Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.


The Drumorc Baptist church at the
Unicorn, has recalled Rev. W. o. Owen.
Preaching every Sunday morning.
Solomon Hollenstein, Harrisburg rag
picker, while drunk, tried to walk the tow
path. The cOroncr's jury declared him to
be an incapable steersman.
The members of Calvary a. NJ. E..
church residing in Oxford have decided to
erect new church building the present
summer.
George Dennis, of the Washington
house, Mannheim borough, returned home
at 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning after
an absence of nearly three weeks.
Mr.. Henry Apple, residing with his sOn-
in-law. Moses Miller, ut Brickerville, died
on July 6, in the Goth year of his age.
Funeral Oh Saturday at the Reformed
church, Brickervillc.
Bulletins containing the latest news con-
corning the condition of President Garfield
arc read on all the passenger trains OF the
Reading railroad, by the conductors us
soon as received ut the nearest station.
The OldmixOn farm and mansion of 13l
acres, in West Calm township, Chester
county, has been sold by W. NJ. Cooper of
Christiana, to Mrs. Annie p. Quick OF
Philadelphia, for $500.
Dr. Sh,re OF Port Deposit has large
eagle which was wounded with shot gun
and captured while in the act of carrying
off a turkey on John I. Rutter's farm ut
Woodlawn Cecil county. The captive
enjoys his meals, but don't like the re-
straint of it's prison bars.
Ralph J. Clendenin, of Little Britain
township. planted one third of IN acre Of
tobacco about the 25th OF May. 1t started
we'll and grew rapidly and it is said the
average size of the largest leaves of each
plant now is fifteen by twenty-thrce
inches.
The congregation of the United Presby-
terlan church of Oxford has extended an
informal call to the pastorate of the church
to Rev. A. II. Crosbie Of Washington, Pa.
a licentiate, who has occupied the pulp t
for the past four weeks. Mr.. Crosbic has
accepted the call.
Henry Reisi, belonging to one of the
neighbOrlng counties, visited Philadelphia,
and while in the neishbOrhOod Of New
Market and Pcgg streets, became insensi-
bic frcm the effects Of heat or somethin.
else, and while in that condition was rob
bed OF i coat, watch and chain and = small
sum of money.
A valuable mare has died for Israel
Greenawalt of Rapho township. She was
81 years old. and in her younger days was
IN excellent race horse, having won many
race. OF late she was too old for tie
turf and was kept for breeding. She is the
mother Of quite i number of very valuable
and swift footed colts.
Henry Crol, 60 years old. hoStier ut the
hotel ut Rahn's station, Pcrkiomcn town.
ship, Montgomery county, took 4 pair of
horses to dam on the Perkiomen creek, Il
short distance away, i'll order to water
them. The animals became rcstive and
fractions and Mr.. Cro!l was soon thrown
off into deep water, drowning before us
sistancc could reach him.
The board Of school directors Of ADAMS
town elcctetfF'rank l.. Murphy. of WomclS-
dorf, late OF Franklin and Marshall col
lege, principal of the schools, and Franklin
Woods, of Adamstown, and Miss Ella l..
STAN, of Womelstlorf, assistant teachers.
for the ensuing term. There were IL ap-
plicants in all. six Of whom were from
Berks county.
Henry Knoll, Of Cumru township, Bcrks
county, was working in an ore mine near
that city under i large bank of orc which
was upheld by three large timbcrs ex-
tended across the roof above him. IIe was
standing IN StOOpinS position whcn1
heavy piece directly overhead became dis
lodged, dropped down upon him, crushing
tho man to the earth. 1t hit him with
terrible force, and besides hurting him OH
the head and back, it is supposed that he
was badly injured internally. His death
was almost instant. His companions ran
to his aid, but they could avail nothing
his face and eyes assumed u deadly hue,
and he died withOut 4 Stri1v.ric [Te was
i middle aged man and leaves 4 family.