Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-30
NElGHBOkHOOD NEWS.
Noar and Across the County Lin.

NElGaBOKHOOD NEWS.
Near and Acroa. tho Conn.
a large black snake as large around "a
d st0vePipe, is said to have been seen ,t
at Dh!sburg, York county.
| nichaei niOrnlngstar, superintendent of
Prospect Hill cemetery, York, is dead.
Mhle superintendent Of the cemetery.
/ Mr.; Morningstar buried 8, 400 persons.
of John Fisher, Reading, diei-one o,,
| Wednesday and the other on Tbnrs,,av
and were buried in one grave.
The first number of the daily Smr;t of
Berks will be issued in Reading next SAT.
urday morning, August 6. a large
edition will be printed for free ci,cuia-
tiOn.
Considerable damage has been done to
the corn by rain in York county. The
blackberry crop is failure because Of
drought. Both statements in the same
paper on the same day.
The Harrisburg Patriot indignantly ex-
claims that the contract system for fur
nishing supplies to the state as it has been
managed for many years, is wrong and
Annie Donnelly, aged six years, was
drowned in the COnsllOhOcken water
basin, on the brink of which sl,o was play-
ing with two other children. Her bonnet
foil in, and in trying to get it she was
drowned.
At Munfords & Buntins's saw mill. a
mile and a half from Frankfort. Sussex
county, Del, tho boiler exploded tearino
up the whole mill and killing William Par
sons. the sawyer, and severely injurinc
David Z. Hudson, farmer who was .at
tho mill.
The three year-Old child of MIR. George
HartzeH, at Aliens Cove, Perry county,
ON the Pennsylvania railroad, while
wandering around the hOi,sc got hold of a
bottle Of laudanum and drank about an
ounce of the drug. It died inside of five
hours.
One of the Sioux girls, from the Indian
school at Carlisle, put to summer place
IN Uwchlau, Chester county had terrible
wrestle with the languages in dating a
letter sent to the school authorities. She
got as near to it rs "Wrichlan Chester
county," .,
Peter o. Johns, a well-known citizen Of
Dauphln county, Washington township,
while working on his saw mill ut the
WiconiscO creek, about a mile from his
home, received blow from lever over
his left temple, from which he died the
same night.
Mrs. Ellen Gibson, colorcd, died ycster-
day morning at Harrisburg, ut the are of
1O7. She was born in Jefferson county.
Va, and remembered having seen Wash
ingtOn returning from the army, and his
reception ut Mt. Vernon.
Two negro tramps called ut the residence
OF Isaiah Mailman, NOrristOwn, and asked
for "picce.' lie was handling it to them
when they snatched his watch and made
oil. They were captured and giving up
the watch werc for some unaccOuntabie
reason allowed to have their freedom. =.
AT fuIicral near Leitzland, York coun-
ty, front wheel of hcarse came off while
going down 4 hill, throwing the driver,
MIR. Markell, off and breaking his leg. A
boy, also on the hearSc, was thrown to the
ground and run over, but not seriously in
jured.
DR." John Buchanan, who is now
serving an eighteen months sentence for
attempting to dcfraud the government by
fcigning suicide, is the object of great
SOlicitude on the part Of his friends, who
Ire using every effort to secure his par:
Ion.
The Evangelical campmectins near Pine
irove. Lebanon county, is largely attend
I'll. Kew. Z. ). llaman, presiding elder
has charge Of the meeting. There arc
ninety tents and seventeen or eighteen
minister's on the ground from Harrisburg,
Lebanon Mycrstown, Ann
lille and other places.
Emory Harklns, young man aged 81,
Engaged i'll storekeeping at McCOmas'
ross Roads, Hartford county, Md, was
,itten in the face by 4 spider oh Monday,
July %. On Wednesday he was in his
tore, but complained Of the bite causing
.aIn. lie died from the effects Of it on
about noon.
The late Rev. Matthias Goblin, assistant
'riest of the Catholic church of st. Philip
10 Ncri, who died suddenly about 4 week
80. in Philadelphia, left $2O,OOO. One
alf Of this property is to be applied to
masses for the reposc of the soul of the
deceased, the same to be celebrated as
Don rs possible, the usual stipend given
o the good priest Or priests who arc en-
aged as celebrants. The rcmaider of his
state he leaves to Sarah Goblin, his sis
erin law
Over in Delta, York county, they have
cen having a ring -tilting tournament.
bout forty knights were in attendance.
he winner Of tho first prize being Mr..
'ierce, OF Baltimore county, Md. The
ccOnd prize WAS Won by Warren Ramsay,
f Peach Bottom. VIM. Wright, of Har-
ord county, Nd, carried oil the third
rizc, tho fourth going to J. ID. Almony.
Fawn. Miss Kate Bradley, of Delta,
Ias crowned Queen of Love and Beauty.
liss Bertha Parke first maid Of honor.
liss Ferguson, of Baltimore county, sec
nd maid of honor. The Grafton by q.
'. Richardson, csI.. WAS heartily ap-
lauled