Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-07-17
A CANAL CAPTAIN INJURED.
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raUxep ON mrs BOAT BY MAN.
-..,v monday morning whils Tied On ~ the
rive aiis Level Locks He is vi'ittd
b. . scoundrsi VINO Murdssousiy
usss . siug Shot Upon Him.

By . scouudeel Who MurdesousV |
Uses . siug.sho, Upon Him.
t,otrNprA, July l7.--At about o'clock
m Monday morning . man entered the
oabIu Of Q canal boat belonging TO Capt
pins Crownshield, who resides on North
Front street. The captain being awakened
bv the noise arose and was promptly
knocked down with . sluns-shot In the
hands of the intruder, who hit him twice.
badly outing his head and bruising bis let
eve very severely. The captain retained
nreseuce OF mind enough TO seizs his sssa'i.
M and call for help. whererpou the william
vrauched himself loose and escaped to the
hilla
Tne assault took place al the foot OF the
I, r. mile level Mr.. Crownshield had his
hos,s loaded with coal at Nanticoke, had
taken the cargo to Havre- de Grace, and was
On the return trip. He reached the five
mile level locks on Saturday at midnight
where he tied up over Sunday. The mans
purpose was robbery. search FOR him is
IN progress, but up to this writing he has
not been captured.
All O'Clock this morning the Forest and
eroam Camping club lett town on their
annual camping trip The member.hip oi
the club IL ss follows: President, George
Tile Woe president, M. p. Root recre.
tsry II. G. Lewis treasurer, q. l., Filbert;
captain, +. w. Heckel quartermaster, II.
@. Young members, J. q, Beetem, Albert
Cha les, w. 4. Moore, T. @. Johns, +. @.
Paine, John 8. Yske, +. P. Wagner, G. p.
Wilson, Harry Haughey, J. ID. slade,
Frank Stocker Harry Westerman and Geo.
w. HickA There were besides the mem.
bsrH Q cook, waiter and general utility
man, The club had q special combination
car, and will 20 into camp on the Juniata
river, in Junists county, near Port Royal.
They are fully equippsd, and an enjoyable
time il expected.
Last evening the Nigilsnt fire company
held special meeting In their rooms and
decided to participate in the centennial
psrades and recomme nded that the follow
ing fire companies be invited to appear In
the parades as their guests Union and
yiRilant companies OF York, Liberty OF
Middletowp, Hope of Mannheim, Citizens OF
Harrisburg, Neversink oi Reading, Liberty
Of Allentown, Good will OF Carlisle, Junior
OF Chambersburg, and . representative
from the fire department Of Lancaster.
The Evangelical church will hold q
oampmeeting near Highville, Manor town
ship, commencing on July IL and continu.
Ing eight days.
The Susquehanna Lodge, No. 80, OF ODD
Fellows, held a meeting last night and do.
c,dsd on turning out during the centen-
nlal celebration, hiring band and pre-.
pairing liKt Of lodges to be invited to par.
tcipate.
A meeting OF the trustees OF the Presby.
tefian church was held last evening for
the purpose Of awarding the contract Tor the
building Of their new church at Fourth
and Locust streets, but no decision was ar
rived At A meeting was held this morn
Ing for the purpose OF deciding.
The Columbia Literary society left this
morning for York Furnace, where they
VIII spend the day. There were about
forty ladies and gentlemen In the party
and they went on Hat towed by the
steamer "Colurnbia,"
Obed strickler, q prominent citizen ant
farmer Of Manor township, residing nes
Turkey Hill, died at his home on Sunda,
Lest A large number OF Columbians VIII
attend his furersl, whloh will take plac
tomorrow at Q o'clock.
A game OF lawn tennis was contested las
ovening on tho Out OF Door clubs groundl
& between w. Fendrich and w. Bruner and
J. 4. Ehomier and Jas. Ryon. The former
gentlemen were victorious In tho first and
third games by scores Of GA, 90, aud the
latter In the second by score OF G2.
A party OF about 80 young ladies and gen.
tlemen VIII 90 from town att o'clock this
evening on straw ride TO Marietta. Re-
freshmsnts will be served In the rink a
that place.
DR. Washington Fighter, residing In
West Philadelphia, former resident OF
Columbia, ia In town to-day.
Mr.. 8. V. Evans, OF the West Chester
Viilsge Record, was In tow n last evening.
Miss Fay Scarlet, OF Kenustt Square,
Left for home to-day altor short visit to
the Misses Stoner.
Benz. A. Lich'y, the day operator at the
dispalcher's cfiice, Is at hone on the sick
list.
Edward Hsmaker has charged Ellsworth
Mclaughlin with assault and battery be-.
fore Squire Solly. Mclaughlin has been
held In $500 bail for hearing on Saturday
evening.
Issso Welsh has entered civil suit against
the Vigilant fire company before Squire
6olly, for damages sustained to his fiat.
Tbs company was hired to pump the
water out OF the canal boat which sunk 81
Bruuer's wharves on Saturday night, and
without the owners knowledge or consent
used his boat In their work, and It Is
claimed, strained 1t very badly.
Company G will 80 to camp on Ed
day morning.
King & Franklin's circus and wild est
shows will exhibit here on Thursday.
A ball Will be held by the Metropolitan
band ON Saturday evening In the srmory.
A meeting OF the Second street Lutheran
Mite society Of the Lutheran church will
be held In the main auditorium of the
church this evening.
A meeting OF the repair committee OF
the Second Street Lutheran church will be
held this evening to contemplate need ed
repairs. A congregational meeting will
b held tomorrow evening to decide fl
naily on the repairs to be made.
The Salome u. Ii. Sunday school will
leave town tomorrow on their annual pic.
mic to Lititz.
The North Queen Street sewer.
Jere Rife, Thomas Hays and A. W. Bald
win, the viewers appointed by council to
levy damages against the properties on
North Queen street, between Centre Square