Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-17
NEIGHBOKHOOD NEWS.

Near and Across the County Limo.
Reading wants 80 extra policemen during
the firemen's tourney.
The missing young lawyer from York,
d. G. Ziegler by name, is sOn-in law Of
Rev. NJ. p. Doyle, late Of Mt. Joy.
Alvin Meyer, aged Is, Cumru township,
Berks county, was drowned in Angelica
creek while trying to swim.
John Meyer, of Jamestown, Lebanon
county, an old resident, is missing be-
tween New Jersey and Philadelphia.
Russelville and OctorarO Oranges will
hold picnic in Hamilton Ross grove, on
the Octoraro, on the eth.
Edwin Mendenhall, of Cecil county, near
Blue Ball, has 500 blue prime plum trees,
nearly all of which are bearing full crop
this year.
The Reading Republicans, taking tims
by the forelock, instruct for J. Howard
Jacobs for lieutenant governor. It is the
early worm that gets caught.
The pipe mill at the Reading iron works
took fire yesterday morning very early.
1000 men are thrown out Of employment
and SEQ. 900 lost.
The Harrisburg papers are boasting of q
tobacco warehouse up there, as large as
any in Lancaster" which now has the i'm
mense stock of $50 cases of tobacco in it.
There is no use letting the up-river peo-
pie have fish. At Clarke's ferry hundreds
Of bass die daily from the sulphur water
that runs into the river from the small
Streams coming from the mines.
Jacob Hartman, of Bethel township,
Berks county, was assisting his son Harry
to run heavy farm wagon out Of the
barn, when he was struck violent blow
by the tongue Across the abdomen and
died.
John Kleffman, aged about fifteen, in
York, unhitched a horse and was taking
him to water, when the animal kicked him
on the chin, crushing the jaw hone,
knocking out the teeth and badly splinter
ing the bone.
Of the movement to make rules for tho
Democratic party in this state the Lebanon
Adrertiser says "This should have been
done long ago, and we trust it will not be
permitted to die out now, but that it will
be thoroughly accomplished.
The witty editor Of the Carlisle Herald
Semoved from the cutters of that town
pOtted it and set it at the Office door label
cd "the new plant, Burdockarium, grown
by our Boro. Dads in the cutters of the
town"
George Markey, a wcll-known farmer
residing in York township, on Shearer's
road, about three miles from York, took
driving line, and after placing loop
around his neck, fastened the other end
to rack in his barn, about five fect above
the floor, and bending his body, with his
feet touching the floor, deliberately ended
his life. Mr.. Markey was in good circum.
stances and owned the farm upon which
he resided. No cause is advanced rs to
what caused tho mental trouble which led
to tho rash taking of his life. He was
about 55 years of age and leaves bed
ridden wife and six children.
The second annual "editOrs' day" Of
the Cumberland Valley editorial association
will take place at Williams Grove, on Fri
dat, September 2, 1881, the last day OF the
tri-state picnic of the farmers Of PenDsyl
vania, Maryland and West Virginia: Ad-
dresses will be delivered by Hon. William
T. Hamilton, governor Of Maryland;
Charles E. Smith, esq.,. editor Of the Phil.
adelphia Press, and w. U. Hensel, Of the
Lancaster INTELLIGENCER. An original
Dutch poem on the Sc Editorial Excursion
to Luray" and kindred matters will be
read by All. Fl. Addams, esq, Of the Car
Isle Herald.