The state journal., 1884-07-26
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.
Interesting Items Cleaned by
Journal Reporters.


Miss Sarah Taylor is 10 the city.
Mr.. S. Nj. Bennett has been quite
i'll for several days.
Mr.. Guy Burton has a smile, and
a pleasant word for every one.
The town was painted red on last
Saturday.
The Olympics are making their
mark as ball players.
MISS Bertha Moore, of Middle
town, was in the city this week.
William Still, of Reading, was in
the city on Monday.
Miss Eva Williams left for Phila-
delphia, on Saturday.
Don't forget the debate at Wesley
Church, on next Tuesday evening.
The Bethel Sabbath school picnick-
ed at Williams Grove, on Wednesday.
Camp meeting season is at its
height.
Mr.. Geo. Douglass has returned
from Atlantic City, N. J.
Wesley Sabbath school picnic on
the 30th. inst. at Pine Grove.
Colored jurors will be scarce in the
next term of court.
The County convention is not far
distant.
Mr.. Edward Nelson, Of Hagers-
town, Md, was in the city Monday.
Blaine's letter of acceptance was a
masterpiece.
F. G. BATHS will spend few days
at Atlantic City, N. J.
The workmen have put y new wire
fence around the fountain, and laid a
new pavement in Capitol Park.
Miss Lizzie Ward, of Hagerstown,
Nd, is in the city and is the guest of
Mr.. S. l.. Mcdonnell.
Rev. Hiram Baker, ably filled the
pulpit of Elder street Presbyterian
Church, on last Sabbath evening.
Mr.. }. H. Howard has been absent
for several days in Atlantic City and
Philadelphia,
Miss Florence and May Bradley
will soon visit Philadelphia for a brief
time.
Mrs Marie Bowser, of Philadelphia,
is in the city and the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Taylor.
Miss Craig, of Mifllin, Pa, passed
through the city enroute to New
York.
What will the boys do this summer;
the girls are all leaving, and it is too
bad for anything.
The cold wave has passed over,
and old Sol has fell into line OEce
more.
The shares of The Dufins Car I'm
coupling and Automatic Brake Co,
have been increased double their
former amount, from $500 per share,
to $1,000 per share.
There was some person in Cham
bersburg, so mean as to steal pair
of shoes from one of the Harrisburg
players while the club was in the
field.
The dirt which has been piled in
the Capitol on the 4th, street side, is
being deposited around the fountain
in the upper end of the capitol. The
next thing moved will be those old
tar barrels which lay around the park
near the monument.
The question of the city purchas-
ing the State street market house
property for city purposes, come up
before councils Monday night.
Prof. William Howard Day deliV-
cred a lecture at Chambersburg, on
Thursday evening, for the benefit of
the A. M. E. Zion Church.
Miss Florence Smith who was visit
ing friends in Danville, Pa, passed
trough the city on Thursday enroute
to Philadelphia.
Rush Burton, well known char
acter in the sixth ward, was severaIy
beaten by man named Coccorran, on
Saturday. Both men were held by
Mayor Wilson charged with affray.
Charles H. Bergner, esq, was on
Saturday appointed by Judge Nc
Pherson, as examiner and master to
take testimony and report upon a
proper decree as early as practicable
in the market house case, in which a
number Of Market square residents
are complainant and the city re-
spondent.
The people of Steelton propose to
connect with the Eleventh street
water pipe and supply the borough
with water.
John A. Logan the next vice-presi-
dent, passed through the city this
week.
Mr.. Hirst, formerly of Hayti, but
now of Wilberforce, spent several