Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-03
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Regular Correspondence OF 1NTsLLIeESoER.
CoLunsiA, Nay Son Saturday night
between eleven and twelve O'Clock Officer
Wissjck polioed . man walking down Front
s{fsSE sIoSf J66 PSnnsylvanIa railroad. The
man We about TX fest in height weighed
about 10 pounds snd carried dsrk-colored
Rripsack over his shoulder. The officer
ksps watch On the man until he seated him
~ % boz In front Of Jacob 8. Snyder's
aoes, when be approached him and engaged
him IN conversation. The man took
some lunch from his grip-sack and
commenced eating and offered some to the
officer. He then acted suspiciously about his
grip sack and said that it contained nothing
but edibles and was willing to have the con-
tents examined. At this moment the officer
inadvertently exposed his star Of Office. The
man said that he Intended gong down to the
chute wall to see" Dad'Shee and tine officer
offered TO accompany him. The two started
TO this place. walking along the Port Deposit
railroad. At Bachman Il Forrey's mill the
man placed his satchel on the ground and
then made an excuse to slip aside for
moment when he made jump over a
filed bank along the railroad in the direc-
ton Of Locust street The man fell over
= small sewer in front Of DIR. Huffs coal
ofiicer but soon recovered his feet aud
ran up the short alley to the Reading
Columbia passenger station aud in
the darkness succeeded in eluding the
officer. Wittick pursued him for some
distance, but could not find any trace OF the
missing man. He retrsced his steps and
made search for the satchel which the man
had placed on the ground. 1t was found and
on SUNDAY morning taken to the office of
Squire Evans where Its contents were ex-
amined. The following articles were con-
tanned therein A complete set Of burglars
tools consisting of new ratchet brace and
several bits to ft, steel jimmy, three dozen
pocket knives OF various sizes and few
pocketbooks. The articles are now at the
office Of Squire Evans and a lookout will be
kept to discover any trace of the man, who
succeeded In evading arrest The man
evidently had robbery in view, but was
foiled before he could commence any opera
tionA
skeletons Found.
Last Saturday workmen were engaged in
grading an alley running from Second to
Third streets, just east of Maple About two
feet below the surface of the ground the men
unearthed number of skulls, jaw bones and
other portions of the human body. The dis
covery created quite an excitement in the
neighborhood, and from the number found
1t was supposed the bones would make
about six bodies. From the formation OF the
skulls 1t 10 supposed that the skeletons were
Indians A number ofskulls and Jaw bones
were taken by people to keep as relics. 1t is
said that this place was once an Indian burial
dumped over an embankment.
Personal Mention.
Robert +. Haldeman, formerly of Column
bia, but now living in Toledo Ohio, spent a
few days among old friends in Columbia.
Harry topson has returned home from a
visit to Florida
Ephraim Meyers, of Lincoln, Neb, form.
erly living at Chickies, is visiting in Column
bia
Miss Lizzie Thomas, daughter ,of Michael
10, 10,
where she will enter a convent of the Order
ofSt Francis.
&. Town Notes.
The properties offered for sale on last Sat.
urday night at the franklin house were
withdrawn.
The Salvation Army will be closed for a few
weeks on account OF the armory being other
WISE occupied. The army will open in
Wrightsville on Wednesday night.
A large May party was held during last
Saturday on Chickies Rock. The day was
spent very pleasantly.
About $50 shsd were caught below the
dam early this morning. Joseph Keesey
had three shad weighing "a pounds, which
were splendid specimens of this tootbsome
fish.
Two men for a wager ran from York 70
Wrightsville on last Saturday in two hours
and twenty minutes The distance IL eleven
miles
Three new cars passed through town on
last Saturday. They were made at the Wi.
mington car shops and were intended for use
on the Denver, Utah S Pacific ailroad.
A large number Of people Left town on the
different passenger trains this morning for
Lancaster, where they will take In the sights
Of the circus
A case OF instruments used by physicians
for giving hypordermic injections was found
on South Second street. The owner can re-
cover his property at Filberts coal Office.
The car movement for April shows a de-
crease of 6,35S cars from previous month, and
decrease OF q, 929 cars from corresponding
month of last year. The cause was the Clear,
field coal strike.