Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-06-15

uHn1A. June 1k--George Young, aged
8wefvo vsasa . son Of Thomas Young,
u Ncfth Third street, was engaged at
6o q nfosday afternoon In shooting
ne boy wss using an air gun and
(11ngn Just ~ he fired the gun
YoGng. sister Of about three years of
6esWeen him and the target and re-
y - bullet In her right breast. The acci-
4 1nned much dismay among the family,
- Won thought the child was seriously
$1,000. DR.. Berntheisel was hastily sum-
6no0 md an examination was made of the
"A jt6und. which was bleeding considerably.
Y 4 nrut The physician thought the bullet bad
noered the flesh and had intended to probe
~ II but, after further examination, he
5Dnnd that Il had gone through an apron,
7 Geoeo end heavy woolen bodice, and then
1nu0o dint In an undergarment. This part
q he clothing had been pushed into the
0osb, causing the flesh wound. The doctor
Gorafdo this instance as a remarkable one,
\ 06d the only thing that prevented the bullet
4 from ponOifnting the body was the heavy
X0o1o6 garment The wound was made in
~ right breast between two ribs, and was
miraculous escape from serious INJURIES.
Upset In the River.
on Monday afternoon Phil Gossler and
VIII Tyson, two boys of about fifteen years
2oe ~. were out on the river in a sail-boat
when very near the middle of the river the
aail c0uld not be managed and the boat was
upNst throwing the boys into the river. The
4 al fell from the boat, which turned upside
down In the water The boys were able to
swim and hung TO the boat at the bow and
stem. Several parties on the Wrightsville
ehoro noticed the predicament of the boys
+ bat paid no attention to their appeals for
sistanca Two men from town secured q
row boat and went to their help. The
& b0yB were taken into the boat and with the
saiI-boat taken to wrightsville, where every
thing was put In proper condition. The sail
hat was rowed back to Columbia. The boys
wore In the water for about onehalf
hour, but did not suffer any ill effects from
their mishaps, excepting good wetting.
Personal Mention.
Df. w. RICHTER and family left town for
Philadelphia. where they will In future re-
Mr.. F. A. Bennett returned home last eve
ming from q visit of four weeks to Hot
Springs, Arkansas.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. B. Given, left town
yestsrday ior Baltimore, where they VIII se-
cure passage on a steamer for a trip to Hall.
hx, Nova Scotia, and points in the vicinity
Leg Hurt
Joseph Smith, q colored man, was hel ping
TO move furniture at the house of DR.. RICHTER
on Second street on Monday afternoon. A
very large article was being carried down a
flight of stairs, which slipped from the grasp
leg Of Smith. The leg was severely injured
at the ankle. and tho man is confined to his
home.
Bibles for AL.
Herman Keller, brother of Rev. III. Keller,
pastor Of the Salem Lutheran church, has
been appointed by the Columbia Bible SO.
ciety to canvass the town to sell Bibles and
collect money for the use of the local and
state societies. Bible will be given to
Inn ilvy Nayifh nrun aN
store OF Mrs G. Better and the society hope
for liberal help to carry on this work.
Columbia Defeats wrightsvilIe.
The Columbia club played game OF ball
with the Wrightsville club on Monday after
noon. The visitors were easily beaten,
King being too much tor them, as fifteen
struck out The muddy condition of the
grounds made errors numerous The score
was as follows:
SHlS%s'n %4'snssSilo. i; 81 81
Town Notes.
Tho Presbyterian Sunday school will hold
their picnic at Lititz Springs, on Thursday,
June 18th.
Pennsylvania Castle, No. 76 knights of the
Mystic Chain, Will leave town on special
train ON Thursday evening, June 18th, at !
O'Clock, for York, where they will pay fr a.
ternal visit to York Castle, No. "a.
The Shawnee Fire companys picnic a,
Heise's woods on Monday afternoon, was
poorly attended, owing to the disagreeab able
weather. A fair sum of money was realized.
A meeting of the Vigilant Fire company
Will be held this evening when the final ar
rangements for the visit to Middletown on
July 3D., will be made. The Wrightsville
band has been engaged for the trip.
This morning car was run off the inclined
plane at the sand bars OF T. ]. Clepper. The
car fell some distance to the river track but
was not broken in any manner.
The Ladies' Aid society, Of the Church OF
God, will hold straw berry festival on Thurs.
day and Friday evenings OF this week for the
benefit OF the church.
A number of colored folks of town went to
Mount Joy last night, to participate in the
cake walk at that place.
After being out of blast for several months,
furnace No. 2, Of the Chestnut Hill iron ore
company, Ii beng filled with coal, ore, etc,
preparatory to being started.