The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-29
Brief Items.

The high price of corn makes early
butchering.
y p. G. KeIi, of Loysvlle, has been APP,
pointed Steward Of the Poor House. y
- Hecker's prepared buekwheat flour can
he had of +. Mortimer 1t is ready for
use as soon as the batter is made. ,
Two children of Mr.. Corl, residing
I near Markelville, have died within a
short time from diphtheria.
The prisoners of Fort Beers were made
glad by an extra good thanksgiving din
ner, and they request us to say they re-.
\turn thanks for the same. =
At an early hour on Tuesday morning
Leinbachs' brewery, in Harrisburg, was
discovered to be on fire, and it was en-
tirely destroyed.
= Owing to the illness of their teacher,
Mr.. Frank Hollenbaugh, the Grammar
school has vacation this week. =
School No. in Carol twp. has now
its third teacher this winter and several
other schools in the same twp. have had
a similar experience.
The Washington Post says Jefferson
Adams, of Newport, Pa, wrote q letter
to Mr. Scoville, offering his services as
juror in the Guiteau trial.
A daughter of Mr.. Chas Zimmerman,
fell over stump fracturing one of her
arms.
If you wish to see some cheap and
pretty Coats and Dolmans call and look
at the stock now on sale at f. MoRTI-
MER's.
The house of Rev. L. H. Young, of
Duncannon, was entered by thieves on
Sunday night a-week and thoroughly
ransacked. The family were absent
Nothing of consequence was missing.
The p. r. r. station at Newport has
been connected with the tower by tel-'
ephone. This will be a great convent
ence not only to the agent, but TO the
public.
The Lebanon Courier has been spruc-
ing up with a new dress. We are glad
TO see such evidences of prosperity in our
contemporaries, particularly when 1t is
in so good paper as the Courier.
Thanksgiving morning opened with a
Winter scene. The ground was white
with snow and sleet, giving the boys
good chance to exercise their sleds,
which opportunity they did not neglect
n Mr.. VIM, Donally, of Tuscarora twp,
while working on the road was struck
was breaking, making a very painful
wound that may cause him the loss Of
= the eye.
The woman calling herself Mrs. Jaco-
by, who was around town begging, near
all day Tuesday, was picked up the
next day in Newport, so drunk that she
was taken to the Justices office on
stretcher.
Horace King, laborer, shot himself
near Shippensburg day or two since,
fearing that he would starve this winter.
His clumsy handling of the weapon
showed that he will not die of powder
and ball.
Within short time some person en-
tered the granary of Mr.. Ezra Fleisher,
residing on the Shearer farm in Centre
twp. and stole about 25 bushels of oats.
The loss was only discovered few days,
ago.
We call attention to the advertisement
of the Harrisburg Telegraph. Any one
wanting a live Republican paper will
find what they want in the Telegraph.
The weekly Telegraph gives a large
amount of reading matter, and is very
cheap paper.
Jefferson Comp, of Newport, was
passenger on the Pittsburgh Express a
few nights since, when it broke coupling
a short distance below that place. While
the train was stopped to repair the dam
age, Mr.. G. stepped off and went head
first into the canal, but was fished out
by the conductor, with no further dam
age than a cold bath.
PersOnal.-Mr. Solomon Dunkelber-
= ger, former resident of this county,
but now residing Hear Lockport, N. Y,
has been visiting In this county for some
days past. He is accompanied by his
wife. y
Mrs. Jas. B. Eby. who went to Phila-
ydelphia to undergo an operation is re;
covering.
- Mrs. Lizzie Dean. nee Dickey, wife Of
DIR. Dean, Is visiting friends in this vi
cinity.
Mrs. l.. f. Gillett, sister Of s. H. Beck
Esq, of this borough, is visiting friends
in this community.
Calvin Hackett, who has been west
FOR some ime is at home at present.