Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-24
LITTLE LOCALS.
Hero and There and Eys

Hero and There and Everywhere.
Yesterday Charles Fisher, Middle street,
caught in the Conestosa near the old fac
tory, a black bass that weighed, cleaned,
A pounds. 49,
Tomorrow afternoon the sheriff sale will
take place at the court house. A number
of valuable properties will be sold.
Frank Walters, of Conestoga Centre,
whilc picking cherries this morning on 4
tree of II. B. Grecnawalt, fell and injured
his side severely.
Mrs. Sarah Wirth, about sixty years
| old, OF Drumore township who fell while
stepping from car Of the Peachbottom
railroad some three weeks ago on her
way to Oxford, and received internal in
juries, has so far recovered as to be able
to return to her home, though she doesn't
prOprOsc to trust herself to railroad trav-
cling again.
Tho newly arrived comet, first an
nounced by DIR. Gould, of Buenos Ayres,
three weeks ago, an account of which at
HaverfOrd college is noticed elsewhere, is
visible in these parts. You may watch
for its appearance in the morning in the
northeast, close to the horizon, between
half past 2 and o'clock, and 1t will be
strikiugly visible rs long as night lasts.
If the comet is approaching the sun it will
increase in brilliancy every day. This is
the first bright comet since the spectre
scope has been perfected, and this instru-
ment, if opportunities arc given, will
throw new light on the composition of
comets in general.
In the window of fkauffman's drug store
on North Queen street, there is an excel,
lent picture of a pair Of wood-cock. 1t
was executed with pen by G. A Frailey,
4 compositor in tho New Era Office.
Police Officer VIM. Ada ms and John
Conlin, Of the rolling mill, had an altcrca-
tion at the beer saloon, corner of Plum
and Chestnut streets last evening, in
which Car!in's thumb and big finger were
bitten and AdaEls's face was scratched and
battered.
G. K. Robinson, of tho Pennsylvania
Globe gas light company, is in town to day
and has men 1T work fixing the street
lamps SO that gasoline can used in them
instead Of gas. The job will last until the
first of July.
MEscTiSi OF THE STREET COMNiITTEE
belgian Blocks in North Queen Street.
Sewer Oh West Chestnut street to DO Laid.
A meeting OF the street committee was
held last evening. The bids for paving
with Belgian blocks North Queen street,
from Orange to Chestnut, were cor
sidered, and the contract was awarded to
Mcssrs Cunningham & McNicaol, at
S. 46 per square yard. There was low,
bid but the committee, from information
before them, regarded it as unsatisfactory.
The committee decided to lay the blocks
no farther than the south side of Chestnut
street, property holders Dorth of Chestnut
street having failed to contribute a pro
rata share to pay for laying the pave
ment.
The contract FOR building the sewer On
West Chestnut, from Market to Water,
was awarded to Schwebel & Deitz, at
5000, property owners along the line to
pay One-half of the cost.
The contract for furnishing bricks for
laying cutters was awarded to Pontz s.
Bro, at 81 per thousand, delivered when
and where wanted.
A resolution was passed notify ying George
TOmlinson that unless he commences with
in five days to lay the crossings he con.
tracted to lay on the 25th of April last,
tho contract will he considered void and
the street commissioner will be instructed
to advertise for new proposals.