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TILE TIMES, NEW BL00MF1EL1), PA.. JUNE 21. 1881.
RAILROADS.
PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R.
A.RKANKEMENT OF P ABB ENG ENTRAINS
May 29th, 1801.
Trains Leave Ilarrlsbitrg as Follows :
For New York via Allentown, at 8.08 a. m.
nl 1,45 p. in. . , .
For New Voik via Philadelphia and "Bound
Brook Koine," H.W) R.t a. in. and 1 .43 p. m.
For Philadelphia, at 0.3), 8.05, 11.50 a. 1-45
and 4.00 p. in. . . , ..
For leading, at b.20, 6.30, 8.05. 9.50 a. m., 1.45,
4.1K, and fuw p. in. . . .
KorPottsvllle. at r.fll. 8.05, 9.50 a. m. and 4.00
&. m., and via ttclmylklll and Susquehanna
ranch at2.4o p. m. For Auburn, at 8.10 a. in.
For Allentown, at MIO, 8.05, S.oua. in., 145 aud
''The 'h'M a. m. and 1.45 p. m. trains have
through cars for isew V'ork. via Allentown.
SUNDAYS t
For Allentown and Way Stations, at 5 20 a. m.
For Heading, J'hlldelapliia, anil Way Stations,
at 1.45 p. in.
TraUia Lputc for Hanlsburg ns Follows t
Leave Now York via Allentown, 8 16 a. m . 1.00
and 5 30 p. in.
Leave New York via "Hound Brook Itout e. "and
Philadelphia at 7.45 a. m., 1.30,4.00, ;mid o.SO p. in.
arriving u HuitImoui'k, l.u, 8.2u, 0 2u p. in., and
12j?eav'e"'l'll 'delpliln. at 9.45 a. in., 4.00 , f. 50
and M5 p in.
Leave roiisvllle.fi.no. 9,10 a. in. and 4.40 p. in.
Leave Heading. iU4.uO, 7.30,11.50 a. in., 1.3i ,0.15,
7.60 and 10.35 p, in.
Leave P.itisville viiiSclmvlklll and Susquehanna
Branvh, 8.15 a. in., and 4 4ii p. in.
Leave Allentown, at li.UO, 9.0u a. m., 12.10, 4.30,
and 9.00 p. in.
SUNDAYS :
Leave New York, at 5 so p. in.
Leave Philadelphia, at. 7.45 p. in.
Leave Heading, at 7 3a. m. and 10.35 p. m.
Leave Allentowu. at 9.05 p. in.
BALDWIN MtAXCH.
Leave HARRIflBOBO for Paxton, Lochlcland
8teelton dully, except Sunday, at 5.25. 6 40, 9.3?
a. in., and 2.00 p. m dally, except Saturday and
Sunday, at 5.33 p. in., and on Saturday only, 4.45,
6.10, 9.30 p. in.
Returning, leave HTE ELTON dally, except
Sunday, at H.10,7.00. 10.00a. in.. 2.20p. tin dally,
except Saturday and Hunilay, 6.10 p. m., aud on
Saturday only 6.10,6.30, 9,5np. in.
J. E. YVOOTTEN, Gen. Manager.
CO. Hancock, General Passenger aud Ticket
Agent.
HE MANSION HOUSE,
New BloomAeld, Penu'a.,
GEO. F. ENSMINGER,
Proprietor.
HAVINGleased this property and furnished It
la a comfortable manner, task a share of the
public patronage, and assure my friends who stop
with me that every exertion will be niade to
render their stay pleasant.
f A careful hostler always In attendance.
April 9, 1878. tf
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A Very Bad Chap.
THERE Is a man In town who Is a
remarkable mluilc, sinner, antl mischief-maker,
and we rmrpoae telling our
readers, In a confidential way, of a
wicked and outrageous trouble be caused
at a campraeetlng last summer.
As everybody lias not been to camp
meeting, It may be well to slate Just
what a camptneetlng Is. A campmeet
ing Is a place where folks gather
together to wrestle with a long-tailed,
split-hoofed, horned old gentlemau.who,
Jack Milton says, carries a lance as big
as a mast.
This mimic at camp last summer
looked about with much wonder; he
saw delicate women, who were com
fortably situated at home and never
stirred out of doors during falling
weather, paddling around lu the rain
and mud and quite delighted. He saw
folks who had means and knew what
good living was, satisfied with half
cooked corn, stale eggs, watered milk,
strong bacon, and straw beds. He saw
happy and healthy children forced to
sleep lu damp tents and thus booked for
the pneumonia. He heard more gossip
In one short week and saw more bad
feeling engendered thereby than he
could hear aud see in a month at the
springs or on an ocean steamer.
But while he saw and heard, the Evil
One was working in him.
There was a good woman In camp,
who had a large tent and many callers
nightly, and no husband she was a
widow-Mrs. Bwilliri.
It was raining and several mtddle
aged widows, maidens, and married
women were listening to a tea-kettle
singing over a spirit-lamp in Mrs. Hwil-'
lln's tent, about 10 o'clock one night,
and Mrs. Bows said to Mrs. Bplllin : "Do
you know, ma'am, what makes It
always rain at campnleetlng time V"
" Spite."
"Spite? How can that be?"
" Why, It's Vernier's doings, the orful
sinner."
" Why does he do it, ma'am 1"'
"Because he's a Piscopallan. He'd
do wuss than that If he could he'd
make It rain fire and brimstone but he
dou'tdare. Did you hear Dr. Crumbs
to-day V"
" Beautiful I And when he held his
hand in front of him this way, aud
raised his eyes so, he looked heavenly.
Poor man. He's too good for this
world ; they say he has hem rages," said
Mrs. Bows.
" I know it," said Mrs. Swilllu," but
I wouldn't blame him for dying. If I
was as ready as him I'd like to go ; and
then his wife ain't no sort of help to
him. Did you see her a sitting down
and just looking at him in the deadest
kind of a way when we was all crying
over his sermon '( I tell you that she
ain't got no sympathy. Poor man I Ho
looks so much like Mr. Swiliin. If she
had the hemrages, he might get a wife
worthy of himself some day."
Mrs. Brooks here broke In, "Mrs.
Swilllu, have you heard Dr. Team ?'
" Yes, ma'am, but his wife's sister
married a Catholic, aud the first thing
we'll have the Pope of Rome for Presi
dent, and we'll have to kiss his toe, and
such an inquisition we'll have in this
country was never seen nowhere else.
I wouldn't fall in line and kiss his toe
to save him I'd die first."
" But indeed, ma'am," said Mrs. Todd,
" I went to school with her, and Bhe was
a good girl, and she is a good woman."
" No doubt of that, ma'am," replied
Mrs. Swiliin. "Nothing more could
have been expected of her, from what
I've heard. Her father was a plumber
and joined the Baptist Church Just
because he wauted the Job to build a
papistry for the hard shells in the city.
Of all people I do think the Baptists is
the' most bigoted. I know one man
that belongs to that church that is web
footed and forces his family to sleep in
his bathroom, and he won't allow them
any pleasure only at a water-cure."
"Have you heard Brother Suufiln,
Mrs. Swiliin V" asked Miss Bane, a
maiden woman of about fifty.
" Indeed I have, Miss Bane, and he's
splendid," replied Mrs. Swiliin.
" He does me more good," said Miss
Bane, " than any preacher I ever did
hear, and then when he brushes hia
long hair back and commences his
paroyations in the first part of his ser
mons, I always think that he's speaklu'
right at my poor heart, and I take so'
much comfort."
Inasmuch as Miss Bane had wailed
patiently for thirty years for some one
to speak to her poor heart, Brother
Snuflln's sermons were comforting, no
doubt.
Now, during ail this chat the mimlo
was outside the tent listening to It with
much relish. He cleared his throat, and
then,' imitating the voice of Brother
Team most wonderfully, he said: "I
say Snuflln, is Crumbs willing y" "Cer
tainly," said he, Imitating Suuflln's
voice, "but don't talk to loud; some of
these people may be awake." "Oh,
awake, the devil," said he In Team's
voice ; "there ain't a light In a lent but
this old gal's, Mrs. Swiliin. But she's
abed and asleep; she always keeps her
light aburnlng. I tell you, Snuffin,
that we've got Just as much right to
have a little pleasure as other people.
You beat me Inst night and won my
money fair, but I'll bet you that I'll
wax you before morning. It's awfully
monotonous up here, and we would
have died If I hadn't brought my cards
along. " To be sure," continued he, In
a marvelous Imitation of Snuflln's voice,
"and the Presiding Elder Is coming up
aud then we can make It four-handed ;
d n a three-handed game, anyhow, and
I ain't going to play with the joker,
either."
" Certainly not," he said In Team's
voice, "and when will this Infernal old
camp break up V"
"Not till next week," he said In
Suuflln's voice, "and that's just our
luck we'll miss the races In town."
And he moved away.
To say that the ladies in the tent were
thunderstruck when they heard their
beloved brothers talk thus, would ex
press it but tamely. They were par
alysed with Indignation and wonder.
They would fain believe it a dream or
themselves mistaken, but they could
not. They could not shake off the
hideous reality. Every one of them
had heard every word distinctly, and
they were perfectly familiar with the
voices of Brothers Snuffin and Team.
While they looked at each other, com
pletely dazed, and fast losing all faith
In human nature, the mimic came
behind the tent again, and, in the voice
of Brother Crumbs, as though talking
to himself, said : " Brothers Team and
Snuflln have gone ahead. .They're a
bloody pair of sons of guns.and swindled
me last night, but I'll get even with
them yetl" Aud he moved away
again.
Mrs. Swiliin at last recovered suffl-
rclently to Bpeak: "Merciful Fathers!
Did you hear that 5"'
"Indeed I did, Mrs. Swiliin," said
Miss Bane, "but men are all alike I Just
to think that them men could preach
and pray so fine, and roll up their eyes
and fool us wlmln, and then' gamble at
night I What ought we to do V"
" Do !" said Mrs. Bows ; "do I Why
we ought to report it to the Presiding
Elder."
" What good would that do J"' asked
Mrs. Swiliin, "he's wuss than any of
tbem. Didn't you hear that owdaclous
wretch say that the Presiding Elder was
to make it four-handed t"
" Lors a mercy, yes."
"And that miserable monster say I
was an old gall Old gal, am I! Oh,
the hippercrlt I Many's the good dinner
he's eat at my house, and whenever he
wanted a little sumthing for the orgln
or the kire or anything like that, he'd
come round Mr. Swiliin in the softest
kind of way and say it was for the Lord.
The Lord, indeed 1 How do we know
but what he wanted it to play cards
with V He's been mighty kind to me
since Mr. Swiliin died, too, but my eyes
is opened now; he wants my money."
Mrs. Todd, who had sat speechless
with amazement during this time, here
found her tongue: "If I hadn't aheard
it from their own Hps, an angel right
down couldn't have made me believe it.
It '8 the most dreadful thing I ever found
out yet perfectly dreadful, and I don't
care who it hurts, I'm just going to tell
everybody all about it."
" So am I," said Mrs. Swiliin. "And
I, too," said all the rest.
" Certainly," said Mrs. Swiliin. " It's
a duty we owes to the church and to
ourselves. Don't let's have any wolves
in sheeps clothing."
And the good women spread it most
industriously to the tremendous damage
of the Presiding Eder, and Brothers
Team, Snuflln, and Crumbs, and retri
bution has not overtaken the mimic yet,
but he'll receive his punisment In time.
Found Their Match.
JESSE LEE, one of the first Meth.
odist preachers in New England,
was a man who combined unresisting
energy and tenderness of sensibility with
an extraordinary propensity to wit.
" Memorials of Methodism," gives the
following specimen of Lee's bonhommie:
As he was riding on horseback one
day, between Boston and Lynn, he was
overtaken by two young lawyers, who
kuew that he was a Methodist preacher,
and were disposed to amuse themselves
somewhat at his expense. Saluting
him, they entered into a conversation
something like the following ;
" I believe you are a preacher, siry"
said the first lawyer.
" Yes, I generally pass for one," re
plied Lee.
" You preach very ofteu, I suppose,"
continued the first lawyer.
"Generally every day, frequently twice
or more," answered the preacher.
"How do you find time to study when
you preach so often V" Inquired the
second lawyer.
" I study when riding, and read when
resting," was the answer.
"But do you not write jour ser
mons V asked the first one.
" No, not very often," replied Lee.
" Do you not make mistakes In preach
ing extemporaneously V" said the second
lawyer.
" I do sometimes," he replied.
"How do you do then?" asked the
second lawyer. "Do you correct
theni?"
"That depends," said Lee, "upon
the character of the mistake. I was
preaching the other day, and I quoted
the text, 'AH liars shall have their part
in the lake that burnetii with brim
stone,' and by mistake I said, 'AH law
yers shall have their part"
"What did you do with that?" said
the lawyer, interrupting him. "Did
you correct it V"
" Oh, no, indeed," answered Lee. " It
was so nearly true I didn't think It
worth while to correct It."
" Humph 1" said one of them, (with a
hasty and Impatient glance at the other)
"I don't know whether you are the
more knave or fool."
" Neither," quietly replied Lee, turn
ing at the same time his mischievous
eyes from one to the other, " I believe I
am just betwen the two!"
Finding they were measuring wit with
one of its masters, and xcessl vely mor
tilled at their discomfiture, the knights
of the blue-bag rode ahead, leaving the
victor to solitude and his own reflections.
A Woman's Mistake.
SLIMMER was going to Reading the
other day, and when he reached the
depot he happened to look into the
ladies' room. A woman sat there with
a lot of baggage and three children, and
when she taw Slimmer she immediately
rushed at him and before he could
defend himself she flung her arms about
liis neck, nestled her head upon his
breast, and burst into tears. Slimmer
was amazed, indignant, dumbfounded,
but ere he could find utterance for his
feelings she exclaimed :
"Oh, Henry! dear Henry, we are
united at last. Are you well ? Is Aunt
Martha still alive ? Haven't you longed
to see your own Louisa V And she
looked into Slimraer's face and clung to
him and smiled thro' her tears.
"If I am the person alluded to as
' Henry,' permit me to say that you
have made a mistake. My name is
Lemuel ; I have no Aunt Martha, and
I don't know a solitary Louisa. Oblige
me by letting go my coat; it excites
remark."
Then she burled her bonnet
into his waistcoat, and began
deeper
to cry
harder than ever, and Bald, "Oh, Henry
how can you treat me so ? How can
you pretend that you are not my hus
band y
" Madam," screamed Slimmer, "if you
don't cease sopping my shirt bosom and
remove your umbrella from my corns, I
shall be compelled to call the police.
Let me go, I say."
" The children are here," she persist
ed; "they recognize their father don't
you children '"'
" Yes, yes," they exclaimed, " it's our
dear pa." And then they grappled
Slimmer by the trouser leg and hung to
his coat tail.
" Woman," he shrieked, "this is get
ting serious. Unhand me, I say." And
he tried to disengage himself from her
embrace while all the brakemen and
the baggage-master said his conduct was
Infamous.
In the midst of the Btruggle a stranger
eutered with a carpet-bag. He looked
exactly like Slimmer and when he saw
his wife in Summer's arms he became
excited and floored Slimmer with the
carpet-bag, and sat on him and smote
his nose and caromed on his head,, and
asked him what he meant. Slimmer
was removed home on a stretcher, and
the enemy went olF with his wife in a
cab. His wife made the mistake because
of summer's likeness to him. Aud now
Slimmer wishes he may soon be kicked
in the face by a mule, so that he will
resemble no other human beiag on
earth.
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61st Annual Meeting of the Classls of Zlon,
The Clal of Zion of th Itfnrmd
Cnurnh la tbe United Ststes, Putomiu Sy
nod, embrace within Its terrltury tbe coun
ties of York, Adams, Cumberland and
Perry, It I a dtlegited body In which
em psitorsl chsre U represented by a
ministerial and lav delegate. There are
wllblo Its bounds 29 pastoral charpeii, em
bracings membership of oer 10,001) com
municants Tbis clais confened in Annual 8esiions
In Trinity Reformed Church, at tbis place,
on lat Thursday evening, June tbe lib,
nd was opened b? sermon from the r
tlrln President, lt. A. Spsngler of York,
Pa. At the conclusion of tbe sermon tbe
Claasis was organized by electing tbe Rev.
Henry Hilbisb, of Hanover, Pa . President;
Elder Charles A. Shalis, of York, Pa.,
Treasurer j Kef. Prof. Walter E. Kerbs of
Llttleatnwn, Pa., Cor. Sec'y. Tlie Rev.
W. R. H. Deatrich, of Mechsnicsburg, Is
the Stated Clerk. Twenty eight ministers
and twenty six elders responded to their
names at roll call.
On Friday morning the President an-
nnilhpafl ttiii ll.ll.il ll.nHinB unmitilltiu nm
- - - " . . p, iviuuinnv. na
follows :
03 Minutes of Pynod -Rets. D.N. Ditt
mar, D. U. WollTand Eider 8. P. Young.
On Minutes of Classis-Revs. W. R. U.
Deatrich, F. 8. Liodamsn and Elder Solo
mon Swartz
Oa Overtures and Correspondence. Revs.
A. H. Kremer, D. P., George E Addams,
A. J. Heller and Elder Dr. J. DeUlnger
sod S. R. Weaver.
On Examination and L'cenure. Revs.
M . Kleffer, D. D , W. F. Colliflower, I. 8.
Weis.D. D.snd Elders 8. Wolff and 8 Crist.
Oa State of Religion and Statistics.
Revs. A. Wanner, D. P , A. Spaogler, 8.
F. Laury and E ders J. Garrett end G.
Brodbeck.
On Finance Revs. J. O Miller, P. D.,
Garver Williams sod Elder Tbo'e P. Hack
ett and John llager.
On Religious 8;rvices Rva. J. Kretz
ing, H. T. Spangler, Reuben Rnbauter and
Elders George W. Meek and Wm. Julius.
'1'be reading of the Parochial and Statis
tical reports consumed the sessions on Fri
day. Etch pastor rada a report on (he
state of religion and morals nitbin tbe
bounds of his pastoral charge, when tbe el
der of tbe charge is called on to give an
swer to certain questions propounded to
bim by tbe President of the Clatsis.
Tbe order of business on Saturday morn
ing session eras tbe consideration of tbe re
port on tbe raindtes of ClassU, which wss
taken up item by item for adoption. Among
tbe many items considered was one on Sun
day school work. Tbe CU'b'u is divided
into three Sunday school convention dis
tricts known as York, Adams and Cumber
land and Perry.- These contend ms have
seoarate superintendents, who call the meet
ings and preside over tbem. Tbe superin
tendents are appointed annually, those of
last year being tbe Reva. Aaron Spaogler,
John Kretzing and John Ault.
Tbe committee on religious services sub
mitted tbe following report, which was re
ceived snd adopted:
Trinity Reformed Choreh, EloomQnld Friday
evening : Sermon by Kev. W. V. Lefever. Satur
day afrernonn ; Rirmnii hv Hav. ft. M. Minklnv.
Saturday evening Sunday School addresses by
Kers. Prof. Krebs, Driesbaoh and Hetlman. Ban
day morning: Sermon by Rev. Dr, Kremer. Sun
day afternoon : Children's meeting Addresses by
Revs. Sr. Xeiffer, Adams and Lindaman, Sunday
evening Missionary meeting : Addresses by Revs.
I)r. Wanner, Dr. Zieber and itilbUh.
Presbyterian Church Sunday morning: Ser
mon by Rev. Dr. M. Keiffer.
M. E. Charoh Sunday morning : Sermon by
Rev. A. F. Drietbaoh,
Landisburg Charge St. Peter's eharoh, Sunday,
Rev. Hilbiah ; in lliottsburg, Rev. Wolff.
Duncanoon Charge Dellville Sunday: Bev,
Ditt mar.
Newport Sunday evening : Rev. Lefever.
Two papers were adopted, during tbe see-'
sion oo Monday morning, petitioning the
Potomac Synod to constitute three Claesia
out of the present Classia, to be known as
the Zion, Carlisle, and Gettysburg.
Tne Committee on Minutes submitted
their report, which wss ordered to be taken
up item by item, lor adoption. One of these
items led to tbe adoption of a resolution
commending the Mission st Washington, P.
O, to tbe sympathy of the pastoral charges
of ibis Clsssis,
Pending tbe adoption of the report of tbe
Committee on Division of certain pastoral
charges in York county and tbe formation
of New ones, tbe Classis adjourned to con
vene in tbe afternoon at 1 J o'clock.
Tbe repoit under discussion at tbe close of
tbis morning's session was adopted ss a
whole, but not without some earnest and el
oquent discussion. Rev. Dr. Wanner gave
notice to tbe Classisof s Complaint before lbs
Synod. The Classis appointed tbe Rev. Pr.
William K Zieber snl William F. Colli
flower to defend its action befjre that body.
Tbe Committee on Finsnce reported tbe
financial condition of tbe Classis to be good.
Clsssis expended for local objects, during
tbe year, $26,539, and for general benevo
lence $3,450. A minute was adopted by a
rising vote itb respest to tbe lamented
death of the Rsv. John Ault.
The (aMore are requested to preach during
the year on tbe evils of intemperance. Tne
report on tbe state of religion and morals
was read, and shows an encouraging aspect
of things.
Tbe uaual resolution of thanks waa unan
imously tendered to the Pastor loci, tbe
members of ths church, and the many good
friends who so kindly and hospitf bly enter
tained the members of Classis during its
sessions.
Tbe Classis adjourned to meet in Trinity
Reformed church, at York, Pa., on Tuesday
morning before Trinity Sunday, May SU'.b,
1S82, st 10 o'clock.
Tbe following preamble and resolutions
were adopted on Monday :
Wberkas, It is a well known fact that what U
known as speculative life inauranoa prevails to a
great extent over the territory embraced to this
Ciastis, and, whereas, sueh butiness is, and ean be
only evil la its character and influence, leading in
many safes te murder in heart, and in some sec
tions to murder in deed, and, whereas, it is known
that some members of our churches are engagtd in
this corrupt and tl business; therefore,
Jlnolvd, That this Classis warn all its members
against engaging in this nnlawfnl traffic
HetoheJ, That the pastors of this Classis b re
quested to read there resolutions from their pul
pits, and to make such further deliveranoMagainit
tbis infamons business as they in their judgment
may deem best.