The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-29
Brief Items.
w. H. Minick, of Newport, declines
t he Democratic Nomination for Coroner.


W. H. Minick, of Newport, declines
the Democratic Nomination for Coroner.
A Pic Mic will be held at Green Park,
August 2nd A band will be present.
A Festival will be held in the woods
of Mr.. Gutshall, near Blain, on Satur-
day, August 10th. See-hills.
See advertisement of Sheriff's sale on
eighth page. Also, Executors sale of
Real Estate.
A party of young men from Newville,
we learn are camping out at Gibson's
Rock.
Harris, son of Mr. VIM. Rice, preach
ed very acceptably to large and atten-
tive audience in the M. E. church in this
borough on Sunday evening last
David Mitchell, of Newport, received
the contract for erecting the new fish
dam at Columbia, he being the lowest
bidder. The price was $11 400.
The Dunkards will hold divine service
in the Germany stone church on Satur-
day evening, the 9th day of August
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The members of the Evansville Sun
day School, and others, will hold their
annual picnic, on the land of David
August 9th. All are invited to attend.
Clayton M'Kenzie and VIM. Eby, two
typos, and former residents of this bor-
ough, are on visit to their friends here.
They are both employed on the Phila-
delphia Times.
A dark brown horse about five years
old was stolen from the stable of Mr.. j.
ID. Summers, near Shady Grove, Frank
1.x- I'll Il
The thief took with him a new bridle
A large ham stolen from James B.
Clark in this borough last week, was
returned after a few days, and placed
in an outbuilding, where the dogs found
1T, and destroyed portion of it, The
thief feared legal investigation.
John M. Smith, of Spring township,
cut and shocked seventy-five acres of
grain in four and three-fourth days with
the assistance of one boy and five men
and Marsh No. 4, Reaper-Fast work,
and who can beat 1t?
A horse driven by the Mansville mail
carrier, got his foot fast few days ago
at the railroad crossing near Eshelman's
mill at Newport, and was got out just
in time to save the fast line the trouble
of stopping.
The warm rain of Tuesday last and
the shower of Thursday night was quite
relief to the parched vegetation, but it
will take long soaking rain to bring
out the corn and even with such rain,
much of it is too far forward to be made
more than half a crop. 4.
Since the above was in type we have
been visited with very heavy rain,
the fall exceeding 81 inches.
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Court Order. : 1t appears that the
are so numerous, that no civil cases will
be tried, as will be seen by the following
order:
In Common Pleas Of Perry County:
And now 25th July, 1879. It appearing that
the Criminal list at the ensuing August Term
will consume the week. it is ordered that the en-.
b. F. JUNKIN, P.J
Sneak Thieves. = This town seems to
be having full benefit of mean sneak
thieves just at present. During the past
week the premises of Mr.. VIM. A.
Sponsler, Mr.. Jas. Clark and Mr.. Thos.
Clark were visited, and few days pre-
vious meat was stolen from Mr.. Henry
Rice, sen. That this stealing is done by
some one posted in regard to the prem
ises, is proven by the fact that the meat
stolen from the house of Mr.. Clark was
concealed on the garret, where no one
would hardly think of looking for such
plGnder. 1t is time to get shot guns
loaded and be ready to give these pests a
warm reception.