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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Killed near ROckville.-Yesterda af-
ternoon the pody of an unknown man
was brought to this city on the st. Louis
express east, which arrives about
o'clock. Coroner Shindler was notified
and soon made his appearance. The
body was taken to the dead house at the
depot. 1t was that of man aged be-
tween sixty-6ve and seventy years, with
gray hair and beard of brownish color.
The clothes were those of laboring
man. In all probability the person
lived the neighborhood of Rockville
A knife, pipe and a toDacco box, con-
tanning finecut and piece of hard tobac-
co, were all that was found in the pock-
cts. Nothing else to identify the body
was found.
The coroner's jury met in the depot
masters room and Mr.. David Johnson,
engineer, and Mr.. Horace Atkinson,
fireman, of passenger engine No. A,
were. summoned as witnesses. These
gentlemen testified that deceased was
sitting on the Susquehanna canal bridge
about fifty yards west of Rockville sta
ton on one of the bridge stills about
twelve inches from the eastern track
and holding on while freight train was
going westward across the bridge. He
had his back turned towards the west
and did not see the passenger train or
the engineer did not see him until too
late to stop. He was struck by the en-
gine and knocked down, his head strik-
ing the edge of the tie and cutting a
deep cash in it at the left temple. He
died few minutes after he was struck,
which was about 1888 P. M. The train
was stopped and the body brought to
this city. The jury rendered the follow
ing verdict That the deceased came
to his death by being struck by engine
No. A attached to st. Louis day express
east while crossing the canal bridge in
Susquehanna township, and while tres
passing on the Pennsylvania railroad in
direct violation of its rules" Unless
some friends claim it the body will be
inferred at the expense of the county,
Patriot Of the 11th, inst.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18
Another Homicide Case.-on Monds

Another Homicide Case.-On Monday
night of last week blow was struck at
Carrick Furnace which resulted in the
death of one man and the fleeing from
justice of another. Jacob Swank, q
quiet, peaceable citizen OF that place,
was returning home from meeting and
as he passed the casting house of the
furnace young man named John Hee-
ter, who was sitting in the door, called to
him to come over and attempted to pro-
woke quarrel with Swank, but the lat.
ter said he did not want to fight and
passed on. Heeter called him second
time and as Swank turned Heeter hurl-
ed large piece of cinder at him strik-
ing him on the forehead and telling him
to the ground. Heeter then ran and
jumped on the injured man and tramp
ed him in horrible manner but was
pulled off by Mr.. Ettinger, one of the
furnace hands. Mr.. Swank was then
carried to the residence of his cousin,
Mr.. George w. Swank, where he had
been boarding. He fingered on until
Saturday night when death was the re-
suit.
The murderer escaped and has not
been heard of since. The Commission
ers offer reward of $50 for his arrest.
The following is an accurate description
OF the murderer: John Heeter aged
about nineteen five feet six inches tall;
weight about one hundred and forty
heavy set with short neck: no beard
red faced with thick lips; nose with
depressed bridge, fiat nostrils and turned
| up; ears lay forward heavy under jaw
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

The Reunion. soldiers reunion
at Millerstown on Wednesday last, was
considerably dampened by the rain
storm that prevailed. General Beaver
was the orator of the day, and his speech
was we'll received. The next reunion
is to be held at Duncannon, and Satur-
day is the day of the week that is select
ed for future gatherings. The officers
for the ensuing year are, President, III.
II. Fisher; Secretary, Dr. Jos. Swartz
Treasurer, Lewis f. Gentzler.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Dedication. Methodist Episcopal
Church at Walnut Grove, ndar Markle-
vile, will be dedicated Oct. 23rd. Rev.
e. ]. Gary, of Williamsport Dickinson
Seminary, will officiate. Preaching at
104 A. M, and p. M. Neighboring
pastors and their congregations as well
all others are most respectfully invited
to attend.
j. NJ. JOHNSTON, Pastor.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

EIngufs Cut Off.--A few days ago Rob-
yert, son of Mr.. John Tourney, Of Junla-
Ca twp, while working at Roblnson's
steam saw-mill, fell against the saw
which cut off two fingers near the hand
and the two other fingers near the first
Joint.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18
Church Notices.

Presbyterian Church. = Communion
next Sunday at 104 A. M. Evening
service at 81 o'clock. Sunday school at
A. M. Preparatory lecture on Satur-
day at 81 p. NJ, and prayer-meeting on
Wednesday at same hour.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18
Philadelphia Produce Market.

PHILADELPHIA Oct. IS, 1881
Flour unsettled; extras sS O0Q3 60: Pennsyl.
vania family, $3.50 q s4.75 Minnesota do, 1900
s5l2; patent and high grades s6.509700
Rye flour, S3.25@325
COrnmeal, $2.20.
Wheat, l43 % lag
Corn-yellow. 70Dc.72; mixed. 6s670c.
Oats quiet; Pennsylvania and western white
4S6950c. western mixed ,43Q45
Ryel00@ll0c.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18
A Hare Chance.

To those who send three dollars for a years
subscription (beglnuing with the September
number opening a new volnme) 10 the oDice at
Springfield, Mass, Good Company will send for
seventy-hve cents additional the twelve num-
bers for the past year, containing besides many
short stories n serial story In six instalments
by Ellen w. Olney, six articles on Arctic expe-
riences and adventures by Lieutenant Frederick
schwatka, U. s. A., commander of the late
Franklin Search expedition, an anonymous Sc
rial In six parts entitled "Mildred's Caprice"
and including among other contributors John
Burroughs, Maurice Thompson, Edward Bel
lamy, II. e. scudder, Geo. M. Towle, Ernest
Ingersoll, 7. s. Collier, President d. G. Gil
man, Octave Thanet, Rebecca Harding Davis,
Mrs. Gen. Lew Wallace, Mrs. Lizzie w.
Champney, Katharine Darlington, Louise
Stockton, Saki Wakamatz Elaine Goodale.
Those who have not seen Good Company can
send twenty-five cents for the September num-
ber, containing twenty-five page story by
Constance Fenlmore Woolson q twenty page
story by Ellen W. Olney; a New England
story entitled "'squog;" "The Atlanta Cotton
Exposition" by Edward Atkinson, Its orlgina.
tor; ga Flordian Fantasy" by Maurice
Thompson and many other interesting arti-
cles. After examining this number, but three
dollars and fifty cents need be sent to the
Springfield, Mass, Office to secure the other
twenty-three numbers offered above other
wise obtained these twelve past numbers will
cost three dollars instead of seventy-fye cents.
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GFrom The lil0linto,on Sentinel

tFrom The li6tintoacn Sentinell
at Emil Schott's business place and ex-
pressed desire to buy jewelry. VIM.
Marks waited on the customers. Pres
emily he missed two finger rings. When
the young men were about to withdraw,
he quietly told them TO hand over the
rings that they had taken. They in
stantly declared they had taken nothing.
The proprietor was informed of the
theft. He called officer Hamilton in,
and then the doors were locked. At
that critical turn of affairs one of the
men reached in the pocket of his sack
coat and produced one of the missing
rings. The other or second ring was
not produced, but was paid for, and the
parties were permitted to take their de-
parture without suit or prosecution.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Again we Greet you with one of the
finest Stocks of Fall and Winter Goods
ever displayed before by us, or any 9TH
er house in Central Pennsylvania, and
at such prices that competition is inn
possible. NJ. DUKES IL Co.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

hair curly and sandy low forehead a
scar on upper part of nose; downcast
look and repulsive countenance. Frank
iil RepositorN.s
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Flour and Feed for Sale. = The subscri
ber has Flour and Feed for sale at the
residence of his son, Albert Fry, on the
Krozier property, in Centre township.
26 FREDERICK Fry.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Important TO Travellers. Special in
ducements are offered you by the Bur-
lington Route. 1t will pay you to read
their advertisement to be found else
where in this issue.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Wire Cloth for Fly and Mosquito net
tings, also, heavy Wire Cloth for win
dow guards, for sale at MoRTIMER's.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Western Union Telegraph connecting
with all parts of the world. Office at
NEW BLOOMFIELD in Mortimer's build
ing If
ON SUNDAY, Office open from to 10 A. NJ,
and 8 to 2. NJ.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

The best two for five cents" cigar in
the county, can be had at Mortimer's.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Ladies' Goats, Dolmans, Skirts, Un-
derwear, Shawls, &c. Largest assort-
ment and lowest prices at
M. DUKES & Co.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Men and Boys Heavy Boots, and
Ladies' and Children's Shoes at bottom
prices. M. DUKES & Co.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Hats, Caps, Trunks, Mems Under
wear and Shirts = no better line can be
found than at M. DUKES d Co.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

For Sale.-A House and Lot on 4th
Street, Newport, Pa. Price $1000.-
Apply to
MILTON b. EsHELMAN.
40 Newport, Pa.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18
MARRrAaEes.

CLARK-SHEAFFER.-On the 9Th of October, 1881,
at the residence of Robert Wilson, Esq, Mechan-
icsburg. Pa, by Rev. s. w. Reigart. assisted by
Rev. A. O. Stuart. Robert A. Clark. Of Cisna's Run,
this county, to Mrs Ellen II. Sheafer, formerly Of
Shermansdale, this county.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Still Alive IL am still alive and ready
to cut and fit suits in good style. If
wanting any work in my line, give me
call. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
SAMUEL BENTZEL,
TAILOR,
April 8, 'e0.tfl New Bloomfield, Pa.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

White and Colored Blankets, Horse
Blankets, Lap Robes, &C., of all grades,
at M. DUKES q Co.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Carpets of all grades at
M. DUKES & Co.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

We Can Sell You Fall Suit or Over
coat 20 per cent. less than the lowest.
M. DUKES Il Co.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18
A Small Farm For Sale.

A TRACT OF GOOD LAND. containing Is
"A Acres. having thereon erected. a GOOD
and Spring of good water near the house. This
property IS situated Il OF mile from Dounally's
Mills, Perry County Pa. and 5 miles from the
Pa. r. r.. It is good place for an ore miner.
Terms easy Apply TO
JOHN BESSLER.
DOnnays Mills,
Sep. 6, 1881. Perry CO.. Pa.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18
THE TIMES.
Local Department..

7ENNSYLvAN1A R. E.-MIDDLE DIVISION.
On aud after Monday, May 18th, 1881, Passenger
Trains will run as tOllOwa,
WESTWARD EASTWARD.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18
A UDIToR'S NOTICE.

IN
NOTICE Is hereby given that the undersigned.
an auditor appointed by the Orphans Court OF
Perry county to make distribution of the balance
IN hands OF Henry Ke, Administrator &C., Of
jacob Kell late OF Saville township, Perry coun-
ty. Pa; deceased, will attend TO the duties OF his
appointment at his office IN Bloomfield, on TUES
DAY, the 25th day OF October. 1881 at 10 o'clock
A. M; Of said day. when and where all parties IN
terested can attend.
October 4, 1851. Auditor.
ENSTATE NOTICE. Notice is herebygiy-
IL en- that Letters OF Administration have
been granted ON the estate OF William Pines, late
Of Greenwood township, Perry county, Pa TO
Frederick q. Pines and Andrew B. Pines said
Frederick G.. Pines residing at Benyenue, Tor
Clark's Ferry, and said Andrew Il. Pines resid-
ing in said Greenwood township wherefore all
persons indebted TO said estate are respectfully
requested to make immediate payment and those
having claims to present them properly authenti.
catedto FREDERICK G. PINES,
ANDREW b. PINES,
JOHN O. Wallis. Atty. Administrators.
september 9th, 1881
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland county
papers of last week:
[F'om the Necuille Starl
The Deibler family, consisting of man
wife and three children, living in tenn
porarily constructed house on McCach-
rams clearing, narrowly escaped burn
ing up Friday night by the bursting of
coal oil lamp.
A buggy standing in front of Myers
& Bros, hardware, belonging to Rev.
w. H. Shearer, U. B., pastor at Big
Spring, was caught by a passing wagon,
on Saturday last, upset and wheel de-
molished. There was some discussion
as to who should be the loser by the ac-
cident, but it was generally agreed that
the buggy was standing too far out in
the street.
Mrs. VIM. Sharp, north of town, was
no little surprised one evening recently,
soon after dark, to see two men in her
back yard deliberately taking her chick
ems down off tree. One was handing
the chickens, while the other was hold
ing them. The GOODNESS of the proceed
ing considerably alarmed her and she
and her little daughter slid out of the
house and came to town. Parties went
out as soon as possible, but no clue to
the depredators was obtained.
'tFron, the ShtppenSburg Nelrs.l
The bids for the erection of the Poor
House barn in place of the one lately
destroyed were opened last week, and
are as follows:
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Stove For Sale.-A large parlor stove
and heater for sale at half price. Good
as new. Apply at this office.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Iunlata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland county
papers of last week
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-18

Personal Jacob Stone who NOV
ed from Carol twp, to Dekalb Co, ILL.,,
gave us call last week. Mr.. Stone
likes the west and is looking well. Mr..
s. says their corn crop was good, and he
has 20 acres that will average so bushels
shelled corn to the acre.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03

Young man, what are you living for +?
Have you an object dear to you as life,
and without the attainment of which
you feel that your life will have been a
wide, shoreless waste of shadow, peo-
pied by the specters of dead ambitions ?
You can take your choice in the great
battle of life, whether you will bristle
up and win deathless name and owe
almost everybody, or be satisfied with
scabs and mediocrity. Many of those
who now stand at the head of the nation
as statesmen and logicians were on 9
unknown, unhonored and unsung. Now
they saw the air in the halls of Congress,
and their names are plastered on the
temple OF fame.
You can win some laurels, too, if you
will brace up and secure them when they
are ripe. Daniel Webster and President
Garfield and DR.. Tanner and George
Eliot were all, at one time, poor boys.
They had to start at the foot OF the lad
der and toll upward. They struggled
against poverty and public opinion
bravely on till they won name in the
annals of history, and secured to their
loved ones palatial homes, with light
ming rods and mortgages on them. So
may you, if you will make the effort.
All these things are within your reach
Live temperately on 80 per month.
That's the way we got our start. Burn
the midnight oil if necessary. Get some
true, undetermined young lady of your
acquaintance to assist you. Tell her OF
your troubles and she will tell you what
to do. She will gladly advise you.
Then you can marry her, and she will
advise you some more. After that she
will lay aside her work any time to adj
wise you. You needn't be out of advice
at all unless you want to. She, too,
will tell you when you have made mis-
take. She will come to you frankly and
acknowledge that you have made jack
ass of yourself. As she gets more ac-
quainted with you she will be more can
did with you, and, in her unstudied, girl
ish way, she will point out your errors,
and gradually convince you, with an old
chair-leg and ether arguments, that you
were wrong, and your past life will come
up before you like panorama, and you
will tell her SO, and she will let you up
again. Life is indeed mighty struggle.
It is business. We can't all be editors,
and lounge around all the time and wear
good clothes and have our names in the
papers and draw princely salary.
Some one must do the work and drudg-
cry of life or it won't be done.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
The Egotist.

He is an uncomfortable bore. and yet
you must listen to the exploits of " Great
T. or else appear uncivil. It never oc-
ours to him that you may not find his
talk interesting. Nothing surprises peo-
pie Of this kind more than to show them
you are ignorant of what may have be-
fallen them, and that you have not
turned over and learned by heart the
last uninteresting little chapter of their
small lives. The trifing incidents of
their household comprise everything
which is worth knowing to them; and
your ignorance of such incidents is
looked upon as a personal affront and the
sign of almost criminal indifference. IF
these worshipers of "Great T. have
any specialty-say they are artists, mu-
sicians, authors, actors and what not
they assure you there never was such a
triumph known as that which they have
just now achieved. Their experience is
absolutely phenomenal. Even their
charities are done out of their supreme
selfhood. 81 helped him; I was his
salvation in the day of need; he came to
me fo1 advice and pulled him through. "
How often we hear these phrases from
the snowy, self complacent folk who
think their smallest deeds are worthy of
being trumpeted forth to mankind as the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
Some Of the Great Bridges.

Robert Stephenson, great engineer as
he was, reported that suspension bridges
would never do for steam. JohnA. Roe'o-
ling answered with the Niagara Suspen-
sion bridge, the cheapest structure, and
one of the best ever built for such ne
| cessity.
In Menai strait, which divides an
island from the northwestern corner OF
Wales, the tide rises to the height OF
thirty feet sometimes, and generally
twelve feet. The British Government
erected bridge on the great high road
from England to Ireland over this strait
in 1926. It is a suspension bridge built
by Telford on chains, and cost $600,00
(goldD at that time it is 100 feet above
water. Twenty years afterward, George
Stephenson began to build the tubular
bridge three miles above, spanning the
same strait 1t took five years, and trains
crossed it in 1850. 1t has four spans, the
two in the middle being AGO feet wide
each, and the whole bridge is about l, $40
feet long. tits 1913 feet above high-water
mark, and cost 100000.
The Niagara Suspension bridge, built
by Roebling in 1852, cost only $500, 600,
is 300 feet long, 230 feet above the river,
and its towers are about 81 feet high.
The Niagara oot-bridge, built in 1869,
cost $175, 900, and was said to be, when
opened, the longest suspension bridge in
the world, or 1868 feet between towers.
The Cincinnati Suspension bridge, by
Roebling, stands next to the East River
bridge, and is /, 057 feet between towers,
and 1882 between the ends the bridge
is 103 feet above low water, the towers
are $50 feet high, and each is taller and
larger than the Bunker Hill monument,
and the structure cost 81, 300, 900; it was
built by company, and charges 3 cents
toll per man. This bridge has been in
most useful operation since about 1867
it was eleven years between it's COM
mencement and opening.
Roebling, the protector of the Brook
Ign bridge, was the greatest bridge
builder in the world. He started tie
making of wire cordage in America, and
built suspension bridges to carry the
aqueducts of canals across rivers, and
engineered the Pennsylvania railroad
across the mountains. The Brooklyn
bridge, between towers, Is l, 595 feetlong.
Behind the towers there are $40 feet each
side, back to the anchorages. The whole
length of the bridge and approaches is
5000 feet. tits one of the widest bridges
in the world, s. feet, with promenade
Is feet wide, two railroad tracks and four
carriage and two horse-car tracks. It is
135 feet in the center above the water.
The rock on which the towers rest is
about ninety feet below the surface of
the water on the New York side, and half
that depth on the Brooklyn side-the
most stupendous thing about the struct-
ure. Each tower is 1874 feet long by Sc
wide, and at the top these dimensions are
reduced to 100 feet by 40, OF the size of a
very large house. Each tower is 268 feet
above high water. 1t is l 1886 feet from
the beginning of the causeway on Chat
ham street out to the anchorage on the
New York shore. The architect of the
bridge received his death wound almost
at its inception. -BaLdaOin' Monthly.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
Turning the Tables.

Old Pungleup, the wholesale mer-
manner in which his office, down on
Front street, was invaded by his daugh-
ters, whose filial affection impelled them
to drop in every time they were DOM
town and wanted to buy something
which was six days of the week, SO he at
last posted sign, "No admission ex-
cept on business, on the door of his pri-
vate sanctum, which had the effect OF
keeping out the feminine invasion to a
considerable extent. All three of the
Pungleup girls had beaux, however, and
as old Pungleup made it a point to fuss
around in the parlor good deal in the
evening, much to the detriment of the
festivities, they determined to get even
with the old gentleman. And SO the
other evening when old Pungleup had
got through with the paper and conclud-
ed to look in on the young people, he
was astonished to behold on the parlor
door placard bearing the inscription
Ono admission except on business"
Old Pungleup rubbed his spectacles,
scratched his head, and repaired to the
back parlor door, where the same legend
stared him in the face. He raped loud
ly, and, after striving for some time to
be heard over the rattle of voices inside,
the door was opened brief inch, and q
sweet voice said:
"Private session of the board. Come
round in the morning"
After which Mr.. Pungleup abstract
edly took in the mat, turned down the
hall gas and went to bed.-San Fran
CISCO Post.