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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-15
For THE Trxss
A Good Pounding.

Mr.. EDITOR ;--If you will allow me 10
trouble you again, / would like TO say through
your columns that few nights ago company
OF Intelligent young ladies from in and around
Shermansdale, came to the u. b. Parsonage of
this place to do some religious pounding. With
their FOUNDERS they first pounded the preacher
until he surrendered, (Mr. Editor you may
decide as to whether this was religious), they
then with their pounds proceeded to load the
table until 1t was full of pounds of coffee,
sugar, raisins, and SO on. This visit was by
the preacher and family highly appreciated,
and will not soon be forgotten. Also Mr..
Editor, several young ladies', Miss Jennie
Bowman and Miss Sallie Wallace, took good
notion to get the recipient Of the pounding, a
new overcoat, and the brethren and sisters of
Syders class, of which they were members,
seconded the notion by helping them. A
grand success was the result, and the preacher
slipped into first rate piece of cloth. Then
on the night Of the 7th, crowd of young
ladies and gentlemen from Bethel congrega-
tion came TO the parsonage with baskets full Of
eatables (such as Editors and preachers Coz
relish at any time) and deposited them on tie
sink and table. All of these things will be
remembered with the donors. May they ever
be happy In the remembrance of those kind
acts toward one who asks them to accept his
heartfelt thanks.
GEO, w. KIRACOFH.
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Public Sales. - We call attention to
sales of Real and Personal Property as
follows
Tuesday, March 15th.-G. W. Reamer will sell
at his residence near Markelville, horses,
cows, young cattle, sheep, pigs, corn, pota-
toes and farming implements.
Wednesday, March 10th - Joseph Miller will
sell at his residence, 2 miles east of Bloom
field, / mare, horse, 9 cows, young cattle,
2 wagons, 1 wheelbarrow, q lot horse gears,
corn by the bushel and many other articles.
Friday, March 1Sth-John shearer will sell at
his residence in Centre twp. horses, cattle,
wagons and general assortment of farm
ing implements.
Monday, March 21st.-J. and M. Mickey will
sell on the Billow farm mile north of Sher-
mansdale, 2 horses, 3 COWS, 10 young cattle,
shotee, wagons, and a lot of farming i'm
plements, corn by the bushel, &C. Also o
lot of seed corn.
Tuesday, March 22nd.-John Souder will sell
at his residence in Spring twp, young cat.
tie, shoats, sheep, 4 wagons, sleigh, and
farming implements.
Wednesday, March 23rd-Samuel H. Shearer,
will sell on the farm of David Sweger in
Carroll twp, horse, cows, l SOW and IL
pigs, shote, wagons and farming imple-
ments.
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Good Company, Number Eighteen.

Coon COMPANY, (SS.OO year; Springfield,
Mass.), Number Eighteen, has second arti-
Gle by DR.. G. II. Hepworth, one of the COM
mlttee for the distribution of the New York
Herald relief fund, on Ireland and Irishmen In
which he relates his personal experiences
among the famine-stricken people, and ex-
presses his views as to the situation in decided
language. An account of Seargent s. Prentiss
Is given, the man who attained such wonderful
proficiency in eloquence by his twenty-ninth
year as to rank with Webster and Clay as an
orator. There Is a sketch of modern travel 10
Egypt. Mrs. L. w. Champney has cleverly
done satire on ephemeral literary regulations
entitled The Story of Lion. A bit Of fiction
true to life is the quantity wierd New England
story, On the Edge of the World. story of
which the scene is laid in Spain is, A Girl Of
Cadiz.
There is an installment of Rose and the Doc
tor, "Ellen W. Olney's charming and power
full serial" as one of the papers calls it, and
many other good articles.
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Shermansdale Items.-Our correspon-
dent from the above place sends the fol-
lowing:
While Mr.. Jacob sheafIer, of Carroll twp.
was leading his four horses to water, they
became unmanageable and trampled him,
breaking his leg In three places, and otherwise
injuring him. A wagon was procured and he
was taken to his home which was about two
miles distant. DR.. J. O. Hall, of Shermans-
dale adjusted the broken bones In satisfactory
doing exceedingly well.
Mr. Robert Harris an aged man is lying sick
In De waits hotel In Shermansdale. He is not
expected to recover, and prayer meetings have
%been held ip that place for his spiritual benefit.
THE Life Insurance boom has reached the
-"Dale," and no doubt there are anxious hearts
awaiting the near future.
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Found his Horse. = Samuel Ricken-
bach, of Fayette township, visited his
stable on certain morning not
long since, and realized that valuable
horse had been stolen, but no tracks
were left to indicate the direction that
thief had gone. During several days
all efforts to get traces of the missing
horse were fruitless. On Friday, when
he was out from home still making in
quiry for the horse he met a colored for
tune-teller, or seer, of Fayette town.
ship, who told him the direction that he
should take to find his horse. He told
Rickenbach to go west to a town 81
miles distant, and there he would find
his horse. Believing that he might as
well do that as any other thing, Ricken-
bach took the cars at this place on Sat
urday morning and went to McVey-
town, Miffiin county, which town is
about 81 miles distant from where the
horse was stolen. To his utter joyous
amazement there on street of McVey-
town was his own horse in sled with
ohOOhCA lOloCs vi COulbC hC was uOb
long in telling the man who was driving
the team that the black horse belonged
to him = Richenbach - and asked how
he came into the possession of the man
with the sled. Mr.. Hambright is the
name of the man that had the team. He
said that he had traded another horse to
a man named Jefferson Adams and gave
boot" in money for the black horse
which Richenbach claimed. jeff. Ad-
ans, who used to live in Walker twp,
this county, but now lives near McVey-
town, was looked up, and put under ar
rest. He said that he had bought the
horse from man in Little Valley, Milf
fin county, few days before for $45;
that he had given $50 in money and his
note for the balance. On that statement
Squire Mcclellan concluded to admit
Adams to bail in the sum of Sl00 for a
hearing on Wednesday, this week.
Hambright would not surrender the
horse without Richenbach would pro-
duce proof of the ownership. The owner
of the animal came back to Juniata ON
Saturday night, and on Monday after
noon, in company with Sheriff j. r.
Kelly, who raised the horse, went back
to McVeytown to indentify and prove
his property. The Sheriff and Mr.. Rick
bach arrived at McVeytown in the eve
ming, and by the time that they had all
preliminary arrangements perfected and
reached Hambright's house, about q
miles from McVeytown, it was dark
The Sheriff identified the horse as the
one he sold to Rickenbach about one
year ago. The animal was taken to Nc
Veytown and stabbed. The next business
was to arrest Adams. II was 2 o'clock
on Tuesday morning before that object
was accomplished The arrest was made
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Junlata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week
Banks McAllister's horse ran away at
McAlisterville, on Monday, and broke
sleigh to which he was hitched, to
pieces.
None of the six persons thrown into
the river last week, received injury to
health by the plunge into cold water.
Charles Gross, colored man of Nc
Alisterville, was committed to jail last
Thursday, on the charge of lvrceny of
wheat. 1t seems while he raised nei-
ther wheat nor corn, he has sold more
than lots of farmers possessed of large
farms.
On Tuesday forenoon quite an excite
ment was created on Water street by the
discovery that bed in an upper room
of Isadorus Switzer's residence was on
fire. 1t was promptly attended to and
all dangers of confiagration averted.-
How the fire originated is mystery.
A horse belonging to Mr., Leonard
Mauger of Spruce Hill township, and
driven by MIR. John Meminger, took
suddenly sick while passing through
Port Royal on Tuesday of last week,
and it was with great difficulty gotten
to place of shelter. Its hind parts
had became paralyzed, and it appeared
to be suffering great pain. By careful
attention and application of medicines
the horse appeared to improve rapidly
1t appears to be new disease that has
broken out among the horses, several
other animals were affected in the same
way prior to Mr. Manger's being striken
down.-Port Royal Times.
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A Very Cold House.-A Snyder county
paper says that during the late cold
weather, one night a child in Centre
twp, by the name of Koons, got its
hands and arms on top of the bed cover,
and in the morning it was discovered
that both arms were so severely frozen
that they must be amputated to save
the child's life.
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The Newport and Bloomfield Telegraph

The Newport and Bloomfield Telegraph
Company will probably soon have to
make an assessment to replace poles
and generally repair the line. Many of
the poles have already had to be replaced
and fifty-four trees were used as poles,
most of which will have to be taken
down this spring. The poor manner in
which the line was erected and the fire.
quent breaks have been the cause of a
constant expense for repairs. Either
such action will have to be taken, or the
line will have to be abandoned. AS it
now is,the frequent repairs are an annoy
ance too great to be putup with.
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Philadelphia Produce Market.
PuILAprIpHrA, March u, lsa

PHILADELPHIA, March IL, 1881.
Flour unsettled; extras So 00@3 60: PenHsyl
vania family $3.50 q 3475 Minnesota do, $500
s512; patent and high grades, s6.5007.0O
Rye flour, SO 25D3.25.
COrnmeal. S2.20.
Wheat. 1l6 % H.
Corn-yelow. 54956cl; mixed t40f6c.
Oats quiet; Pennsylvania and western white
490942c. western mixed, ,36938.
Rye95 995c.
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ly ever get published.
Two large droves of horses were taken
through here last week.
A Duncannon lad named Gambler, ate
laurel leaves by mistake for wintergreen
and came near dying from the poison.
Proposals will be received by the Con-
sistory of the Reformed Church in
Bloomfield, for sexton for said church.
PROPOSALS can be left at post office.
Mr.. G. l.. Harling has improved his
property by erecting new porch and is
going to further improve his residence
by painting it.
Harry McClintock has sold his prop
erty in this borough to Mrs. Singer, who
has rented it to DIR. Alexander. Harry
is to put up kitchen and wood-house
and have it ready by April 1st.
AS H. Neff was driving a flock of
sheep, seventy-two in number from this
county over to Cumberland, they ate
laurel, and sixteen of them died from
the effects.
Another carriage came near going off
the bridge into the race near Eshel-
mans Mill on Tuesday evening. A
railing at that bridge might save the
twp, bill for damage as should any
accident happen they would be liable.
F7The Newport bridge company have
awarded the contract for rebuilding the
bridge washed away by the recent flood
to Joshua Sweger, of Newport, for 81,
10000. The bridge is to be finished by
the first of next June.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr.. NJ.
e. Battin, of Scotland, was fed Paris
Green by some malicious scoundrel a
few days ago. 1t was mixed in with
apples. The poison was counteracted
by proper treatment
1.-THE unruly tramp that has been an
C>noying the citizens of this vicinity now
rests his bones in Castle Beers. Some
of the women who have been pestered
with the chap hope the sheriff will keep
him on as low rations as possible.
A few nights since thieves broke into
eseveral residences in Liverpool twp,
and besides stealing some clothing, stole
kettle, eggs and cold victuals which
they took to the borough school house,
where they eat their supper, leaving the
building in dirty condition.
AS an indication of the weight of the
snow that fell Friday last, that on the
platform of scales in the city was
weighed before it was shoveled of. The
platform is ten by sixteen feet, and the
snow that covered it weighed ten hun
dred and fifty pounds.-HdTiSburg Tel
graph.
Mr.. Foster, an old gentleman of this
place was nearly run over by Chicago
Express on Monday. He was crossing
the track, and not observing the train
coming, when Rev. M'Cord saw him
and pulled him off with great risk to
himself, in time to save what might
have been sad accident.-DuncannOn
Record.
Mr.. Lewis Smith residing in the Cove
recently met with a rather singular ac-
cident. While taking away a load of
hay in Duncannon, he stopped down
just as the pitcher. put up fork full,
the tine of the fork striking him just
;. under the eye coming out above the
.Ses. 1t Is thought however that 1t will
Muse the loss of the eye.
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weeks and has had very little expert
ence in the dealing out OF medicine. f.
]. Schoch sent to the store for dose Of
salts, and by mistake the boy gave him
a dose of potash which Mr.. Schoch took.
The result was deathly sickness and
very narrow escape from death. .--Selins-
grove Times.
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at the home of Adams. He insisted that
he bought the horse that he traded to
Hambright. He says that he bought
him from a man named Culp. He was
brought to this place at noon on Tues
day and lodged in jail Rickenbach rode
his horse home on the same day -Juni.
atd Sentinel.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-15

Court PrOcedings.-The following Com
mon Pleas business was transacted at
Court last week
Report of b. P. McIntire, auditor to distribute
balance In the hands OF the assignee OF James r.
Davis.
Report Of Wilson Lupier auditor to distribute
balance In the hands OF Hon. $. Moss, assignee Of
Samuel Rife, fled
Report OF Wilson Lupfer auditor to distribute
BALANCE In the hands OF j, 8. Wetzel, assignee Of
h. II. Rice, filed.
j. M. Zeiger was appointed constable for BufTa.
lotownshlp, there being tie vote for that office
at the last election.
Sale OF real estate by John Shelley assignee Of
Ann Jane Liddick OF Watts township, to Emma
H. Wright for the sum Of one hundred dollars,
confirmed.
The sale OF the canal boat Frank G. Schoch, y
OF Danville, Pa, lying at Liverpool, Pa for $500,
confirmed.
Petition OF A. H. spangler, James shu and
Ja,ob L. Markell. students. at-law asking the
Court for an order OF examination for admission
to practice law.
There being no exceptions to the accounts OF E.
O. Irvine assignee OF Isaac r.. Wensel; John O..
Hertzler, assignee Of William MusgrOve; w. d.
Messimer assignee Of j w. Miller; A. g. White
kettle, assignee Of David @. Miller they were
frmed.
JC M'Allister, ESQ.,, was appointed an auditor
to distribute balance In the hands OF the assignee
In the last named account.
Deed of j. w. Beers High Sheriff, to Elizabeth
Shelley for tract of land In Watts twp, sold as
the property OF James Low for the sum of S175
acknowledged In open court.
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TO CONTRACTORS.

The School Board of Greenwood twp. Perry
county, Pa, will meet at Milerstown on SArUR.
DAY. the 18th OF April. 1881, at O'Clock 2. M. to
Houses in said township. Specifications OF houses
can be seen by calling on the Secretary on or
before day OF letting.
Also on the same day and place viii be sold by
public 0utcry, two old school houses in said town
9 ISAAC TkoUTMAN. President.
G. A. SnEIBLEY, Secretary.
Millerslown, March 9th, 1881
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DMATEEa.

KIsTLER--On March 7, 1881, at Loysville, Salon
wife OF John Kistler, aged about 50 years
BARKLEY-On March Sd, 1881, in Saville twl
FoRRER-On March l4th, 1881, in Carroll twI
Christian Forrer, In the 63d year OF his age. 7
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-15

No Engine HOuse.-By temporary
injunction the borough authorities were
last season prevented from erecting an
engine house on the plot of ground
known as the Market lot in this bor-
ough. Last week a long opinion was
rendered by Judge Bucher, making the
Injunction perpetual.
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Bloomfield Schools. order of the
Directors, examinations were held last
week in the High and Grammar Schools
of the borough. A day was given to
each school, the morning examinations
being oral and the afternoon written.
Messrs. Blank and Edgar as Committee
Of Board examined High School and
Messrs. Barnett and Edgar the Gram
mar School. The examinations covered
all the topics taught in the schools, the
limits in each text book being the
amount gone over during the winter.
Many of the pupils exhibited commend
able proficiency in both schools and
some of the younger pupils showed
themselves deserving of much praise.
Other pupils had evidently been allowed
to waste the evening study hours of the
winter without regard to the requests of
directors and teachers as set forth in the
weekly reports. Three of the schools
close within week and the public are
invited to the closing exercises of Mr..
Shaver's school on Friday afternoon of
this week and Mr.. Soule's on next Mon
day afternoon.
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Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland papers
of last week:
There has been post office established
in Mifflin township. This township is
one of the largest in this county and
portion of it runs far into the North
Mountain yet it has been without postal
facilities until the present. The new
post Office has been named Heberlig,
and is located at Mifflin cross roads.
Miss Jennie Thompson, living near
Thompson's g bridge, met with a serious
accident one day recently. She was
bringing friend to Newville and her
horse frightened at piece of ice upset
ting the sleigh, throwing the occupants
out and breaking three of Miss Thomp-
sons ribs.
The Newville Star says: On Wednes-
day last lad, son of d. N. Thomas, of
East Main street, had his leg broken in
two places, by falling from fence, his
foot catching between the palings. The
boy suffered severely from the fractures
but he was relieved when the bones were
set. DIR. w. G. Stewart was called to
minister to the injured lad, and reports
him doing well
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II is Fact.-We have recently OPEN
ed some very pretty novelties in the
dress goods line. We have also received
a large addition to our stock of Prints,
Ginghams, &C., of the new styles. Come
and see them. f. MORTIMER.
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For Rent.-The Wagon Makers and
Blacksmith shops at Greenpark are for
rent. This is one of the best stands in
the county, and is rented on account of
the i'll health of the proprietor. Inquire
by mail or in person of
NATHAN HENDERSON,
Greenpark, Pa.
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Important TO Trayelers.-Special in
ducements are offered you by the Bur
lington Route. 1t will pay you to read
where in this issue.
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Garden Seeds.-We have this season
had seeds put up especially for our
trade, from those fresh grown. We
can warrant them to be true to name
and good.
+. MORTIMER, { f
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PersOnal-'SquireD Dobbs thenewly cleo
ted Justice of Madison, was In town on
Tuesday.
b. McIntire, ESQ.,, of this place, cele-
brated his S3rd birth day on Friday last
We learn that Rev. Sheeder, has accept
ed call to charge in Adams county,
this State.
Ex.Sherif Gray was In town on Tues
day, He looks as good natured as he
did when in office.
Miss Jennie, daughter of Mr.. Jas. l..
Diven, died in Landisburg on Friday
last, after four months painful illness.
She was buried on Sunday.
Mr.. d. I. Rice, of Duncannon, was
in town last week, looking as gay and
happy as usual. Dave has smile for
everybody.
David Carbaugh charged with forgery
in connection with pension papers,
was tried at the U. s. Court in Philadel-
phia, and acquitted.
Friend Conrad, of the McVeytown
Journal, took little trip for change
He went to the Inauguration. Being
away from home once was probably a
genuine surprise to " "Cooney."
DIR. John Curwen, for thirty years in
charge of the state insane asylum near
Harrisburg, has left that institution and
will practice his profession, making his
home in Harrisburg. He was in this
place on Friday last, on professional
visit. We have no doubt but what the
Doctor will pecuniarily be gamer by
the change, but we doubt If the State
will.
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On Monday about noon as freight
train was leaving Marysville, after shift
Ing cars, q curious incident occurred.
An oil can caught fire In the engine
cabin, exploding and scattering Its con-
tents In all directions, besides routing
engineer Irwin who left the cabin and
went back over cars putting on the
brakes. They finally succeeded In stop
ping the train but had the chagrin of
seeing their cabin burning mass
Record.
n On Thursday night thieves made an
attempt to break into the store of Marx
Dukes & Co., at Newport. After boring
several holes and getting into the dwell
ling part of the building they were scared
away by dog, before they succeeded in
entering the store room.
On Monday package containing two
dress patterns was lost between this
place and Newport. Any honest person
finding 1t is requested to leave 1t at this
office.
I Live grasshoppers have already been
seen this spring on several occasions.-
That certainly Is a sign of coming warm
weather.
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Brief Items.

va Correspondents who wish their article
published must have them in not later than Sat
urday. Letters received Mondaymornng scarce
ly ever get published.
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A Bad Mistake.-A serious and almost
fatal mistake occurred in this place on
Monday evening. Geo. g. Wagenseller
druggist and express Agent, had gone
to Sunbury at which place he has an
interest in mutual life insurance COM
pany. During his absence he left his
Drug Store in charge Of young boy,
son of Elias limerick of this place, who
had been in the drugstore only few
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-15

For pure and unadulterated Coffee
buy the Cup and Saucer, or Dom Pedro
brands Roasted Coffee, put up by Janney
a. Andrews, Wholesale Grocers, Phila-
delphia. Ii is the best Roasted Coffee
now In the market. Sm