The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-28

published must have them in not later than Sat
urday Letters received Mondaymornng scarce
ly ever get published.
+ Thermometer only four degrees above
zero on Thursday morning at o'clock.
+ The turkey crop must have been good
judging from the number offered for sale
last week.
The nail works at Duncannon is stop
ped while neweboiler is being put into
place.
Mr.. Andrew Pennell had horse
kicked by another and so badly injured
that he had to kill it.
Mr.. A. S. 10y, of Wheatfeld twp. \
killed porker weighing 500 pounds
There are not many to beat it. ~
There will be singing at Centre school
house, two miles west of this place, on
Thursday evening of this week.
- Our snow storm was little late inl
Igetting here, but it came in full force on
saturday night and Sunday.
We hope all our readers had "Merry
Christmas" and we wish them all
"Happy New Year"
Mr.. Joseph Hart, In Pfoutz Valley,
has this season killed five hogs II
months old that weighed, cleaned, 1886
pounds.
Captain Singiser, who formerly pub
lished the Valley Sentinel, in Carlisle,
has been appointed by President Hayes,
Secretary of Idaho Territory.
Z Christmas is now over and perhaps,
the hens will have time to attend to
business. At the present price of eggs
it is better to be seller, rather than "a
buyer.
Mrs. Lynch, of Hyde Park, Lacka-
wanna county, is almost 10S years of
age. She is said to be almost as frisky
as a miss of 18 years. Probably she is
in her second childhood.
= Mr.. Samuel Ebersole, who removed
from Wheatfield twp. to Wood county,
Ohio, is now here on a visit and called
in to see us last week. He gives good
report of his new home.
Excursion tickets will be sold at all
stations on main line and branches of
the Pennsylvania railroad on Dec. 3lst,
and January 1st, good for return trip
until January Srd, inclusive.
We notice that Mr.. S. P. Stambaugh
of Tyrone twp, who at present is Prin-
Harrisburg, was presented a fine turkey
by his scholars few days since.
Mr.. John Cram, of this county, shot
1 four deer in two days on the South
mountain, near Pine Grove last week.
The largest weighed 1872 and the smallest
(S6 pounds.
The snow of Monday, which here fell
to the depth of only three or four inches
was very heavy in some places. On
Long Island it was Is inches deep, in
Washington, ID. c., inches and ia
many parts of Virginia 1t was nearly a
foot in depth.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
will likely increase their freight rates
slightly about the first of the year. This
change will include all branches as well
as the main line. 1t is not expected that
this will effect the rates on the Peoples
Freight, or the Newport & Bloomfield
branches.
On Thursday evening the members of
Mr. Edgar's congregation, in this place,
made concentrated attack upon the
parsonage, and left great number of
packages and bundles on the premises.
1t was the kind of surprise party that
is agreeable. 1t was evidently fore or
dained that this surprise party should
\bea a success.
Again this town will lose, while the
west will gain one ia population. This
week, Miss Fanny, daughter of f. B.
Clouser, Esq, will leave for the west, as
the bride of Mr.. J, II. Gable, of Odebolt,
Iowa. We wish the young couple every
prosperity in life. Mr.. Gable, who is a
Perry county boy, is telegraph operator
and Express and r.. r.. Agent at that
place, which though a new town is
rapidly increasing,
Three of the churches in this place
had Christmas Services particularly
adapted to crafty the little ones belong
ing to their Sunday School. The Meth
odist had Jacobs Ladder" and the
Lutheran, and the. Reformed, each had
Christmas trees, all plentifully hung
with presents, for scholars and teachers,
while the pastors of the different con-
gregations were remembered in graft
! tying manner.
A Good Sleigh for Sale. - Mrs.-Dr:.- Ard
of>this borough, has a good Sleigh
nearly new-that she viii dispose of at
reasonable price.