The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-04
THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA, MAY 4, 1880


How He Was Taken ln.--The following
from Philadelphia paper Of the 23rd
ult., shows how Juniata county man
was swindled
was in the city on the 9th of April
was on Fourth street, near Walnut,
when young man stepped up to me
and named me. i told him he was mis-
taken, that i did not know him. He
said his name was Pomeroy, son OF
Major Pomeroy, and that he used to live
at Port Royal when boy. He said he
was engaged In travelling and advertis-
ing California tea, and asked me II /
would take O small package as q sample
to w. G, Pomeroy, cashier of the Port
Royal Bank. l told him would. He
said his satchel was at ticket office
where they sold through Western tick
cts, on Locust street, a few doors to the
right of Fourth street. L went with
him. In the room was man behind a
stand. AT the other end of the room
was a large table, covered with railroad
guides and time tables, and two chairs.
Mr.. Pomeroy asked me to take seat
while he would show me his samples.
1 did 30, and smelled the tea. 1t was
the last l knew or was conscious of
They took 800 in cash from me, opened
the door, took me out ON Fourth street
THAT is, Pomeroy did) and let me go. l
came to my senses, found my way to
the hotel, on the corner of Fourth and
Vine streets. said nothing, but went
back to Walnut street and complained
to detective Whose card 1 enclose to
you). He charged me $40 cash to hunt
the case up. L came home and saw w.
G. Pomeroy, who said | was the second
person who had come to him that this
party had accosted l wish to say, to
make 1t plain, that before l smelled the
ca there was an old man, tall, rather
stopped, with thinnish, peaked nose,
who came in and asked for ticket for
Kentucky. They told him to take a
seat, that the agent would be in in a
minute. The money was handed to the
old man. L think there should be some
way to find this party. 1t was between
three and four o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. Editor, am not q drinking man,
can swear L did not drink anything
while in the city. Never do. L am an
elder in the Presbyterian church at Port
Royal, and will do anything to have
the parties arrested. If you can advise
any plan please do. 1t seems to me
there should be way to discover these
parties, as it was done in open daylight.
~ Ds V AN III
Mexico, Juniata Co., Pa.
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Iuniata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers Of
last week.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson drove to Black
Log Valley in sulky, on official busi-
ness, one day last week and when oppo-
site M'Veytown, got away of log, and
upset, whereby both shafts of the sulky
were broken off. Two poles were cut
in the woods, and tied to the sulky for
shafts, and in that way the deputy came
home.
On Wednesday last Mr.. A. j. Weaver
of this place, while engaged at work on
the railroad track near Port Royal, had
about an half an inch of the index fin
ger on his left hand cut off, by bar of
iron falling on it. He will not be able
to work for several weeks.
One day last week John Meminger, of
Spruce Hill, took gun out of his house
in order to shoot the load out of it, AS
he fired it off the barrel bursted and
blew out the drum and breach, demol-
ishing the stock. 1t knocked John
down, soaring him pretty badly, but
glad to say, he escaped uninjured.
Cumberland County.--We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland papers
of last week
An attempt was made to burn an out
building at the college, at Carlisle on
Saturday night, between and 10o'clock
A COW belonging to j. L. Henry got
into the feed room and ate an overdose
of rye chop, and died from its effects.
A cow belonging to Mrs. Hays, OF
Jacksonville, jumped partly over low
fence last week in swampy place, and
her front feet and part of her head sunk
into the mud and she smothered.
Many of the horses of Dickinson twp,
have been afflicted this spring with q
disease similar to the epizooty which
was 80 prevalent some years ago. Mr..
Samuel Shenk last quite valuable mare
few weeks ago.
On Monday while John L., and Geo.
Williams and wife were driving rapidly
towards Carlisle, their buggy uncoupled
leaving the body of 1t suddenly to the
ground. No one hurt only slightly jar
red and the buggy somewhat damaged.
A child belonging to Mr.. Joseph Wag-
ner was seriously burned about the body
one day last week. Mrs. Wagner was
busily engaged making soap and the
child going to near the fire, the flames
communicated with its clothing.
A house owned by Mr.. Swartz, in
Hampton twp, and occupied by Peter
Bretz and family, narrowly escaped be-
ing burned to the ground a few days
u. a. H.. l.o e,