Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-20
!ULI M;iiA NEWS.


our KE.CLAa CORRESPONDENTS
Events Along tho susquenanna--:teB,s 81
Interest IN and Around the Borough
Picked Up by the JEtsiii-
gencer's Reporter
The Dsnilcs drew a poor house last
night.
Mrs. DIR. Goerke lost a pocketbook CD
tanning s1l, yesterday while coming from
Lancaster ia tue 2:30 p. m, train.
The new pastor Of the Presby teran
church, the Rev. George w. Ely, arrived
here to day. lie will preach his Christ
mas sermon in the church on Sunday
;nOrning.
This morning the work OF building the
new temporary hospital and Car inspect or s
Office i'll the west yards of the Pennsylva-
nia railroad here, was begun. The bui.d-
ing will be completed ia short time.
The members of the crew of the second
Empire freight east were alarmed carly
This morning by the disappearance OF one
Of their number. It was believed that he
had fallen from his train, but search re-
vealed him slowed away in spot sheltered
from the cold on one of the cars.
MIR. Frank Dawson fell On q slippery
pavement on Locust street, last evening,
and received AL ugly cut above the right
eye by striking against the curbstone OF
tho pavement. The wound Was Obliged to
be stitched up. This is one Of the results
Of cacclessncss in not clearing the ice
frOE. pavements.
During fight which occurred between
two men on Locust street last night, ono
OF them received a s.vers cash across the
forehead from something. Squire Frank
\ now has the case befOr HIM. Some person
, IS bound to suffer.
Officer Rodenhauser arrested suspi-
ciOus looking character On Locust street
last night. lie also attempted to arrest q
companion of the prisoner, but he escaped
by jumping on passing freight train.
The ono arrested was sent to Jail this
morning.
Borough PersOnais.
Mr.. Theodore Williams left to-day fer
Scranton to spend the holidays with reia
tiveS.
Mrs. John Sales, of Cambridge, Mas,
IS visiting friends on Walnut street.
Mr.. James Wiiloughby, Of Norristowu.
is here rs tho guest of friends Oh S2coud
street.
The sick List.
MIR. jeff Hershey made his first appear
ance on the streets to-day since his
cuvoiy from injuries received while coup
ling cars.
Mr. L. B Vache, who fell down stairs I.
few days ago and received cOncussion OF
The brain, is somewhat better to. day.
Mr.. Peter Saylor. who was attacked
with paralysis yesterday IS considered to
be in critical condition. He has not
rallied any since the stroke.
"A Gang OF Tramps.
A gang of about thirty tramps made
their headquarters on the hill back of the
st. Charles furnace last night. Many
people imagine that they lead hard life
and pity them. Don't waste your sympa
tiny upon them, kind reader. A few, a
very few, deserve it, but the majority Of
them are thieves and rascals, aud Lave no
gratitude for what is done to help them.
If you do not believe this assertion 60
amongst them, and the truth will soon be-
come apparent.
Keep tho Cutters Open.
The cutters in many places ara so
chOked up with ice that the water has no
proper channel any more. The cpnsC
Iuenco is that it runs over the pavemcnts
making it dangerous to walk upon them
Those cutters which carry tho refuse
water into the sewers should of all others
people whose residences or business places
are in the neighborhood of these sewers
should attend to keeping them clean.
Skating News.
Tho skaters repair to tho vicinity OF Big
Island for the best skating now. The ice
is like sheet of glass, SO clear and smooth
it is.
A game of baseball will be played Oh
skates on tho river in front of town, Sat
urday afternoon ut 2 O'Clock. The pud-
dlers and rollsmen of the SusIuchanna
rolling mill are the contestants. A large
crowd of spectators will doubtless be
drawn to the river to see the novel game.
The river was crowded with skaters at
Marietta last evening. The beautiful
moonlight night tempted them to try
their skill on the steel runners. Why
more Columbians do no5 indulge in this
healthy amusement is 4 m mystery. L: tho
ice was weak and unsafe there would be
some cause for their not venturing out,
tut such is not the case !; the river is safe
anywhere. Last evening a small party of
ladies and gentlemen exercised themselves
until about 10 o'clock, and all declared
that they had a delightful time. So every
person would say who would take the
trouble of going to the river and putting