by getting entangled in her halter
few nights ago.
The Lewistown True Democrat has
changed editors and proprietors, and
comes to us this week greatly improved
in appearance.
VA lecture on Music will be given in
the Presbyterian Church, in this place,
on Tuesday evening, by Prof. Kurzen-
knabe, of Harrisburg.
(lThe employees of this office return
their thanks to Mr.. Henry Rice, ST., for
fine basket of grapes. He has choice
varieties for sale at low prices.
We received a pleasant call from Rev.
Stearn, presiding elder of this district of
the U. b. Church, on Wednesday last.
He was accompanied by Rev. Hoover.
IVA colored campmeeting will be held
on the 18th inst, continuing over Sun
day, in the woods about II miles South
west of Shermansdale.
Mrs. Derrick has again taken possess
sion of the Eagle Hotel in this place,
John Newcomer having removed rather
unexpectedly.
[ Dave Rinesmith is Dragging about his
wheat He says he has some Foltz
wheat, from which ten sheaves yielded
q bushel
Recently Mr.. George Barnett of this
place lost sheep. A few DAYS later the
pelt was found in fence corner where
the animal had been killed and skinned.
A three year old child of Mr.. Lenas
Moore of Wheatfield township, caught
her fingers in the cogs of a mower on
Friday week and had several badly
mashed.
Some of the young gentlemen and
ladies of this borough " tripped the
light (?) fantastic toe" last Monday
night in the dining-room of the Eagle
Hotel.
NIf the Town Council would only get
some man of good sense as Street Com
missioner and then let him use his
Judgment, the taxpayers would be
hepefited.
a severe storm passed over parts of
this county on Wednesday evening. At
Centre, the Nj. r. Church was moved
several inches off the foundation, and
rail was blown through the window.
Wentz Curtis Miller, of Newport. a
graduate of West Point and for several
years First Lieutenant in the 4th Cav
airy, has resigned and his resignation
has been accepted by the President.
At the Concord Camp Meeting under
charge of Rev. A. W. Decker, there
were 26 tents. On Sunday there were
about 1000 persons on the ground. Rev.
j. w. Cleaver preached in the morning.
and DIR. Mitchell, P. e. in the evening.
David Stutzman, of Miller township.
was recently bitten severely in the hand
by a copperhead snake. The only reme-
dy he applied in the case was to drink
gallon of whiskey, which he did in
about two days, and the sore caused by
the snakes fangs is now healed.-Ne,cs.
On Sept. 10th, at p. M, Amos Foulk,
admir-. of John Foulk, decd, will sell
in Carroll twp, p miles northwest of
Shermansdale, 2 cows, one 3-year old
colt, brood sow, spring wagon, sleigh,
harness, tools.of various kinds and many
other articles.
An assortment of Domestic Paper
patterns will be found for sale at the
store of f. MORTIMER. If