Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-07
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Near and Across the County Lines.
The Pottstown council has refused to
give Chief Burgess Lessig the power here
tofore conferred of appointing special
police.
This comes by way of the Reading
Eagle: "Dr. Wickersham, late state
superintendent of public instruction, it is
said, will receive \ 70 reign mission, and
his name is connected with a Swiss con-
suiship.'
Capt. 3. H. sweeney, of West Chester,
has been appointed deputy collector of in
ternal revenue for Chester county, in place
of Jesse B. Dunwoody resigned.
The First Presbyterian church Of Potts
town is entirely free from debt, and has
So, ,S25 in its treasury.
The Philadelphia & Chester County
railroad has taken 4 new lease of life,
having availed themselves of the provi-
.sions of the act of Legislature which ex-
tends the time Of completing their road
several years, the chartered time having
expired. The officers are extremely anx.
ious to push the work along, and feel sure
that if the friends of the road along the
line would only lend a hand it could be
built.
The new creamery at the Womelsdorf
depot is progressing finely. Four new
milk vats, two cream vats, each holding
1000 quarts, and two cheese watts; each
holding 1900 quarts, Benner's patent were
received and placed in position by the
wOrkmen.
Daniel Bailey, while driving Samuel
Fishers team near Wrightsville, Berks
county, accidentally fell under the wheels,
which passed over one of his legs, crush
ing it badly. The wagon itself weighs
4 ton and was heavily loaded at the
time.
For the next meeting of the Lancaster
County Agricultural society question has
been referred to w. II. Brosius, "What
do farmers keep dogs for ?" 1t isn't pos
sible that the society expects NJ. Brosius
to write q half dozen pages of reasons.
Any one can answer the question in -four
words Because they want to.-West Ches
ter Local News.
The Pequea Presbyterian church, Lancas
ter county, which has been without pas.
| tor since the resignation Of Rev. W. g.
Alexander last October, has extended 4
call to Mr.. Charles Lowell Cooder, resi-
dent of Princeton theological seminary
and he has expressed his willingness to &C
cept the call.
D. F. Houston, who has just reassuned
the duties of chief burgess of South Ches
ter is cousin of r. J. Houston, of this
city, and was the eleotor on the Republi
can ticket last fall for his congressional
district. The council of South Chester
borough presented Chief Burgess Houston
with beautiful gavel, made of ebony and
ivory, as 4 testimonial of respect and es
teen for his faithful discharge of the duties
Of burgess. ~s
The new Lebanon Valley railroad bridge
across the canal at Harrisburg will be Sc
far advanced by Sunday, as to be ready te
receive the floor beams, on which tho TRACK
will be laid ready to receive the rail, and
the bridge be ready for use on Monday
The height Of the rew bridge, when it re-
ceives its. ornaments, will he forty-six feet
in the clear. The ornaments will be elab
crate and beautiful.
Rev. J. L. Landis, editor of the Her
chants Guide, of Philadelphia, and tn
Ray, of Pittsburgh, where he has po
sitiOn offered him to take charge Of tn
publication of all encyclopedia.