THE TIMES, THE TIMES. PENNSYLVANIA R. II. MIDDL3 DIVISION. On inn! nftpr Mnnrfay, Trains will mil iu hiiu.mi. June II, 1WW, Paaaenirer WE8TWAUD. EASTWARD. WsTiMnll ef.ll'lta. PaaaiiVlii fr'u fcx. PlUHCIirAIi STATIONS. Mffl.iJ'nuiM.ill Aoo. Ex. I'i'r'n 19 Rl T-JW .ss p. M.r.n. II oil 10 84 S.BJ 10.41! II.0S1U.5S, e.w B. 65 11.18 T. 10 11.44 8.01) lli.lhl l'hiladeliibia, A. M P.M A.M. HOI' P.M P.M. S 1ft 7.5a 7.a 7.83 7.07 57 11.48 ,07 5.48 4.17 8.37 S.60 7:35 l.WI t.ue tTarrlaburir, Mansvlllr. I. Ml 8..W 1.11 S.4U Duiicaiinou, Auurriuul BIS I9.A8 19.45 S.44 R.U) 8.14 .t. 8.02 Hally'a 7.41 7.3S 7 If 6 9p 0.40 Mr a. i a, ia.24. III K.97 lu.lW .86 8 4; 8.27 8.5B s.sti, tl.84 T.ao Newport . Mtllrratowu, MllTllli,.. .PWiHtoWll J. UnntiiiKdnu., TyriniH , Altnona 8.11 11.84 111. 4H 7.30 l.lil 7. 48. l.Ml 1 1 .04 13.11 1.1(1 1.55 11.23 B.6j S.l, (t.fS4)3 :S5! T.001 rUTSDUKGll. r.H.U M. P.M.; A.M. A.M. A U. tWPHldiMii Rjproa leaves Hiirrlannrp at 10.18 r.M. Dnneannon 10.44 (IIiik)i Ni-wport 11.05 (llttK) uil ar rives at I'malmr at 7.0U A. M. fir-raclnc Express West will atop si rtunennnoa at 4.50 and at Newport at 5.14 a. m., when ttawKett. rsri4nlnir Weat.tlio Way FiiSHeiiKer leaves Harris burg-Daily the other traiua lially exoeptBiUula". raclflc Express east, runs dully exeept Motuliiy, and Will atop at lilne.itinini ut 11 ;0J ft. in., win1!! II.-ikivI. On Hmiile.vs It will make tin- fnllowlinr mm stops when flu wcil: llVll'a Mill' 8:00, Hprnre Oreek 6;37, 1'itelHlmrK 8:39, Mt. llinutl;l0, MuVeyluwu ilrloi" Ilt'lllN. Publlo Sales. We cull attention to sales of Heal and Personal Property as follows : September 11th. The heirs of John Newcom er will Boll valuable property at Loysville. Bee advertisement. September 32nd. John Dnm will Bell his val uable farm near ElllottBburg. See advertise ment. September 14th. The administrator of Jacob Kell, of Bavllle twp., will sell a large quan tity of farm Implements, stock, household aud kitchen furniture. The Circulation of The Times now exceeds Two Thousand Copies each week. Our mailing list Is always open for the inspection of advertisers. A daughter of Jacob Shumaker, of Liverpool fell from a wagon a few days since and broke one of her arms. Mr. Joseph Brindle, a carpenter, was heriously Injured on Friday afternoon by falling from the roof of a building forty feet to the ground at Mifllin. The oldest person In this part of the country Mrs. Barrick who resided in Miller twp., this county died last week aged 105 years. Eight young men have been fined five dollars each iu Johnston for loafing In front of a church on Sunday night. Good! and now let other places follow a good example. The printers and their friends, to the number of ubout eight hundred, pic-nick-ed at Roaring Springs on Saturday. The day was flue, and the general feeling among the participants was that th,ey had enjoyed the day immensely. The sudden breaking up of a camp meeting the other day in Chester county is now fully explained. Six skunks had congregated under a tent, and it was deemed advisable to adjourn the meeting until the Mcphida Americana would go away. Mr. Joseph Bealor, of Juniata town ship, complains badly about trespassers on his premises bunting,after his giving public notice that it was not allowed. He says a drove of five were there only a few days since, a part of which belong ed near this town. Having tried the Easterbrook pen, we can confidently recommend the quali ty. They are manufactured in various kinds suited to all styles of writing by the Easterbrook Pen Co., 20 John street, New York. The firm are evidently live men too, and the right kind to deal with. Run Off. On Tuesday T. Darlington hitched his mules to the fence just above the Reformed church. To the other end of the mules was a good spring wagon. The rail broke and the mules finding themselves loose had business up the road. When near the residence of J. W. Klinepeter the wagon upset and the lines catching on a stone pile stopped the animals till the driver came up and caught them. A broken bow was all the damage done. August Weather Report. B. M'lutlre, Esq., hands us the following report of the weather for the month of August, ISS0. Average of Thermometer at 8 o'clock A. M., 65 6', and of Barometer SO Inches minus 5-tenths. Average of greatest degree of heat, 74 81', and of cold, 59 19'. There fell 6 and 5-tenths Inches of rain. The warmest day was Thursday the 6th, the Thermometer registering 83, and the coldest, Monday the 16th, the mercury sinking to 51. This was a good August for the full crops. The corn and potatoes both promising a large yield In this section of the State. A Strange Case. A case which is very remarkable is reported from Centre twp. Samuel Brown who resides in that town ship, on the back road which leads from this town to Newport, was awakened near midnight on Sunday night, by the noise of some strange persons in the house. The noise made by him as he went to see who was in the house, caus ed the visitors to run. Looking into the road he saw the forms of two persons, who ran while he pursued, firing his re volver till he had emptied the six bar rels. Going back Into the house he found spilled around the floor, a quanti ty of white powder. Some of this lie swept up and brought to town to learn If possible, what it was. The medical men to whom it was shown, thought it was while Hellebore, which Is a poison If taken Inwardly, and the dust of it will cause great Irritation In the nostrils and throat, producing Biieezlng and coughing. And now comes the most singular part of the affiilr. About 9 o'clock on Monday morning ft daughter of Mrs. Fry, living about 4 miles from Brown's, came to his house and said her mother was missing from home, and was one of the persons shot at by Brown the night previous. Brown and his wife do not live togeth er, she living near Mrs. Fry. It seems that at about 0 o'clock on Sunday eve ning, these two women left home saying they were going to a neighbor's. Mrs. Brown returned about 2 o'clock next morning, and Mrs. Fry about noon the next day. When it was found that she had not reached home in the morning, and that she was one of the persons shot at the night before, It was feared she had been wounded, and search was made for her In the fields near Brown's hou3e. The tracks of the women were found, some of them where they had been in their bare feet, and the place was found where they had removed their shoes previous to entering the house. The questions that naturally arise, are why should these women go that four miles on that fearfully dark night. Was it for the purpose of sprinkling that pow der to make the inmates sneeze, or did they intend some greater mischief, had they not so soon been heard t It Is a strange case and is as yet, surrounded with mystery. A Gypsy Fraud. Near the base of the North mountain resides a "well-to-do German, the owner of a small home, who was lately the victim of the mach inations of a Gypsy man and wife, and who relieved the aforesaid German of $100. The Gypsies, as the story goes, made repeated visits to the house of the farmer, and Succeeded In gaining his confidence. For one hundred dollars the Gypsy man said he would reveal the whereabouts of $5,000 hidden in the hills of a neighboring farm, which when found should be shared between them. The German readily agreed, and not having the necessary cash on hand he borrowed the money from various par tics saying that he wis about to make a fortune. The Gypsy returned on an appointed day to carry out his part of the programme, reciting the following plan : The German was to deposit in a chest, a bible, $100 aud a watch, which, after various " Dutch" words had been spoken over, the deposit was to be bur ied out of sight for nine days. On open ing said chest the secret place of the hidden treasure could be read, etc., &o. The Gypsy insisted upon the time-keeper, saying that it was to do duty as a watch upon the German if he disturbed the deposit before the nine days had ex pired. The Innocent man complied and the deposit was made according to the plan agreed upon, the Gypsy agreeing to return In nine days when the box should be unearthed, and the place of that $5,000 would be revealed and di vided. The German spent sleepless nights in waiting, and on the eighth day .unable to longer stand the agony re paired to the spot and unearthed the box opening which he found both money nnd watch removed, and it was then only the thing began to dawn upon him that the Gypsy had swindled him. He kept the matter a secret for sometime, ' and imparted it to a friend or two on the condition that they would keep it secret, but it was to good to be keep by the lat ter, who gave him away and thus it is that the story is given. Opinion. Thieves Arrested. The Port Royal Times says : This section of country has been cursed for some time past with a gang of thieves, some of the members of which were supposed to live in and around this town. Almost nightly within the past six months, spring houses, smoke houses, grist mills, barns and chicken roosts have been visited by these nocturnal prowlers and despoiled of part or all their contents-some spring houses have been robbed three or four times within the last three months. So bold and audacious had these thieves be come that all movable property herea bouts was held by the owners with no degree of certainty. On Wednesday morning of last week, a warrant was issued by Justice Shindle to search the premises of John Barkley, residing on Milford street, in this place. The war rant was placed In the hands of Consta ble'Meloy, who proceeded to the house accompanied by Deputy Constable Beal or and D. C. Rannels. The first thing found of a suspicious character was a poke containing about 30 pounds of sugar, stored away in adoughtray in a room on the second floor. Subse quent searches brought to light several crocks of butter aud other articles sup posed to have been stolen and which have been fully Identified by the owners. Barkley's wife said that her husband had received the sugar of Solomon Kauffnian, who resided on the same street, where she Informed them they could capture a large lot of stolen prop erty, consisting of hams, bacon, butter, honey, etc A warrant was issued to search KaufTmau's house. After enter ing upon the search, they were not long in finding a n lt of property which led them to believe had been stolen. Hams were found secreted between the garret floor and ceiling, and several crocks fill ed with butter and honey were found stored away in an obscure place in the cellar. KaufTman who has been work ing at the handle factory, was informed of what was going on at home, and when the constable put in an appearance at the factory KaufTman was von est, having made good his escape, and he Is still ft fugitive from Justice. Barkley was arrested in Spruce Hill township, having gone thither with Wm. II Noble on the morning of the day his house was searched to assist in repairing a pump. He was brought here by Deputy Bealor and given a hearing before Jus tice Shindle. He testified that KaufT man gave him the sugar for a sum of money. Barkley said that KaufTman stole Prof. Wilson's hams and hid them in an adjacent corn field and that lie helped him home with them the follow ing night, and for his services he re ceived some hams. He Informed the constable that a new suit of clothes, which he had stolen out of a buggy at Mlflllntown about a year ago, could be found secreted in his house. Failing to secure bail, Barkley was taken to prison and will receive his trial at the next term of court. KaufTman, who appears to have been the ring-leader of the gang, is still at large. It is said that there are eight individuals Implicated in these robberies. --o Was It Sulcldo? A young man named Taylor was in this place a short time since and tried to raise some money on a draft through Dr. Strickler. He was not successful however, but had better luck at Newport. The following from the Lewlstown Democrat & Sentinel tells the finale and shows how this county was saved some expense : "On Tuesday morning last, Edward H. Taylor, repre senting himself as a salesman for ft New York cigar firm, and claiming to reside in Lewlstown and stopped at the Cole man House. On Monday evening he was arrested by Officer Printz on a war rant received from Newport Perry Co., Issued on oath of Jacob Zortman, of the Miller House, charging him with forgery and receiving money, on false pretenses. Taylor, it Beems, Becured $35 from Zort-' man on a draft on a New York firm, which, when forwarded, was found to be worthless, the acceptance on it evi dently having been forged. Officer Printz placed Taylor in the county jail, Intending to take him to Perry county Tuesday morning. About three o'clock Tuesday morning the Sheriff was arous ed by some one of the Inmates of the jail on account of Btrange sounds coming from Taylor's cell. Sheriff Buffi ngton investigated the matter, but found noth ing unusual except that the man was snoring heavily, and he deemed it a kindness not to awaken him, not think ing anything was wrong. On going to his cell in theSnornlng, the Sheriff was surprised to find the prisoner dead. Under his pillow was found an-empty laudanum bottle, and in his pocket was another bottle containing a portion of laudanum. County Coroner Trout was summoned, and an inquest was held upon the body. After an investigation and ft post mortem examination by Dr. Parcels, a verdict was rendered to the effect that the said E. II. Taylor came to his death from an overdose ot laudanum administered by his own hands. Duncannon Items. We copy the follow ing from the Record : An attempt was made to break into the residence of Mr. Henry Hirsh, the other night. Mr. II. hearing a noise got up, when the rascals beat a hasty retreat. Some tramps broke into Pines' grocery store, on Duncan's Island, the other night, and carried off a number of arti cles. They went through our " wash" which happened to be there en route for Duncannon, and we And ourselves minus a shirt. The school board of Penn twp., after a long and vigorous struggle against the reduction of the salaries made by Messrs. Kughler, Holland and Froelich, on Sat urday, August 28th, elected the follow ing teachers for the different schools at salaries slightly reduced from last year : Lower Duncannon, High, James P. Long, $35; Intermediate, Miss May Uhler,$32; Primary, Miss Carrie Wil son, $34; Hickory Grove, Frank B. Ellis, $35; Michener's, 8. H. Green, $35; Lower Cove, Chester Steel, $28; Middle Cove, David Boyd, $35 ; Upper Cove, Ferdinand Zeigler, $28; Basklnvllle, High, C. O. Smith, $35 ; Primary, Miss Ida M. Stewart, $30 ; Mount Pleasant, W. J. Sheibley, $20. For Tub Times. Prof. J. C. Miller, of Ickesburg, this county, has executed a. very tine speci men of pen work for the Duncannon borough High School. It is 4 by 18 inches in size and bears the name of the school and its Principal, L.E.M'Ginnes. Immediately above a beautiful centre piece is a figure representing the strength of the pen compared with that of the sword, and below the centre plpce the title of the drawing, "Sweet Home," appears In handsomely embellished let ters. Even the closest critic In examin ing this beautiful piece of ornamental work can not fail to recognize In it not only the skill of the penman but also the nice discrimination of the artist. Mr. M. gave instructions in Penman ship to a large class In Duncannon this summer, and the excellent results of his work are indicative of his skill in teach ing this Important branch. L. E, McG. t Reported by Cms. II. Smiley, Etq. Court Proceedings. In accordance with an order made at the August term last, a special Court was held on Monday, the 80th ult. The following items of business formed the principal part of what was done. flIlrHA8, cotrrtT. Decree authorizing sale of four tracts of land of which Felix Glngerich, dee'd, seized by Geo. Klgler and Henry Gin gerleh.adm'rs, &o., upon a decree of the Orphans' Court of Lebanon county authorizing them to raise the sum of $10,000 from lands In Terry county. Sponsler, att'y. Decree authorizing Simon II. Fry. adm'r of Solomon Herald, dee'd. to sell decedent's Interest In certain real estate situate In Greenwood township, Perry county, and also to raise the sum of $2,000 from decedent's interest in real estate situate in Juniata county. Smiley, attorney. Order of sale granted to Hugh Adams, adm'r, &c, of Mary Ann Hopple, dee'd, to sell a lot of ground containing nine acres, more or less, situate in Spring twp. Barnett, att'y. Solomon Bower, adm'r of Catherine Foust, deo'd, was appointed a Trustee for the heirsat law of the said Catharine Foust, to sell a tract of land in Jackson twp., containing 25 acres. Barnett,att'y. Sale of real estate by Elizabeth Gurs key and Geo. Hoobough, executors, &c, of Julius Gurskey, dee'd, (being a tract of land in Spring twp., of acres) to Robert B. Gurskey for $005, confirmed. Bnrnett, att'y. The appointment of Simon P. Neyhart guardian of Alva G. Brown vacated, and upon the petition of the said ward, who Is now over 14 years of age, Simon P. Neyhart of Lycoming county, Pa., was reappointed his guardian. Seibert, att'y. A rule was granted upon the legatees named in the will of Geo. Powell, late of Millerstown, deo'd, to show cause why William Everheart, the executor, whose account was filed and confirmed, should not now enter a credit in said account for some $80, paid to Sampson Taylor, lien not entered in the said ac count. Sponsler, att'y. Robert F. Thompson, John Garman and Isaac Hugglns, were appointed appraisers of the real estate mentioned in the will of Samuel Leedy, late of Watts twp., deo'd, and an inquest was awarded to hold such appraisement. Barnett, att'y. COMMON 1ALEAS. A decree of dissolution of the corpora tion known as the " Odd Fellows Hall Association, of Perry County," located in Liverpool, was granted. Bponsler, attorney. A plurles order of sale to sell real estate was awarded B. F. Hall, assignee of Chas. Stutzman,of Carroll twp. Sei bert, att'y. A n alias order of sale to sell real estate was awarded to B. F. Clouser, assignee of Simon S. Clouser, of Centre twp. Sponsler, att'y. A rule granted upon Wm. Marshall and A. M. Markel, to show cause why judgment No. 197, Jan. T., 1877, and mortgage recorded in Mortgage Book C, page 80, should not be satisfied. Barnett, attorney. W. T. Fickes, sequestator of the inter est of Margaretta Boyd, in certain real estate, was discharged from said trust at his request. Sponsler, att'y. Sale of real estate by Geo. Hoobaugh, administrator of John Waggoner, de ceased to Henry Dout for the sum of $505 confirmed. Barnett atty. For Tub Times. A Blaln Man Makes a Suggestion. Mb. Editor : Inasmuch as there can nothing of any importance be done until first agitated and talked about, and as the railroad is dead or under the table, and the people mu3t. and will have some place to go to, either at home or abroad, we would humbly request that our Commissioners take of the funds in the Treasury and enclose at Blopmfleld, a lot of ground, to hold an annual fair in, so that the farmers of Perry county can exhibit their stock and produce, and we feel certain that if properly con ducted it will pay, not only in money but also In pleasure, from the centre to the circumference of the county. Me. Blaim, Pa., August 20, 1880. Juniata County. We copy the follow ing from the Juniata county papers of last week : About two months ago the premises of Wm. Banks, of Fermanagh twp., were raided upon by thieves and a num ber of articles stolen. On Monday last constable Powell, of Patterson, arrested Hall Knisley, Edward Mills and New ton Harmon on suspicion of being im plicated in the robbery. They were taken to Mifllin in the afternoon and placed iu jail. On Wednesday evening as a large hickory pole Intended for a Hancock pole was being unloaded iu front of the Keystone hotel, in Patterson, It fell, carrying with it in Its descent, Henry Bortle, who was helping. ' He fell on his face and the log came crushing down upon bis neck and shoulders. The blood ran out of his mouth, nose and ears. When picked up he was appar ently lifeless, and his neck was thought to be broken. He recovered however, sufficiently to show that his mind was not effected. His neck and shoulders were found to be badly bruised, and his collar-bone broken. He reacted favora bly, and nt present it Is thought he will recover. It Is n sad accident and we hope to be able to chronicle his recovery.. We learn that the man has since died. Ed. Times. The house of Mr. John Weller, in Milford twn., near Hawn's mill, was struck by lightning about half past one o'clock on Sunday last, resulting in the serious Injury of Mr. W. and four of his children. The father and children had seated themselves at the table to partake of the noon meal, the mother with her babe not having sat down yet, when the bolt entered the door, passing diagonally across Mr. Welter's breast and taking a eigzag course down his right leg and entered the floor tearing a large hole in the BHme. Mr. Weller remained un conscious for some time after the light ning struck him, and It was feared he could not be resuscitated. Mrs. Weller wrs considerably shocked, but did not lose her presence of mind, and as soon as possible summoned her nearest neigh bors, who in turn summoned a physi cian. Restoratives were freely applied and the husband was restored to con sciousness. On examination it was found that Mr. Weller was seriously burned where the lightning had passed over his breast and limbs. The children were all more or less injured, but t hey are recovering more rapidly than their father. The Miffllntown foundry has been leased to a gentleman from Perry county named Jones. We trust he will succeed in making it pay and in building up a large establishment. - - 4H - Cumberland County. We copy the fol lowing from the Cumberland papers of last week : On Monday afternoon, James Hannon convicted of arson, was sentenced to 7 years in the Eastern Penitentiary ; Jas. Zell, convicted of stealing tin cup, soap, etc., from the county prison, was sen tenced to a year in the same institution. William Bush and John Hill, both col ored, convicted of larceny, were each sentenced to one year. There is living now In Shippensburg a woman familiarly known as "Aunt" Hannah Baker, who was formerly col ored, but who Is gradually becoming white. Some time ago white spots be gan to appear and continued to grow until her body is about half covered with large and small irregular spots as white and fair as the skin of the average Anglo-Saxon. While Mr. Wm. Motts living a short distance south of town, was felling trees on Saturday, he met with an accident which nearly cost him his life. The tree that he was felling lodged against another tree. Mr. M. at once set about freeing it, and before he was prepared for it the tree became dislodged. He tried to get out of the way but a limb struck him on the head , cutting a gash nearly five inches long. Dr. S. B. Kieffer dressed the wound. Carlisle Volunteer. . On last Thursday afternoon a son of Mr. Samuel Kinert, with his uncle, was chopping wood in Watts's wood In North Mlddleton township. Near the top of the tree a limb broke off, exposing a hollow in the body of the tree. Young Kinert stooped down to remove a piece of the broken limb when ft large black snake, which was concealed in the hol low, snapped him on the linger. The wound bled freely, but on applying a poultice of tobacco little or no pain was experienced. The young man was badly frightened, however. Necklace Lost. The necklace which was shown to II r. Fensteraaker several weeks since was lost by Mary Reckord, and the finder will please return it to Geo. Bpahr. Stray Pig. A white shoat weighing about 80 pounds has come to the farm of Wm. A. Sponsler near this borough. The owner is requested to take it away and pay for this notice. County Price Current. Bloomfibld, Sept. 4, U80 Fiax-Seed, 2a Potatoes 3f Butter V pound 120 14 Eggs ft dozen It " Dried Apples V pound 4 its" Dried Peaches 10.0 12 eta. ft NEWl'OltT MAKKKTb. Kewpoht, Sept. 4, ISSfi. Flour, Kxtr '. 15.(0 " Super 8.25 White Wheat old V bush 1 00 Hed Wheat, oil I W Rye . 6066J Corn 42 645 Oats V 32 pounds 329 32 Clover Seed per pound S6cent Timothy Seed 2 50 Flax Heed 1 0 Potatoes 3)030 Bacon , 707 Lard 7 cent Hams, 9 cent. Ground Alum Salt 1 00 1 00 Llmeburner's Coal tl 00 1 2J Stove Coal 4 25 O 4 SO Pea Coal 2 J Buckwheat Coal 12 00 Gordon's Food per Sack $2 00 Philadelphia Produce Market. Pd iladelph i a, Sept. 4, 1S80. Flour unsettled; extras 13 0033 60 : Pennyl vanla family, 14.50 14.75 Minnesota do., 14. f.) J t5.12; patent and httih grades, fo.6tJti7.G0 Rye flour, ti 25CJ3.25. C'oriiineal, i2.2n. Wheat, red, lu&OHO; amber, 105O110; white. 105113. Corn yellow. 480516.! mixed. f0JMe. Oats quiet: Pennsylvania aud western white. 4C'Wic. : western mixed,3tii37. Kye70a,r,oc Diven On the Bth Inst., at Landl3burg, Flor ence, iutanl daughter of Robert Diven. Kerns On the liith ult.. In Miller twp., Wm. Kerus, aged S years, 7 months and 14 days. BRKicK-Oii the 3d Inst , In Miller twp., M r Elizaueth BaiTiek, aged 105 jears. This was tho oldest ursou in this part ol the State. McMi'brav On the 31st ult.. In Duncannon, Mr. John MeMurray, aued about bO years. Heav On theSOth ult.. In Duncannon, infant son ol Isaac Beam, aged about b utoulhs. Coos On the 1st Inst.. In WteatUeld twp., Mr. John K. Cook, aged nbuut 55 J ears.