The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-05

pay and moved Off, but Coble followed
him and was 80 importunate and impu-
dent in his demands that Mills claimed
protection of an officer, and after hear.
ing the story Coble was taken into Gus
tody. The Mayor sent the tricky pilot
to jail for twenty days, as 1t was ascer-
tained at the hearing that he habltually
begs In the vicinity of the depot. Mills
was warned to beware of polite strangers
and left the office promising to send
dollar to the officer who rescued him
from Cobe's clutches - Telegraph oft
27th uLt.
Cumberland County. I'VE copy the fol.
lowing from the Cumberland papers
of last week.
On Sabbath afternoon, O colored
woman named Sophia Young, who has
been keeping house for some time past
for Moses Jones, also colored, on Church
alley, near West, committed suicide by
hanging in stable near by. The
woman had been sick and the fear of
not being able to provide for her four
small children no doubt drove her to
the commission of the rash act. She
was at first discovered by Mr.. Jones who
had seen her walk down the yard and
feared something was wrong. He cut
her down and ran for physician, but
the woman was dead; her neck having
been broken. Coroner Smith was noti-
fled and summoning jury rendered q
verdict in accordance with these facts
She is supposed to have been about As
years of age.
A most frightful runaway occurred to
O fishing party from Mechanicsburg, on
Monday night about eight O'CLOCK
The party were returning home, and
when in the vicinity of Jacob Otstott's
on the turnpike, the horse frightened at
the sight of a hay stack, and reared and
pitched away until he upset the wagon
and jammed IL into fence corner. Mr.
John Orris, innkeeper, had q shoulder
blade dislocated, badly cut in the face
and otherwise injured, but it is thought
not seriously, although at this writing
TUESDAY noon) ,he was in flighty con-
dition. His son, David, had an ankle
sprained and moderately bruised. Mr..
John Quickel, a one.armed man, Is be-
lieved to be injured internally, and there
are some apprehensions of fatal results
as to his injuries.
Thursday afternoon during the race
for purse No. q, for 5000, open to all,
most exciting scene occurred. Two
heats had been trotted, both of which
were won by j. r. Fleck's g Garfield"
In making the start for the third heat
"Garfield" turned too short and the re-
suit was broken wheel, which let one
side of the sulkey down and tangled up
the driver, Mr.. Fleck. The horse did
not realize what had happened, and
lyoxNt II an ,,t,,
driver becoming disengaged from the
wreck after being dragged some distance.
After completing turn on the track,
the horse dashed into a large crowd of
people, but strange to say, no one was
hurt. The frightened animal was final
ly caught and was found to be severely
injured by the broken vehicle, but not
80 much so as to prevent running in the
other heats, thus winning second
money.
juniata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week
One of the soldier orphan boys, be-
longing to the McAlisterville school had
leg broken about 10 o'clock on Thurs
day night of last week, by a wagon on
which he was to take passage to the Nc
Alisterville school.
During the middle day of the fair, W.
p. Thompson had two-horse carriage
and a one-horse carriage on the ground.
A lady in hoisting parasol, frightened
the horse in the buggy, and he sprang
forward against hind wheel of the car
riage. The wheel broke with a great
noise, and that frightened the horses in
the carriage, and the result was double
run-off. In the two vehicles were seat
ed Mr.. Thompson's whole family, all
but himself. Quick as a flash after the
collision of the carriages the horses
started to run away. All the occupants
were thrown out, and Mrs. Thompson
was severely hurt, and was Ill from the
effects of the shock a number of days.
The runaway teams were caught. The
buggy was not much the worse of the
escapade, but the carriage was badly
broken. Not one of the three horses