The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-06-07


Iuniata County We copy the follow
ing from the Juniata county papers of
last week
Jerome A. Stewart, of Beale twp, lost
valuable mare on Tuesday by collie
Howard, son of David Beale, living
near Bealetown, this county, met with
very serious If not fatal accident last
week while helping to unload saw-log
at his fathers saw mill. He fell and
heavy piece of scantling fell on his head
and shoulder. He is lying in a very
critical condition.
On Saturday last Mr.. Charles Lin
thurst, of this place, while at work on
telegraph pole on the N. @. II. W.,
near Bridgeport, fell a distance of 80
feet sustaining rather severe Injuries
While no bones were broken he is badly
slowed up and will be obliged to lay off
some time to come. The accident was
caused by the pole on which he was at
work breaking off near the ground
We congratulate him on escaping with
his life.-Port RoydL Times.
Jacob Beidler's bees took to swarming
on Sunday. Two swarms concluded to
leave about one and the same time.-
Samuel Rollman came to the assistance
of Mr.. Beidler, and by the arts known
to the bee cultlvator the swarms were
kept from getting off the property, but
the management could not keep the two
bees from getting into one box. Two
swarms in one box never do, and this
case was no exception. The bees fell to
fighting each other, and the fiercest
struggle has been going on ever since
The dead and wounded are being drag
ged out of the box as fast as they are
put out of fighting order The proba-
bility is that both swarms will be
destroyed before the struggle comes TO
an end. Mr.. Rollm an was stung about
a dozen times. On Monday another
hive swarmed; that one was successfully
hived.-SentiaeI.
Frank Sieber, youth aged about 16
years, only son of Solomon Sieber, liv-
ing in Fermanagh twp, was wounded
jim the right hand ON Decoration day
by.s pistol shot. He had loaned seven
shooter to the hired man, with instrue-
tions to put the pistol back in his trunk.
The pistol was returned in due course of
time. The lad had occasion to 60 to the
trunk on Monday for something, and by
some unaceountable way the pistol was
discharged while the boy was handling
some clothing. The bullet entered the
palm of the right hand, and lodged
near the back of the hand. Dr. Craw-
ford, assisted by DR.. Banks, rendered
the surgical operation that the case re-
quired. The bullet was taken out and
the hand is doing as well as can be ex-
pected.
On Saturday evening of week before
last, during the prevalence of the thun-
der storm, the lightning struck hog
pen on the premises of Mr.. jackson p.
Ritzman, in Turbett twp, killing sever
al chickens and splintering post near
by to atoms. Mr.. Ritzman's wife was
ironing at the time and had the door of
her house open which was facing where
the lightning struck, and so great was
the shock that Mrs. Ritzman was rem
dered unconscious, and remained in
that state for some time. On recover
ing she found the hot iron, with which
she had been ironing, lying against the
back of her hand and had burned it
severely. AS soon as Mrs. r.. was able
she went to the house of neighbor and
told what had happened her. DIR. G.. M.
Graham was sent for and administered
to the medical wants of the unfortunate
lady. 1t is thought that the hot iron
proved instrumental in restoring Mrs.
Ritzman TO consciousness.-IIn