Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-01

P vents scar ard Across the county Line
The Harrisburg car shops are making
to resume work.
Rev. Dr.. Orr LAWSON has been installed
pastor OF the Plesby tcriln church in Potts.
vale.
Nearly all Of tho 1883 crop Of Chester
O.. unity tobacco is now stripped aud ready
l0r the inspection OF buyers.
IL is expected that trains will be running
IltO Reading over the SchuylkiN Valley
railroad by the middle Of August.
Mrs, Margaret SGh.clier, OF Greenwich
'oTuship, Berk's cJunty's oldest inhabi
tAut, died on Thursday. She celebrated
Agr l00;h birthday on April 10, 1888.
Rev. Dr.. J. NJ. p. Otis, formerly pastor
Of the Chambers Presbyterian church, of
Philadelphia, has received call to the
Presbyterian church In Murfreesboro,
Tenn.
Charles Ritter, = wealthy bachelor far.
mcr, was found hanging from rafter in
his barn near Allentown, Monday morn.
inZ. He had lately been melancholy and
10 ono Of tn spells hung himself
Henry Hagan was crushed TO death at
slate quarry at Chapman's, Northampton
county, Wednesday evening, by fall OF
rock. His brother W. skilled IN the same
quarry and in the same way within
week.
An industrial exhibition Of the work OF
cololed genius and talent of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey is to open in Liberty hall,
Lombard street below Eighth, Philadel
phia, on February i.h, aud continue one
week.
John Matthias, a pauper in the Lehigh
county almshOuse, recently received an
inheritance from Germany of 1928. lie
left the institution, spent all his money,
got the mania a pOtu and Is now back in
bis old quarters
While Levi DOtend0rl, If Schaeffars =
to8u, Pa, was carrying a basket from the
barn q vicious bull threw him violently
to the ground. After sharp fight Mrs.
Dodendorf, with tho aid of a bull dog,
rescued her husband.
". l.. Ritchey, of Cham Oersburg, has
been appointed auditor OF the Cumberland
Valley railroad, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of his father, Col. John l.,
Ritchey. lie has been chief clerk IN the
| auditing department for several years.
Near Allentown, Lehigh county, revenue
agents have discovered irregularities at IL
! distlleries. Stamps were found uncan,
| c,cd and casks filled with liquor without
! being stamped. One distller was found
making cordial, although he was no longer
registered. The liquors were seized and
! suits are to be instituted.
! Considerable uneasiness is felt through
out the SuSquehanna valley. The large
collections OF snow in Southern New York
aud the mountainous basin of Pennsylva
MIA need nothing but a continuance Of th'
present weather and fall of rain to be
changed into very destructive flood. Tht
ice on both branches is very thick.
At noon Thursday sleigh with twenty
seven ladies was upset on Crooked hill
| Montgomery county. Some OF tho womei
were thrown down the mountain side ant
others we're trampled upon by the horses
MIS- William Hummel had her nos
broken and face badly cut, three sustained
serious injuries about tho head and SOM
of tho others were badly bruised.
Buokwalter & Co., stove founders q
Royersford, Montgomery county nav
pOsted notices throughout their large
works Of D ten per cent. reduction IN III
wages of moulders, to take effect o'
February /. The mOulders went out oi
Thursday morning, but the question OF
strike will not be determined until Friday
March, Brownback & Co., at Limericl
station, have posted similar notices.
Thursday morning young man namet
Harry G.. Hall, employed as brakeman ol
freight train running between Wes
Chester and Philadelphia, was instantl
killed by his head striking tho abutment
of a bridge at Glen Riddle, Montgomer
county. He was in the act of lookin
ahead when the fatal blow was struck
Deceased was unmarried and his remain
were sent to his parents, residing on th
line of tho Wilmington ~ Northern raj
road nenr North Brook, Chester county.