The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06


Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland papers
of last week
The Beltzhoover ore bank Is now In
operation and employs 45 men. An
additional washer is being put up which
will increase the capacity considerable.
The Strickler bank has II men at
work and will soon begin to wash ore.
The ore mined there will be shipped to
the Porter Furnace at Harrisburg.
The Carlisle Herald says: An enrag-
ed bull belonging to butcher Strock,
which escaped from the stable last We'd
nesday evening, created no little excite
ment on the principal streets. The bull
after attacking both the evening trains
and going where he pleased for about an
hour, was finally captured.
On Sunday night, March 2S, about
nine o'clock as Mrs. Robert Matter, re-
siding on East Main street, near Penn,
was passing from one room to another,
and having to descend several steps, she
tripped and fell upon her right arm,
breaking it at the wrist. DR.. @. A.
Rowland was called In, who reduced the
fracture. -'Shippe'asbatrg NetDs.
L HIS community was S0OCK6u Oh FIJI
day morning, when 1t was announced
that Mr.. j. Wilson Henderson, a well
and favorably known citizen had died
suddenly the previous night. Mr. H.,
was in apparent good health the even
ing previous, and such an event was
quite unexpected. He was during life,
an amiable gentleman, and highly es-
teemed by his acquaintance. His age
was we presume, about 60 years. He
leaves widow, daughter of the late
General Samuel Henderson, and his
children.
Coroner Smith was notified on Satur-
day last, that an infant had been Sc
cretly buried In the colored grave yard
and that suspicious were strong that the
child had been foully dealt with. The
Coroner summoned q jury, had the body
which was only buried a few inches in
the ground, raised, and after post ex-
animation by DIR. Bixler, the jury rem
dered verdict that 1t was q premature
birth. The Coroner examined several
witnesses, to ascertain who had placed
the remains there, but failed to elicit
any facts.
A man working at the Beltzhoover
ore bank, was crushed by car load of
ore on Wednesday evening. He was
walking In front of the car which was
descending the plane and was caught
between 1t and the cross-bar. No bones
were broken although his limbs are
paralyzed. DIR. Gray is attending him,
who thinks he will be able to be about
in few days. Adam Tack was also
injured in the forehead at the Eye bank
on Friday, by being struck with an iron
pin on the end of a car. The coupling
broke leaving the car run down the
plane and causing the accident.
One of the largest and boldest incen-
diary fires occurred at ShippensbuTg ON
Thursday night last between the hours
of twelve and one o'clock. -Four stables
belonging to Messrs. John Smith, James
Reeder and James Henderson, situated
on East Main street, together with four
horses, five wagons, one cow and one
buggy, including large lot of grain,
etc, were entirely destroyed.
The firemen were slow In arriving at
the spot owing to the delay In giving
the alarm. Mr.. Smiths loss Is about
$1,000, with an insurance of $500 on the
Allen and East Pennsboro' fire insurance
company. Mr.. Reeder's loss is 5000,
with an insurance on the stable Of $50.
Mr.. Anderson's loss is light, he having
lost only a portion of his building.
The whole loss is about $1,000.
On Wednesday morning Mr.. Louis
Weidman was the victim Of painful
accident at Gardner & Co.'S works at Car
Isle. Mr.. Weidman fills the post of
engineer and turner at these works
position he has held for many years.
On the morning named he was at work
at lathe in the woodworking depart
ment, and his chisel caught in the wood,
in some unaccountable way, throwing
the stick out of the machine. Rebound
ing, the timber struck Mr.W. above the
eye, knocking him senseless. He was