Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-01
OVER THE STATE
A rig Fire IN on CilK.

Fire was discovered In tho furnace room
Of the opera house at Oil City about IL
O'Clock on Friday night at tho conclusion
Of the performance of "Thc Black Flag"
by Edwin Thorne's company. The audi.
ence had barely left the building when tho
flames burst forth while tho actors aud
actresses were still present.
The latter had considerable difficulty in
saving their effects and had to leave the
building In their costumes. Ono of the
ladies tainted and had to be carried out
Great difficulty was experienced in getting
ladders to the structure, owing to the
surrounding net work of telegraph wires
Tho basement was occupied by the Erea.
iag Blizzard and the battery room of tho
Western Union company, to which the
flames spread with rapidlty, soon cnyelop.
ing the building and completely destroyed
it.
The fire then reached tho Kellogg block,
and at midnight was threatening the
fremont house. The opera house, owned
by the Meadyille national bank, was valued
at $4,000. The B'ysirds loss does not
exceed e., 900.
A wealthy Farmers Death RI ON Cold.
jeremiah Van Rex, aged 60, and worth
slOO, 900, met with o strange death in
Reading, Friday. He left his home in
Amity township, fifteen miles below Read.
ing, at an early hour in the morning, %
drive to Reading in q buggy. lie was
warmly clad, but the long drive against
the bitter cold wind chilled him to the
heart. His carriage arrived ut the hotel
and when an attendant held tho horse for
him to get out, he failed 70 move. Mr.. Van
Rex was lifted from his carriage, and he
was Just able 10 walk into the hotel, whore
| ha fall Ia mas ial
up stairs, where ho fingered in au uncon-
scious condition until |, 20 p m, when he
| died. His family horse, being familiar
with the road and streets, brought his
master safely to the hotel without being
guided or directed lie was retired
| farmer, and the bulk OF his estate goes TO
his only grandson. Some suppose death
was caused by apople4y.
a wooden-Lo.gCd Family.
Wooden legs run in my family" re-
marked Ann Llewellyn, of Pottsville, in
Justices office. 81 have one. my late
husband had one, the son | buried
had one aud the olly son | have
living has one. "Mrs. Llcwellyn claims
to own a small piece of property in Potts
vile. She heard that the real owner had
sold it. She had it fenced in, aud on the
banks Of the creek that runs through it
quilt small frame mousse with WINDOW
| and door in it. The miniOns of the law,
at the instance Of the purchaser of the
| property, tore down the fence, upset tie
house into the creek, and arrested Ann for
trespass. The property has been in dis.
pute for many years, and she has frequent
ly treated the fences others have put up
Us hers were treated.
| 'peoimen civil Service Reform.
Amos S. Wagner was officially notified
yesterday by Secretary Folger as his ap
pointment as superintendent Of the gov
ernment building to be erected in Williams
port, Colonel L. E. Embick. the first
appointee, having declined. The change
was caused by tho pressure brought L
bear on the president and secretary by tn
politicians, as Colonel Embick was
Democrat.
Murder Ia the second Eegree,
The trial Of Patrick J. Malone for tn,
fatal shooting of Edward ]. Brooks, col
ored, IN Philadelphia Fridav-snuL'sss L'ssss
agreement OF counsel in a verdict OF mur
der in the second degree. The prisone
will be brought up for sentence to-day.