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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
MSS sHARoNY WEDpING.
Dstailed Description of the Bridal BOB

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The Sharon Hesketh wedding at Bel
mont, California, ON Thursday last, was a
brilliant affair. There were 100 guests
present at the marriage ceremony. DR..
Beers was the officiating clergyman. Sub
sequently there was a reception, at which
over 1000 invited guests were present, who
were carried out by special trains to Bel
mont. Many of the toilets of the ladies
were magnificent. The bridal robe was
one fit for queen, and never before was
such a costume seen in this country. The
gown was Of q new style Of silk known as
the gros de tour, the skirt being one solid
mass of embroidery, wrought upon white
satin with beads, crystal and pearls Of the
very best description, the pattern for which
was copied from painting of an old court
robe, now hanging in the gallery OF the
Louvre, in Paris. Down the side of this
embroidered front piece were panels Of
point dAngleterre lace. fifteen inches wide
with reverse of the pearl embroidery that
joined the under train, over which fell a
second train of the same magnificent silk,
and which is known as the Mauteau de
Cour, Or, to put it in English, the same
style Of court train that is worn at preSen
tation to the English queen Of to-day. 1t
was put in deep plaits on 4 band and joined
to the waist under the body, which was cut
in points both front aud back, with
bands of the same embroidery around the
square cut neck, down the front and
around the side, and laced in the back.
The demi sleeves were finished with a fall
of the same rich lace. about two and a
half inches wide, and above it a band of
the embroidery but the crowning feature
of the robe was the rich piece Of lace (also
point d'Angleterre and the same width as
the panels), which commenced at the
point Of the body in front, was carried
gracefully over the hips, and met Ill the
back, falling over the entire train and
reaching to the bottom of it in two broad
waves, being caught to the gown with
punches of white flowers of All indescribable
style. A drapery of point de Angleterre
lace fell over the shoulders, meeting in
the front, and was held together by Il
bunch of arbepine flowers. A perfectly
plain long tulle veil reaching to the floor,
was fastened to the hair with u little knot
of arbepine.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
THE SLEiGIilNG.

a Great Many Teams Out-S.ylish Turnouts.
The slc;shin. is excellent. and many
people are enjoying it. On Monday there
were plenty OF people out and the turn
outs were mauy and stylish. The best
ground for s!ei,linS is on East King street
which WIS filled all of Monday after
noon. There were many fast trotters on
the grounds and there were many which
we're not nearly as fast as their drivers
imagined. The drivers could not resist
the temptation and every one who
thought he had good animal
"let him OUT The result was that there
were number Of races. They were
heartily enjoyed by the spectators Oh the
sidewalks, but many who were compelled
to drive oat that street. but who did not
desire TO fly, thought it was rather danger
Gus.
A funny incident occurred recently on
this street. A small boy. driving horse
which looked as though it had beeu taken
from the shop before it was finished, was
out for little fun. The animal was over
sixteen feet high and was as thin as Sarah
Bernhardt The sleigh looked like a
chicken coop on runners but that did not
matter to the boy. He drove down East
King street, to Il point near the court
house, where he stopped to let a friend
out. While lie was standing there a gen.
tleman with q stylish turnout came
around the corner at furious gait.
The boy was Laying for brush :"
and he at once caught sight of the
fast team. He waited until it was almost
up to him when he picked up the reins and
said to his nag, Go it jim" The old horse
wakencd up suddenly and soon left the fine
team way behind. The driver of the latter
was determined to get ahead, but he could
not do so and tie boy reached Centre Square
away ahead. n large crowd was amused
by the incident.
Up in Harrisburg great many gentle
men tried their fast horses on the public
highways and fifteen Of the drivers were
fined s2 each, under an ordinance prohlb-
ting fast driving,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29

tend the funeral of DR.. Crouch. who died
of apop!exy at Curwensville, fell dead from
heart disease 1T the grave of DIR. Crouch.
Thomas 4. Spence, while on his way
from Mansfield to Pittsburgh, died from
apoplcxy in the cars. He was an old resi-
dent of Pittsburgh, but of late has been
living in Mansfield.
G. Z. Parish. the owner Of extensive coal
mines in Luzerne county, has issued an
order prohibiting the employees from
making presents to the mine bosses here
after.
The Easton Express thinks that the
newspapers which condemn the North
ampton county lynching cannot feel as
did those who stood in the presence of the
murdered dead and heard the agonizing
cries of the orphaned children.
For Christmas decorations Philadelphia
used $1,000 trees. 500, 600 yards of laurel
and other wreaths, and 1 900 barrels of
moss, costing in the aggregate about
s54, 600, to say nothing of vast stories of
holly and flowers. The trees came prin-
cipally from Maine and the laurel and
moss from the swamps of New Jersey.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
lliness Of John w. Jackson.

This morning while eating his breakfast
1T the Grape hotel, John w. Jackson sud-
denly lost the power of his right hand.
Soon afterwards he was attacked with
nausea and vOmiteda considerable guam
tity of clo.tei blood along with his break
fast. DR.. Albright was sent for and he
was put to bed, and remained in help
less condition until about noon, when he
was taken with violent cOnvulsiOn. Drs.
Albright and Carpenter were called and
bled him, taking from his arm large
quantity Of dark unhealthy-lookins blood.
Mr.. Jackson, as will be remembered by
many of our readers, has within the few
past years been prostrated by several at
tacks OF an apoplectic character, from
which he recovered. The doctors say he
will probably recover from this last attack.
He has already partly recovered the use of
his arm. and his mind was clear at 2
O'Clock. His many friends will be sorry to
hear of his prostration and hope for his
speedy recovery.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
NEIGHIsCRHOOu NEWS.
Events Across the County Line

Events Across the county Lines,
Hon. VIM. B. Waddel and wife, of West
Chester, have had their silver wedding.
Owen Lynch, trackman in the employ of
p. II. 4. company, residing between Fra
zer and Warren tavern, was struck on
Sunday by engine No. 2O5 and fatally in
jured.
In the cotton mill ut Harrisburg, re-
Gently bought by Geo. Calder, Of this city,
a force of machinists and laborers are at
work putting the machinery in proper con-
ditiOn. The immense engine will be start
ed positively next week. A supply of cot
ton has been ordered from Memphis,
Tenn, and is ROW on its way. The man.
ufacture of yarn for the market will be
first entered into and in the course of time
goods will be turned out.
The Pennsylvania railroad company has
raised the price of annual tickets between
West Chester and Philadelphia from $50
to s134, which has caused 4 great deal of
dissatisfaction among the regular riders.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington 4 Balti-
more road. which now owns the Philadel-
the rate t. the same figure as the Pennsyl-
Philadelphia. Passengers buy tickets at
s72 per arnun, while West Chester people
less than two miles away, must pay s134
In York, shortly after o'clock a. IN.
yesterday Mr.. Frank Rupp, residing on
North Duke street, in G:Othc's row, was
awakened by the sound OF cracking in the
lower part Of the house, and getting up,
found the first floor in flames aud the
house full Of smoke. He aroused his wife,
who in the excitement Of the moment.
jumped from the window, fortunately,
however. without injuring her in the least.
The husband then dropped down to her
the 10-montlls old baby and child aged 3
years, who also landed safely. With the as
sistance of an office. the fire was extinguisl-
cd. 1t had originated in the kitchen, where
some meat was being smoked, and the
only damage done was to the mantelpiecc
and some clothing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
SALISBURY ITEMS,
From Our .;egular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Christmas passed Off quietly in this vi
cinity. On account of the weather we were
all compelled to eat our own roast turkey.
The roads arc almost impossible, and
those that extend east and west are COM
plctely iillel with SHOW. All hands have
been out with shOvels, horses and all ap-
pliances that can be turned to account,
breaking roads. We will have prime
sleighing in day or two. The ice houses
have been filed with the best quality of
clear ice from six to ten inches in thick
ness.
Our tobacco farmers arc all busy strip
pin3,--and quite q number of them have
disposed Of their crops ut fancy prices.
Messrs. Worst s. Shertz are erecting a
new tobacco warehouse ut SpriDgville,
and have bought a number of fine lots at
private figures.
Salisbury tobacco crop this season is
conceded by the buyers to be the finest
in the county, and there still remains
number Of very fine lots for sale.
There have been some very fine pOrkcrs
slaughtered in this vicinity within the past
month. Mr.. John Wray found in the
stomach Of "A hog slaughtered by him, a
stone weighing 81 pounds. The query
is how the stone got there.
Springvi!'e iyceum meets in the school
house every Friday evening. 1t is now in
a flOurishins condition the resolution for
debate next meeting is "ResOlved that
Congress should prohibit polygamy as it
now exists in the United States, by enact
ment." Chief disputants affirmative,
Lewis X. Hilton; negative, Cyrus NJ.
Shertz.
Springfield school, under the tutOrship
Of Miss Clara Fitch, is keeping up the rep
utatiOn that it gained last season under
the management of Mr.. Geo. W. Horne,
and it still is considered the No. of tho
township.
Our Republican friends are all expect
ing cabinet appointments. Hope they
will not be disappointed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29

The abundant snowfall at this season,
going SO far to Justify the predictions of
Vennor, the Canadian weather prophet,
will direct public attention to him, and
Hazen, the new - Old Probs :" is quite
neglected beside him. Weather
prophets are never without honor
even in their own country and
when they hit it so squarely as Vennor
and the grounding they merit public
confidence and attention. The extremely
cold weather which Hazen predicted for
us yesterday has not arrived in time to
prevent the fall Of Vennor' S snow, and it
keeps coming down rs if determined to
make good his prediction of an eleven
foot fall.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
Tho Very Cold Weather,

Intensely cold weather continues in the
West and Northwest. At Fort Garry,
Manitoba, yesterday morning, the tenn
perature was Al degrees below zero; at
Duluth, 30 below; St. Paul, 25 below
Escanaba, 90 below; Milwaukee, 10 be-
low; Lacrosse, 30 below, Chicago, 8 be-
low; St. Louis, 4 below indianapolis, 4
below; Detroit, 3 below Toledo, 1 be-
low; Cincinnati, 6 above Pittsburgh, 5
above; Buffalo, above. Throughout the
upper Missouri Valley last night, the tenn
perature was 80 degrees below zero. A
telegram from Caldwell, Kansas, reports
the coolest weather ever known" in
that state. The highest point reached by
the thermometer in Chicago yesterday was
Z below zero, and at midnight it was II
below and falling" Throughout north
ern Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan and
Wisconsin, the temperature all day yes
terday ranged from zero to 80 below. \
heavy snow storm is reported throughout
Northern Texas.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29

INVESTIGATIONS of the management
of the Congressional flower gardens go to
show that a half million dollars are spent
on them annually, and that many of the
bouquets gathered from them 20 to far
more improper uses than the delight and
adornment of congressman wives and
daughters. Trace Of the people to whom
they have gone is said to have made
some of the national councillors very
nervous and anxious to choke off the i'm
quiry. But il the public money pays for
them the people have right to know
who gets the flowers.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29

IT seems impossible to conduct public
institutions without some scandal and
without difficulties between the manage
ment and subordinates, into which other
considerations than those of real public
interests enter. sUnder the system in
vogue i'm our state, we are forever hear
ing of these troubles in iails, almshOuses
and hospitals, and what with petty po-
litical huckstering, professional jealous
les and mercantile jobbery, there is no
doubt that the public trusts are
often abused and the care of
the unfortunate inmates neglected
by those who fight about the
responsibility forthis condition of things.
The people of the state are now being
treated to such a washing of dirty linen
in the management of the state lunatic
hospital where the trustees propose to
GUST DR.. Curwcn who has long been the
successful and popular medical director
there. There are charges and counter
charges which make it pretty hard for
the public to get 4 proper knowledge of
the facts in the case. They know, how
ever, that DR.. Curwen has been sue
cessful incumbent of his place, his ad-
ministration being approved over and
over again 10y the board which now sug-
gests his removal; and if he is deposed
it will be necessary to show better reason
for it than his protest against trustees
furnishing supplies to the hospital con-
trary to law.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
A Good Democratic Gift.

During the last campaign the Cl,ickies
iron company was the only establishment
in sympathy with the Democratic party.
One of it's members, ON couple of occas-
ions, took the stump and talked sensibly to
his neighbors. The employees of the firm
were not asked to vote for Hancock,
nor were they requested not to
vote for Garfield. They attended
to their work and voted as they pleased.
The firm or corporation knowing that
their men were "good and faithful SER
wants." concluded to surprise each and
every ono with a substantial gift on Christ
mas, and the gift was made on the basis of
wages earned during the year, each man
receiving per cent. of his pay. In some
cases the amount of the gift was over $27.
The total amount distributed was between
81 300 and 81, 400. When you hear the re-
mark that corporations have no souls"
hereafter please except the Chiclsies iron
company.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
"SiaEET oFTHE WEST"
A Young Man of ISusine ess Capacity.

A Young Man of business Capacity.
The Philadelphia Times has an extended
sketch to day of Harry w. Oliver, the
gentleman who, by the voice Of the Ale
gheny delegation and the support of the
Cameron element, comes to the front rs a
very promising contestant OF Grow for
senatorial hOnors. According to this re-
port Oliver has great popularity at home
and signal business capacity. In 1868 he
was shipping clerk for Gracff, Bennett &
Co., and when offered an increase in sal
ary he asked aud was denied an interest
in the business. He quit them and started
an establishment of his own which now
employs nearly three thousand men and
boys, turns cut fifty thousand tons of iron
a year, pays 500, 900 per month in wages
and salaries, works up into special
ties most of the iron manufactured
in it's own mills and does bust
ness of about $4,O00,O0O year.
This firm is Oliver Bros, g. Phillips.
His firh was carried over the panic by
manufacturing its own iron into articles of
trade, and it made great deal of money
by laying in immense stocks of iron prior
to it's rise in 1879. Oliver was born in
Tyrone, Ireland III 1910, came to Pittsburgh
in 1S41 and rose to shipping clerk, through
tne stages OF Telegraph messenger, ana
Office boy. He has had no experience in
public life except in Pittsburgh city com.
mon councils where the Times report says:
Z" He was chosen president during his
second term. He then proved himself a
ready debater and skilful parliament
arian. He was abundantly able to cope
with the most skillful lawyer in council in
debate, and a live, wide-awake member,
whose services were highly valued by his
ward and the city at large"
Service in state conventions, on the county
as eiector at large and liberal
subscriptions to Republican campaign
funds have brought him into notice
chiefly as politician. He is said to be
highly popular with all classes in Pitts
burgh and to be an intelligent student of
public affairs and representative bust
ness man.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
FIGHTING A COMPANY OF NEGROES.

Shooting Two Dead and Cutting nis Way
Through the Others With n Knife.
A disturbance occurred at Smithville,
fifteen miles west of Fortress Monroe, be
tween a white man named Dunn and a
party of colored men who had met to Or
ganize military company. One of the
negroes caught Dunn by the whiskers and
slapped his face, whereupon Dunn drew a
single-barreled pistol and killed his as
sailant. Dunn then ran into store and
loaded his pistol. A crowd, headed by
Dan Cook, who carried drawn sword,
broke into the store and attacked him. He
shot Cook dead, after which he seized
a butchers knife and cut his way out.
One man named Ed. Drew was badly cut
in the abdomen, and will probably die ;
others were more Or less injured. Dunn
gave himself up and is now in Jail at
Williamspoit. Intense excitement pre-
walls among the colored people of the pen
insula.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
RAILROAD MAN KILLED.

L 0ssenSet
Last evening about half past o'clock,
William II. Shrimp, brakeman on engine
No. 37j5, Of the Pennsylvania, was struck
by Harrisburg express west. at Ardmore
station, miles west of Philadelphia, and
instantly killed. Shrimp's train had stop
ped lnear the station and he was standing
on the north track when the passenger
train approached and struck him. The
body was taken in charge by a con-
ductor and IN inquest was held. The body
will be removed to Columbia.
Shrimp was 81 years of age. He was
single man ard made his home in COlum-
bia, although he has no parents living.
He was given employment on December
% and therefore had not yet been on the
railroad a week when killed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
STATE ITEMS.

Samuel B. Cruel of Reading a veteran
of the war of 1912, died yesterday.
The Pittsburg Dispatch fiercely opposes
the election of II w. Oliver to the
United States Senate. Too late
Nicholas Schwartz, seventy years old,
has been found drowned in a pool of water
at Brackney.
Hiram Shaw, was struck by train on
tho Bardell road on Sunday, and died of
the injuries. His remains were taken to
Warren.
The boiler in the -four mill at COnnelIs-
vile exploded and piece of iron struck
Henry Lee, the miller, on the head, kill
ing him instantly.
Warrants are out for the arrest of all who
participated actively in tho lynching of
Joseph Snyder. It is feared that no jury
can be found to convict
Hon. A. c. Tate, Of Clearfield, while at.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29

SOME of the newspapers over in the
region of the recent murder and lynch
ing complain that the criticisms on the
lawless action of the crowd comes from
those who do not feel as the lynchers
felt. That is exactly the reason why
they are better qualified to Judge Of the
fitness of their conduct.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29

The Good Templars of Lancaster
county, embracing six or eight lodges,
lodge room, Andrews Bridge, on New
Years evening, Jan. /, 1881. On Sunday,
Jan. 2, Mrs. Partington will lecture on
temperance at the same place.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29

NEW JERSEY had no better fighting
soldier than Phil. Kearney, and she
honors herself as well his memory by un-
yelling a statue of him in the city of
Newark.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
HAKTZ LAST NIGHT.



Last night Prof. Hartz appeared in the
opera house for the second time. The
audience was not as large as upon the pre-
vious evening, owing to the bad weather.
A number of new tricks were performed
by the professor, in the best of style. All
who were present heartily enjoyed the
performance and they unite in call
ing Hartz the greatest illusionist
that has ever visited Lancaster. The
specially part Of the programme was very
good, as it always is. Frank Lawton danced
in capital style and sang the new song,
''Mary Kelly's Beau The ventriloquisms
of Duncan seemed to please better than
ever. Parker's troupe of trained dogs
possess more intelligence than plenty of
men and their performance was wonder
full.
At the close Of the entertainment a
large number Of handsome and useful
presents were given away, including a
brand new sewing machine, the retail value
of which is ?45. The machine was won
by Harry Kieffer. of No. 365 South Queen
street. Prof. Hartz does everything he
promises, and the presents given away
last night were worth more than the re-
ceipts for the performance. The audience
should have been larger, as the show is an
excellent one and every purchaser Of a
ticket has an opportunity of getting his
money back.