Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-19
NOW TWO HORSES WE'RE KILLED.
A Remarkable Accident In Winch a Train
Made a NerY NarroM E.care.

Made a Very Narrow Escape.
| ELIZABETuTowN, April l9.--On THURSDAY
evening, about 7a5 o'clock, two valuable
horses, belonging to Jacob Eppler of Cone
WACO township, Dauphin county, were killed
| by the third section of the Day Express east
Of which brief mention was made in
| the lNTELLIGESCER on Friday. 1t ap
| pears that the two horses broke oul
| of the field, and, getting on the railroad,
walked as far as the high bridge crossing the
Conewago creek. The train came along and
| caught the one, aud almost Immediately the
other horse. The one animal was thrown on
the right side, coming east) down The steep
emban kment and the other was dragged a
short distance on the bridge, when be was
thrown oil OF ii TO the water below, a distance
OF over ninety feet The animal was horribly
torn open. 1t seems marvellous that In
striking these two horses the engine did not
jump the track, which might have caused a
terrible catastrophe.
a corps Of engineers of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, are at present surveying land, close
by the single track and driving stakes down.
II is their intention to straighten the line from
Middlstown to Dillerville, which is noted
for many short curves. 1t has also been
said, from competent authority, that the
company will widen the ''Tunnei Cut" in a
short time, in order to avoid the peris of that
place.
"The Pleasant Hill" Sunday school. which
is situated a short distance from here WAS
Yesterday reorganIzed for the summer
months, and the following officers were duly
elected /: superintendent Mr.. j. III. Yohey /;
assistant superintendent Miss Lizzie Heisey
secretary, Mr.. Albert Rheem assistant secre-
tary, Miss Maggie Lands librarian, Henry
NJ. Hoover; assistant librarian, Miss Annie
Ebersole treasurer, j. W. Kelsey. Instruc-
tons in vocal and instrumental music will be
given to the scholars during the week The
school starts in under favorable circum.
stances.
Passion services will be held during
each evening of the week, in the Lutheran
church OF this place the pastor delivered
the hrst OF the series of sermons last even
ing, entitled "The suilerings ol the Blessed
Redeemer."
new firm under the name OF Singer Il
Witmer, of this place, have leased some land
of a. Dissinger, at the railroad, for the pur-
pose oil starting large lumber ward here,
Much lumber has already been received
Mr.. Jacob Hert2ler, OF this place, the ETH
cient teller of the Elizabethtown National
bank, has been given a vacation of several
weeks, on account of his falling health He
intends going to Alabama in few days to re-
cuperate.
The cellar of the new Lutheran church, of
this place, is very near completed, and other
work on the beautiful structure will be begun
at once the laying OF the cornerstone will
take place in few weeks.
MIR. u. NJ. BaXtresser, of this place opened
ShVe anu gent furnishing store on South
Market street on Saturday last, with a large
stock of goods.
On Friday last MIR. j. G. Westhafer, OF the
Chronicle, of this place, received a Campbell
steam power printing piess, weighing 8, 600 |
pounds, the Increasing circulation OF his |
paper prompting him to procure it.
a ten-weeks session of summer school |
was begun this morning, by J. +. Ober ana |
ID. A. Singer. A large number of scholars |
are enrolled.
|
who have been here for A short time |
LEFT this morning for Boston.
Mr.. }. Harry Brubaker, student at col |
lege in Maryland, returned home on Satur- |
aay, intending to rusticate here ON account of |
falling health.
DR.. III. Blougb, candidate for the assembly. |
IS at present busy eleclioneerng for the office |
success.