Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-08
PERSONAL.

JUDGE CUMMIy, of Lycoming county, has
refused to renew the licenses for Hughes
Vile saloon-keepers, and the temperance
psople OF that section are very jubilant.
SENATOR FAIR is passionately fond OF
"Hamler' and "Humpty DunIpty." In the
lighter styles of dramatic art he suspends his
preference between Camille" and "Black
Crook"
REPRESENTATIVE y. T.DAyIs, OF this city,
having been represented as voting for the
new and unpopular tax law passed last year,
points TO the Record which shows that he
voted against 1t.
GEORGE H. CoRLIss, the engine builder
OF Providence, X. l., has received from the
King of Belgium the cross OF the Order of
Leopold, in recognition of his distinguished
services in mechanical engineering.
p. $. GOODMAN says he saw the Edison
light in operation in Cumberland, Md, for
street Illumination and changed his favorable
opinion Of it that it is no better than gas,
and not nearly as good as the arc system.
ALFRED SMITH, a real estate agent of New
port Rhode Island, has been returning to
the tax assessor for years an estate of 500 900.
He recently lost his mind when it was found
that he was the possessor OF 8, 100000.
ELIZA KISLocK, at one time well-known
and popular actress in Philadelphia, on Sun
day, celebrated her ninetieth birthday at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John
Drew, who is still favorite before the foot
lights.
GEN. SHERMAS's son has entered George
town, d. c., college to finish his studies to
become Jesuit priest His father had builded
great hopes upon his becoming an eminent
lawyer, and has never spoken to him since
his pursuit of a ministerial career.
NATHANIEL +. FERGUSON, aged 70, one
of Readings wea!thiest citizens, and the
senior member Of the firm which operated
the RobesOnia iron plant, is declared to be
mentally nu5punl. and lia danubtara ba 20
petitioned the Berks county court for a COM
mittee to manage his estate. He was former.
ly a resident OF Lancaster county.
SAM JONES has the following to say OF
lawyers: "If you'd all stop lying you'd starye
the lawyers to death. like a grand LAWYER
who defends the good man from the assaults
of the wicked. But these mean little g
lawyers! They do some mean thing, and
then say Il did that as a lawyer, not as
man. When they drop down ia hell
suppose they'll go about saying I'm here a,
a lawyer.'N
| PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has made him
| self solid with the Washington newspapel
men by sending out general invitation &c
members OF the press entitled to seats in
the reporters galleries to attend his Tues
day receptions at the White House. 1t is ths
| first time general invitation has eyei
| been issued to the press to appear at a White
House reception aud the first official recog
| milton OF the profession.
| SIMON CAMERON celebrates his eighty
seventh birthday to-day. The occasion /.
always one OF congratulations by his friend,
| and neighbors. When he started to learI
the printing business Pennsylvania hsC
neither railroads nor canals, and he heIpec
to put into type the account OF Perry's victor,
on Lake Erie and the burning OF the nationa
capitol by the British. He wssa journeymsr
printer in Washington in 1924, and after ht
became United States senator he frequentl,
visited the composing room of the Ndti0na
IateHi9encer to see Old craftsmen VIII,
worked at the case when he did and wer,
still picking type while he sat in the highes
| councils OF the nation.