The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-02-18
Brief Items.


Non Wednesday night some fellow
broke into the shoe shop of Henry
Comp, in Newport, and stole two pair
of boots.
Mrs. Bowman, of Lebanon county,
who was recently immersed on the cold
Sabbath two weeks ago, has since died
from the shock.
The burgess of Huntingdon has had a
lot of young men of that place arrested
and fined for serenading and making
night hideous.
We are glad to have our friends send
us items of news, but don't wish any
articles that are personal or calculated
to injure the feelings of any one.
The funeral of Mr.. Meredith Darling
ton will take place on Wednesday
morning at 10 O'clock. The remains
will be buried in the cemetery in this
borough.
HPoor people can now get married, as
the fee for performing the ceremony has
got down to hard pan. A couple were
married in this town few nights since
who paid the sum of fifty cents.
Mr.. Jerome Toomey was considerably
hurt on Friday aweek by being thrown
down by his horses, which scared at a
locomotive while he was unloading ties
at Messrs. Fickes' yard in Newport.
Friday and Saturday came very near
being the coldest days of the winter,
On Saturday morning the thermometer
was at zero. In some parts of Canada
the mercury stood at 80 degrees below
zero on Friday.
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Batemen, a tramp, being full of ben
zine," fell on the railroad track and dis
locating his shoulder. DIR. Sweeney, of
Bloomfield, attended the tramp, and
started him on his way rejoicing.
The g soap man. is now the object of
much execration in the rural press
Peddlers of soap made of deleterious
matter are regarded as imposters and are
doing much harm among the ignorant.
Persons should buy of responsible per-
sons.
< DIR. Shuli, of Markelville, was thrown
inst, while on his way from Markell
vile to Newport. He was severely in
jured. One of the Bloomfield physi-
clans, happening to be near at the time,
attended to his wants.
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child were thrown out of sleigh when
near Newport on Saturday aweek by
the runner going down suddenly into a
chuck. His horse :" lit out'' for home
and the party walked into town. The
sleigh was badly used up.
Mr.. Robert r.. Haldeman, of Harris
burg, of the firm of Pagan & Haldeman,
has sent an order to western Wisconsin
for two bushels of wild rice, which he
intends sowing in the spring along the
margin of the extensive island known
as Haldeman's island, above Green's
dam, at Clark s Ferry.
The Middleburg Post says: On Thurs
day night about IL O'Clock the Furni-
ture Room of Chas. Katherman located
on lot adjoining the late residence of
DIR. j. w. Rockefeller and formerly
occupied by "The Post" was discovered
to be on fire. The location of the fire
when first discovered seems to indicate
that 1T was the work of an incendiary.
There was an insurance of 81 900 on
Stock--no insurance on buildings.
Twenty dollars invested in Hooks,
Ropes and Ladders would have saved
the dwelling house which was in ap-
pearance as fine building as one in
town. The means for protection against
fire in our town consists of three or four
syringes. Estimated loss not covered
by insurance $1,000.
]. W. S.-We don't pretend to be
posted sufficiently to reply to your ques-
tions, and do not desire to open up our
columns to discussion of the subject
of your letter.