Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-08
NEIGnBOkHOoD NEWS.
Events Acres the County Line,

NEIGABOkHOOD NEWS:
Events Aeress the County Line.
Rev. John H. Leinbach will be the Dec
Grafton Day orator at Reading.
James Brown, of Elam, Delaware coun-
ty, fell dead in his carriage while driving
on the road in Chester county.
The Pickering Valley train employees
are measured all around for new SUITS
Exchange. And the lawyers are measuring
for new suits for the same road in the SUI
preme court.
Notices have been posted up in all the
mills in South Harrisburg to the effect
that reduction Of so cents per ton will be
made Oh the work of the puddlers in the
mills on and after June 1.
j. S. Mummeri, living two miles from
Glen Rock, York county, was kicked in
the left breast by vicious mare. The
shock was SO great that an artery was sew
cred and the unfortunate man bled to death
IN very few minutes.
The Spirit Of Berks has just entered
upon the fifth year of its publication-long
enough to have made the experiment on
which it ventured an assured success, and
to entitle it to fixed place among the
Democratic newspapers of Berks county.
West Chester has capital railroad facili-
ties now, trains running to Philadelphia
by one or the other of it's two roads every
hour. The P. r. r. is building a new and
handsome depot, and altogether West
Chester is in a good frame of mind.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson, of the Presbyterian
church, is to be ordained and installed at
the church in Atglen, on Tuesday next,
May II. Preparations are being made for
a good time, and it is expected there will
be great many people present, and a
number of eminent ministers. Dinner is
to be served in the basement of the
church.
George Alfred Townsend, better known
as "Gath,' visited Bel Air and the upper
end of Hartford county, Md, the first
of this week, connecting pleasure with
business. His inquiries were directed
chiefly to the early life of Hugh J. Jewett,
a native of that county and prospective
candidate for the presidency.
Wellington B. Griesemer, ESQ.,, of Read
ing, is erecting a large tobacco house on
his farm in Obey township. He was in
Lancaster county this week and inspected
some of the best regulated tobacco houses
in the vicinity of Landisville. Mr.. Griese-
mer will put out this spring twelve acres
in tobacco and has large number of plants
in fine condition. His tobacco fields will
be superintended by Mr.. Sitter, formerly
of Lancaster county.
An unknown man has been found in the
canal near Buck lock, a short distance be-
low Middletown. The coroner held an
inquest at the place where the man was
found, and upon examining his person
found papers which indicate that the mans S
name was Jacob Klebber, aged about 55, a
musician Clarinet performer) by occu-
patton, and place of residence unknown
He was last seen at Middletown, on Satur-
day, under the influence of liquor, and it is
supposed while going along the towpath
fell into the canal and was drowned.
The new Reformed classis, composed of
the ministers and congregations of the
East Pennsylvania classis, comprising that
part of its territory west of the Lehigh
river, has been organized in Salem's Re-
formed church, Allentown. Prof. N. C.
Shaeffer, of Kutztown, appointed by the
synod to organize, appeared and preached
the opening sermon, after which he called
the ministers and elders to order and an
nounced the election of officers. Rev. A.
j. G. Dubbs was elected president for the
ensuing year and Rev. N. s. Strassberger
stated clerk and treasurer. 1t will be
known as Lehigh classis.
John J. Mckee, a weil-known real estate
owner and gentleman possessed of con-
siderable wealth, died suddenly at his resi-
dence, corner of Market street and Dew
berry avenue, Harrisburg, last night about
half-past ten o'clock from apoplexy. Mr..
NJ 'kee, who was very large man, weigh
ing probably from 23O to 24O pounds, was
out as usual yesterday taking exercise, and
was noticed on the street early in the
evening. He was reading a newspaper
during the evening and appeared in his
usual health. He retired little after 10
o'clock, shortly afterward complained of
difficulty of breathing and "a queer sensa-
ton about the heart" and soon was a |
corpse.