Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-14
4 FUGITIVE sURRENDERS.
Iular Correspondcnce Of IrrrLIrorscrn.

Hound-Notss About the Town.
Regular Correspondence Of IrrxLLIexscER.
( CoLUMBrA, Pa, August 14.--A colored
men Of good appearance, over medium
height and good build, was brought to the
ollco Of Squire Frank yesterday afternoon,
shout one O'Clock. Tho man gave Bis name
= John Beal and told plausible story to the |
sqolre. His story was az follows During |
NE month Of April last John Beal, the priso /
nor and his brother attacked q man named /
Charles Hide, Q boss at the coke ovens at |
TrUttier colliery, one mile from Connellsville,
IN Fayette county, this state The boss was
severely wounded and was taken to |
ne hospital. The brother Of Beal was arrested
ond u now in jail but Beal escaped and has
been roaming throughout the country ever
since. He said the reason for his giving him
lself up was that he was tired Of trying TO
elude capture, a. he felt sure that the officers
d search of him would soon arrest him. The
otory the self-accused man told bore every
semblance oftruth, and as the newspapers Of
last April contained an account OF boss at a
coke oven, In Connellsville, being attacked
by two men, the squire felt justified in COM
mItting the man to the borough lookup until
Information concerning the affair could be
was autographed to by Squire Frank, but as
yet no answer has been received. If the
squire does not receive any word to-day
from the authorities Of Connellsville the man
will be released.
saylor Could Not be Found.
The town police officers went to Washing
ton borough yesterday afternoon, for the pur-
pose OF Arresting B. Frank Saylor, who was
concerned IN tho scandal that has been excl
ting that town in connection with the wife of
Jacob Wertz Tho town was Thoroughly
searched by the officers and every place
whore Saylor was supposed to be was visited,
no trace of the man could be found. Wertz
has sent his wife away from home and a once
happy family IL now forever wrecked.
To Externinats the Indians
Two young boys of about fifteen years of
age were seen going through town last even
ing fully determined to go " Out West" for
the noble purpose Of exterminating the In
dians. With their pockets full of dime nov
els descriptive Of the improbable scenes en-
acted by boys on the plains in the far West,
snd one old musket that had seen good SER
vice in times gone by, they felt as if they
were fully equipped to lead a life of heroism
among scenes of danger: They were last
seen going In westward direction and were
good Illustrations of victims of pernicious lit
erAture.
personal Notes.
Mr.. Gainor Pence and wife, of Urbana
Ohio, are on a visit to Columbia to theil
friends in town.
Miss Clara 7. Hoover, Of Washington, D
G., IL in town the guest of Mrs. William b
Given.
Mrs. f. s. Stair and son is visiting anon,
friends in Johnstown, Pa.
Dark Streets.
The time when the electric light Is in ope
ration is eagerly looked forward to by thos
persons of the town who reside in the neigh
- Nj -
in other parts of the town where almos
every night the streets are shrouded in dark
ness. After ten o'clock at the corner men
toned the naptha gas lamp is out and tn
streets are so dark that pedestrians can trave
with safety. 1t is the same difficulty in othe
parts OF the town, and our citizens are am
iously awaiting the time when the electri
- light is in operation, and travel at night ca
be done to better advantage.
Borough Briefs.
Tho Shawnee Fire company will hold
picnic in Heise's woods tomorrow afternoo
and evening. The affair will be very 81
joyable and the management is under th
hands of competent persons.
The first annual picnic OF the Brotherhoo
Of Locomotive Engineers will be held o
Monday, August IL, at Penryn park. I'll
picnic will be largely attended and all pre-
ent can have a good time. A band an
orchestra will be In attendance.
Metamora Lodge. No. 9. /. o. r. NJ, of Lar
easier, paid frafernai visit to Osceola Tribe
No IL. of Columbia. A pleasant time wa
spent by all in manner peculiar to the styl
Last evening the Shawnee fire compan
held special meeting for completing a
raDgements for the trip to Harrisburg. .
committee OF arrangements were appointe
to attend to the details of the trip and consi
Of the following members of the company
George Divel, Wendal Rankey, JOS.
Brown, Isaac Powers, II. III. Gilbert. I'll
chief marshal on the trip will be Daniel San
pie, who has the power to appoint his aids.
A. trial trip was given this morning
engine No. 936, of the Pennsylvania railroa
which has been undergoing repairs for som
time The engine worked very satisfactorl
and Will be used as an extra passengt
engine.
The cellars of most of the houses on Tbir
street between Cherry and Union wei
flooded by the heavy rain of yesterday aftel
sufficient to carry Off the water in the time {
heavy rain is the cause of the water film
the cellars.
Jacob Sheath is now erecting ten houses o
Eighth street near Locust, and with the o,
ception If one house, all have been purchase
by different parties
Considerable amusement was created thi
morning ON Locust street. by well-dresse
drunken man. The bystanders were muc
amused by his antics. Among other thing
he persisted in lying down in gutter acros
from the opera house, as he said he wante
to get good wetting.
There are number of boats lying along tn
river, waiting until the canal is repaired
Almost every day quarrels are in progres
among the boatmen and law suits are of
frequent occurrence. The payment of cost
- the usual way OF the settling OF their dis
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THE CHURCH OF GOD CAMP.
UnfnvOrAblc Weather at Landsville the Open
ing Dsy-The Religious Exercises.