The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-26
ESrief Items.

Brief Items.
Note the change of time for Teach ers'
examination at Millerstown.
Foot passengers can now cross the
bridge at Mifflntown.
We note it as o pleasant fact, that
reaper and mower accidents have been
unusually scarce this summer.
In flock of sheep belonging to Dan
iel Meyers, near Orrstown, eleven were
killed by q thunder bolt a few days ago.
The bridge at Newport is completed
( and the Company have accepted it as u
good job from the Contractors.
A little son of Mr.. c. Kelsey who had
his arm broken a couple of months
since, fell from the corn crib on Monday
of last week and fractured it again.
The Perry Co. Agricultural Society
I has been blighted in the bud as land
could not be secured near enough to,
\ Newport.
The Port Royal Handle Factory has
removed all its tools and material to
Harrisburg. A gain for that city, but
loss to Juniata county.
( A two and half ton load of hay bet
I longing to Oliver Rice, was upset whenl
turning into DIR. Strickler's alley on
Wednesday morning.
Did you get caught by the Seed Wheat
Pedlar? If you did, how much will
you give to get the contract back If
you are out, our advice is to keep out.
4 Mr. David Tressler, of Centre twp. ),
/lost splendid two year old colt last
g b. Il flN NNn6f ffN
be Inflammation of the lungs. <
Fifty car loads of excursionists passed
/ over the Cumberland Valley r. r. on
( Thursday last. A part of them were
bound for Williams Grove, some for
Mont Alto and some for Luray Caverns.
The store of Mrs. Cromleigh, in Dun
I cannon, was broken into on Wednesday
I night About four dozen pocket knives
and few minor articles are all that is
missed.
va good deal of stealing is going on
I around the Perry Furnace neighborhood.
Hardly week passes that one or two
farm houses do not lose the contents of
their spring-houses or cellars. Powder
and shot are now in order.
A correspondent of the Franklin Re
11osito7Y, says that Beets grated to a
pulp and applied to wound made by
treading on rusty nail, whether it be
man or horse, will effect speedy cure"
1t is certainly simple remedy and easily
tried.
Mr.. George Hoobaugh of Tyrone twp,
fell from load of grain on Monday of
I last week, straining his back and
wrenching himself so badly as to be-
kept in bed for several days. He was
fortunate in escaping more serious in
juries.
An exchange says "It may not be
generally known that small spoonful
of salt added to the cream at each skim
ming will prevent that strong taste so
frequent in cream after being kept three
or four days, and is much superior to
the usual custom of sailing the butter
after churning.
John Arnold, son of VIM. Arnold, of
Juniata township,an employee of Cooks
saw-mill, in Licking Creek, Juniata
county, had the first two fingers of his
left hand so badly mashed by a log roll
ing on them that the index finger re-
quired amputation, which was accord
3 ingly performed by DIR. Orris in this
place on Thursday afternoon, and the
young man journeyed home.-Nea0s.
The Gettysburg Compiler says that
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Robert Horner, of that place, for micro
scropic inspection and he found the flesh
teeming with worms, and adds: :" There
is certainly some disease among the bass
at this time, and they cannot be tooth
some, or safe, as food. We hear also of
worms being found in catfish. Let's ad-
journ fishing for year"
Some days ago as Mr.. II. B. Bryson
was driving his team down the Blue
mountain, he saw before him a very
large rattle-snake which gave warning.
Being afraid that the snake would attack
his horses, he waited little and the
snake crawled away. After passing, he
got off his horse and killed the reptile,
when it proved to be pretty old GUS
toner, having twenty-five rattles.
There will be q cake walk in New
= Germantown on Saturday July 30th.
Music by Prof. Hockenberry of Concord.
Prof. Hockenberry and sister will trip
the light fantastic toe at 60 p. nj. The
public is invited to attend. If it should
rain on Saturday evening it will be held
over till Monday evening.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.