Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-07
a SERIOUS ACCIDENT
70 C0LUMBIAv IN a RUNAWAY AT
MARIETTA.
while Attempting TO Control a Fractions
Horse He IL Thrown From the Vehicle.
HIS Head strikes Cinder and
Receives Big Cash.

COLUMBIA, August IA serious accident
happened to. w. +. Maulick, druggist Of
columbia, yesterday afternoon, at Marietta.
The full particulars concerning the affair can
not as yet be fully obtained, but the infor-
nation received In town Is TO the effect that
yesterday Mr.. Maulick went to Chickies to
furnish patent incubator TO party at that
place. He was driving horse that belonged
to his brother and is very high-spirited
animal. While MIR. Maulick was attending to
some business at house on the road to Ma
rietta the horse was left standing OH the pike.
From soine cause the horse became fright
cned and started to run. Mr.. Maulick In order
to stop his flight attempted to get into the
vehicle and was hurled violently to the
ground. His head struck a large piece of
cinder in the road, making a terrible cash
which extended from the centre of the tore
head to the pack part of the head. The cut
is a terrible one and exposes the scalp The
wounded man was taken to Marietta to the
home of some friends w here he Is now lying
Doctors Mowery, of Marietta, and Bern
theisel, of Columbia, are attending to the
injuries 1t was at first thought that Mr..
Maulick had sustained a fracture of the skull,
but such is not the case. Last night he rested
quite easy, although he is still in precarious
condition.
Yesterday afternoon while going up Lo-
Gust street n young son of Andrew Flecken-
stein was riding in the rear of his fathers
wagon. Asit passed the corner of Third and
Locust street, the boy was joited out of the
wagon and fell heavily TO tho street cutting
his head and face in a severe manner The
service of physician was needed to attend
to the boys injuries.
Mrs. Michael Liphart, resident OF May
town, met with painful accident this morn
ing while in town to attend the funeral of
her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Gladfelter, which
took place this morning. Mrs. Liphait who
il "a
from the back porch of the residence OF her
brother, Samuel Gladfelter, made misstep
and severely sprained her ankle. The acci,
dent will confine her to the house for several
days.
Went the Wrong Road.
A party from Columbia was returning last
evening from the campmeetng at Landis-
vile after the closing exercises had been fin
ished The herse made a wrong turn at one
-efthe forks in the road on the way home,
and before the party was aware OF the fact
Lancaster had been reached. Thay were
compelled to retrace their steps and finally
reached their destination all right
Town Notes.
The paperng of the hall of the building o
the Vigilant fire company adds greatly to il.
appearance.
number of persons from town lett tow
to-day for New York to witness the fnnera
procession, etc., OF General u S. Grant
Inc tdUlpUitellfiS Ut 1JtUtisNIlle DtUli
over the persons of town who had been stay
ing at the woods, returned home this morn
ing.
number of the members from Monterey
lodge of Lancaster, will visit Columbia mex
Monday evening and visit Susquehann
lodge No so, of odd Fellows.
Thirteen wild geese flew northward las
night This is an unusual sight at this sea
son of the year.
On Saturday afternoon General Welsh
post No. lis G. A. II. will hold a memoria
service in the post room in respect to Genera
Grant. The post room has been very taste
fully draped for the occasion, and the excl
cises will be of very interesting nature. The
will consist of singing, speeches etc, in tn
manner prescribed in the ritual of the orde
ofG. A. II. During the holding of the sci
vice the public will be admitted.
The work of putting watertanks and hos
in all the different rooms and departments
the main building Of the Kelley stove work
is considered necessary in case Of fir
originating in the building.
The Shawnee fire company held meetin
last night, at which time the necessary com
mittees to arrange for the trip of the cOmpan
to Harrisburg in September This evenin
the Columbia fire company will have the
regular monthly meeting. NomInatioDssf7
officers to servo during the ensuiS wear wi
be made at the meeting.
The horse 5aleeaaggisii1groJ 70 J. II. Osterlin,
w. o1ffiture dealer ON Locust street, attemp
ed to run off yesterday afternoon. The hor'
was captured in the park before any damag
was done.