Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-10
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tai Condition is Inquired 1nto--An At
tempted Robbcry--Town Notes.
Regular Correspondence OF IrrELLieEscER.
COLUMBIA, August 10--Last evening about
seven o'clock an excitement was raised on
South Filth street by the arrest Of Henry
Wolfe, a carpet weaver, living on Fifth street
near Cherry. The man has shown signs of
insanity for the past few days and behaved
in very ugly manner to his wife and sister, |
putting them out of the house and behaving |
in other ways that became unbearable. The |
wife had warrant issued for his arrest and |
It was placed in the hands OF Officers Wittick |
and Gilbert who proceeded to his house to |
arrest him. They first tried to persuade him
TO accompany them, but falling in this they |
attempted to make him 60 Wolfe acted
in such a manner that large crowds of
people were gathered in the vicinity to
see his antics. He persisted In lying down
on the pavement and resisted all the officers
efforts to arrest him. The officers were at
last successful and managed to take him to
the borough lookup where he was confined
until this morning, when he was taken TO
Lancaster by Officer Wittick and placed in
the asylum there. An examination as to the
mans sanity will be made while there, and
ii he is insane will be held as such. This
Wolfe Is the same man that showed signs OF
insanity about a year ago. At that time he
acted in a very ugly manner to his wife, and
on one occasion shot the pipe from the mouth
of a colored man that passed his home At
that time he was taken to Jail, but was re-
leased through the intervention of some
friends.
An Attempted Robbery.
Some of the neighbors residing near the
house OF Mrs. G. 9. Tile, on Locust street
below Third, heard considerable noise
among the chickens belonging to that lady at
ten. o'clock on Sunday evening. It was
| their opinion that some persons were trying
| to steal chickens. officer Dyssinger and
| some of the members of the Columbia Fire
| company made an investigation but found
| all the chickens safe and came to the con-
| clusion that the parties were scared OIL before
| they could steal anything.
stole u Revolver.
| Oficer Wittck received a letter a day or
so ago from Zachariah Wilhelm, living in
| Chester, Delaware county, saying that two
sons of his had lett home taking with them
| revolver belonging to him valued at Sl5
The officer kept lookout for the boys, and
last evening about eight o'clock was reward
ed in arresting a lad named Rufus Wilhelm,
aged about l6 years. Tho boy was searched
and the stolen article was found upon him.
Information was sent to the father OF the
facts OF the arrest The other boy is in Ian
| caster.
Personal.
ii. Ray Feilis, formerly of town, but now
residing in Philadelphia, is visiting his old
friends in town.
l MISS FioreHce isyoiI, pi IottsNlict is III
town the guest of Mrs II. +. Ryon, on Wal
nut street.
Ed. Schreiner is visiting among friends In
the vicinity of the Gap.
Mr.. Bert Jackson, of Phila lelphia, is the
| guest of his cousin, Chas. Haldeman, o.
town.
Memorial Services.
, A large number of the members and friend.
, | Of General Welsh post assembled in the pos
, room on last Saturday afternoon, to witness
, | the exercises Of the memorial service of Gen
, | eral Grant The post room was very hand
somely draped for the occasion, and the ex
ercses, which were according To the ritual o
| the q. A. r., were of beautiful and impres
sive character, Major J. w. Yocum, ad
| jutant of the post, delivered the Grafton OF
1 | the life OF General Grant and was yer,
l | eloquent speech, containing an account OF tn
. | achievements of the "nation's hero" Th
! | excellent singing, which interspersed the ex
: | ercises, was feature of the occasion.
! Last evening the Rev. C. Il. Grifiths, pas
. tor of the Methodist church, preached yer.
I eloquen and highly appreciated sermon OF
! | the life of Gen. Grant. The sermon was wei
delivered and was an account OF the militar,
and civil life of the dead general and his act
in uniting the North and South into on
J | common land.
The Nigilant fire. company will hold spe
= cia meeting on Tuesday night August il
Several members of the brotherhood of tn
? Legion left for Easton this morning, to al
. | tend the meeting of the grand lodge of thi
= order, which will be held this week in tina
!, y place.
D Some of the members of Monterey lodge {
. . Odd Fellows of Lancaster, will pay a fratei
q nal visit to Susquehanna lodge, No. 50, thi
= evening, and will efnplify some OF the ur
l. written work of the order. banquet to tn
. visiting members will be given in the armor
| after the session of the lodge is over.
= For the next three weeks Rev. Il. G. Gri
y y fths, of the Methodist church, will be ava
| from town on his annual vacation The pu
I, | pit of this church will be filled during hi
II absence by the following ministers Angus
10, Rev. John ID. Fox, of Reading; Angus
25, Rev. Thomas NJ. jackson, of Cornwall
August 80, Rev. Tarbutt Read, of Noun
Nebo.
For only two evenings out of the past to
. has the naphtha gas lamp at the corner {
Florence and Manor streets been burning
81 | A large hole has been dug at this place for a
electric light pole, and as the corner is yer
o dark it is dangerous place for pedestrians
d and especially for persons driving past tn
I | place.
The new furniture for tho addition.
. schoolroom in the Poplar street school built
II ing has arrived in town and workmen wi
If be employed at once to put 1t in the room
II | once.
A. A very fine trottng horse has been sold I
a party in York, named Burnham,
a Samuel Campbell, for $500.
a carrier-pigeon owned by Lewis Cashor
q of Marietta was let fly at Lancaster yeste
% day, and made the distance from that city
- Marietta in thirteen minutes.
~ A terrible stencil was arising from Butcht
y alley this morning. The nuisance was con
= | planned against by many of the persons lii
: | ing in the neighborhood.
~ a cane was found last Friday morning in
= | field belonging to Jacob Meyers, nes
Mountyille. A paper was found on the car
containing these words ''The man who wro
this is in great trouble and tired of life."
e was supposed to have been written by d
o | Stoner.
y Il JEWELRT STORE ROBBED.