The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-21
tsrier Items.

Brief Items.
~ Correspondents who wish their articles
published must have them In not later than Sat
urday. Letters received Mondaymorning scarce
ly ever get published.
See Sth page for list of good Harris
burg business houses.
Another lot Of Low Priced Coats will
be received by f. MORTIMER to-day.
The Nail Works at Duncannon will
Ibe closed a few days to put in new
boilers.
into new hands and it is stated will soon
be run again at its full capacity.
An article on the culture of tobacco
will be published next week in our agri-
cultural column.
Last week was good one for black
smiths who liked to work. Lots of
horses needed sharping.
On Friday evening Christmas serA
vice will be held in the M. e. Church I'M
this place. All are invited.
1t lie rumored that the furnace at Dun
cannon, after almost eight months re-
pairing, will be put in operation about
the lst of January.
A few days since, James Gibney, of
Carroll twp, killed a hog weighing 5S5l
pounds, and another weighing 46z
pounds.
Duncannon citizens seem to be run
ming race this season to see who shall
raise the heaviest hog. They are max
ins pretty heavy record.
VIM. Fortney residing near Mont
/gomery's Ferry had bone in his leg
I fractured few days since by mule
falling on him.
Y Mr.. George Rettberg, of Harrisburg,
was almost Instantly killed by falling
from the top of his house while engaged
in painting it on Monday of last week.
4 A Madison township man lost good
fat hog short time since, and he thinks
the man who stole and killed it, needed
the money to pay life insurance assess
ment.
A saw mill burned near Millesburg on
Wednesday night made such light
that some persons in this vicinity
thought the fire was within few miles
of this place.
Mrs. Catharine Neidigh of Henry's
Valley had hog butchered this season,
one year old, and that had been fed corn
but three weeks, that weighed 316t
pounds.
A Christmas Service will be held in
the Reformed Church in this place on
Saturday evening, consisting of address,
es, music, Christmas Tree, &c. A col ]
lection will be taken up--proceeds to bc
devoted to the Orphans Home.
We are indebted to The Dem ocrot for
helping us out with paper this week as
we were left short owing to an error of
our paper house. This will account for
the slight difference observed in the
margin of this issue.
We have just received from RAMS
DELL, 11l3 Chestnut Street, Philadel-
phia, copy of the latest issue of But
terick's Monthly Fashion " Review"
Ladies sending five cents to above ad-
dress, will receive sample copy.
A little son of VIM. Woodin, of Fair
view, was run over by the cars on Tues
day evening, and his both legs cut off,
He only lived about 2 hours. Mr..
Woodin the father of the unfortunate
boy formerly lived at Duncapnon; and
the body was taken there for burial.
S. *. Rice, son of J. w. Rice, of
Sandy Hill, returned from Colorado a
I few days since. looking hearty and much
heavier than when he left years ago.
He will return in the spring. He Is en-.
gagged in business at Colorado Springs
with P. GutshaIl.
A deer was shot on the Tuscarora
mountains by Mr.. John Philips and
Samuel Pannobaker Of Juniata county,
on Tuesday, the 18th inst. Mr.. James