The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-01-11
Brief Items.

NA- Correspondents who wish their articles
published must have them in not later than Sat
urday. Letters received Mondaymorning scarce
ly ever get published.
See 9Th page for list of good Harris
burg business houses.
A young man named Whitmoyer had
his hand badly crushed while coupling
cars at Marysville on Sunday night.
I Mr.. David Hess of Carroll township,
flast week killed two nine months old
pigs that cleaned 496 pounds.
NThe Jeffersonian club of this place
celebrated the battle of New Orleans, by !
Ia supper at Ensminger's Hotel. =
/Sleds have been busily running the
(past week loaded with grain, ties, &C.,
down, and coal up. =
Rev. J. w. Ely and wife of Blain, are
happy over the arrival of little daugh-
ter, which arrived on the 7th inst. ~
- The Marshall furnace at Newport was
again unfortunate and had to stop some
days for the repair of some broken
machinery.
Philip Zimmerman has been arrested
and held for trial, charged with setting
fire to the saw mill recently burned near
Millersburg.
Hon. C. j. 7. McIntire, we are sorry
I to state is still confined to his house and
is quite ILL. Several cases had to be COM
tinued on that account, which had d
tendency to shorten the term.
A Northern Central railroad brake
man had his ears SO badly frozen week
before last, that when he stopped at
Shrewsbury to warm them, and rub
them. they dropped off.
Z Mr.. Jacob E. Murray formerly of Liv-N
erpool this county, died very suddenly
at the residence of his son in Harrisburg
on Wednesday. Apoplexy was the
cause of his death.
The stockholders of the Duncannon
Iron company have decided not to start
their furnace at that place till spring or
till the iron prospects are little bright
er.
A boiler explosion at the Allentown
rolling mills on Friday morning did
much damage to the works, caused the
loss of ten lives, and serious injury to
many others.
Z We notice that Mr.. John Magee, son
of r. l.. Magee, Esq, of Centre twp,
this county, has captured Californian
bride. Johns many friends here will
tender him their best wishes.
I Sheriff Beers took possession of the
I stone fort on Saturday a week, and
there is no doubt he will make as gentle
manly and popular officer as Sheriff
Gray his predecessor. I
Mr.. Nathan Henderson of Greenpark'
I who has been confined to his bed for ten
I weeks with poor prospects of getting up
again, has began TO improve with a good
prospects of recovery. His physician is,
\ now DIR. Ellerman. =
Miss Phemie j. Mckee of our town
left this morning for Chester Valley
| Academy, at Downingtown, Chester
Co., where she will take charge of the
musical department of that institution.
VI Mr.. A. B. Comp, of Centre twp, was
unfortunate in his horse stock last
week. He dragged out one of his best
ones. In drenching it the horse bit off
the neck of the bottle, which perhaps
was the cause of its death.
Mr.. Livingston, who was killed by a
aunatic at the asylum gate Wednesday
evening, was a native of Watts town
ship,thi county. He was genial,
good hearted man, and one who was
generally liked. He was aged about 81
years.
4 We are indebted to Geo. Il. Mcclellan
and Chas. H. Kitner, both graduates of
this Office for late Colorado papers. The
boys are both " rking at their trade,
and we are glad to hear are doing well.
~-Tney were excellent compositors.
Amaziah Livingston, the mail carrier
to the asylum at Harrisburg, was shot
and instantly killed on Wednesday
evening. The murder is supposed to
have been done by John Lawser a pa
tient who had been allowed to go to the
city, where he had secured pistol.
Mr.. Samuel s. Wilt, formerly resi-
dent of Liverpool, this county, was re-
Gently home on visit. He has for a
lcouple of years been in the Northern
kpart of Michigan. He has again gone
west, this time bound for Omaha, Neb.J
We wish him q safe journey.
n A little five year old son of Mr.. Daniel
Reeder, of Elliottsburg, died quite sud-
denly on Wednesday last. He had an
attack of Rheumatism of the heart and
his father was sent for. While going
home he stopped in this place to take
DIR. Bollinger along with him, but be-
fore reaching home messenger met him
with the news of the lads death.