The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-08

of last week:
A straw stack on the farm of Mr..
Stephen Weakley, Of Dickinson twp,
fell over burying three head of cattle.
Two of the cattle were rescued, but the
third one had Its neck broken.
Mr.. Joseph HefiieHnger, Of Hopewell
township, while telling lodged tree In
the woods, last week, met with very
serious accident. In removing the tree
it gave way all of sudden and catching
Mr.. III. In falling, knocked him to the
ground with such force as to dlslocate his
shoulder and otherwise injured him.
Mr.. Joseph McDermond, Sr., of Mif-
fin twp, was badly hurt on last Satur-
day by falling from his spring wagon
while In the act of getting into the wag-
on at Glauser's store. He was standing
on the wagon when the horse started,
throwing him backward to the ground
dislocating his left shoulder and also his
left knee. At this writing Mr.. Med. Is
doing as well as can be expected.
On Thursday night last, the wife of
Mr.. Holmes Norris, residing near the
Fair grounds, In the Fourth Ward, died
very suddenly Of neuralgia of the
heart. Mrs. Norris had retired in her
usual health about o'clock and before
10 was a corpse. The funeral which
took place on Saturday afternoon was
very large, and was attended by the
Golden Chain of which the deceased had
been an active member
The following mail routes have been
awarded to Messrs. III. Q. q u. Il. Rice
Shippensburg to Dry Run.
Newville to Newburg.
Hunters Run to Gettysburg.
Indiana to Paunxsauxtauny.
Brookville to Ridgway.
The Messrs. Rice have been in the
mail route business for several years.
Harry G. Rice Is we'll and favorably
known in this county. They are the
sons of the late Zachariah Rice, of Perry,
who was also a mail contractor.
From the above 1t will be seen that
the Messrs. Rice have received five out
of the thirteen routes for which they
bid.
On Saturday evening as Messrs. Geo.
Boyer, Geo. Longnecker and Ausustus
Kimmel, were returning from Fairview
driving vicious horse attached to a
spring wagon, the animal took fright
near Rheinard's saw-mill and ran down
over the river bank. The wagon was
overturned and the occupants thrown
some distance toward the water. Mr..
Boyer had his left leg broken at the
ankle joint. Mr.. Longnecker was con-
siderably bruised about the face and
limbs, but strange to say Mr.. Kimmel
escaped unhurt. DR.. Basehore attended
the wounded men and they are doing
we'll.
Junlata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week:
Some days ago John Basehore, of Fay
ette township, had fall from horse
and had his collar bone broken.
William McCachren, of Turbett twp.
received the contract for building the
Muddy Run school house last Saturday.
He is to build the house for 81 1890
Allen McAlister, who lives at Cocola-
mus, on the main road to Richfield, fell
from load of hay last week, and split
the cap of his right knee.
A rope ferry has been put across the
river below the bridge, and large flat
crosses the river in two minutes time
The flat will safely carry twenty people.
Last Thursday George Vosburgh, a
lad about IA years of age, son of Tunis
OSOuikn, was Iun ONCI ny "
train of cars eastward. bound, near Port
Royal. The youth had been to this
place, and was on his way to Port Royal,
at which place he lived with his father.
He missed step in the effort to get off
the car, and fell across the rail. The
train passed over his abdomen, killing
him almost instantly.
Mr.. Samuel Brubaker, of Fermanagh
twp, was found dead in his wagon-shed
on Tuesday noon. In the morning he
was apparently in good health when
he went to his work. His wife went to
the barn to look for him for dinner,
when she discovered him lying on the
ground in the wagon-shed dead. He
was about forty years old. He leaves a
wife and two sons to mourn his sudden
taking off
The high water on Monday afternoon
got the better of the flat that is run
across the river by the railroad
wire cable and upset the boat. There
were two persons in the flat when the
misfortune overlook 1t, namely, George
Goshen, passenger, and Jacob Wise,
manager of the boat. Wise swan to the
shore. Goshen drifted helplessly down
the river, and If 1t had not been that
Ezra Doty hastily manned boat and
went to his rescue he would have
drowned.-SentiaeL.
Some thief stole horse, that $3.50 had
been refused for, from the stable of
Samuel Rickenbach, about one mile
east of McAlistervile, last Wednesday
night. The horse had not eaten the hay
that was put in the rack, and from that
fact it is inferred that the horse was
taken in the early part of the night
The animal had been fed by the thief
as was evident by the corn cobs in the
trough. A saddle, bride and blanket