Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-30
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"rE''N0 or rbr SuttEIf,
O"nniouiions ~ "a. Mnssu,n- In,.,..,ps
sue. .rsd by mrmosr--NrJru'n-
,.,, """' bNot the sumner n,Outbs.
mo binpuAn society assembled IN their
museum rooms ou Saturday, June -, Mt
shV p' M tho president, Hon J. Z,
Wiokoraham, IN the chair. The minutes
ot the previous meeting wcre road aud ap-
proved, and duos collected Tho donations
to tho museum wero examined and found
to CONSIST of worry largo aud iuo nost of
tho hornet IcSpd NtcUiitt), donated by
Mr.. Goo. Miller, Of North Queen street.
which ho obtained from u friend in Earl
township. Specimen OF powoo (iSIyornp
tuScHO, which Mr.. !. A. Westt aofier
found dead on tho street and tho curators
had stuffed NJ tho cSpcuse Of tho society
MIR. George Flick, taxidormist, donated a
stuffed specimen OF tho Pouter pigeon
\. NJ. Sener donated an old style
iiromau's hat Of tho Friondship hose
company. This style was worn in
1910 also, a bottle Containing fruit aud
foliage Of the coffee troo ( CdHed irdbica)
from troc IN horticultural hall, Fair
mount Park, Philadelphia. Mrs. Iull ex-
hibitcd u glass Of genuine maple sugar
from tho interior Of New llampshire,
which tho members Sampled freely and
found To- bo IA delicious product, much
superior ~ that sold in the stores. DIR. L.
IL. Baker donated a specimen of alum
rock, from Ilighville, Lancaster county
this is shalo imprcgnated with sulphate
| of alumina, and il the first time that IL
has bcon found in this locality. Mrs. L.
+. Gibbons exhibited large cluster of
| wild goose plums.
The donations to the library, consisted
| Of L. ). patent office Gdsette, volume 81,
| number 10, II, IL and Is, aud index to
val lTf.A r
Natural sciences, Philadelphia, part I,
| January to April, 1854 Farmer, June,
1884 LinnGaR Bullstia, May, 1884 euto-
| mological catalogue from I'D. Andre,
Parts copy Of the State 1rddo JOurHdl;
prospectus OF publications Of Wyoming
| History aud Geological society sketch Of
tho life OF Gen. James Birncy, from tho
author descriptive pamphlets Of Fino's
patent slate roof paiut Summer EScur-
sionist Valley Creek railroad catalogue
| University OF Pennsylvania; Hoveys
catalogues Of plants Gas, How to Burn it,
for Illuminating, from Lancaster Gas
Light aud Fuel company The Ne,c Fra,
June II, 1884, containing DIR. Bakers
analysts OF Lancaster city waters Ameri-
can bookseller, June, 1884, Book Buyer,
| June, 1881 Prospectus Of Early American
| Chronicles Auction Trade journal, June,
| 1884 three circulars aud several letters on
| file. GA motion vote Of thanks was ten
dered the donor.
DR.. 7. Il. Baker read paper entitled
| Analysis of Lancaster City ICe," which
WAS very interesting aud valuable, aud was
on motion ordered to DO printed, also on
motion his Analysis of Lancaster City
| Waters was ordered TO DO reprinted IN
| The Fdr1acr ard Tie BmlcnR. Mrs. XeIl
read some interesting notes on tho maple
| ~ n hi hi tnI hy lNrgplI NJ Sannr Rad
tho following compilation. which was
ordered to bo printed: Ills. Of plants,
etc, added 10 county list through mem
bcrs Of tho LinuT ans, with date aud name
of founder; compiled by 5 NJ. Snuer from
minutes OF society.
Plants /: "Lipidum Camrcstrs" found
April 81. 1868, by q II. Herbert "Ery
threa Pulchella," vur, "Ramosis issma," "
Sept. lSS2, by j, = Stair "Galiusoga
Porrihora," June, 1883, by J. \ Stair;
"Penstemon lryigatus." "ChOuri dilla
Juncea," and "SagittUrla pusilla," by
Walter l.. King, summer, 1888; "iliera'
cium Uorolrmanum, found % years ago by
: DIR. L. &. Porter, rediscoyercd by J. ).
Stair, summer, 1888.
Insects Saperda cOucOlar, found IN the
summer of 1888, by 5. NJ. Scncr.
Animals NespcrtiliO prumusa, found
by Mr.. Meyer, 1883 5. MoCOmscy, 1884,
These two specimens are Two OF three over
found in tho county.
Reptiles : Coemy's Muhlcnbergii, Muh
lonberg's turtle found by Luther Rich.
, ards. This is tho first specimen found
since Muhlenberg named it.
Fishes 3" AmblopltcS rupsstris, found
by q. +. Rathvon, 1880 Gronias
Nigrilabris (blnd or cove cat tsh), dis.
covered by J. Stautier in the Conestoga
and named by Prof. Ei Cope. This IL
the fish supposed TO originate III the
, underground cave under Lancaster.
Bills Of So 30 for d" BIIIsCln aud 81 ior
stufiing bird ordered to be paid.
Committee handed in new set Of 10y
laws, which wore road aud adopted. 1t
was then moved that tho now constitution
and by laws be transcribed, and that any
parts of the old constitution or by laws
not embraced within the now Oues bt
declared void, which was done, Commttoe
was then discharged. "Bulletiu" for june
was, on motion, ordered To DO printed,
On motion, the society then resolved 10 hoIC
q recess during the summer months, aud
after passing some time in discussing
various scientific subject adjourned Il
meet on Saturday, September -, at p
NJ.