Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-02
STATE ITEMS.

Upin Pike county VIM. Brown, wealthy
farmer. has been found in the road. This
is the third highway attempt to kill him.
Phillis Anderson, aged 1O6 and cOlored,
lately walked seven miles in Chester
county to sec her old master.
Claims are made for the discovery of 4
seven foot vein OF copper ut Il depthe OF ID
feet near Monterey, Adams county.
The Rnnsylranischc Stats Zeitung Har-
risburg will be conducted as heretofore and
will bc run under the proprictorship OF the
Ripper estate.
ThoS. II. Baker, Il member of the band 1T
Plymouth, who had been in i'll health for
wears, left q letter for the lady whom hc
loved and then shot himself dead.
Samuel George, jr, aged 81 years, 4
prominent citizen, died in Pittsburgh yes
terday after Il lingering illness. lie was
president of the Farmers and Mechanics
bank.
The Mutual fire insurance company of
Chester county lIas consented to issue
permits to its members to thresh grain by
steam power upon their paying consider
alton therefore.
Chief Fireman Samuel N. Evans, of
Pittsburgh, has been exposed for eNtOrtinS
$500 from gamblers on pretcnse that he
was giving it to the chief Of police rs
''husl' money.
James Jennings, formerly Of Greens
burg. will soon bc tried for his life in Cum
nison county, Colorado. lie will be de-
Tended 10y Il. NJ. Gibson. esq, and II. II.
cCormicis, of Pittsburgh. lie shot his
man in sclf-dcitnse.
The result of the Dauphin county Re-
publican primaries Indicate that ma jOri-
ty have been instructed for Samuel Barr
for Congress {; \: J. Herr, senator /; \. X.
Nchingcr, Alexander T. Thompson and
William II. IIu!lnaglc for Assemblymen.
J. NJ. Reynolds. esq. has sold his inter-
est in the Bedford Ga-cte to II. G. Nc
Namara, esq. Mr.. Reynolds extensive
law practice rendered this step on his part
necessary. Mr.. Mcnamara is also law
yer and writer of ability.
Mrs. Anna Henderson Alricks, wife of
Levi Il. Alricks, esq, died at the residence
of her husband, West State street, Harris
burg, about five o'clocl, on Sunday morn
ing of consumption. She was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. John G. Henderson, one of the
! ticket agents of the PcnnSy ylvania railroad
company.
The West Chester normal school is the
most cxpcnsivcly located of all the normal
schools in Pennsylvania, and yet the trus-
tees have always placed the terms rs low
us adjacent schools. 70 maintain this
they seek to enlarge their endowment.
| The bcIucst to the school by the late
! Samuel Martin, Of kcnnctt Square, will
make tuition free for from 16 to Is pupils
annually.
After driving to the colorcd campmcct-
ing at Miss Mary \ Stoncr's woods, ono
mile from i!i.hspirc. Mr.. Samuel llunsber-
ger, aliyhted, threw the lines carclessly
over the horses back and walked i short
distance away. whcrpupon the horse
started and ran away, upscttin" the buggy
and throwing Mrs. IIunsbergcr to the
ground. She was taken to her home ut
Stcclton in 4 critical condition.
In Milford, Pike comfy, !. small child OF
Norris Steele, while playing about the
room ran against her aunt, who was carry
ing basin Of boiling starch. The basin
fell from the startled woman's hands and
the boiling starch completely covered the
child's face, neck and arms. A child OF
John \. Picot, aged four years, while play,
ing in the dOor-yard, climbed against {:
stone, which fell over upon her, crushing
in the side OF her head. Both will die.