The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-12-27
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The canal was closed for the season
on Saturday.
Singing in Markelvllle next Saturday
evening.
See advertisement of small farm cheap.
Mrs. Campbell must sell and here is
bargain.
4 Ickesburg congregation, M. e. church, 1
greeted their pastor with Christmas
present in the form of substantial doT
- nation, for which he returns thanks.
Why, after going to the expense of
lamps and posts, can't we have the
streets in this borough lighted ? Let us
have light.
A sum of money was found a few days
ago between Darlington's and thinner
4 mans in Centre twp. The loser can get
more information at this office.
Several cases of smallpox are report
ed in Altoona. The authorities are try
ing hard to keep it within its present
limits.
w. r. Dunn, of Spring twp, killed.
four hogs recently which averaged 32l
pounds apiece. He has also lamb
lof the Cotswold breed only seven months
old that weighs l06 pounds.
The roads in Spring twp, north of
4 Dlu0 Ddll ATe III D6UleT COnulIlOn now
than they have ever been known to be-
The cause of this is, more money has
been used to put them in this condition.
Ed Clouser came into town on last
Friday with large red fox hangin@
over his shoulder. 1t is pretty certain
death for fox or turkey, to get too neat
Ed when he has his gun with him. u
I On Tuesday last Rice's stage broke an
axle, when about mile below town.
I The driver returned here and hitched to
his new stage, with which he completed
his trip, but not in time to make mail
connections.
See changes in railroad schedule. The
changes are very great. The facility for
: going east are the worst ever had since
we knew anything about the road. One
chance in "a hours, and that at ii Az A.
NJ, to go east of Harrisburg,
Two men named Nicholson and
Yeingst, while engaged at digging well
near Mt. Holly, made narrow escape
hosting bucket became detached from
the chain and fell to the bottom, but in
falling it luckily only grazed Yeingst.
We acknowledge card from Col.
Feger, of st. Elmo Hotel, Philadelphia,
enclosing his OIL or 1are Tor CHRISTMAS
dinner. We regret we cannot accept
his invitation to dinner, but we don't
know as he offers much better dinner
than we have had there many time.
In fact his dinners are always good.
In the western part of Franklin Co.,
on November 10th, George w. Hornber-
ger and G. w. Simpson quarreled
Hornberger was knocked down, his
head striking bench and receiving in
juries from which he died several days
ago. Simpson is hiding among the
mountains, and the crime has just been
returned to the District Attorney.
The cash assets of the defunct State
Capital Mutual Insurance Company
Harrisburg, have been ascertained by the
receiver, and amount to sos. The Office
fixtures and all other property of the
concern is estimated at about ST 200. The
receiver is constantly besieged by policy
holders, who are anxious to realize on
their policies, but their hopes are dashed
by an examination of the state of affairs
as they exist.
-Pers0naI. - We received calls from al
great many fine looking teachers last
week. We might omit some of the names
if we attempt to mention them so we give