Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-09
OUT IN THE STREET.
A Poor Family Without ShoItor

Poor Family Without u ShoItor.
Mrs. Jacob Shirk, the wife of the rag
peddler, whose ejectment on the I'd OF
April last from the tenement she occupied
on North Water street created good
deal of sympathy, and who with her fami-
ly was subsequently domiciled in couple
Of rooms in the house on the southeast
corner of Lemon and Mulberry streets, is
again in distress. Tho house she occupied
was sold at sheriff's sale recently and it
was necessary to give the purchaser pos
session of it.. To do so, it was necessary
to eject Mrs. Shirk. Yesterday afternoon
her effects, consisting of lot Of rickety
household furniture, were set ont on the
pavement, and she and her five small
| children, and an old and infil m
mother, were obliged to shift
for themselves as best they could.
They were cared for last night
and this morning by some kind neighbol s
and this afternoon their furniture wa s
stored in stable near by. Shirk deserted
his wife sOme two or three years ago. and
went West with another woman. lie re =
turned to Lancaster, was prosecuted for
adultry, convicted and spent some months
in Jail. He was afterwards tried for main
tenance and ordered by tho court to pay
/
| children, which we are Informed he has
complied with. But this scanty sum is
far from sufficient to prov ide for five help
less children. His vito docs housewOrk
and such other odds and ends as she can
get to do. She makes DO complaint at
being set out, as the owners of the pre- .
perty occupied by her have been very in
| dulgent towards her. She says sho has
rented q small house on Filbert alley,
| between High and Manor streets but can
| not get possession of it until next Friday.
Meantime she and her little ones, and her
old mother, are at the merry of tho Gle
ments The case is one we'll worthy tho
attention of people more comfortably cir
cumstanced.
Wedding mt SchuyikiIl Haven.
Pottsville Chronicle.
John A. Carter, of Lancaster, Pa, was
married to Edith A. Rudy, daughter of
OK County Treasurer VIM. B. Rudy, of
Schuylkill Haven. The bride was dressed
in white brocaied satin, trimmed with
Paris lace. The groom was in the usual
black broadclOth. Tho b. idesmaid was Miss
1reno Rudy, sister Of the bride, and the
groomsman Edw L. Snyder, Of Lancaster
Tho ceremony took place at 2 O'Clock,
at St. Matthew's Lutheran church.
Promptly at that hour the bridal
party entered tho church, Prof. Drum
heller's orchestra playing the bridal
chorus, by Wagner. First came the
ushers, J. E. Musselman, H. b. Baer, L.
NOrbeck, of Lancaster, and VIM. Rudy,
jr., brother of the bride, them came two
little flower girls, Miss Blanche Rudy, of
Schuylkill Haven, and Miss Mabel Desh,
of Bethlehem, then the bridal party.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. o. L. Saylor, of Bethlehem, uncle
Of the bride, assisted by Rev. P. c.
Croll, pastor OF St. Matthew's Lutheran
church. During the ceremony the orches-
ira played "Overture Hippodrome," and
after the ceremony, while the guests were
leaving they played Mendellsohn's "Wed-
ding March," A reception Was held and
collation. served from 2:3O to 4:3O a. m.
The presents were numerous and hand.
some. The groom's present to tho bride
was a set of diamonds. The church and
home of the bride were handsomely deco
rated with flowers.