The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-07
Brief Items.

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business. Apply at this office.
The bridge at Newport is now in such
condition that foot passengers can cross.
DIR, Harry Sites has been offered the
position of Post Surgeon at Fort Bel
KNAPP Montana, but declined 1t.
Farmers will be interested in the adj
vertisement of Baugh q Sons, which
will be found on the Sth page
During the shower that visited this
county on Tuesday evening considerable
hail fell. At this place we had neither
rain or hail.
-Four charges belonging to the Evan
gelical Association in this county last
year collected $3.50 for missionary pur-
poses.
Frost for the Sth inst, is ordered by
Vennor. The third inst, was cold
enough for frost and coal fire was
comfortable.
While shedding out bark on Monday
last H. Foulk Esq, of Rye twp, was so
unfortunate as to fracture one of the
bones in his hand while trying to stop
his mare which had started to run.
The good soaking rain of Thursday
night and Friday did much good TO the
suffering corn and oats, will greatly
help the timothy but is too late for the
clover which will be short crop.
On Thursday week Mrs. Martin
Keller of Bucks Valley fractured her
wrist by a fall. This is the second time
Mrs. X. has had the same misfortune,
the other time being about six years
since.
The citizens of Marysville had quite
turnout. on Decoration day. A pro-
gramme of the proceedings was printed
for the guidance of those participating.
We are indebted to Mr.. G. w. Eppley
for a copy.
A terrific thunder storm passed over
part of Lebanon county on Tuesday af-
ternoon last. John Sarge, a brickmaker,
while working in tiel9, with five others
near Jonestown was struck by lightGiog
and instantly killed. He leaves a wife
and five children.
Duncannon had quite demonstration
on Decoration day. An Grafton was
delivered by Judge Junkin, and pro-
cession was formed which visited the
cemeteries and decorated the graves of
the dead soldiers NIillerstown and
Marysville also held the day in remem--l
brance with appropriate services.
Twenty eight Carrier pigeons belong
ing to Newark, N. j. were liberated at
A. M. from the express office at New
port on Monday last. The first one
reached its home in Newark in three
and a half hours. The distance is
about 100 miles. All the birds arrived
home but some did not reach there till
noon.
On Wednesday afternoon of last week,
during the prevalence of the " thunder
shower" from the east, the barn of James
S. Cox, of Greenwood township, Juni-
alta county, was struck with lightning
and destroyed. A horse in the barn was
killed by the same stroke of lightning,
and number of agricultural imple-
ments in the building were destroyed by
the fire.
On Thursday morning of last week,
Jos. Orner, engineer at the Glamorgan
furnace, Lewistown, while in the act of
jumping from an ascending cage, was
caught between the side of the cage and
the timbers, receiving very serious in
juries. His nose was split its entire
length and flattened out, his right
shoulder blade broken and his collar
bone broken. He also received several
S6NSIc GUS On lllc iStAu,-LCttytT.
A number of our exchanges state
that law has been passed paying the
teachers $3.50 per day while attending
institute" The Legislature passes
some strange laws but have not yet got
quite demented enough to pass such an
act. The law only compells the direct
ors to allow them the time while attend
ing, and the same pay as though teach
ling.
- DR.. Fuget of Carroll twp, had little
unpleasant experience last week. While
driving from Marysville he overlook
Daniel Powers who was driving three
mule team. AS he was passing, the
mules took fright and started to run
The doctor seeing he could not get by,
reached out and grasped the rein of the
lead mule attempting to stop it, For a
time matters looked like general break
fup, but happily good pluck won, and
the team was stopped before any dam
kge was done. The trouble was caused
. by the team driver being on his wagon :
INSTEAD of on his lead mule, p ~
Knires, Forks, and Spoons ia good
sortment can be bought at low prices
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