Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-24


article were sold to keep the wolf from the
door, until becoming despondent the poor
woman resolved upon suicide. She was
too proud 30 make known her pitiable con.
dition, and sho has been living in utter
sccIusion. Her children, the eldest soven
years old, will be cared for 10y tho Con.
fcdorato society.
Two Lutte Girls ana u Pistol
Near Wavorly Hall, in Harris County,
Ca, live Mcssrs. Archio aud Henry Bird,
brothers. Ga Sunday Mr.. Henry Bird
had been Gu visit to his BROTHER Archie,
and while thcro ho saw his pistol which no
concluded to tako homo with him. Each
OF tho gentlemen had u little girl about
years of age, and they had tho pistol
swapping 1t at each other. Whom Mr..
Bird reached home no took the pistol,
ana after loading 1t with cartridges placed
u ON tho mantlepieco, telling tho girls 1t
was loaded. Ignorant as to tho meaning
Oh TINS, Arohio's little girl took u chair and
securing tho pistol thought sho would con
tinno tho sport, and again pointed IL at
ner httlo cousin and pulled the trigger.
mo bali struck hor near tho oyo and
passed entirely through her head, killing
her instantly. The mother of tho httic
| glrl who was shot was sitting In tho room
at the time busiy engaged, aud did not
notice what tho children wore doing.
When tho sharp report rang out through
| tho room she looked, only to soc her
little daughter falling and the blood and
Drains gushing from tho wound. The
little girl who did the shooting was thrown
into spasms by tho horrible accident.
Losses by rire.
The peanut factories of X &. Marks
and George Davis, in Petersburg, Vii
ginia, have been destroyed by an iucsn-
diary fire. The loss is estimated at $l0,-
OOO. Two colored men have been arrested
on suspicion. Emerson Smith y Co. .'ssaw
factory in Beaver Falls, Pa, was burned
Loss, $50, 900 Tho two upper stories OF
the Windsor Block, ON Dover street, Bos
ton, were burned. They were occupied
by |. n A. +. Blanchard's shoe factory
The loss is about $50, 900 There we're tOt
large fires In Dayton, Ohio, at nearly tn,
same time. Tho first destroyed John
Dodd's hay rake works, six frame dwell.
ings and several stables. Tho loss II
about 30, 600 Insurance. $4,000. The
second fire destroyed property in Wayu,
street.
FARMER UIlno-s Terrible Death.
As Joseph Cline, ST., n we'll known an,
respectable farmer Of Idavillc, aged abou
/ 30, was nearing the crossing of tho Gettys
burg n Harrisburg railroad at Gardner
. station, an approaching train was sig
, nailed, and he drove across tho track
The engine again whistled, this time yer,
D close by, and tho horse which Clno wa
driving backed his wagon squarely owe
) the track. The engine struck the middl
\ of the wagon, throwing II and Mr.. Clu
/ high into air. Cliuo fell and was maugle,
, almost beyond recognition. His head wa
| tDnnI ton foot distant from, hfa hNlu "
Q blame is attached 10 the company or it
I employees.
/ rno rwo Bis Railroad. Again Fighting
Q The Reading railroad company and tn
Q Pennsylvania railroad company hay
Q opened q legal warfare in NoTristown. Th
7 Pennsylvania company have been prepa
0 ing recently To double its track on Laiay
5 ette street. The work Of tearing up th
s sidewalk along the Reading company
< property was commenced, when the ReaC
y ing officials applied for an Injunction
d stop it. Judge Boyer granted prelim
nary injunction, with leave to tt
% defendant to move 10 dissolve on ii'
}, days notice.
|. rIgntiug On Churcb Roof.
q John Derr aud Frederick Weiustoc
4 were fellow laborers on church roof
o Philadelphia, and quarEClcd. Weinstoc
q moved toward Derr, whod the latter struC
% him on the head with hatohet. Wei
10 stock was knocked down and was rollln
1t on the roof when couple of workm'
,r caught him. His condition is critoa
n Derr has been arrested.
10 Lady shuOts BurgIsr,
u Miss Marion Foster, tho artist, boar
r a. the Healy cottage, Saratoga. rs
J, burglars climbed into window in h
In room. Miss Foster fired twice 1T &
l. intruders, wOunding one Of them. Tn
n. then jumped from the window. Nj
II Foster ia an invalid and is now critical
10 i'll. She tainted Immediately after I
re shooting, through fear that she had kill
d the man.
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