Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-08
LA.CASTERIANS IN DE.S.A ARE
Swinging Around the Peninsula.

A letter from Rehobotl,, Del. unic,
date OF July 9Th, says: Rc!lobrth j:
now comparatively crowded! and what Will
bathing, dancing and iishin., til" scjom,m
crs are having a ROYAL time There are
BALL, or hops every night. and the bathing
is simply superb. the Bright house has
80 guests and the Douglass is rapidly fill
ing up. 1t was never i,alE SD well managed
as at present, AMI good management is
rapidly telling in its favor, much To the
delight OF Mr.. Fell, its agreeable host.
8 The mos! substantial arrivals OF the
season reached here 10 day by special train
engine, i'arl"r"nl dining car-il charge
of Superintendent Groom. tile Junction 4
Breakwltcr railroads rirht-hand man.
The cXcursionist, were Thomas Baum
gardner, Of Lancaster. one of the origina:
contractors for the construction al the
road and at present its largest individual
stockho!ier Gcs:rSc VI. Franklin, also o;
Lancaster ". f. Grii,itlls, Philadelphia;
Alexander Mutt. Baltimore J. Il. Hen,
derson and others. Sevcra! J. n Il.
and Old Dominion steamship company
officials are in The party, and rImOr
prevails to night. though wanting con
firmation. that tn" tiip will probably re
suit in the sale oi the function & Break
"1tcI, DIcslh NiitI Ilssithl'id ttHNi
Worcester railroads to the Pennsylvania
company. who need these lincS in c,nncc-
ton Will! the recent purchase oi the Phil
adelpli:,, Wilmington (; Baltimore and
Delaware railroads. to extend their Della
ware peninsular system.
''Thr visitors will leave to-morrnw morn
ing for the Lewes pio:. aud, enjoying 4
few hours fishing at the brcaEwatcr, they
will tEcn take special train for George
town. and proceed down the E:eakwater x
Frankrorl and Worcester roads stopping
at Franklin and Chi:otiegue and visiting
Ocean City,.
a Worthy Young Man.
Mr.. Robert ii. Read, of Columbia. who
for the past two months has held the
position OF local editor oi the Carlisle
Toluntesr, with credit TO himsel; and
profit to its readers. has received the ap-
pOintment of third assistant examiner in
the United States patent office at Wash
ingtOn, ID. c., al :. lucrative salary. Mr..
Read was graduated from the Columbia
high school at the i.e;t! of his class and
from LehiSh university with first honors.
In March, 1880. lie stood = competitive
examination with 400 applicants in the in
terror department at Washington, and,
coming out eleventh. Was appointed to
4 position in The pension Office, which he
held unit! the :;lst Of last January. when
the force of pension clerks was reduced
aud he, along with forty-tive others, was
dismissed on account of the apDropria-
tions being exhausted.' Two months
prior To this he had stood u competitive
examination for some vacancies in the
patent Office. and although the class was
large and the examination rigorous he
stood fifth, which entitled him to the APP
p1intment. the duties of which he as
sumed on the 90 inst.
Mr.. John NJ. Cooper, formerly oi the
INTELTIGENCER, = well-known and able
newspaper man, takes Mr.. Read S place on
the Volunteer staff.
Meeting of Caurt House Officials.
The court house officials; of the different
counties of the state. will hold cOnven
tion in WiikcSbarre, on Tuesday, July 10,
and our officers have received invitations
I" be present. At tie same time the
county detectives will hold Il meeting to
form a detective association. On We'd
ncsday, the Goth, the whole party will 90
over the Switchback.
Mayors Court.
Emma Archey is the name OF 4 colored
woman who resides in Middle street. Last
night she got on a drunk and disturbed
the whole neiGhborhood. She was arrest
ed by Officer Elias and the mayor this
morning gave her thirty days in prison.
One other drunk paid costs and two boys
were discharged.
Spcci:. Hebrew Service.
The Hebrews Of this city will this eve n
ing hold. at ther synagogue East Orange
street. Il special service for tue recovery of
Pres;dcn: Garfield. The service will COM
mencc al s o'clock and will no doubt be
attended by every Hebrew in the city, who
can make it convenient to be present.