Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-31
THE OLD YEAR.
LOCAL EVENTS OF 1851.
What Has Fixed Journalistic at.
tention in Lancaster City
and County.


tention in Lancaster City
and County.
Town and COuniry-feasts and Funerals-
Marriages and Deaths-Fires and
Festivals.
Below will be found very carefully
preDared and complete. resumc of tie lead
ing local events % the past year. noticed
from time to time, at leagth, in these col
umS. The record is ! varied one. as life S
experience and tho work Of the local jour
nalist are. He must take it as he finds it
and his reports fit with great rapidity from
the grave to gay, and from lively to severe.
What has happened that is notable in
Lancaster and vicinity, or OF interest to
its people will be found here summarized.
Omittins the regular assembling of such
organizations as have stated times and
ings. All of our readers will find the
record OF interest, and those who preserve
it carefully will be astonished to find how
the satisfaction of reading it Strengthens
with the lapse of time, and what valuable
service may be rendered by such resumes
carefully kept from year to year:
JANUARY.
1. Bar meeting to organize Bar associa-
tion
.. Death of Frederick Sumncrficld,
Pcquca township, from injuries received
in "shooting off the old year."
). Deaths of John COnrOy, aged g, Cath
arine White, aged 70, and Mrs. Cath
arine Souders, aged 70. Annual meeting
of Poultry association. Prison and
poorhousc boards organized. Annual
meeting of county agricultural society.
1. William Brown killed On railroad
near p. r. r. station.
). Annual meeting Of Medical society.
Sudden death of Thomas ID. Kelly, aged
G2. City Treasurer Wclchans suspend.
6 College reopening address by Prof.
Ncvin. Michael HOssler' house burned,
Rapho township.
Z. Death of George Reed, aged 30. VIM.
S. Shirk appointed city treasurer.
s. Charles Lebzcltcr killed while coast
ing in Reading.
Q. Slect and rain, slippery pavcments,
numerous accidents. Freight wreck
at Lemon street crossing.
10. Banks railroads and other corpora.
tons annual meetings.
Ii. INTELLIGENCER publishes list Of to-
baccO packing houses. City hotel COM
plimcntary dinner to }. L. Stcinuetz,
esq. Annual meeting Game association,
12. Dir. Atlce struck by shaft OF SuttOn's
sleigh. Deaths of Mrs. Anna f. Mann,
Manor, and George Wells, city.
13. Ike Buzzard Gagged. Deatl-, of Mrs.
Susan Hirkle, aged 6S, Jacob Web,
aged Is, and Mrs. Abraham Lands.
DR.. Grecnwald's 10th birthday. II. E.
Slaymaker's 2Jth election as president
OF the Union fire company.
IA. Poultry show opens. Fire ut Sat
tiers shoe store.
1J. Elizabeth stock farm baru, horses
and fifty two cattle burned. Young
Blottcnbcrgcr killed while cOastinS in
Marietta.
1G. Sudden death Of Jacob Brccht, this
city, aged 43, and of William Wcidman,
Bareville, aged 7S. Wilmer Daly's
both legs broken in railroad accident
at Parkesburg.
II. Sudden death Of Joseph Musscr, ncal
BOwmansvillc, and of John Shaw, near
Rothsville. Death of Henry Gorrccht,
in Harrisburg.
IS. City trcasurer's safe opened. John
Grccnleaf, of Maytown, killed oi, rail
road in York county.
10. Deaths OF William Cummings, aged
IS, and of Mrs. John A. Suttcr, AT
Lititz, aged 80.
20. Cars wrecked and burned 1T Mount
vile. Coasting prohibited. Shertzcr
Humphreville T. kictfer's store robbc(
by burglars. Narrow escape of Isaac
RittenhOusc from sulfocatiOn.
21. INTELLIGENCER's expose Of CRANE
jury's action on Triple indictments.
%. Bar association organized.
23. Influx of tobacco buyers.
"a. Extremely cold weather skatin.
and sleighiDg.
| 2j. Brisk tobacco market. Golden we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Nj. Peck
Maytown.
&c. Rev. J. Max IIark enters upon Mora
Wan pastorate. Jacob Grucl's tobacc,
shed burned. Attempted suicide Of Il. S
Nichols at the prison. Railroad wreck
at Dillerville.
%. Sudden death of Mrs. Philip BooS.
%. Brakeman VIM. i. Poorman manglet
to death near Mill Creek. Adam Dit
low MANNED 1T Kcclcr's machine shop
Normal anniversary at Mi!lcrsville
Death of Mrs. Mary Whitchill at Mari
eta.
20. burglary and robbery Of Capt. Nc
Mellcn's residence. Attempted jai
breaking of Paul Quiglcy and John Tenn
pie.
30. Initial sermon of Rev. }. Max Hark
Kamm's milk wagon wrecked on rail
road.
81. Weather modcratins /; general thaw
FEBRUARY.
1. INTELLIGENCER interviews Oh oul
water supply.
.. Candlemas grounding secs hi
shadow.
3. Death of James Murphy, aged 81. In
tensely cold weather. Thermometer !
to 10 degrees below zero.
4. Ephrata national bank organized
S. Democratic municipal nominations
6. Sudden death Of Joseph Eicrman
Death of Ida Basch from fall on ice
Bible society anniversary.
7. DR.. A. Croft and family narrowly cs
cape suffOcation.
8. Quarrel of Pat Rooney and Harry
Miner.
9. Timely discovery Of break in til.
reservoir. Sudden deaths Of Mrs. Ann
Geiger and Mr.. William Koni.n,aclcr
Ephrata.
10. Sudden death of Mrs. John $. Mann
Marriage Of Mr.. w. F. Boyer and Miss
lila Warfel. Death of George KucbnIy
aged 6G.
ii. Gerz's pottery partly burned. Warm
weather, ice breaking, streams rising.
10 Death of Henry r. Trout, aged G.?
Humane fair Onens and TInion clovcs