Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-05

with Mr.. Mcfarland, Of Harrisburg,
whose watch was stolen recently, and who
may identity one Of these watches as be.
ing his.
TJCK FROM THE SPEEDwEl.L. FARM.
The Beautiiul Bay hsare Purity sold to Mr..
shaw for $1,000.
A fine lot of trotting horses were Offered
for sale at the American horse exchange.
Fiftieth street and Broadway, New York,
yesterday. They were the property of the
late Mr.. II. w. Coleman, the pro-
prietor Of the Speedwell stock farm,
and were all we'll bred. There were in
all fifteen lots, but the interest was largely
centered in the sale of Purity, beautiful
bay mare unmarked by single white
spot. Mr.. William EastOn, the auctiOnecg,
read her pedigree. She was fOaled in May,
1876, her sire was Middletown, and her
dam Swallow, by Abdallah Chief second
dam Fancy, by black Dick; third dam
Sail, by Black Prince fourth dam Fanny,
by Findly.
The bidding began at u 900, and ran up
through the hundreds to 81, 600. where it
hung Tor ten minutes. Then the auc
tioreer explained that the mare had
already trOtted a milo in 2:21 on slow
track, and said that with careful training
she could cover mile on = good track in
2:1S. Thus fortified, would be buyers
began to bid again, and tho mare was
finally Knocked down to Mr.. John W.
Shaw for $1,000.
Roanoke, gray gclding, sired by Mid
dletown, was sold for $50; StOckwell,
a bay selding with black points and no
white marks, by the same sire, was
started at $500 and knocked down to the
second bidder for 1905 IvanhOc, u bay
gelding with two white hind feet, went
for 5000, and haywood, beautiful bay
gelding without white. sired by Middle
town, brought $500. The largest prices
obtained for other lots weIe $500 for
Hopewell, 4 steel gray geldins, five years
old, with one white hind foot, and $2O5
for Amazon, y bay filly with black points.
Columbia News.
One Of tho most serious and pitiful ac-
cidents heard of for some time happened
yesterday after noon when ] two year old
child of Daniel Rhodes fell down flight
of stairs, breaking !eg and arm besides
knocking out 4 couple OF teeth. DR.. u.
w. Berntheizel attended the little sufferer
and set the broken bones. 1t is unusual
that bone of such q young child gets
broken, but the doctor tells US that its
bones were very brittle.
Two fellows from Chestnut Hill came
to town on a drunk last night ard while
driving towards home became engaged in
Il fuss in which both OF them were thrown
from the carriage, the wheel passing over
one of them. The horse ran away and the
beligerents had to walk home.
On May 1S the st. Johns Lutheran
| church will present a musical entertain:
mcnt in our opera house. Tho RinSgOld
band will be present.
The Kelley stove company arc getting
| ready for business and are fitting up IN
office in Detweiler's hall, 1S South Second
| street.
The Il. F. Stoner's Peerless hose rec
manufactory, now situated in the Smed
ley agricultural works building. employ!
about 25 hands, and all are " as busy a:
bees"
Notwithstanding the inky blackness o
the night, not street lampin our borough
| was lighted What is the reason?
| The residents in the neighbOrhOOd o.
Seventh and Walnut streets, complain
of an unsightly piles of ashes deposited by
some of their neigh bors.
Tho school of Miss Emma Schroeder wa'
examined to- day.