The state journal., 1884-08-23
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN,
Interesting Items Cleaned by
Journal Reporters.
Pay day at Steelton.

Rev. Slater, OF MiddletOWn, spent
q few hours in the city on Tuesday.
Rev. WiIkesholm was in the city
on Tuesday.
Charles S. Popel has returned from
Atlantic City.
The Roller Skating Rink is grow
ing quite popular.
The Bethel Church yard has a new
fence.
Fred. Galiwood Of Carlisle, was in
the city on Wednesday,
Have you been to the Skating
Rink?
Miss Florence Peck, Of Carlisle, is
in the city the guest Of B. Uhlery.
It is expected that the attendance
at the Baptist meeting at Middletown
will be large.
Thomqs Mills leaves tomorrow
morning for Pittsburg, where he has
found lucrative employment.
The schools will shortly open and
the small boy will be gathered in
from off the street.
The Elder Street Presbyterian
Church will soon make preparations
to finish its lecture room.
Theodore Fry will leave in a few
days for Lynchburg, Va, where he
will join minstrel troupe.
John Able and lady and Miss Hall
have returned from a pleasant trip TO
Philadelphia.
j. @. Adams and wife have re-
turned home from Elmira, II. Y, after
a pleasant visit.
Mrs. G. M. Robinson and two
daughters, Misses Katie and Aggie,
left for Niagara Falls, On Tuesday,
where they will spend sveral days.
Miss Marie Simpson, after an ex.
tended trip to Philadelphia and At
lantic City, returned home on
Wednesday.
The Stenographero' convention,
which was held here this week, was
attended by oyer 125 stenographers
from all parts of the world.
Quite a number of persons from
Harrisburg attended the camp meet
ing on last Sunday at NIintzer' s
woods, under the auspices of Ship
pensburg Zion Church, Rev, John
Price, pastor.
II. 0. Summers gave on Sabbath a
most sumptuous dinner TO five Of his
most intimate friends. No one left
hungry, but all left thanking Mr..
Summers for his hospitality and
chicken which the boys eagerly de-
voured. Mr.. S. was the recipient Of
a number of useful and ornamental
presents
Brotherly Love Lodge, No. 896,
will be presented with handsome
banner on the I'd of September, at
Shakespeare Hall. Susquehanna
Lodge, No. 2573, will make their
first appearance on that evening.
The Potocsin Baptist Association
are in session at Middletown. A
large number Of persons are present
from different sections Of the country.
Many of the members have visited
Harrisburg during the week. A
large woods meeting will be held TO-
morrow.
The Grangers Picnic commences
on Tuesday, and trains will be run
over the Cumberland Valley road
nearly every hour during the week.
Our columns are now open for Fall
advertisements, and we hope the mer-
chants of the city will continue to
patronize us.
While a freight rrain was passing
over the new track at the foot of
Market street one of the cars jumped
the track; fortunately the train was
moving slowly and was stopped in
time to prevent any serious accident
Persons passing along South street,
near Tanners avenue. on Thursday,
were shocked at the sight of white
woman who being so drunk that she
could not walk any further. She was
taken in the yard of family on Tan
ners' avenue and kept until her hus-
band came for her. She had been IN
the company of we'll dressed col'
ored man, he likewise being drunk,
A man by the name of Wilson who
was waiting at Rockville for a train
by which he could be taken to Will
kesbarre. found the acquaintance of a
man named Hall, who assaulted and
robbed him. Wilson proceeded to
this city and while at the depot re
cognized Hall, who was on freight
train. lie Immediately had him ar
rested, and Hall is now under 5000