The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-05
Brief Itcn,s.

Examination of teachers in franklin
county begins on the 18th inst.
ENewport citizens are trying to organ
Size Fair Association, with u fair show
for success.
Excursion. tickets on the Penn'a II. r.
will be sold ON the I'd, 81 and 4th, good
till the 9th, inclusive.
The Presby Sunday School Of
this place will picnic on the 4th, in
trier's Woods. A good time is expected.
Oliver Musser who is conductor of the
ore cars for Marshall Furnace, had sew
eral fingers mashed while coupling cars,
a few days since.
Mr.. George Ubill, of Spruce Hill twp,
rejoices in being the owner of n COW
bell which was made in 1T65 Making
it ll6 years old.
James Redman, who was run over by
the cars at Mifllin on Monday last is in
a fair way to recover He will however
lose one leg.
Luther Heller, track foreman on the
Thompsontown division died very sud
denly on Thursday morning. He was
attending to his duties when he was
taken i'll and died in few minutes.
P~The stores and bank in this place will
Nbe closed on the Fourth. We also go to
press on Saturday instead of Monday,
50 as to give our hands a chance ITO
celebrate"
One of the worst rains of the season,
passed down Sherman's Valley, on Mon
day night. In Wheatfeld and Carroll
townships, much damage was done to
fields and crops.
Last week, Mr.. George Ensminger
bought about one hundred and sixty
acres of land situate in the lower end OF
Centre township, from Mr.. ID. M. Rine-
smith for $1,000.
The Duncannon Presbyterian Sunday
School will hold a basket picnic at
Aliens Cove, on the 9th inst. Arrange
ments have been made to go and return
on Mifflin accommodation.
A tenant house on Col. Andrew Loy's
farm near Sandy Hill took fire on Mon
day night and was destroyed with all its
contents, as the occupants were absent
from home at the time.
The large barn of Adam Bomberger,
in Cornwall township, Lebanon county,
with seven horses, seven cows, and
large lot of hay and farm machinery,
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morn
ing last
A COW belonging to Saml. Baker III
Spring twp, was found with leg
broken on Monday. The accident had
been caused by some party who was
dogging the animal out of field. The
loss of the COW, as she had to be killed,
was quite severe on Mr. b.
On Friday morning Andrew Leonard,
brakeman on the p. r.. r., had a foot
crushed by slipping and falling under
hic train q Q the pars were mOVinU The
accident happened at Losh's Run. DIR.
Orris of Newport dressed the injuries
and he was taken to his home in Har-
risburg.
The persons from the Dogtown neigh
borhood, who stole the cherries and
mutilated the trees on " the John Berry
property can settle the matter with
me now cheaper than after warrant
for their arrest is issued. The new law
regarding such trespass is rather severe.
f. MORTIMER.
We have received a card got up with
advertisements surrounding the list Of
appointments for the Blain M. r.
Charge. We don't know whose work
the printing is, but we do know it is the
worst printing we ever saw, and are
heartily sorry we paid anything toward
the expense of getting it up.
Quite queer case OF poisoning occur
red at Williamsburg, Blair county, a few
days ago. 1t is supposed that it was
caused by burning potato bugs in the
stove while bread was in the oven bak-
ing. The whole family were taken with
nausea as soon as they commenced
using the bread
On Friday night some scamps broke
into the spring. house on the farm o4
w. A. Sponsler, Esq, and carried off q
4 large roll of butter lot of meal and
several crooks of milk The empty
milk vessels were found in the edge OF
the wheat field.
Mr.. Abraham Delhi, of Centre twp.
two miles west of this place captured
four live ground hogs, the old one ano
three young ones, on Friday, July lst
and has them at his residence. Any
person wanting one or more of them tS
raise as pets can have them by calling
at his home in Centre township.
Quite an excitement was created a
Iittlestown last week by a midnigh
raid of creditors on the effects OF debtor
A runior having gained credence tina
the sheriff of Adams county was about 4
seize the personal property of William
Spangler, who was doing an immens
business in his coach factory, his credi
tors, Of which there are many In Littbes