Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-17
"PFlNGST,''

Country Lads and Lassies ON u ErOlic
Whit-Monday opened bright and clear,
and although the weather was q little too
warm for comfort in crowd, great
thrOng came to town to see and be seen,
and to enjoy the many pleasures attending
the great Lancaster county holiday. As
tobacco-Planting has not fairly commenced
and as to-day is the last Monday before the
Republican primary election. there were
these additional incentives for full at
tendance in town of our country cousins
and they came in unusually large numbers.
Juding from the crowd on the principal
thorOughfares, and from inquiries made at
the hotels and restaurants, We estimate
that there are in town to-day fully one
third more strangers than visited us last
Whit Monday. The morning trains on the
Pennsylvania railroad brought in fully
1000 extra passengers, and an equal
number came in on the Quarryville rail
road.
Up to noon the day has passed without
any exciting incident. The hotels and
eating houses are crowed by the hungry
and the saloons by the thirsty, keeping
the walters and bar-tenders busy.
but these are matters of little moment to
the general public. There are several
country bands in the city, and these have
been marching through the streets playing
lively tunes and serenading the mayor. the
candidates for Office, the newspaper offices
and numbers Of prominent citizens. The
INTELLIGENCER acknowledges very fine
serenades from the Mechanics band of
Marietta, the Reamstown band and the
Millersville band
Al. Rosenstein, the North Queen street
ness by hiring a band and organizing 4
procession of men and boys who marched
through the streets bearing alOft flaming
banners on which were painted comic pic
lures and legends setting forth the peculiar
merits of his goods.
Wild Harry, Gen. Clusters scout, parad
ed the streets this morning, accompanied
by drum corps and banners, announcing
an exhibition Of fancy shooting in Mish-
ler's building, Centre Square, where he
astOnished hundreds of country boys by his
wonderful craftsmanship.
One of the greatest attractions on the
streets-at least one that claimed the ,ln-
divided attention of the 6 small bOy''-was
Mr.. Elias Reinhart, who stands exactly 30
inches in his boots. Mr.. Reinhart is Il n;,-
of GOldsborough, York county, but is at
present resident of Marietta, and is in
charge of the Marietta band. He is dressed
in uniform, and although of full age is not
much more than half as big as our little
man, Jacob Steffy.
Taylor's orchestra is giving Il picnic ut
Tells Hahn, which is we'll attended.
There is also picnic at What Glen. un-
der the management of the stockholders.
Prof. Lippott at 3 O'Clock gave matt
nee of magic and prestidigitatiOn at Fulton
opera house.
There has teen some drunkenness and
fighting in different parts of the city. A
gang of city roushs attacked some country
boys near the court house, and would prob
ably have beaten them badly and per
haps caused riot. had not the attacking
party been promptly arrested by the police,
and locked up.
Prof. Lippott promises to ascend his big
balloon from in front of the opera house at
o'clock, unless the wind is too high to
admit of the imitation of the balloon.