Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-07-19

Qaldeman was going (, dinner he fonno
. German lying on the pavement IN 'front.'
e the house, and on questioning the man
Was told strange story. The German ano
3 companion had been harvesting on
0tslckler's farm. On Monday they ieu
md came here, and procuring boat s'atseo
t0 Wrightsville When some oissahco
lgom the shore the boat was completely
overturned, and the companion, who couio
noe swim, crawled upon the boat, ana the
nss man taking the chain started TO TOW
eho boat ashorc, but finding the weight 700
much for him left the boat and swan
SHORE for assistance, which he claimed
- recsived. A party OF men under
his leadership put out In . poat
70 the assisssucs of tho man, but neither the
msn nor the boat was to be found. Mr..
Haldemsn ssked the man II he had been
driuking, and he said he had not Ae then
edvised him TO lay the matter before tnc
authorities, but nothing has been heAro OF
him since. Whether the man was lying OF
not mot known: he told astraightfor wsrd
seory, but neither the men who assisted
him in his search for his companion nor the
owner Of the boat are to be found.
Last Thursday night the residence OF Mr..
james Duffy, at Marietta, was broken Into
ana quantity Of edibles was stolen. Tao
mater was plsced In the hands OF Ohic r
WIttick, who succeeded In capturing
GEORGE Sharp and James McCann, two
young mon oil. Marietta. The men were
captured near Shocks station after an tx
citlng chase, during the progress OF which
aixtsen pistol shots were exchanged. The
men were chased over several fields, across
The canal to high wall from which they
I'LL, ipjuring themselves and ending the
ehssa The accused were brought before
Squire Evans this morning, and nnm.
be- Of Witnesses, including Jas Duffy, jr,
appeared against them. Mccain Is now
under Indictment for the robbery OF
Llvihgstone's clothing store In Columbia,
which occurred sbout year ago. 1t Ii
claimed McCsnn broke into the store, but
eludsd arrest Four men who we're with
him d that time were arrested and in
formed upon him. officer Wittick says
INT these same parties broke into Wiley's
distillery and committed numerous other
thefta in the vicinity Of Marietta. McCann
waa committed for larceny and burglary
md sharp for larceny.
Last night about $50 o'clock two young
msn from MI Joy after quarrelipg about
. young lady acquaintance engaged In .
sereet fight In front OF Pence's grocery store.
During the fight they threw whisky bet,
tie and . beer glAss ut each other. Mr..
Pence sent for Officer Gilbert, who took
the offenders before Squire Evans, but "a
nobody appeared against them they were
allowed to 60.
Psnnsylvsuia railroad policemen last
night arrested ten train jumpers, near
Shocks landing. The offenders were taken
beiore Squire Bolly who committed then
Tor twenty days
Joseph Smith, o repairman OF the Penn
sylvania railroad, had his right foot crushed
while handling ties in the west yard
He will be unable to work for day or two
Fred. e. Wsgner, an empioye OF th'
Pennsylvania railroad shops, while un
loading supplies from q car, had three o
his fingers badly isceratod.
Emanuel Moss, a machin.st In the Penn
sylvauia railroad shops, VISA yesterda!
presented with q full set of Hmock
machinist's tools by his fellow employ or
the tools were made Of wood snd shee
Iron
Yesterday freight train drawn by en-
gtne No. LILO going west, was torn apar
between Marietta and schock's, and o.
Z coming together badly damaged two car,
Company viii 60 10 camp on Fr.da
morning ATT O'Clock. II the weather pei
mits they will make street parade befor
leaving.
Tho regular monthly meeting OF tn
s,ho0l board will be held this evening.
Miss Elizabeth II. Mifilln gave delight
ful evening party last evening In hono
Of her cousin, Miss Caroline Peart
At the congregational meeting l. IA In
the Second Street Lutheran church lss
evening, committee Of six was appointed
70 formulate the plans OF the contom plated
Improvements and find the actual cost O
such and to make report Of their work a
future meeting.