Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-16
OFF FOR A VACATION.
4 Clue TO sPRND rKN DAYS ar vIsolN-
WILLIE, BERKs COUNTY.
re Party Amply Equipped For . Pisssans
fims-rhs Upper End Of the Borough
stsrtpsd By Cries Of Murdsr-wm,
obsrnn Csimbs . Big HIN

CoLuMBIA,Aug Is The Uolly Twenty. l
ave - camping club left town this aiter. |
noon on the $40 train over the Reading &
Columbia railroad for their camp at Viz
aipsville, Berks county. The club consists
q twenty members and are fully equipped
end provided with everything necessary |
Tor having . good time. Tho members
adopted . neat uniform, consisting OF gray
shirt light felt bss polks dot neckties and
white suspenderA Headed by the Metro
politan band the club paraded from their
hesd quarters ut Schlegelmilch's hotel, on
Lawrence street, to the passenger station.
They made fine appearance and attracted
much attention. The camp will last for
len days The club 10 composed Of the fol.
lowing officers aud members: President,
John w. Duttenhofer, vice president,
George h. Wike; secretary, John w.
Nichsel treasurer, Joseph Schlegelmilch
captain, Peter Engrof; members, John
Booth, Frederick Brink, Benz. Dennis,
Jacoo Duttenhofer, James Harsh, Michael
Hook, Daniel Hook, William Hershey,
Patrick Hauiou, Samuel Keller, Albert
kime., James Kelley, Paul McMshon,
Howell Michael, John 8. Weidler.
An Alleged wife-Beatsr.
The upper end OF town, in the neighbor.
hood Of Eighth and Ridge avenue, was
thrown into . state Of excitement about
midnight Last night BY the cry of "murdeI
murder!' The cry came from the resi-
depce Of John Roath, Q cigarmaker, on
Eieh,h street, and the many people who
fi,cked to the house found him In rage
and badly using his wife, Some say be
opsnly said he was going to kill
tunR In
hand. Mra Roath was taken 10
the residence OF Samuel Brighton, on
Bethel street, where she spent the balance
of the night About 2:30 ociook this
morning Officer John Gilbert arrested
Roath and Squire Hershey hold him In
h.'l srr Q hearing this evening at 7:3(
O'Clock,
OborIin wnis.
Another hill climbing contest was helt
last evening between Mclaughlin ant
Oberlin on . hill near Heise's woods, ant
Oberlin was victorious. The arrangement
were that the party resching the highes
point on the hill would be the winner OF
ono trial Oberiin went over the SUNNI
while Mclaughlin failed to mako the top
The hill on the Marietta turnpike will b
attempted this evening, and the race to b.
On time
Personal ana Oihsr Notes
Mrs. ErhArt, OF Lancaster, IL vlsitinI
here.
Fred and Misses Kate and Ollie Mathee
OF Reading, are visiting friends In town.
Trs,nmaster r. K. williams and fam lily
have returned home from Atlantic City.
Miss Kate Btrickler IL home from Phil
adslphia
~, n-- -.u> .u.r ,hta a., ,x,o- T. a.,
the pleasure Of meeting Belvs Lockwood
with whom he had quite talk on politics
The Centennial association will hold II
regular monthly meeting In the oper'
house to night.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Y. M. q. a
will meet this evening.
The H. L. q. society will meet this even
ing st the residence OF Miss Annie Nielsen
blch.
The Tuscarora camping club held NEE
Ing last evening at the residence OF Gee
SuppleA James A. Campbell was electe
captain Of the club, and bylaws wer
adopted. The club will meet sgsin on mex
Tuesday evoning
The P. r r. Hose company No. 4, vii
meet on Friday evening 10 elect otiicera
BepJ. II. Thompson, brakeman en- tn
fs n. H., nbu DIE IiBnt manu- oauiy lpJuIo'
ct Highspire yesterday. Thompson wa
applying Q brake, when his hand wa
caught between the end OF the car an,
brake-wfeel, causing the injury. He wa
mpelled to quit work.
William Sanders met with a narrow OF
C,pe at the Mil street railroad crossing yet
tsrday. He was standing at the crossln
waiting for an cast bound freight to past
The train passed, Sanders moved aroun,
tie end and walked directly In front OF
west bound train. He saw his danger ol
the instant and sprsng over the track
The engine pas ned within q few inches Q
his body.
Every citizen Of the town who In inter
ested In the coming centennial Is doin,
everything to give the borough neat ap
pssrance. The borough force OF workmer
arc at work cleaning the streets, aud they
together with the residents are maxim,
short work OF the weeds growing along III,
cutters and curba
The Columbia Canoe club picnic was hel,
at York Furnace to-day. Many partie
from York, Wrightsville, Marietta, Ian
caster and Columbia attended. They com,
home this evening by q special train.
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