The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-17

published must have them In not later than Sat
urday. Letters received Mondaymorning scarce
ly ever get published.
The Perry County Soldiers reunion
will be held at Marysville, October 7th.
Elder Mickey will preach in the Stone
Church in Little Germany on Sunday,
August 22nd, at p. M.
A letter addressed to Mr.. M'Knee,
Shermansdale, Pa, is held for postage
at Altoona, Pa.
4 Peaches were plenty in town last
week, and good ones were sold as low as
fifty cents per bushel.
- Mr.. VIM. Tressler has erected a fine
addition to his residence on Main street,
in this borough.
Wednesday next is the day fixed for
getting the ground ready for the tents
for the M. e. Camp meeting near this
place. All are invited to assist
The Garfield g. Arthur Club at Marys-
vile will raise 100 foot pole and send
to the breeze q foot flag on Saturday,
the 2lst inst, at z. M.
The Lutheran Sunday School of this
place held picnic in Grier's woods on
Saturday last The Bloomfield band
took part in the picnic.
A severe thunder shower with consid-
siderable hail passed over Blair county
on "Wednesday. Considerable damage
was done by the water at Altoon&,
On Wednesday evening Miss Wolpert
residing on the Singer farm near Loga-
MIA, fell from tree and received severe
injuries.
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Sabbath School of Evansville in John A.
Fishers woods, on Saturday, the 21st
inst. Addresses will be made by emin-
ent speakers. All are invited.
DIR, Strickler has made great improve
ments in his residence. The drug store
under the supervision of Jacob Strichler
has been entirely reconstructed, and is
an ornament to the corner.
A watch lost in q field by W. H.
M'Cleary, of Franklin county, two
years ago, was recently plowed up by
that gentleman. The works were Ii
perfect order. The case had somewhat
tarnishod,
M.sheat'' is the name OF d new post
or ace established in Wheatfield twp.
nuther Fritz is Post master. The office
Is located at the corner of the road about
n miles from Duncannon on the road
to Bloomfield.
A we'll on the McMeen farm in Tur-
belt twp, Juniata county, that has
never before failed, has suddenly gone
dry. Several times the owner has tried
to pump it dry but without success, and
the sudden freak is a mystery.
The fire at West Fairview, Cumber-
kxv r,<Nfo orSn nc
at first reported. The loss Is about 500.
The Lutheran church was injured, but
not destroyed. A fire having occurred
on the same premises four years ago,
the cause Of the fire was investigated,
whicI,a resulted in verdict of cause un-
Flown.
jackson Bros. >, feed room, New Buff
falo was entered and quantity OF oats
stolen on Friday morning just as day
was dawning. The thief was seen in
the obscure light with filled sack on
his shoulder, but before any of the
inmates of the house could get down he
hSd disappeared. Squire Wait issued n
warrant to search the boat of a person
suspected. The object was to find the
stolen sack, but was attended with no
ssjiccess. Record.
The large, fine barn OF Andrew Swar-
I zell In Milroy, with his Years. crop ol
wheat, oats and hay, a reaper, and
threshing machine, was burned last
week. A man named Shipton, some.
what weak minded, is supposed to be
he author of the ,dtaaster and is believed
b have fired the building to accomplish
lis suicide. That is the present theory
ihe has not been seen since, although
nttrace of hfsremains have been founC
in he debris so far. Mr.. Swarzell was
inared for 81 SOC, and will still be shor
S5O0or $e0O
A Temperance Woods Meeting will b.
held ia the old picnic grove, nea
Wrigkt's school house, in Greenwood
township, two miles southeast of Millers
town, on Saturday, August %, $780,
Speaking at ten O'clock, A. NJ. Tha
noble champion, Rev. J, Hervey Dobbe
and others will make \ Sdresses. AL
friends of the cause are eaihestly invite,
70 participate. Arranged and manage'
by Wrlelt's Christian Temperate
Union.