Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-30
LITTLE LOCALS.


Happenings Hero and HereaooIts.
James Shand, the we'll known merchant
of this city, Of the New York store, will
sail from New York in a few days, for y
twO-months visit to his old home in Glas-
Cow, Scotland. He goes in the Furnessia,
the same vessel taken by Maj. Il. F.
Brenenlan.
BENJAMIN Strasser and his brother,
Solomon Strasser, tobacco packers, having 6
completed large and fine packing of Lam
caster county tobacco for Fatman & Co.,
of New York, leave Lancaster for their
home in Albany, N. w., in 4 day or two.
Thomas Howard was sent to Jail for five
days for being drunk and disortlcrly by
Alderman Barr.
Excursion tickets to the American i'll
stitute of instruction in st. Albans, VT,
good until August 6, are sold from here
for s16.75.
Tho ''stag" picnic at Rocky Springs yes
terday. was great success, and those
who attended it had plenty Of fun. All
kinds of sport was had, including fishing.
boating, bathing, quot pitching, etc, and
the crowd returned to tho city at a good
hour last evening.
The train men running Oh the main line
of the Pennsylvania railroad, are paid at
the rate of about three cents per mile for
running to Columbia, and scarce one
half that amount for the remaining twenty
nine miles to Harrisburg, which they say
is the hardest part of the route. They want
the same rates all the way through. Their
petition is before the directors, and the
men expect favorable consideration.
The state commission appointed to take
charge of the matter of securing the stat
ues Of Robert Fulton and Peter Munlen-
berg, for the capitol at Washington, have
issued warrants to Miss Blanche Nevin, OF
Lancaster, and Howard Roberts, Of Phila-
delphia, which will enable them to have
the statues finished in marble. Miss Nevin
is doing her work in Italy, and Mr.. Rob
erts in Philadelphia.
At regular intervals along the Philadel.
phia turnpike, some miles east OF this city,
there are various cabalistic marks on the
roadside fences, the most frequent of which
are tho figures "35x4O." Residents and
travellers on the road are at loss to know
what they mean. Some think that the
figures indicate that a new telegraph line
is to be erected, and that the posts are to
be from 35 to 40 feet high. others think
that they are signs relating to the pro.
posed new pipe line and still Others that
they are calculations taken on the spot OF
the position of the comet. An explanation
is demanded. Who can furnish it..
One of the best students in this city OF
the many who have just finished school is
Addic Porter, aged 10 years, daughter ol
Cyrus Porter, Of Philadelphia, who at
tended Miss Mayors private school, OIL
Prince street. She did not miss one day
in forty weeks and for thirty-six weeks
wore the perfect medal. She only missed
three questions in geography and two
words in spelling during the forty weeks
and took the first prize in a class of forty
The INTELLIeENCER noticed the Other
day that a small boy offered to Rev. Mr..
Weishample a greenback. which he wanted
to have changed, and Mr.: Weishample
being satisfied that the note did not belong
to the boy returned it. The note was :;
$40 one, and. the child was unacquainted
| with its value. 1t has since been ascer
tanned that it was pilfered from the pocket
of VIM. Thurman, butcher, who read til.
notice called on Rev. Weishample, proved
property, and secured the note, thanking
Mr. Weishample for returning it.