The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-18
BricrItelns.

wn- Correspondents who wish their articles
published must have them In not later than Sat
urday Letters received Monday morning scarce.
~ ever get published.
On Monday and Tuesday last, Twenty
one shad were caught at the Rough
dshery.
On Tuesday a week Mr.. John S. Nc
Clintocx broke his wrist while working
u Stambaugh's ore mine in Spring twp.
A son of John Fry of Oliver twp, put
pistol shot through his hand by care
essly handling a pistol on Tuesday last.
NOh for rain, is the general cry
Dry cisterns, low wells, and short grass,
show the need of rain.
Woods fires are numerous and very
damaging. These fires cause the smoky
appearance of the air.
If YOU cannot come to town and want
pretty Lawn dress, Laces for trimming
&C., send for samples, to +. Mortimer.
Don't forget the sale of the personal
property of Mrs Newcomer deceased at
Loysville on Saturday of this week.
Sale commences at 10 o'clock.
See prospectus of " Forest and Stream
and Rod and Gum in another column.
1t is q paper that should be in the
hands of every sportsman.
Little Frank Jones of Newport mar
rowly escaped drowning in the canal on
Wednesday evening. He was fished out
just in time by Jonathan Allen.
Persons cannot be to careful of fires
If once started in this town the whole
place would go and there seem to be an
"epidemic of fire." Never were they
so many and such severe fires reported.
The borough law says, the Burgess
shall appoint constable whose duty it
will be to assist in keeping order in the
borough. We wonder who was appoint
ed, or does the Council refuse to con-
firm
A. M. Markle, Esq, of this place, enc
of our popular lawyers, has been invited
by the faculty of Dickinson Seminary of
Willamsport, to deliver the address at
the coming commencement.
y Brandt, Hummel and Wise, the mar
derers of the old man Raber, in Lebanon
county, were hung on Thursday last
The execution was witnessed by only
few persons.
On the 9th Of May, 1880, there will
be sold on the farm of LanghorDe Wis
ter, i'm Aliens Cove, some fine Guernsey
and Aiderny Stock. See advertisement
in another column.
Maybe there isn't any God for the
United States,n said Canadian Mayor
to Col. Robert IDgersoll, " but there's
one for Canada and you can't have any
hall ia this town in which to defame
him."
The Pennsylvanis road is adopting
the electric bells. To stop or start the
train the conductor has nothing to do
but to pail small cord, which runs the
entire length of each ear. The slightest
touch at this cord will ring the bell at
the engine. 1t is a decided improve
ment on the old method.
Tuesday last a daughter of John M'Kee,
(of the firm of CARRIER, M'Kee & Co. J
with some other little girls, paid a visit
to the residence of Michael Smith, In
Oliver township, and in their play Miss
M'Kee fell and broke one of the bones in
her right fore arm above the wrist, and
bruised her left arm, knee and face
Ledger.
The barn belonging to John Brown
on the ridge in Juniata twp, took fire
on Saturday afternoon, and was entirely
destroyed.
Mr.. Brown loses all hisagricultural i'm
plements, and about two hundred bushels
OF corn making total loss of 5000. No
insurance. The fire originated by chill
dren playing near the barn with match
es.