The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-01

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Huntingdon had three slight fires last
week.
The extreme heat caused deaths in
many parts of the country last week
EDecoration day was not observed in
this place. NJ
q The past month has been the dryest
May for thirty years.
John H. Sheibley, ESQ.,, of The AdrO-
ate, has gone to Chicago to help put
political matters into proper shape.
n Many farmers have had to replant
their corn, as so much failed to come up,
owing to the dry weather.
C)Nice showers passed around us on
Thursday evening. At Sterretts' Gap,
and several other places some hail fell
TCrhe Lutheran Congregation of this
borough have placed fine toned organ
in their church.
A fine COW belonging to G. w. Koch
enderfer in Carroll twp, had her leg
broken few days since. The loss is
rather serious one to Mr.. X.
CIt is seldom such hot weather is ex-
perienced in May. For several days the
me rcury was from 80 to "a degrees in
The shade.
Judge Moss of Duncannon is troubled
with visits from poultry thieves. They
have made him two visits in the month
past.
The lightning melted the top of the
rod on Mr.. Londins' barn, in Berks
county, last week, passed down through
it and killed four of his cows.
Mr.. Jacob Eberly fell from the thresh-
ing floor at Mr.. David Voters in Penn
township, Cumberland Co., last week
and had an arm broken.
We understand the Lutheran congre-
cation of this place purpose holding a
Festival in the Court House yard on
Tuesday evening of next week. We
wish them success.
TDuncannon, The Record says,is with
out tax collector. Happy town Here
you can hardly throw stone without
the risk of hitting a tax collector or an
office seeker.
A correspondent of the Ne,Us makes
great complaint of the conduct of a
Centre twp, party who went to the
Millerstown dam fishing on Saturday
week. He claims theirZconduct was
Indecent.
During the thunder shower on Wednes-
lay evening cow and horse belonging
to Daniel Rider, in Oliver twp, were
struck by lightning and killed. They
were in the stable at the time.
The storm of Wednesday evening
blew down maple tree about mile
this side of Newport which fell on the
W off Of Of
the poles.
A four year old son of Newt. Rhine
hart, of Millerstown, fell on Sunday
night, landing on the hard floor, and
sustained a fracture of his right collar
bone, which was properly adjusted by
DR., Dean.
The County Commissioners on Satur-
day week, let the filling up of the Oil
yer twp, approach to the new bridge
across the Little Buffalo creek at New
port, to William S. Mitchell, Esq, of
Oliver township, at twenty-five cents
per cubic yard.
A new time table went into effect
on the Pennsylvania railroad Sunday
a week. The new change does not effect
the time of any trains stopping at New
port, except the Way Passenger, which
now arrives at OLA A. NJ, instead of
9:0S, as heretofore. The Chicago Ex-
press west, a new train, stops at New
port, when tagged, at Ill p. nj.
Monday last, Charles Shively, team
ster for ]. G. Barrett, while hauling bark
from Lime Ridge, Miller twp, had the
misfortune to have the hind wheel of
the wagon, loaded with 1880 pounds of
bark, run over his left foot. He man.
aged to deliver his load at Bechtel's
tannery, when the wagon and team was
turned over to another driver.
During a storm on April 4th, in
Adams county, board pile was blown
over, part OF 1t lodging against fence.
Just thirty-seven days after, the boards
were removed, and a turkey hen was
found imprisoned between the pile and