The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-03
Brief Items.

Saturday evening and Sunday morn
ing fires were necessary for comfort.
T1rwo for five cents. The best cigar for
That price in the county is at Mortimer's
Try them.
Potatoes are bringing seventy-five
cents per bushel and are not plenty at
at that price.
Candidates for county offices are now
buttOnholing the citizens of Cumber-
land.
"Butch" Jones' little boy had two
fingers badly hurt while helping his
father chop bologna.
NNIessrs. Woods & Watts will sell lot
Sf fine Virginia horses, at Loysville,
next Saturday, May 9TH.
Two funerals took place in Loysville on
Thursday last. The deceased were both
old ladies, Mrs. Weibley and Mrs. Bill
man were the names.
The NeaUs says J. H. Deckard of Mt.
Patrick had two fingers cut off on Tues
day last by the machinery in the stave
mill.
The communication from Blain was
received too late for insertion this week,
and later publication would not be of
any value.
Lightning struck the Central Hotel in
Hanover, on Monday of last week
stunning several people but otherwise
doing little damage.
<Mr. Eshelman informs us that the
Newport Tobacco Co., have shipped
their last car load of tobacco for this
season. They shipped altogether nearly
nine tons.
The trial of the two Rombergers for
the murder of Daniel Troutman, in Sep
Friday last. The first day was nearly
consumed in obtaining jury.
On Sunday last little son of Fred.
Wahl, while whiting stick, the knife
slipped cutting him in the eye, the blade
may lose the sight of his eye.-RecOrd.
Aspirants for County Superintendency
were looking up their interest last week.
Prof. Flickinger seems to be the favorite
among those we have heard express
themselves.
Ben. Demaree, of Newport, had his
head cut by hatchet dropping on it
while putting up Mr.. Gansman's sign.
Fortunately the hatchet was not very
sharp.
The report that DIR. Sheeder proposes
to leave Shermansdale he wishes us to
contradict. He has no such intention,
but means to stay and pay attention to
his practice which is constantly increas-
ing.
On Friday week, a pass book was
lost between this place and the Nelson
farm in Centre twp. The finder will
confer favor by leaving it at this office
or with Mr.. John Zimmerman.
Shad fishing is expected to begin at
the Newport fishery this week. We
wish them the best of luck, we are very
fond of shad. Make note of that
John, if you please.
DIR. Hemminger, of Carlisle, has per-
formed severe operation on the foot of
William Elliott, son of Robert Elliott,
of MELVILLE, that of removing several
bones from the top. The injury came
from binding the foot too tightly with
skate strap.
Captain Pratt, of the Indian school,
addressed the Presbytery at Newville,
last week, and stated that he wanted to
find homes for 100 Indian boys during
the summer months with farmers, tim
ners, carpenters, &C., where they might
learn the domestic civilized life.
AT the Huntingdon court, which con-
vened on Monday aweek, David Putt
was convicted of disturbing a religious
meeting and was ordered to pay fine of
five dollars and the costs of prosecution
and to spend thirty days in the county
jail.
The commissions of the,recently elect
ed Justices of the Peace In this county
have been received at the Recorders Of
flee in Bloomfield, and on and after the
first Monday of May these officials can
call and be sworn, give their bonds in
sum Of $500, and lift their commissions.
A bill requiring the school directors
to allow teachers the time and wages,
while attending annual county institutes
has passed the legislature. This is one
of the bills that may be olassed as an
outrage on the taxpayers, and the
Governor could make himself useful
TO the people by using his veto.
On Sunday shortly before noon fire
broke out in house belonging to James
EveIhart on Mulberry street in New
port, entirely consuming the building