The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-22
THE TIMES NEW BLooMFIElD, Pa NOVEMBER % 1881

Cumberland County. copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland county
papers of last week:
tFroni ho Hsrdtd e Mirror
On Thursday evening last, as Mrs.
Mary Mentzer, wife OF Mr.. Francis
Mentzer, OF Frankford township, and
eldest sister of Register Drawbaugh, was
seated at table sewing, the lamp was
accldently upset by her youngest daught-
er, and In moment her whole person
was enveloped with the burning fluid.
Her screams brought her husband, who
was In bed at the time, to her rescue,
who did all in his power to smother the
flames. BY using pieces of carpet, he
succeeded, but not until she had been
terrible burned. DIR. Hemmlnger was
sent for and arrived short time after.
Upon examination, II was found that
she had been burned from the face to the
soles of her feet, and In such dreadful
manner that little could be done to
alleviate her suflerlngs. She fingered
until Friday afternoon at four o'clock,
when death put an end TO her suflerings.
She was a kind and amiable wife, and
her loss Is felt severely, more particular
ly on account Of the manner In which
she lost her life. She leaves six children,
JUG NOuiktSb--d HHluli kilA vi AOul vi liNt
years Of age.
Mr.. Mehtzer was burned severely
about the hands and arms in his endeav-
Ors to save his wife. AT present, he Is
not able to use his hands at all, both of
them being covered with burns.
A number of fioclSs of wild ducks have
been noticed on the Conodoguinet with
in the past week, and the gunners have
haat, lnnlrina, u that1t tNrattu ohartNIU
A day or two ago one party tried their
luck, and shot eight ducks out of flock
of about fifteen which they saw on the
creek. They noticed several other flocks
on the wing, but not within the range of
their guns. The ducks were the COM
mon wild ones, generally known AS
malIard. This kind of wild game is
quite rare and very good eating.
The Mountain Echo says: On We'd
nesday last an eel measuring 40 inches
in length, 10 inches in circumference,
and weighing pounds, was taken from
the water wheel at the upper paper mill
in this borough.
Iunlata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week
From The Democrat and Register
AS James Yocum, who farms for Hon.
Lewis Burchfleld, was riding along at
at the turn of the Johnstown road
near Patterson, on Tuesday afternoon,
he saw an animal in the ravine below
which he thought looked like deer
He dismounted, and with Mitchell
Varnes, who came by with his team,
ran down and saw a fine young doe
struggling through the briers and brush
with dog in pursuit. They caught 1t
and Immediately applied the knife to
its throat. James and Mitch. think
they are the champions, for while theirs
have to go for their game they have theirs
driven right to them.
[FTons The Port Royal Tgmesl
Thieves entered the Lutheran parson-
age Port Royal some time during last
Thursday night, but as the preachers
like editors have very little of the
ready lying around the house they
realized nothing but few biscuits. The
parson says he hopes they will awaken
him should they ever return.
About half-past eleven o'clock on Sat
urday night gang of midnight prowl-
ers entered the residence of Mr.. w. II.
McCulloch through cellar window and
ransacked the house. They gathered
quite lot of eatables, shoes, carpet, &c,
together and packed them in bags pre-
paratory to carrying them away, but
were frightened off, leaving behind
them their booty,by the loud noise made
by the falling Of trap door leading
from the kit chen to the cellar.
[Erom The AGntnto,cn Sentinel
David Musser came to town on Mon
day morning in one-horse spring
wagon. He tied his horse to a post at
the foundry. The horse broke the post
and ran away, dragging a piece of the
post with him. The beast kept the
middle of the road all the way out to
Daniel Sieber's farm, where 1t was caught.
Musser of course gave chase as fast as he
could on foot, every moment expecting
to find his wagon wrecked by the side of
the road. He was highly gratified to
find horse and wagon all right at the end
of the mile and quarter race.