Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-04
IA TRAMP INJURED.
- STRUCK NJ A TRAIN WHILE
tgalwrNa on 1HE RAILROAD.
W gMsss's Signals Not Noticed by tho
4 S1o1nsusats Prizes TAKEN at . Gso.
erspAical Bss-A Stranger Flour
ssllss . Knife Freely.

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4 EoxuMn1A, April 4-Arthur .Uhl,
Qman tramp, wss struck by engine No.
coming east, at Chickies station this
10ong about 7:30 O'Clock. The man was
oo1ng along tho railroad toward Colum.
"a when the engine was within twen.
1T Of him., stepped upon the tracks
ononn5Ler nav the mans danger and
n - could 10 avert the accident, but
= rnan paid no attention TO the signals.
y - reruck on the right side and thrown
775an - track. He was picked mp by the
~ q /, 40 and brought to the railroad
11foI. where he was examined by DR..
$I $IlseaWeaver. The man received a slight
y 2wonnd on the head and is considerably
5Hsuasod ON his right side He was sent
" ne county hospital. He said that he
"a no home aud was travelling from place
~ place working at anything he could
AGsosraphicai Bee.
1he geographical bee In the parish build.
~ b the Women's Guild Of St. Paui's
gAnfeA was not very largely attended last
oVooing, but was very interesting. There
Vuro about 80 contestants and the contest
4Non kept mp from 8 10 10 O'Clock. When
- number was reduced 70 seven the sharp
!oootoot began which soon narrowed down TO
- four prixs winners. The first prizs for
i1n1lea, illustrations OF Dore's Bible, was
( Won by Miss Mary Wright Miss Lydia
h Baker won the second prize, . knitting
nvepc. Tho frst gentleman's prize, Dore's
Dible, vas won by John Miflln, and Mr..
George 81. Richards received an engraving
~ the second prize. The Guild will hold
onosher bee In the near future.
Had . Knife.
4 Some excitement was caused yesterday
aitorncon BY . man with . knife In the
oaehborhood Of Filth and Chestnut streets.
He We stranger and entered the house Of
Frank w. Hull, on Cherry street. In
nhoEt time Mrs. Hull was heard crying for
ho1R when Benjamin Supe and Charles
8ankey ran to zee what was the matter.
Tho man met them in the alley with q
1arge knife in bis hand, causing the men to
fotsoak Tho fellow walked across Fifth
o1xoet aud disappeared. No one appears to
know who he was or what were his inten-
tjooe.
Contract Awarded.
The Columbia Canoe club held nesting
NJ night and awarded q contract for
bullding boat house to Messrs. Bachman
end Forry. 1t will DO one story frame, and
VIII b built on Ciepper's sand wharf, ad-
juiniug the coal chutes. 1t will DO COM
plstsd BY May lst
The public meeting In tho council
schamber tonight will he largely attended.
James Conner, Frederick To Wnsend and
John Kelley, tramps, were arrested in q
box car yesterday afternoon by Officer Aaron
Gilbert Squire Solly gave them 20 days
oonh.
8. 8. KlAir 10 building terra Gotta pipe
through his property at Second and Bridge
Streets to connect with the culvert at
allsy +.
Samuel Peck will build q house on
Poplar street. above Third.
Two large canal boats raised down the
river this morning, being too large to run
through the canal. They are used on the
Delaware and Raritsn canals.
George Eaves, . nine-month. old child of
MrA John Eayes, living on North Seventh
strest, died yesterday afternoon from
epasma Tne funeral will be held on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
The concert on Thursday evening by the
Wosleyan Giee club will be largely at
tendsd. The club IL composed Of fine
aingerA
The military midgets will DO In the opera
house on April 16, for the benefit OF the
ladies of the q. A. X.
The Metropolitan band will give con-
cent on Wednesday evening, April IS, and
will be assisted by the Mennerchor aud
The Troop family.