The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-01

published must have them in not later than Sat
urday. Letters received Mondaymorning scarce
ly ever get published.
Mr.. Jesse Butz has sold his east New
port property to David Gring for $4,000.
Mrs. Susana Foose of Spring twp, had
stoke of apoplexy on Monday of last
week.
Scarlet fever is prevailing to great
extent around Mt Holly, Cumberland
county.
Juniata county people are wanting the
Miff1in bridge to be taken by the county
and rebuilt for free traffic.
We call attention to the sale of valua-
BILE seed potatoes, on March 10th, by
d. B. Dunkelberger.
An infant child of Rev. J. w. Ely of
Blain died on Saturday. The body was
taken to McVeytown on Monday.
Mr.. Gruver father-in-law of Judge
Grier, died in this borough on Friday
morning. The old gentleman had been
very feeble for a long time.
We were glad to see Mr.. H. G. Dern,
of the Altoona Tribune in town yester-
day, and still more pleased to see him in
such improved health.
1.-THE Newport Bridge Company will
rebuild the bridge across the Juniata,
and will receive proposals for the con-
tract.
Edward, q son of d. X. Smith of New
port, was on Wednesday last badly hurt
by an premature explosion at Ashland
where he was employed.
Mr.. Frank Dout, of Greenpark, was
unfortunate enough to lose bag of
wheat off his sled on recent trip to
Newport. Did you find itp
0Thursday last was one of the worst
days of the winter for out door work.
Though the thermometer was six de-
grees above zero, the cutting wind made
it worse to be out than some of the days
when the mercury was much lower.
On Wednesday last, boy named
Crum, residing near Newport attempted
to board moving freight train and
slipped, falling so that the wheel mash
ed one foot SO badly that it had to be
amputated.
The Juniata Conference of the Synod
of Central Pennsylvania will meet in
the Lutheran Church in this place on
Monday evening, March 14th, and will
continue until after Wednesday.
We notice several of our exchanges
say Perry county is sadly troubled
with organized bands of thieves" 1t
would be more convincing if they would
give us the particulars, as we have been
under the impression that as little thiev-
ing was done in this county as any in
the state.
Wilson, a little son of Rev. A. H.
Spangler, of this borough, while playing
in the alley near his fathers residence
on Tuesday last, fell, striking his head
on broken shovel, cutting deep cash
in the center of his forehead and sever
ing the small artery. DIR. Bollinger
was called in to dress the wound.
" villainous looking tramp has been
going around through Centre, Carroll
and Wheatfield townships making him.
self obnoxious. He generally makes
his calls when none but the women are
at home and in several instances has
insisted in staying all day when he
found the men would be absent. He
should receive the attention of some of
the constables,
On Thursday night last week the in
quests on the bodies of Isaac V. Sim
mons and Henry Arnold, of York Pa,
the two lads who died from eating q
juries rendered their verdicts. Judging
from the manner and circumstances of
the death of the two lads, the root,
which they supposed to be sweet myrrh,
was Cicutd AQuaticd, known as water
hemlock" or "cow bane.n
The Rev. J. Kretzing enjoyed pleas
ant surprise visit on the 22nd ult. from
Messrs. G. N. McKeehan and Rufus
Swartz of the Bloomfield congregation.
They pulled up before the parsonage in
Newport with load of corn, oats, pota-
toes, apples, eggs &c. There were sewers
teen bags full of horse feed and three Of
potatoes, besides the fowls, some hen
fruit and other substantials. Thanks
for all and to all the donors.
4 The Philomathean Literary Society
will meet in Academy Hall on next
Friday evening at o'clock. The exer-
cises will consist of essays, Rotations,
orations and answering of historical
queries. The following resolution will
be discussed Resolved that ia the judg-
ment of this Society the course OF Enoch
Arden was just ifiable. Principal dis
putants, Geo. r. Barnett and ]. G.
Wallis. j. M. ARNOLD, Sec. .