The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-20

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Kicking at flies, threw one of Singer
Whitmer's horses on Friday, and broke
his wagon tongue.
Luke Davis, of Walker twp, Juniata
county reports his wheat all in and the
rakings threshed by the 3d of July.
The population of Juniata county in
1870 was 1893, and the census just
taken shows population of 1882, an
increase of $50
Geo. w. Doughman a freight conduc-
tor on the p. II. r., had his right arm
crushed off by car wheel at Harrisburg
on Monday of last week.
A fashion reporter says: 6 Ladies'
belts are growing wider and wider. p
We don't see how they can grow much
wider without the ladies grow taller.
Black berries seem unusually plenty
this season. For several days last week
two cents per quart was the selling
price.
Trouble has broke out again at Mont
gomery's Ferry. This time it is an
arrest for selling liquor without a
license.
A splendid rain here on Thursday
morning stopped lots of growing about
drought.
We notice that our friend John S.
Graybill is a candidate for Legislature in
Juniata county. John is worthy of the
office.
A sparrow in trying to fly down a
nhinNnn in fhir t0lapn a dQVq
struck the point of the lightning rod
and impaled itself where it now remains.
q Many persons have visited the Warm
Springs this season who would not have
done so, had it not been for the attrac-
tions of the Indian encampment.
Ifa mans religion compels him to pay
his debts you may be sure it's genuine.
If it does not have that effect you can
doubt it's genuineness.
Thos. M'Donald, near Newport, while
walking along the railroad above town,
found railroad signal cap, which he
exploded, receiving severe laceration
in his hand.
Al. Potter, at Ensminger's Hotel, had
a pair of pantaloons and pair of shoes
stolen on Monday morning last, by a
young man who had been acting as
hostler for the past week at Ensmin-
gers Hotel.
Saturday last, Anna Dora. little
daughter of w. G. Stahl, fell off paint
er's ladder, which was standing in front
of her fathers house. and broke one of
the bones in her left fore arm, and bruis-
ed her face.-NeaDport Ledger.
Frank, son of DIR. J. G. Shatto,
formerly residing in this place was bad
ly wounded at Johnstown, on the 9Th
by the accidental discharge of toy"
pistol. The invention is a dangerous
one and should not be permitted in use.
There will be Sabbath School picnic
in the Grove of st Paul's Church, in
Madison township, on Saturday, August
9TH. Able speakers will be present.
Come one, come all, and have pleasant
time.
The Huntington County Monitor
says: Two children of Mr.. j. H. Walk
er, of Porter township, this county, died
of diptberia on the I'd inst. and both
were buried in the same grave. Five
other members of the family were down
with the same disease at the time.
Major George Stroop, of the Tyrone
Democrat, lost heavily by the late fire in
Tyrone. His printing Office, valued al
$1,000 was entirely destroyed, on which
there was only an insurance for $3.50
He has not yet determined whether he
will revive his paper or not.
During the shower on Thursday even.
ing the lightning struck and killed Q
COW belonging to W. Hoover, in Spring
twp. There were no other cattle hurt
although several were in the field. There
was no tree near where the animal was
standing. The thunder and lightning
was terrific. and several trees. in the
vicinity of Landisburg were struck.
"a Garfield and Arthur Club was
formed ut republican meeting held in
Duncannon on Saturday evening last
John Wister, Esq, of Duncannon pre-
sided, and made speech, and John G.
Wallis, Esq, of New Bloomfield. also
spoke. A large number signed the roll
Of the club. The banner district of re-
publicanism in Perry Co.. Duncannon
promises to let her voice be heard thi:
fall.