The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-25

A man named John Roth, awaiting
sentence for herse stealing, died in the
Snyder county Jail, last week.
A 30.inch alligator was caught below
the Lewistown dam by Lewistown
man few days ago.
Squire Smith and j. j. Marshall, of
East Waterford, cut a bee tree recently, i
that yielded seventy pounds of honey. !
On Sunday morning week son of
Mr.. Gil. Bair Carol twp, fell down
stairs and fractured his leg.
/ Mr.. j. B. Owen has been putting al
fnew engine and other machinery INTO
his Wheatfield twp. sawmill.
Daniel Garlin, of this place, has i'm
proved his property by erecting a barn
ION it.
Mr.. S. Baily, of Rye twp, has improv-
ed his farm by clearing six acres and
putting up good stable this season.
We notice that the proprietors have
put new head on the Newport NeaCs,
and to still further improve it, both sides
are printed at home.
( While boring for water for VIM. Bern
heisel in Tyrene twp, the hands en-
ployed discovered something which they
think resembles silver ore.
Frank and Henry Rumberger, the
Dauphin county murderers, have both
been convicted on their second trial and
will receive the death sentence on
Wednesday,.
/ A plum tree on the premises of Henry
Foulk, Esq, in Rye twp, bore one crop
in season and again has plums on it
as large as peas. He also has dwarf pear
trees in full bloom.
4 Mr.. Eby of Elliottsburg has leased the
I old iron ore mines on Peter Bernheisel's
4 property in Spring twp, where he is
I taking out considerable quantities of,
that valuable mineral.
A valuable mare belonging to Mr..
David Merrill of Middlesex twp, Cumb.
Co., had leg broken, while in the stable
and had to be killed. How the injury
happened is unknown.
Judging from the jealously that is ex-
hibted towards the editor of the Carlisle
Sentinel by some of his brother editors,
we think he must be in a prosperous con-
dition.
A freight train was wrecked near Cove
Forge on Thursday morning. The acci-
dent was caused by one train running
into the rear of another as it pulled on "a
siding. The caboose of the train was
badly smashed, and the engine that did
the damage was considerably damaged.
Cyrus M. Hench, of Milford township,
has announced himself as an Independ-
ent candidate for the office of Associate
Judge, and George S. Conn, of Tuscarora
township, as an Independent candidate
for Prothonotary in Juniata county,
They are both democrats.
. The new postal law now makes the
taking of newspaper and refusing to
pay for it, theft, and any person guilty
of such an action is liable to criminal
proceedings, the same as if he had stolen
goods to the amout of the subscription
A New York paper has already COM
menced suit against several subscribers
for such an offense.
A postal card receipt is provoking
thing to get when person files away
his receipts. Money sent us on subscrip-
ton is credited on the label so that the
receipt is before the payer weekly, and If
you send us any money for other pay
ment we send partly printed and part
ly written receipt so you can file it,
Try it and see.
A horse which O seven-year-o r-old son of
ID. X. Reeder was riding through Elliotts-
burgh, one day last week, was hit with
stone, thrown by mischievous boy,
when the animal made a sudden leap
duu pIeClpttdltu lnS llLIle lellOW 10 the
ground, but strange to say, apparently
without injaring him.
PersOnaI.-Last week Mr. Philip Corn
man, a former resident of Carroll twp,
gave us a call. Mr.. G. is now living at
Decatur, H.
Judge Grier and wife have gone to
[ Franklin county to visit relatives. -
Miss Anna Dickson of this place is
visiting friends in Duncannon.
e The wife of Mr.. Henry Souder, who
last week came with her husband to
Carroll twp, from Michigan on visit,
died on Saturday last, and was buried on
Sunday.
- Commissioner Charles was in this part
of the county last week. He says, from
present appearances, he thinks his elec-
tion to another term is well assured.
Brother Shrom, of the Ledger, Is sad
ly troubled with the malaria. In the
absence of knowledge as to what would
effect cure, we can only extend our
sympathy.