Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-19
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0oUvior correspondence OF INTkLLi"hNoH" :,
CoLUMBrA, July l9.-"Root the hatter,'
- Ne victim OF q nsst swindie A telegram,
o,Gned n. Fox a Co, hatters, Of Philadelphia,
Vzn secelved by II. ii. Lockard on Friday,
3ulv on. requesting that their draft in favor
~ thoar salesman, Ernest Armhold,
- aocepsed Armhold put in an appear.
- the following morning, and in
oncnny with Mr.. Lockard went to the
rN2 National bank to have the draft
m0hod. The officials refused to cash IL until
.peuperly indorsed. Mr.. Root was then
6alled upon and knowing the salesmen, in
doesed tho draft Armhold received the
amount US, and left town. On the following
Tuesday the DRAFT was returned to Columbia,
along with the information that r. Fox Il Co.
would not receive 1t, rs they had not issued
the draft nor sent the telegram both were
forged by Armhold, who had been discharged
BY the Arm some time ago. Mr.. Root loses
the s7h 1t is reported that Armhold has also
aud In q like manner victimized parties in
Lancaster and York. His present where
shouts are not known.
Died From Fracture.
Last October Mrs A. Dean fractured one of
her limbs by a fall, since which time she has
been confined to her bed, and on Saturday
morning at o'clock sheldied. Her remains
were inferred from her late home. on South
aged SO years, and leaves two children, b. f.
Dean and Mrs John Eberlin, both OF Colum
biA. to mourn he DEATH At the age of six
she left her birthplace in Chester county and
came to Columbia, where she has since re-
sided. She was q life long member of the
Columbia M. e. church, and a faithful and
earnest worker in Gods vineyard.
Winfield Chester jackson, aged two years,
son of Isaac Jackson, residing on North Fifth
street. died of cholera infantum Saturday
night
The funeral of Chas +. Wright was held
this afternoon. Services were held at tho
residence of A. o. Baker, on South Front
street, and the remains were inferred in
Mount Bethel cemetery.
suits and Gross Actions.
Horace and Louise Dosey sued A. j. Meads
for assault and battery and drunkenness and
disorderly conduct, said to have been com.
mitted Saturday night in Alley X, near Filth
street Squire Evans gave Meads 20 DAYS for
the latter offense and to remain in Jail for the
former until August court. Meads has
brought suit against the Doseys on the same
charges and Squire Frank will give the case
hearing Today.
The York Club shut Out.
The Columbia club added another feather
to their cap by shutting out" the Anchor
OF York, Saturday afternoon. The game wa,
prettily played, the home team excelling Al
caster, appearing for the first time with the
Columbia, covered second in a manner to
elicit applause from the fair-sized audience.
King was too much for the visitors, striking
out fifteen and keeping them down to four
safe hits. Resh supported him admirably ;
in fact the entire club played a fine game, as
the appended score shows:
Columbia .................0 o 0 o 0 o . go
Earned runs Columbia l. Total base b,t.O to
Columbia 8; Anchor s. Errors-Coiumbia .:
Anchor g Passed balls-Resh / kable s. struck
ontEby King Is by Rottcomb7. Z. Base on balls
Time-2l0.
or For camp
The Forest and Stream club is composed of
the following Columbians: President S. S.
Stape; vice president c. l.. Filhart treasurer
+. 6. Paine secretary n. Nj. Sourbeer quar-.
termaster Z. e Eodng !: Geo Tile, DIR. A.
W. Rogers, q ohm S. M,isser b. +, Musser
John 9. Yake, John A. Mouk, j. r. Beetem
NJ. p. Root, Herbert Lewis, L. q. Johns, w
II. Moore, c. p. Wilson, Frank s. Stocker
+. W. Hecket II. b. Rhodes, w. J. Edelmsn
This morning at six o'clock they boarded
"speciai on the Reading d Columbia rail
road, and were whir!ed towards Virginsville
Berks county, where they will remain in
camp until July 2Sth. The camp grounds
are within quarter of a mile OF Virginsville
along the Maiden creek. The club have sever
tents-one mess, three "a's" and three mar
of sport.
Personal Points.
Miss Flora Wike is home from Lewes
Del.
The German Pioneer club will picnic in
Heises woods tomorrow.
s. s. Detwiler yesterday killed a two. foot
copperhead snake in York county, 1t is now
on exhibition in the First National bank.
Assessor VIM. Boyd and Samuel Truscott
are seriously i'll.
Mrs. Samuel Ball, of Dayton, Ohio is visit.
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. ). Strine
Rev. j. X. Shoffner, pastor of St Johns
Lutheran church lett for Albany, New York,
this morning He will be absent three OF
four weeks.
Borough Notes and News.
Lawrence Gill, Of East Liverpool, Ohio, on
Saturday night while stealing ride on a
+. X. X. freight train, occupied the fayorite
position Of tramps-sitting ON one bumper
win his legs on another-when the train
Stacked. 1t was an unexpected movement,
and resulted in fracture of his left hip. He
now lies In the county hospital.
Inc treasurer Of Co. &. has advanced the
necessary funds, and this evening the men,
pers Will receive their pay for last week s
encampment at Allentown.
We were shown several stalks of oats this
morning, from the farm of William Paxsop,
IN Lower Windsor, York county, which
measured six feet four inches in height.
Hospital Steward, +. b. Forney, of the
Fourth regiment, n. G. Pa, will return to
MS home In Washington, ID. O., tomorrow.
THE PIONIU SEASON
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