davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06

Serious Fall. = Mrs. Snyder, wife of
Mr.. John Snyder, of Elliottsburg, this
county, fell from a hay.loft In that place
whilst engaged in looking for eggs. In
her fall she broke an arm and several
ribs, besides receiving severe cut in her
forehead. Mrs. s. is about 05 years of
age. She is reported as getting along as
well as could be expected under the cir
cumstances
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06

Railroad Contractors are expected on In
few days to look at the route from
Bloomfield to Newport and estimate the
cost of grading the road.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06

J.K Ken. Matthews, practical matchmaker,
can now be found at the Rinesmith
House, opposite Sponsler's law Office.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06
Brief Items.

Na- Correspondents who wish their articles
published must have them in not later than Sat
urday. Letters received Mondaymorning scarce.
ly ever get published.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06
DuncannUn items. - From last week g
" Record" we copy the following:

DunCdnnUH tttWS. - fTOHl laSt week
Record" we copy the following:
A subscriber of wheatfield twp, in
formed US, that on last Monday, Chris
tian Weaver and Miss Hockey were
riding in carriage near Kings mill,
when the horse became frightened and
threw them over the bridge, some ten or
twelve feet down into the creek. The
carriage was badly broken.
On Thursday of last week, one of the
houses belonging to the Duncannon
Iron Company, was slightly damaged
by fire.
A little son of John Bender, of this
place was thrown from wagon, on the
Both ult., and had his leg broken, and
was otherwise badly injured.
Samuel Foose, mailer, had his little
finger hurt in the nail factory the other
day, he is at work again.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06


Moving Day.-Thursday last, (April ~
was general moving day in our borough.
Among the numerous changes we note
the following:
Mr.. ID. N. Rinesmith moved into
the property on Main street, known as
the "Sweger House." He has purchas-
ed the property, and purposes building
an addition. And his well-known qualfi-
cations as an accommodating landlord,
will bring him good custom.
Mr.. Thos. Sutch has again taken pos
session of the brick corner, and will be
pleased to accommodate the public.
The Adams boys have moved into the
house they purchased from the James
Black estate.
A. b. Grosh, prothonotary, moved
into the house of Mr.. Samuel Spots,
known as the " Dickey property"
Capt. ID. Mickey took possession of
the property he lately purchased of Mr..
VIM. III. H. McClintock.
Mrs. McAllister, of New Buffalo,
mother of j. G.. McAllister, Attorney
at-Law, will move into the house of
j. B. McAllister, Esq, lately occupied
by Capt. Mickey.
Mrs. Lane, widow of the late Rev. 7.
p. Lane, has moved from Maryland to
this place, and occupies the house of
her son, Austin Lane.
j. G. Wallis, District Attorney, has
l,s of 20 onaarA @f
the TIMES BUILDING, where he will be
pleased to receive his friends and clients.
DIR. Alexander, Dentist, has moved
into the Smith property, lately purchas-
ed by J. e. Jun kin, Esq.
DIR. Sweeney has removed his Office to
the residence of Mr.. Harry Smith, on
Main street.
John Martin has moved his Saddlery
Shop to the room in Sutch's row, lately
occupied by 10 nathan Weaver, who has
removed to room adjoining f. B. Clou-
ser's residence.
VIM. Wallace, tailor, has moved into
the house lately occupied by DR.. ID. II.
Sweeney.
OauuSA EoiHlIus l1sQ., anu ldLuiiy, puE-
pose starting for Kansas in few weeks.
The Squire is good mechanic and an
industrious and energetic man. We
hope he may strike good point in the
West.
Albert Shaver, blacksmith, son-in-
law of Mr. Henry Bentzel, has removed
to Eshcol, this county, Albert is good
workman and steady and reliable
young man. We wish him success.
DIR. Hunt has removed his office to
rooms in the residence of Mr.. Alexander
Adams.
Alex. Klinepeter has taken possession
of the house known as the Sheriff Camp
bell property. Mr.. X. purchased the
property some time ago.
DIR. Sunday from Saville township,
has moved to the large frame house
at the west of Main street, owned by G..
b. Arnold.
j.ken. Matthews, practical Matchmaker,
he. ~. - A.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06

street, where he remained insensIble for
some time. Surgical aid was summoned
and careful examination showed that
no serious injury had resulted, though
OF such character as to place the In
jured man on the retired list for time.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06

Court Proceedings. One jury was held
over from last week to try the case of
Daniel Shumaker ct al vs.. Jacob Shu-
maker, Jr. This was an action In eject
ment brought by some of the heirs to
recover the real estate of Jacob'Shumak-
er, Sr decd. A short time before his
death Mr.. s. had decided his farm to his
son Jacob According TO this deed Jacob
was to pay for the farm the sum of
$1,000, and after paying off the debts of
his father, was to pay the balance In
equal amounts to the other children.
They allege this was too low price and
that the old man was mentally incapable
of making deed or will. A large
number of witnesses were called and
much interest was manifested In the
case. The jury found a verdict for the
deft. Barnett for plff Seibert ard Mar
kel for deft.
In addition to the above case miscella-
neous business was transacted as follows:
e. ID. Book was appointed guardian Of
Robert M. Swartz, Alice g. Swaftk and
Francis M. Swartz, minor children of
John Swariz, late of jackson township.
Sponsler atty.
David Chartefs appointed guardian of
William and Mary Lightner, of Lands.
burg. Barnett atty.
Inquisition in lunacy upon Frederick
w. Helm was confirmed and Geo. w.
Helm was appointed his committee.
Markell atty.
Inquisition in lunacy upon Martha
M'Ilhenny was confirmed and VIM.
Rice was appointed her committee.
Sponsler atty.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06

The concert for the Blind Man, last
Tuesday night, realized S1845.
There were fifteen flittingssat Elliotts-
burg this spring.
G.. w. Gehr has removed his marble
yard to Main street at Elliottsburg.
Messrs Jacob and James Foose of
Spring twp, purchased the farm of
Daniel Foose, decd, for So, 800.
DR., Conrad has purchased house in
Elliottsburg, from Jacob DUN and NOV
ed into 1t on the 1st inst.
We are informed that Mr.. Eby, of
Elliottsburg has good prospects for iron
ore In his mine In Spring township.
A son of John j. Baskins at Duncan
non fell on Sunday week and fractured
his collar bone.
Singing at the Windy Hill school
house on Saturday evening Of this week,
by w, f, Swartz,
During the storm of Sunday afternoon
the roof of the barn on the farm be-
longing to VIM. A. Sponsler Esq, was
blown off.
Dauphin county has persons who be-
lieve so strongly In witchcraft, that q
suit is brought by a party charging
another with bewitching his daughter.
I The Democratic Senatorial Conference
fof this district, embracing Mlfflin, Ju-
niata and Perry counties, Is to be held at
the Patterson House in Patterson, to-
day April 9th, to elect Senatorial dele
Ngale to the State Convention.
Jerry Beaver of Monroe, Snyder Co.,
met with painful accident last week.
He ran upon wire clothes line which
entered his mouth and fastened itself to
the upper jaw; falling he broke out two
front teeth on one side, and fractured
the jaw-bone on the other through the
lveolus. Post,
The Bloomfield Fur Company captur-
cd q red foxes this season, and they say
that If their dogs had been as good as
some of the other hunters say theirs are,
that Is, will run SO consecutive hours,
they might have taken q few more
They think from 12 to Is hours a pretty
good chase for their dogs.
Correspondents would greatly oblige
US by sending their communications as
early in the week as possible, and
also by making them short and to the
point We frequently receive interest
ing communications that we are COM
PEELED to throw aside for want of room.
We don't need matter to fill up. We
want to publish nothing but interesting
reading, and our only trouble Is to boil
down, so as to be able to note everything
of interest. If our business increases in
the future as 1t has in past, we may in
the course of year two, be compelled to
enlarge our paper.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
THE LAW OF TRESPASS.

What constitutes trespass is ques-
f, ton that arises continually, especially
among farmers and owners of smaller
tracts Of real estate, and the ideas con-
cerning it are about as vague as they
well can be. An interesting article on
the laws covering this question ap-
pears in the last quarterly report ofthe
State Board of Agriculture, which de-
serves to be read by every farmer in
the land, as they are oftene" called on
to face the troubles arising out of such
cases than any other class of men in
the community. Trespass is defined
as "any transgression or offence against
the law Of nature. of society or of the
country in which we live, whether it
relate to mans person or his prop
erty." This is its widest meaning
Ordinarily, however, it has reference
only to an entrance on the property of
another without authority, and in
doing damage while there, whether
much or little. The laws give the
owner exclusive control over his prop
erty Any Infringement of his rights
without his permission, or justified by
legal authority, therefore constitutes a
trespass. 1t does not need that the
land should be enclosed by fences
The law supposes an imaginary en-
closure, which answers every purpose,
and the simple act Of passing through
it constitutes trespass, although no
harm should result to crops, cattle or
aught else Even person legally
authorized to seize certain goods on
mans premises dare not break open
doors for that purpose; if he does his
authority avails him nothing, and he
becomes a common trespasser. Neither
is person justified in SO arranging
spouts as to discharge water on
another mans land, even though he
never steps off his own grounds, nor to
permit filth to pass boundary line
without due permission. When o
spout first discharges on mans own
premises and the contents then find
their way to neighbours premises, it
does not constitute q trespass. Hunt
ing and fishing, however, constitute
the most common and annoying source
of trcspass to which our farmers are
subjected. No matter that neither
grass nor grain are trampled down,
whether gates are left closed, bars left
up and no rails broken, the pursuit Of
game on the lands of another without
permission is trcspass. To even en-
ter an enclosed piece of wood, where
there are no crops to be injured,
in pursuit of game, which may
have taken refuge there, is vio-
lation of law-quite as much as if a
wheat field in ear had been trampled
down. In fishing, as in hunting, the
ordinary ponds and streams are the ex-
elusive property of those through
whose lands they flow or in which
they Happen to be situated In the
case of navigable streams, any one
may boat up and down them and fish
in them, but has no right to land on
the shores and do so.-Loncaster Nev
Era.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION FOR
YOUTHFUL LETTER WRITER'S.
From Harper's Young People

From Hsrper's Young People.l
Of course all of you have heard of
the Dead Letter Office at Washington,
and suppose you have the same vague
idea that | had until | went there and
learned better, that it is a place where
letters are sent when they fail to reach
those for whom they are intended, and
are thence returned to the writers.
Really, now, l believe this is what
most grown up people think too; but
in truth, it is such q wonderful place
that am sure you will be surprised
when l tell you some of the things
you. may find there, and l think when
you come to Washington it will be
one of the first places you will wish to
visit.
You will be surprised to learn that
something over four millions of letters
are sent to the Dead Letter Office every
year
There are three things that render
them liable to this: first, being un-
claimed by persons to whom they are
addressed; second, when some import
ant part of the address is omitted, as
james Smith, Maryland; third, the
want of postage.
For the second cause mentioned
above about sixty-ive thousand letters
were sent to the Dead Letter Office
during the past year; for the third,
three hundred thousand, and three
thousand had no address whatever.
When these letters reach the Dead
Letter Office, they are divided into two
general classes, viz: Domestic and
Foreign, the latter being returned un-
opened to the countries from which they
started.
The domestic letters, after being
opened, are classed according to their
contents. Those containing money are
called money Letters;" those with
drafts, money orders, deeds, notes, etc.,
"Minor Letters !" and such as inclosc
receipts, photographs, etc., "Sub-Mi-
nors" Letters which contain any
thing, even postage stamp, are re-
corded, and those with money or drafts
arc sent to the Postmasters where the
letters were first mailed, for them to
find the owners and get a receipt.
From $35, 900 to $50, 900 come into the
Office in this way during the year, but
large portion is restored to the
senders, and the remainder is deposited
in the United States Treasury to the
credit of the Postofiice Department.
When letters contain nothing of
value, if possible they are returned to
the writer's. There are clerks so expert
in reading all kinds of writing that
they can discern plain address where
ordinary eyes could not trace q word.
And such spelling! Would You
ever imagine that Galveston could be
tortured into "Calresdon," Connecticut
into "Kanedikait," and Territory into
"Teartoir ?"
Recently the Postmaster General
has found it necessary to issue very
strict orders about plain addresses, and
a great many people have tried to be
witty at his expense. copied this
address from a postal card:
Alden Simmons,
Savannah Township,
Ashland County, State Of Ohio
Age, 30; Occupation, Lawyer
Longitude West from Troy 90;
Politics, Republican;
Street Main,
No. 249,
Box | l,00S.
Color, White;
Sex, Male;
Ancestry, Domestic;
For President, 1880,
IT, s. Grant.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
TOO GREAT A TEMP ia TON
missouri Republican.

Missouri Republican.
Some years ago very fine echo was
discovered on an Englishman's estate
He was proud Of it, Of course, and ex-
cited considerable envy by its exhibit
ton. One Of his neighbors, who owned
an adjoining estate, felt especially cha
grined, but was greatly encouraged by
an lrishman, who went over the lands
with the hope of discovering one some-
where. He declared himself successful
in finding the most wonderful echo
ever heard, and stood ready to unfold
bis secret for large Of sum money. The
nobleman listened to the echo, and al
though there was some thing peculiar
about it, he paid the money. An after
noon was set for his friends to come
and listen to the marvellous discovery.
"Hullo !" cried in stentorian tones the
Hibernian who had promised to find an
echo. "Hullo !" came back from the
hillside yonder. "How are you ?"
yelled one of the company, and echo
answered in suspiciously different
key, How are you ?" All went well
until just before retiring one Of the
company, putting his hands to his
mouth, cried: "Wlll you have some
whiskey ?" Such question would dis
cover the character of any reasonable
echo II was certainly too much for the
one which had been discovered on that
estate. Judge of the surprise of the
party when the answer came back in
clear, affirmative tones: THANK you
sir; will, If you please" The poor
fellow, who had been stationed at u
distance to supply the place Of an echo,
simply submitted to too great temp
tation.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04
COST OF ILLINOIS

The Chicago Tribune prints an old
document of considerable historic in
terest. 1t is deed of conveyance of
land bearing date July 20, 1918. The
parties of the first part in the transac-
tion are ten Indian chiefs of the diff
ferent tribes Of the Illinois nations OF
Indians, repre- senting all Of them, and
the parties of the second part are %
white men of Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh, Penn, and London, England.
The premises conveyed by the Indians
to these white men are two several
tracts of land, viz: First, the tract
now commonly known as Southern
and, second, the remainder of the State
to the northern border, and portion
of Southern Wisconsin The consid-
Grafton for this immense tract Of land,
including the whole of the State IL
linois and good part Of Wisconsin,
is thus expressed in the deed: 1.-TWO
hundred and sixty strouds, 250 blank
cts, $50 shirts, $50 pairs of stroud and
half-thick stockings, $50 stroud breech
cloths, 500 pounds OF gunpowder,
1000 pounds Of lead, one gross of
knives, 30 pounds Of vermillion, 1000
gun hints, 200 pounds Of brass kettles,
200 pounds Of tobacco, dozen of gilt
looking-glasses, gross Of fre-steels, l6
dozens of gartering, 10000 pounds OF
-four 800 bushels of Indian corn, IL
horses, IL horned cattle, 20 bushels OF
salt, and 20 guns. the receipt whereof
we do hereby acknowledge" These
articles having been paid and deliv-
cred in full council" the deed was
signed and executed before a French
notary public at Kaskaskia Village.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

ONCE upon time, mot very long
ago" n certain man got mad at the
editor and stopped his paper. The
next week he sold all his corn at four
cents below the market price then his
property was sold for taxes because he
didn't read the Sheriff's sales he was
arrested and fined $8 for going bunting
Sunday, simply because he didn't
know it was Sunday. and he paid $500
for lot Of forged notes that had been
advertised two weeks and the public
cautioned not to negotiate them He
then paid big Irishman, with foot
like forge hammer, to kick him all
the way to newspaper Office, where
he paid four years subscription in
advance, and made the editor sign an
agreement to knock him down and rob
him If he ever ordered his paper stop
ped again.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

LEAP YEAR IN LAw.-The Supreme
Court Of Indiana has affirmed prin-
ciple in respect to the computation of
time, which is likely to prove of seri-
Gus trouble to bankers and others. 1t
is that the 29th day Of February and
the 2sth day of February are to be
computed as one day. The question
becomes of special Importance now
that leap year 0880) is at hand.
To illustrate, suppose that note be
drawn on the 2Sth of February, A. ID.
1880, at one day after date II the
2Sth and 29th be counted az one day
then the note would mature on the
4th Of March, but otherwise on the
3rd. If on the 3rd, clearly protest on
the 4th would not hold the indorsers.
Vice versa, If the rule of computation
be to count separately the 2Sth and
29th Of February, the protest on the
4th will be of no avail.
The question in Indiana was sug-
gested by the fact that there ten days
previous service of process is neces-
sary for Judgment. And the cause
having been begun in the last leap
year, 1876, the process was not served
in time, if the 2Sth and 29th days oi
February were to be computed as one
day And the Court held that they
must be 40 counted. d.-H. Louis Times
journal.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

BE ON THE WATcH.-Another new
swindle is going around, and this time
on the agriculturists. A gentlemanly
fellow drives up with census blanks
for statistics Of the farm--bushels Of
wheat, number Of cattle raised, acres
under cultivation, etc Between the
tables and the foot of the page, where
the farmer signs bis name, attesting
the statement, isa blank space, whose
existence is accounted for "a aifording
room for miscellaneous information. In
month moro the farmer receives no
tice from noighboring bank that his
note for $3.50 10 due. He knows moth
ing Of the note, but investigation
shows that the census taker" has
filed In the blank with a promise to
pay. which, being now in tho hands
Of an innocent holder, must be paid by
the unlucky dups.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

CONCERNING THE CENsUs.-The pen
alties for obstructing the census takers,
who begin their labors on the first
Monday in June, are severe. The law
says: All persons above the age OF
twenty-one years who shall refuse to
furnish the information required by the
Supervisor or enumerator shall forfeit
and pay sum not exceeding 800, to
be recovered in an action Of debt.
Presidents, Directors, or other officials
of private corporations who refuse to
furnish information required of them
are made liable to u penalty not to
exceed $4,000. Only two weeks are
allowed for the completion Of the
census.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

LEAP YEAR LAw-For the benefit
of the young "ladyes' and "old
maydes" of we ancient borough our
bachelor has hunted up an old law
whose predecessor had been enacted in
the chivalrous days of "merre Eng
lande." This one made liberal pro-
vision for young women troubled with
young men who would spark but never
blaze into a proposal. The one un-
earthed by the aforesaid bachelor was,
in fact, the incorporation Of this one in
colonial times into the statute books of
Penn's colony and there it is still,
never having been repealed and unre-
stricted in its application to modern
cases of long-drawn-out courtships.
Stripped Of its verbiage its provisions
are as follows: "Any girl who has sat
the customary number Of nights until
12 O'Clock since the last Leap Year
with the same young man, has an in
alienable right to pop the question.
Should the same girl devote all Sunday
afternoon to the same young man, and
feed him literally and frequently during
this period, his refusal to take her
makes him liable to be fined and in
carcerated in the deepest dungeon
beyond the moat.
If it can be shown that any "mayd"
beyond tho age of thirty-six and so on
has for the said period OF time (viz:
since the last leap year, focused her
a ~ tcr a - xvnf m IN
that she has diligently sought to
keep and hold him by divers means
known to the sex, and striven to kindle
the ardent flames in his bosom-can,
under the provisions of this act, drag
the said hardened young man to the
nearest Magistrate and give him his
choice of supporting her for life as her
lawful husband or enlisting in the SER
vice Of his gracious Majesty the King"