Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-03
EAST EARL NEWS.

EAST EARL NEWS.
From Our CorrssPssAsat st Cedar Lane.
A very destructive mountain fire has
been raging on the north side Of the Welsh
in East Earl township, near
Briertown and Cedar Lane station, for
several days. On Saturday night the vii
lage of Briertown was in imminent danger,
the fire reaching almost to the edge Of the
village. 1t threatened immediate de-
structiOu of the whole village, and but for
che untiring energy of the inhabitants and
their friends We would have been called
on to chronicle the sad intelligence of dozen
of homeless people, who had lost their all
through the agency Of the devOuring ele-
ment. But the brave citizens headed by
Mr.. Geo. Andrew and Isaac Ghear fought
the flames from sundown on Saturday
evening until sun-up on Sunday morning
and succeeded in confining the flames to q
circuit of some miles.
Their mode of procedure was to fire
from one road to another forming square
and start the one back to meet the other,
thereby saving it from spreading over thou
sands of acres of valuable timber. Besides
numberless dwellings laid in ashes several
of the men were more or less burned in
their attempts to put out the fire where it
had broken out in new territory, and all
we're nearly exhausted by the heat and
blinded by smoke and ashes.
Your correspondent in company with
w. H. Sweigart, Of Cedar Lane, went
to the assistance of tho brave men,
and both succeeded in getting more
or less scorched. The parties
owning timber land near the burnt
district should be very thankful to Messrs.
Andrew, Gehr, Overly and the others who
saved their property by hard work and
considerable danger to themselves. 1t is
supposed that the fro originated from
sparks thrown from the engine on the
railroad. At present writing notice that
another fire has broken out about one
mile west of the burnt district described
in this article, and it may be possible that
We will again be compelled to spend
another night fighting fire. The district
burnt over probably amounted to some
1900 or 1900 acres Of valuable sprout and
timber land, owned by different farmers
from the ConestOga valley.
There has been q very heavy lumber
business done at this point during the
month of April. w. II. Sweigart, Of
Cedar Lane, has an immense stock of lum-
ber now on hand and is daily receiving
new invoices Of lumber, coal and phOs-
pilates. Mr.. Geo. A. Wallace is also in
the same line of business at East Earl
station, a point a-half mile west of Cedar
Lane.
Easter passed over quietly, and the only
event to particularly bring it to our re-
membrance was the boasts of some of our
neighbors in regard to thenumber of eggs
eaten by them on that day. Mr.. Cauller,
of this place, claims to have disposed Of II
hard-boiled for breakfast, and our Brier-
town champion comes iu with the report
of 10 for breakfast, 10 for dinner and 12
for supper, making a total of 80 for the
day, and he is still living Hope he may
see another Easter and be able to beat his
present record.
There is considerable comment on the
new bank at New Holland some Of our
neighbors were unable to secure stock,
having made application too late, and
quite handsome premium has already
been offered ON the stock. Money appears
to be plenty, business brisk and prospects
good.
Several car loads of extra fine fat cattle
were shipped from Cedar Lane on Friday
last. Mr.. John G. Good shipped one car
of as fine cattle as have been fed in this
neighborhood for some time. They were
fed by Mr.. John Zimmerman of Caernar-
Won township. John Stauffer also shipped
some very fine sheep, some of them weigh
ing 22O pounds. Messrs. Good and Stauf-
fer are good judges of fine stock.
Some of our friends have bOen treating
themselves to handsome new buggies and
carriages. Mr.. VIM. Good turns out with
very fine top buggy, brand new, and
when he has his trOtting marc attached
will hardly see his friends-but Billy IS a
good fellow and deserves fast horse and
fancy wagon. Mr.. w. HI. Sweigart turns
out in handsome double-seated carriage
He lacks the speed that his fried Good
has, but as he talks of buying new trot-
ter he may then be able to travel with
Billy he also runs out q fancy new set
of silver mounted harness looks as if this
business was fourshing.
Several crops of tobacco were disposed
of this week, to Mr.. Ream, of Voganville
still plenty left in this vicinity.
Mr.. Jacob Keller of New Holland, is
building new house. Last week he let
out the furnishing of the lumber by con-
tract. Sealed proposals were handed in by
w. H. Sweigart Of Cedar Lane, and l. O.
Bruner, Of New Holland. Sweigart re-
ceived the contract, he being over one dol
lar lower than Bruner. 1t was most Ger
tainly close competition Or else both are
very fine calculatOrs.
Farmers are very busy; some corn
has been planted, but should the fine
weather continue the present week, all
would have a chance to finish potatoes
arc being planted, they are very scarce and
good seed is commanding high prices; there
is quite an inquiry for horses many farm
ers are short in their horse stock, and
good horses are bringing fancy prices.
Your correspondent has sold this spring
225 tons of Sharpless s Carpenters dis
solved bone phosphate, and is still receiv-
ing orders.
IN THE SUPREME COURT.