The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-12-06
Brief Items.

On Thursday last Mr.. VIM. Geedy, of
this place, had the misfortune to lose one
of his horses by collie.
~. b. Reeder, of Centre twp, killed
flour hogs on Friday, weighing 2s6|
pounds. That is hard to beat.
Michael Clouser is erecting building
on Carlisle street, TO be used for wagon
maker shop.
We neglected to mention the fact that
| S. HI. Beck had been appointed as JUS
1 tice of the Peace, Oice Jos. 5. Smith
Oresigned.
Charles, son of Mr. VIM. Hammaker
of New Buffalo, had one of his legs
br oxen while boating near Buck lock,
two weeks since.
+ Mr.. John Whitmore, of Centre twp.N
died on Sunday morning. He has been
i'll for a long time, during which he has
been cared for at the residence of his =.
= son Singer.
On Saturday a week Mr.. Philip Nc
Nemar slipped and fell from load of
wood and striking his shoulder, fractur-
ed the bone. That accounts for Mac
going around with his arm in sling.
The lawyers of this county are unani-
nous in their opposition to the change
III tut euDItn6 COuIb tlStllCb I1dEIiS-
burg suits them. They don't banker
after the gayeties of Philadelphia.
I Rain is badly needed to raise the
streams. Many wells mat were never
before known to fail, are now dry. The
rains had this fall, have as yet had no
effect on the deep springs.
A correspondent wishes the follow ing
question to be referred to the Teachers
sk,rkN H. o1l
to chew tobacco during school hours and
squirt the juice around the ROOM"
Some Philadelphia sportsm en-, having
had bad luck for other game, recently
bagged over one thousand turtles from
the small streams around this county,
which they shipped to that city.
The Governor has respited Erb and
Meyer, the Snyder county murderers,
who were to have been hung on the 10th
inst, until the pardon board can hear
their plea.
THE borough ordinance against selling
I coal oil, after lamps are lighted should
either be repealed or enforced against all.
Some comply with it while others pay
no attention to it.
Teachers Institute will commence on
the 10th inst. Some information of val
ue to teachers will be found in another
column, over the signature of Prof.
Flickinger, County superintendent.
Mr.. T. M. Dromgold says that we were\
jmisinformed regarding the teachers in
I Carroll twp. The directors will article
| with only the second teacher for school
No. 2, the first having resigned. The
other schools, he says, are getting along
\ well.
/ The wife of DR.. Jas. B. Eby of NewN
port, who had recently undergone a sur
| gical operation, died on Wednesday
| night. The funeral took place on Fri
\ day, the remains being buried in the
cemetery in this place.
A large black bear came as near to
town Cuba School House on Monday
and gave a firstrate chance for bear
chase, which was INDUCED in by David
Sieber, Samuel Thomas, and others, on
Meyers ridge, but the bear got away.
I Mr.. John Toomey, of Centre twp,
since, lost his pocket book containing
$50. Retracng his steps, he found his
book within a short distance of his-
home, with money all safe.
The Duncannon Record SAYS: We
are sorry to learn that Mr.. Wilson Lup-
fer, formerly of the Record, who wentto
Colorado for his health, is not improv-
ing, but the contrary, and his physician
advised him to remove TO Pueblo, o
mountain town.
Watches and jewelry make nice
Christmas presents, and persons want
ing goods of that kind, are referred to
the advertisementofC of G. A. limbaugh
of Harrisburg. He carries a splendid
Stock, .and has a reputation for low
Prices and fair dealing.
Mr.. Fike, living on the Moore farm,
in Vanwert twp, Juniata county, heard
suspicious noise in his stable few
nights since, and, on going out, found a
man just brIdiing fine mare. The
scamp escaped. The peculiar actions of
stranger in examining his team day
or two previous, had made Mr.. +. watch
ful, aud his care saved his mare.