Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-28
EV5R MUCH SWOLLEN
- ~ sns DAN AND sOEDs
DlUk wArss.
80 Osssss LAss Lsss N,sh,--A BOY
Snsngsr- siishs Wrscs ~ Marietta.
- 1Alss Captured minor nap.
NJ psssnes Of tire thorough.

e0oersspopdcncc of the iSrfLLIoEScrn.
fluufA, Dec. 2s Tho recent rains
sod > rise In the Susquehanna river
- hAs resulted In a general breakup
~ IL was ice.bound above the
NV nom shore to shore, aud from the
8 b tho dam was closed with the
l1pn Of an open space on this
u the river. The water COM
1D4 10 rise rapidly about eleven
~ loGt night carrying the Ice over the
"a ~ a eeriy hour this morning the
~ very high, overflowing the banks
0oQoRinR the wharves near the bridge
161uo cskes Of Ice. The Ice gorged on
-, causing the water TO become very
Until the blockade was carried on. Inv
~ running during the entire morning
oade Of the river, with occasional stop
I'm - tbe WriRhtsville shore Above
5i6So from the iron span 10 the Wrights'
0kSre. the ice has become gorged, form.
. oWift current on this side where 'he ioe
xnuing over tie dam.
j2' ringer Cut or
| 4 IN of Michael Wickepheiser, who Is
k1pyed at the Columbia rolling mill In
llix Iron, was fooling about the engine at
f<o nill when he had the index finger OF bis
E1Hkf hand caught In the machinery and was
{2Iv crushed. The finger was msngled In
- S69ious manner and was amputsted by DR..
Mfkol close TO the hanu.
|&3 Railroad Wreck
81 a wreck occurred on the Pennsy lvsnis
1dlroad at Marietta this morning at $3.50
S|c0ock to the freight train drawn by engine
Id 1.O0a The train hands were shifting cars
cpd hsd large log placed on the track Not
4 <fnn0ue able to remove the log In time, the real
nortion of the train came In contact with the
6Aniruction, throwing one car from the track
z ond blocking both main tracks Jonn A,
1ohl, the brakeman, was slightly injured
Vhili tryipRrto remove the log. The wreck
'cr6W was called out and cleared away the 90
Hnfructions after few hours work.
4 Stole Coat
a ooat valued at SIS, was stolen nom q
! dummy standing in front Of the clothing
Sopeo Of J. Livingston, on Locust street, yes,
f1fiay afternoon. The thief sold the stolen
ooak TO q member OF the Salvation Army
named Stanley. Officer Wittick was put on
tho track of the thief and managed to arres
him after q desperate resistance. He had 8
hearing this morning before Squire Evans
.Hiviug his name as Edward Downe, OF Hsr
fi1burH. He was committed TO jail for tria
q court The stolen coat has been recovered
rown Notes.
a chlldren's festival service was held las
ovoning at the St Paups P. Z. church, which
Wos Of an interesting nature. After the con
cluslon Of the service the school adjourned tc
The armory, where an enjoyable time wa
spent In games and receiving presents
The Presbyterian Sunday school held al
eptertainment In the main portion OF thu
church last evening, when a programme
Z Esopared for the occasion was carried out
Tho scholars were then treated 10 Ice cream
0kes, DO
~ The Susquehanna Hosiery mills have bee
nold to the Lancaster Knitting company
The machinery is now being moved to tbs
place.
The Chestnut Hill Iron Ore company has
large quantity OF limestone piled along th
tracks of the Reading & Columbia railroad
M Yesterday afternoon some of IL gave way an
was thT.wa on the rails. No damage wa
done
Word has been received In town by reli
Z tivos that Charles o. Lockard, q former res
dent OF Columbia, but now living In CluciI
Z natI, IL dying. MIR. Lockard is a brother
VIM. r. Lockard, prominent in the Pennsy
vAuia railroad company.
Thomss Smallwood, time-keeper at II
Kelley stove works, has resigned to take G
fect On January 1st He will engage in bus
ness IN Harrisburg.
The house OF Isaac Welsh, living near L
Huff's coal yard, was entered last eveniD
by some person unknown, and a gold bress
pin and SL40 In money were stolen.