Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
STATE ITEMS.

]. e. Young. a prominent citizen Of
Harrisburg died of pneumonia on Friday.
John Jennings, cannon ball tosser, and
Charles Schroyer tumbler: of Reading,
have joined Batcheller and Doris show.
Only 978 persons were arrested in the
so called wicked" city of Bradford, in
the last year.
Peter Garman, aged about GO years, was
found dead in an clubhouse at his resi-
dence in Englesville, Montgomery county.
Bristol, Bucks county. claims Gin con-
fidence to have furnished the $4,000
handsomest woman for Forepaughs cir
Gus.
When Jack Haverly's show caused
runaway in Wilkesbarre he gave bonds to
meet the suit for damages. His lawyer
appeared and won it.
Webb's jewelry store, at Catasauqua,
was robbed of six hundred and fifty dol
lars worth of watches and jewelry Friday
night.
Many of our cigar makers are removing
to Marietta, Lancaster county, where they
have secured employment at higher wages
than prevail here.-:Hanorer Herald.
Jonathan C. Walker, aged So years, Of
Noristown, attempted to commit suicide
on Friday. He cut his throat from ear to
ear, but he may recover.
Harry English, notorious man, resid-
ing in the oil regions who was recently
| acquitted of murder has been sentenced to
four years in the Western penetentiary for
forgery.
The young men Of Big Beaver township,
Lawrence county, again 60 to see the girls
after night, since old Davy Musser shot
the wild cat with blazing eyeballs which
lately crossed their path.
BY the verdict in the Lovett malpractise
| case, on trial for twelve days in Erie, DR..
Lovett has to pay $2,50O for alleged i'm
proper treatment of Wendell Farland's
broken arm. $4,000 was asked.
John McClelland, a araftsman from Potter
township, Jefferson county, was instantly
killed by his raft colliding with another,
| at the mouth of Pine creek. The snub-
bing post broke striking him over the
head, breaking his skull.
The Lancaster New Era says Chester
county people are "nosey." That's nat
ural enough for it to say since it learns
that the average Chester county farmer
"nose" as much about raising tobacco as
| does his brother across the Octoraro creek
West Chester Village Record.
In Erie week ago a young child of
Major Crime was found insensibIe. Its
brothers, with whom it had been playing,
said it had fallen against trunk. Satur-
day night it died and it was shot by one of
the children with the fathers revolver.
Fear deferred an earlier confession.
SchuylkiIl Falls is excited over the elope-
ment of Miss Mamie, 18 year old daughter
| of James Dolson, the great carpet-maker,
with Thomas Jeffries, worthy young man
of Philadelphia. The angry father over
hauled them in New York, and alIs well
| that ends we'll.
Katie Reilly's dress took fire from =
cooking stove at her home in South Beth
lehem. Her mother came to her assist:
| ancc. and her clothing was also ignited.
Both mother and daughter were severely
| burned, and but for the timely assistance
| of neighhors the results would bave been
fatal.
| A troupe, travelling under the name of
The world famous Holloway and Aliens
Minstrels," have been playing to bad busi-
ness in different parts of the state. Ac-
companied by the chief Of police of Ash
land they visited Sunbury on Friday. The
officer was after money, but the house was
bad there also. The Daily cannot tell
how they got out of town.
Fred. Weaver, of Elizabethville, wrote
to Recorder Louis Wagner, of Philadel-
phia, that he has for sale certificates or
policies on lives of persons between the
ages of 20 and 80 years, for sale &C very
moderate price to some party who will
handle them for me-" General Wagner
publishes the letter with the announce
ment " I don't deal in that kind of in
surancc, and think people who do ought to
be in the penitentiary.'
G. w. Watson, about two weeks ago
stt:le from Syracuse photographer lot of
blank drafts of the National bank of
Fayetteville, on the Fourth National bank
of New York, and has since been forging
them in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
They are of a light green tint, without
printed numbers and bear the name of the
lithograph company. The bank uses a
blank of different color and of New York
city make.