Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-08
NEIGHBoRING COUNTIES.

fApiuiy.
Miss Catharine Keppele died at her
home in Lancaster on Saturday aged 81
years.
The store of Henry Arndt of Mannheim,
Lancaster county, was robbed Of $400
worth OF goods Tuesday night week.
The South Chester Rolling Mill Com
pspy contemplates building pier OH its
property fronting on the Delaware, in
order to facilitate the landing Of iron ore
shipped from foreign countries.
Allen Beck, who resided north of Fair
vile, Lancaster county, on the 25th ult.
ventured OH the overhead Of his barn, 1t
ia supposed, to look at his tobacco, from
which he fell, receiving fatal injuries.
The Oxford creamery will begin opera
tons in few days. The building is OF
two stories aud power is furnished by an
eight horsepower engine. The Danish
Weston centrifugal milk separator will be
used.
John c. X. Heine, prominent Reading
lawyer, has mysteriously disappeared.
1t is alleged that he has retained $4,000
collected for the heirs of an estate, and
that he has been getting worthless cheeks
c,shed.
Ella Hickman, is years OF age, was
found drowned in the Schuylkill canal at
M0nocacy, 10 miles from R. siiDg, on
Tuesday week. A cOroner's jury rendered
verdict OF accidental drowning, but later
developments indicate that sbs was mur-
dsred
Charles W. Chambers store aud. stable
| robb d on Wednesday night week. A
| quantity Of valuable dress goods was
stolen from the store; horse and huggy
| from the stable.
On Thursday morning, as Naroissa
| Nixon of West Cain, aged about 2S years !,
was crossing the Pennsylvania railroad,
at the east end OF the iron bridge, she
was struck ard instantly killed by the
fast line east.-Cod esuiiie Union.
The large barn of jacob C Sloner, near
Columbia, Lancaster county, together
with the granary, tobacco warehouse,
dairy aud several other ontbuildings were
burned on Thursday afternoon with their
contents. Lose about $4,000; insured
| for about Ous-tl.ird
A hotel keeper OF Reading will dispose
| of two tame bears on Thanksgiving Day,
the person guessing nearest 10 the
number OF two quart jar Of various sized
and colored beans to take bis choice Of
the animals, the other one going to the
next best guesser.
Shsrpless' creamery at Concord, Della
ware county, is receiving now about
2 900 pounds of milk daily. The new
Danish separator works like charm.
The centrifugal force generated by four
revolutions per second separates the
cream from about 800 gallons Of milk per
hour. - Oxford Press,
The latest from the escaped COM let's ia
u story that on Saturday week Abe Buz.
card, we'll known to The people Of that
vicinity, stepped into The dreenville
Hotel, at the foot of Ephrata Mountain,
and took drink with a young man
believed 20 be ''rid" Brimmer. Next
Lancaster Neo Eru.
Haydn, year old boy of Jeremiah
Nsise, while IL company with several
iarser boys gathering leaves in Kurz',
woods near lincoln, Lancaster c0untv,
was accidentally shot by several gentle
men who ser, va. hurting, several shot
taking elect III lhe breast and One III tn,
left eye of the boy, which is the mos
dangerous wound.
, The members ami congregation of IL,
: b. aniywine Bapts. Church, Concord
some time ago bought an acre of lant
! near the church and have erected par
, SnnGge thrr,UL, which, with it's sur
, rounilngs cost over 81 600. Several day
t ago an all-day parsonage meeting wa
held, at which tle tull amouut Of the re
/ manning int ti tdnesi, 81, $50 WAS mad
r mp, The church dstra back TO l7l5.
: David W. Weid!-r, a printer in tn
s employ of the Harrisburg Telegraph
forged the name OF his grandfather ID. w
Witmer to a check Tor $lsu which wa
s dashed by the Columbia National Bal
Z on Saturday, Weidler was soon afte
/. arrested. To save him from prison til
+. grandfather went security Tor furthe
T hearing of the flrger, who was thel
g released.
On Saturday week, while lscob Thomas
Of Upper Oxford, was returnilg fror
Market in TINS city he was approached b
9 three sus picious looking charac ers In
piece OF woods near Avondale. MIR Thoma
+, secreted his pOcketboOk, containing owe
= $50, in tie straw in the wagon bottom
9 aud shortly after was ordered TO thro,
. up his hands by the strSngers who pre-
= scented revoivers. After searching tn
+ market mans pockets and obtaining
u few dollars the highwaymen departe
= without the pOcketbOok. Horse thieves
!, burglars ana higuwaymen are bsaomin
l. cons pieuOu-ly aggressive in that seouo
= Of the country. ....
Or William Rakar Eahn.st,cL nnl