The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-08

| winter y feet OF snow, the ground not
being clear of snow since the latter part
| of November. There was a continual
freeze from 22d of November until the
10th of February. The average Of the
Thermometer was lower this winter
than any winter for 20 years. In the
winter of 1928 there was colder wealth
er, but of short duration.
A Long SeparatiOn.-T Mechanics
burg Journal says brother and sister
supposing each other dead have met
after sixty.eight years separation and
then adds:
{" Mrs. Pifer, an aged resident of N.Y.
erstown Lebanon county, whose maiden
name was Katie Stoey, had a son in
Harrisburg, boarding with the family Of
Mr.. Isaac Smith, on Two-and-a-half
street After being there six months
he found out that Mrs. Smiths maiden
name was also Katie Stoey. There not
being any other Stoeys living to their
knowledge, except Mr.. Harriet Beecher
Stowe, who is distant relative, inquiry
was at once made, revealed the fact that
the old lady was a sister of George w. b.
| Stoey, one of the Oldest men in this
county, who now resides seven miles
north of Mechanicsburg. A reunion
was at once organized. Mrs. Pifer and
family, with her son-in-law proceeded to
Harrisburg where they were Joined by
Mr.. Smiths family on their way to Me-
nh % ioob,,p xuhara fhoxy ronoiyaI q hoe
ty welcome at the residence of F. e.
Rodgers, whose wife is also daughter
of Mr.. Stoey. From this place the four
proceeded by private conveyance to Mr..
Stoey's, who did not know his sister, but
was nonplussed to find a strange woman
laughing at him and propounding ques-
tions to him in dutch. Finally, when
the case was properly unveiled, the oc-
casion proved to be a pleasant one. The
aged couple look we'll and healthy, and
| bid fair to live out the short balance of
the century.
Dastardly Outrage. - Isaac Zearfoss,
who resides in Southampton twp, this
county, about mile from Shippensburg
was attacked on Saturday night last,
and severely injured by some person at
present unknown.
Mr.. Zearfoss is miller, and had TAX
en- load of -four to Shippensburg in
the afternoon, returning home about
nine o'clock. He had put his horses
away and was just coming out of the
stable, when, without warning, he was
struck on the back of the head with a
sharp weapon, and again on the shoul-
der, telling him to the ground. He was
able, however, to cry an alarm, to which
his wife responded, when his assailant
fled through field to the woods and
disappeared. The next merning search
was instituted, without success. In the
woods a hatchet, with which it is sup
posed the blows were inflicted, and a
smoothing iron were found. The cuts
are both severe, but fortunately not
dangerous.
The villain had possibly noticed Mr..
zearfoss with the load of flour, and had
concealed himself in the stable to await
his return, and made the attack for the
purpose of securing the proceeds. Con-
siderable excitement naturally prevailed
in that vicinity, and had the scoundrel
been captured, he would have been
roughly handled. .-Reposi
@
Marysville Items.-Our correspondent
from Marysville says:
1t has been showing here since P.
M, last evening I'D inst. J and at this
writing, P. M, (4th) the snow, heavy
and soggy, is about II inches deep. The
wires between this and points east and
west of us are in such condition as to
prevent communication, and hence
travel and transportation are very much
delayed. Forty-five car loads of soldiers
destined for Washington, from the west
ern part of the state, were delayed here
from A. M, to 6 A. NJ, to-day. Yes
terday forenoon twenty-four passenger
cars loaded with the boys in blue passed
through here en- route for the Capitol,
thus making in all seventy-nine car
loads.
Four valuable horses were slightly
burned from cinders of passing locomo-
tive while waiting in the upper yard for