Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-27
SALISBURY NEWS.


rick NJ. Cooper-F0urth Of July
at Christiana.
Sarah Summers, aged about 40 years.
who lived with her brother, William Sum-
mers, near the Gap, became deranged in
her mind recently but her insanity was not
considered serious until last Wednesday
morning when she attempted to commit
suicide by taking laudanum. DR.. A. G.
B. Parke was at once summoned and it
was found that she had fortunately taken
an overdose and by means of a stomach
pump they managed to get it pumped out
of her, thus leaving her out of danger.
About five O'Clock in the afternoon of the
same day, while no one was in
the house but her, she either strsyed Or
ran away. As soon as she was missing i'm
mediate search was made for her, but no
clue could be found of her except several
person saw her running toward the Gap
hill, which is thickly wooded; they con-
tinued to search for her until Friday even-
ing, when they gave up the hunt and con-
cluded to wait a few days, with the cxpec-
tation of getting more definite clue to
her Whereabouts. The next day, in tho
afternoon. as Hanford Humpfton, who
farms DR.. Bailey's farm, near Mt. Vernon,
was examining his grass field, he heard
some one groaning near a brush heap in
the centre of the field, and upon advanc.
ing found lying there a woman in an
unconscious condition who proved to
be Sarah Summers. He at once
gave the alarm, and medical aid
was summoned. She was pronounced to
be in critical condition, and was remOv-
ed to her home on Sunday she improved
somewhat and at time of writing is about
the same. It is supposed that she ran as far
as the place where she was found, and had
been lying there with the sun beating
down on her and nothing to eat or drink
ever since the day she strayed away.
Warrick NJ. Cooper, one of Salisbury
townships most esteemed and respected
citizens, who met with horrible death ON
the railroad at Christiana on last Wednes
day evening, was inferred in the
graveyard Of the Salisbury Friends
meeting house on Sunday, 25th
inst. The funeral took place from
his late residence, in Christiana, and was
very largely attended. During his life
time he was a strict member of tho Society
of the Friends or Quakers of the ortho-
dox division. He was married to a
daughter of Elijah Lewis, and leaves one
daughter and two sons to mourn his
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L. Cooper, a civil engineer in the employ
of the Pennsylvania railroad company, and
the other, Ii. p. Cooper, is in business in
Philadelphia his wife survives him. but
is in very delicate health. MIR. Cooper
was a surveyor and conveyancer, and was
a man of fine business abilities, and was
frequently employed in the settle
ment of estates, and discharged his
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employers, and was always very honest
be sadly missed by the citizens of Christi
ana and the vacancy he has made will not
soon be filled.
The energetic citizens of Christiana in
tend to celebrate of Fourth of July this
year, in their town, in manner never
witnessed before in Lancaster county !;
there will be large parade in the after
noon, dancing, and speaking by Marriott
Brosius, Mai. A. c.. ReiDoehl, of Lancas-
ter and others. In the evening there will
be q grand display of fireworks. The pro-
ceeds are for the benefit of the Christiana
fire company. Thus far it bids fair to be
u grand success.
One day last week Joshua Haines, of
this township, lost a very valuable driving
mare. He had her hitched to a fence, and
she becoming restless jumped over it and
broke her neck.
The gentleman who wagered Joshua
johnson, an eccentric old darkey, to carry
an organette around the Gap and grind
out its harmonious melodies is just one
dollar out of pocket. Joshua does not let
such good jobs slip by.
Emanuel Martins 18 month old child
was buried on Sunday at the Mennonite
church on the old road.
Capt. Nathanial Ellmaker is lying ser
iously ill at his residence from dropsy of
the heart.
Many of the farmers have commenced
cutting their grass.