Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-03-29
NklGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Avents Across the County Line.


The McGibney family are now living in
Philadelphia, but intend to remove to
Chicago the coming summer.
. Willie Hessey, aged ahout IL, son of
Harry II. Aessey, farmer residing near
EIktou, Nd, hanged himself in a fit Of
melancholy.
In Maxatawny township. Be,ks county,
large body Of roofing slate of good quail
ity has been discovered on tho farm of
Isaac Kutz.
A large vein Of iron ore has recently
been discovered OH the Dietz farm, in
Spring Garden township, York county.
ThA vein has been examined and regarded
as rich and valuable deposit.
The grist and saw mills belonging to
George Richardson, of Wilmington, in
Cecil county, near Chester county line,
which were destroyed by fire last Decem-
Der, are now being rebuilt.
A great many fat cattle and heavy
draught horses are shipped from Ephrata
at present. During the last two weeks
New York dealers shipped 1S9 draught
horses.
On the side OF Il car on au eastern bound
freight train on the Pennsylvania railroad,
as it passed through Harrisburg yesterday
We're the words on card "The miners of
Clearfield county have notion to strike"
Mr.. Reuben A. Shaak, Of South Leba-
non. recently shot two chicken hawks, one
of which measured across the wings four
feet three inches and the other four feet
two inches
The FrankfOrd hosiery mills, intended
for the manufacture OF wooden, cotton,
flax and silken goods and hosiery, were
chartered yesterday at Harrisburg. The
capital stock of The company is $3.50, 900.
Charles Waters, of Frankford, sold dur
ing the past three months some ten thou
sand bunches of viOlets, containing about
twenty flowers each, many of which he
retailed at ten cents per bunch.
The mandatory of torpedo danger Sig
mails for the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany, for some time conducted in Reading,
will remove to Berwyn, Chester county,
where the works will be carried on.
At the Speedwell stock farm, one Of its
most valuable trotting mares, Lady Orange,
died from Inflammation Of the bowels.
Lady Orange was 8 years old, and was
bred in Orange county, N. Y. Mr.. Youtz,
agent of Speedwell, valued her at $4,000.
William P. Woodsids has sold out his
tobacco store in Oxford to Isreal II. Town.
send of Little Britain. G. H. Hilton, of
Little Britain, has quit farming and this
week takes possession Of the store at Peach
Bottom.
At the funeral OF Mrs. Eliza Scheffsy in
Pottsgrove, township, Chester county, a
sermon was preached from text which
the lady had selected twenty-eight years
ago, and by the minister to whom she
made the request.
In the United States district court
Judge Butler has refused the motion for a
new trial made on behalf of John K. Mil
Ter, who was recently convicted Of making
and passing counterfeit coin in Lebanon
county, and has fined the prisoner S1OO
and sent him to the penitentiary for 1S
months.
At Deep Creek, Chester county, a bur-
glar entered the house of Joshua Iergcr,
from whom he demanded money. MIR.
Yerger said he had none. They got into
4 tussel and Yerger was dragged to the
stairway. The burglar fired two shots,
but fortunately no one was hurt, and he
escaped without securing any plunder.
In Reading Monday evening, the select
council chamber at city hall was illumina-
ted with blue fame, while select council
was in session, caused by a vivid flash of
lightning, which was followed by loud
clap of thunder, and inmc diatly thereafter
the bell in the Presbyterian tower was
struck one tap, caused by the fire alarm
telegraph having been affected by ths light
ming.
At Dillsburg, George Parford, aged II,
employed at McCormick's S ore mines, while
in the act of letting on the steam, he
slipped aud fell over the steampipe, break
ing it in his fall to the ground. At the
time the boiler had on head of steam of
some go or 80 pounds, which found vent
through the broken pipe, completely en-
| veloping the PROSTATE form of the unfOr-
tunate young man, who was unable to cx-
tricate himself, and terribly scalded him.
Death ensued in a short time