Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-25
BElCKERvILLE AND VICINITY.
Lively Doings In Those Parts.

BElCKERvILLE AND VICINITY.
Lively Doings In Those Parts.
Rosa A. Biemensderfer fell out of Sec
ond story window, but landing on a grape
arbor was not badly hurt.
Mr.. j. F. Malone spent the greater part
Of last week attending court.
Charles Christ. Of Speedwell, is going to
Kansas.
Miss Minnie Brobst is rusticating at
Elizabeth Farms.
Mr.. Colin Cameron, manager OF Eliza
beth stock farms, has the finest % pit
games eyer seen in these parts.
Addison Christ and G. NJ. Shultz, two
young men employed on Speedwell farm,
are very funny pair. Less than year
ago they almost killed each other while in
duiging in the vigorous exercise of q mock
duel with briar hooks. Their latest at
tempt to end each others existence was
made on Saturday night, when they rolled
Il barrel to the top Of long. steep hill,
and both crawling into it. started it and
rolled down the dcclivity and into four feet
Of water in Hammer creek. They say they
"stumped each other and neither would
finch. Although both were badly bruised
and half-drowned, it is very likely that
they will next proceed to ascertain at what
distance they can safely stand in front of
Gatling gun when it is fired off.
An Epidemic
characteristic Of fevers of the sort, highly
contagious, and said to BIC almost incnra-
bic, has broken out among our boys
and daily adds to its already lengthy list
Of victims. Emigrant fever, political fever
and "sprinS fever never " struck in'' OH
any of us; however. just at present, the
bicycling fever RACES and surges in the
brain Of Young America. II it does not
soon abate the INTELLIGENCER will have
to reserve column for obituaries and
items headed Bicycle BustcG,'' '' Killed
OIL Wind Splitter" &C., &c. We willnO
attempt to cnumerate tho accidents which
occurred within \ fortnight. although some
were quite serious. ]. F. Malone was rid
ing one of the blessed machines from Man
neim to Brickersville, ON Saturday, when
he tumbled down bank and was hurt SO
badly that he had to bc hauled home. g.
NJ. Zentmycr, jr., attempted to ride this
same machine, but instead Of going q mile
in three minutes, rs he purpOsed doing.
went down an embankment and was found
with his legs so tangled up in the spokes
that it took fully ten minutes to unlOOsc
him. Both Addison Christ and Mac. Shultz
were hurt while riding bicycles.
NeishbOrhOOd News.
William Mccoy, West Chester SOM
rambulist, aged Is, walked out Of a
scconil-stOry window while asleep, and fell
u distance Of eighteen feet. He was badly
shaken and bruised, but no bones were
broken.
The York Duly announces that 'Will
Harry" one Of General Custer's scouts,
will give one Of his entertainments, con-
sistinS of a lecture on Life on the Plains
and practical demonstrations in shooting ut
mark, on Saturday afternoon and evening
next, Odd Fellows hall, York. That is
our ''Wild Harry"
A number of tobacco merchants from
Philadelphia and Lancaster have been in
specting the growing tobacco in York
county, during the past week or two, and
some lots have already been purchased by
them while yet ON the ground.
Chairman Dill was called home from the
Democratic headquarters, ON Saturday, to
watch beside the couch Of his little son,
who is dangerously i'll with diphthcria.
It was only few years ago that he lost a
promising boy by this same disease.
AS 4 freight train on the Delaware &
Chesapeake railroad was within two miles
OF Easton, Nd, it ran into small drove
Of horses, killing two of them, throwing
the engine off the track u distance Of about
20 feet and nearly burying it. No person
was injured.
There was lively row ut the Green
point Sunday school, Lebanon county, on
Sunday, growing out Of difficulty DO
tween several mOuntaineers that originated
ut the Union Forge picnic on Saturday.
Ono Of the parties, John kreiscr, had his
skull cracked with stone thrown by
Henry Swain.
MIR. Joseph Montgomery and his house
keeper, Miss Eliza Mccormick, and Joe.
COlbournc, cOlOrcd man in the employ Of
Mr.. Montgomery, all Of Harrisburg, were
seriously poisoned by acid generated in q
tin can of lobster
The Estey organ which has been lately
purchased by the Lutheran and Reformed
UniOn) church, ut Union Deposit, near
Swatara station, will be dedicated on the
5th Of September. The exercises will com
mence OH the evening Of the 4th and be
continued during the following day in the
German and English language.
The funeral OF tine late Joseph Mishler,
yesterday, in Reading. was largely attend.
etl, many relatives being present FROM
Lancaster and Lebanon counties. The
services were held ut his late residence and
were conducted by Rev. A. s. Leinbach,
Rev. DR.. Charles F. McCauley, and Rev.
Jacob Reinhold. of Lancaster, q cousin Of
the deceased. The remains Of the dcceas-
ell lay in am elegant silver mounted walnut
casket, and presented 4 liie-like appear
ancc. The floral offerings were numerous
and costly. '..0
CENTRE SQUARE.