The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-18

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tors and lecturers will be present in addition to
Prof. Ole i. V. DeGran, Albany, N. Y; Col, j. P.
Sanford; Hon. j. p. Wckersham, S.S. d., Supt.,
wednesday, viii be i'pirectors' Day. DR.. Wick
ersham will lecture on Tuesday evening and talk
to directors and teachers on "Wednesday forenoon.
Directors should be present II possible AS teach
ers receive pay for their time while attending
Institute It is earnestly hoped that all will be
present Teachers are requested to bring sam
Ss- Boarding for full time, so so to SO co.
s. ID. FAHNESTUCK,
Nov IL, 1S70-2t County supt
lunlata County, We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week.
The Fitzgerald farm, in Spruce Hill
twp, owned by Mr.. James Fitzgerald,
was sold one day last week to Mr.. John
Leonard, of Lack twp, for the sum of
$4,000.
On Saturday afternoon of last week
Mr.. James Coyle and his sister Miss
Grace, accompanied by Miss Annie
Wharton, went pleasure riding in a
buggy drawn by a gentle horse, but, as
the sequel proves, the pleasure of the
ride didn't pan out worth cent. Grace
was driving and all went we'll until
turning the corner at Prof. Wilson's
orchard, opposite the Tuscarora creek at
pretty lively rate of speed, James and
his sister were thrown out, the latter
receiving a severe cut ON the forehead
and was otherwise injured, and the for
mer sustained q few scratches and
bruises. The horse proceeded on his
way at brisk gait with Annie Wharton
as sole occupant of the buggy, but be-
coming terribly frightened, Annie at
tempted to get out of the buggy. In
doing so her waterproof got fastened
around the hub of the wheel and at
every revolution it became tighter, but
fortunately gentleman who was along
the road saw her perilous situation and
succeeded in stopping the horse, thus
preventing any serious injuries befalling
Annie.-Port Royal Times.
Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland papers
of last week
On Friday last, VIM. Gephart, an
employee in Gardner & Co.'S. foundry,
while handling pig iron, had his foot
smashed by one of the pigs falling
upon it.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr..
Anthony Mellinger, of Jacksonville,
for which, if we are correctly informed,
he paid $240, was found dead in the
stable few mornings ago.
On Tuesday evening Janitor Claudy
locked up the Court House, unaware that
Judge Herman was in the building.
The latter found some difficulty in get
ting out, but finally found egress
through window on the ground floor.
Miss Sally Britton, an aged lady, who
resides in the township north of this
borough, on Saturday morning of last
week, while sitting on q chair, and in
the act of reaching for her shoes, acci-
dentally fell to the floor, and broke her
thigh bone. Drs. Stewart and Marshall
reduced the fracture, and the aged suf-
ferer is resting quite comfortable. Miss
Britton is about ninety years of age, and
expected.-Shtppensb,rg Nescs
The Mt. Holly "Echo" says Last
week man representing himself to be
cow drover "took in" one of our land
lords one evening. About o'clock he
called at the hotel and engaged accom-
modations for lot of fresh milk cows.
After treating several persons and get
ting pint of whisky he started in
pursuit of the German who was driving
the COWS. The drover failing to return,
the landlord, of course, soon realized
that the whole thing was swindle and
he had been cheated out of the whiskey.
Landlords, beware of him.
DIR. James B. Marshall, on Thursday
night of last week, while riding in the
vicinity of Cleversburg, his horse stum-
bled, and not only throwed him violent
ly to the ground, but rolled on him,
injuring the Doctor quite severely. He
was in company with John Carey, who
took him to his house, where he remain
ed until morning. The Doctor was
bruised considerably, not only about the
head and face, but on other parts of his
person. DIR. Marshall can account for
the accident in no other way than that
the horse stepped on a rolling stone, and,
going at lively gait, his escape from
fatal injuries was quite Fortunate Ship
Ipensburg Neaos.
A farmer living a few miles South of
Newville has become, rather unexpected
ly, as well as unintentionally, the sole
owner and possessor or of no less than
score of wind-mills by signing what he
thought a contract to serve in the capac-
ity of agent for the firm with which he
was negotiating, and which was repre-
sented by an oily-tongued general agent,
but this contract now proves to be a
promissory note, by which our farmer
friend Is made responsible for the pay
ment of nearly two hundred and fifty
dollars. When will our friends Ia the
rural districts learn to refrain from this
signing Of any such contracts as these,
knowing, as they surely do know, that
nine-tenths of them are made by men
whose sole object is TO extort money
from unsuspecting, honest and hard
working farmers.