Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-07-19
COMPANY C'S INSPECTION.
NM AaE CLAIMED AZ suPERlORn BY
AL. Gen. HASTINGS AND OTHERS
The soldiers to Return Home ON satur-
day-A Woman Severely Injured
ny jumping From Csrriagr.

CoLuMBtA, July l9.--Fron lreports re-
ceived from Slatington, Company & are
having good time at their annual en-
campment In that place. They have had
plenty of military duty. and successfully
passed the ordeal of inspection. The COM
pany was inspected on Tuesday morn.
ing by Adjutant General Hastings,
Brig. General Goblin and their stafls, with
Capt. Calef and Lieut.. Beam, of the
United States regular army. At former
Inspections the company has been always
classcdsas "good +" with an average rang
ing nom ~ 10 %. This year the company
were marked "superior" In everything
but attendance, two members being absent
without leave. Adiutant General Hastings
personally complimcnted Capt. Bennett
upon the fine appearance of his men. The
company will arrive home on Saturday.
Mrs l.. +. McCracken and daughter met
with serious driving accident yesterday
at Fourth and Locust streets. Mrs. Me-
Cracken is an invalid and was out driving
with her daughter. As they passed the
new Presbyterian church the horse became
frightened at the engine and both ladies
jumped from the carriage. The daughter
escaped without injury, but Mrs. Me-
Cracker was painfully bruised by falling
against an electric light pole.
The following amount of benefits were
paid TO employees of the Reading 4 Column
bia railroad for the quarter ending June 80:
For accident, 8 employees, sl7k50; sickness,
3 employees, sl4.so; total, sls9.3o.
A special meeting of council was held
last evening to assess the dog tax. Assessor
Bockius reported 500 dogs, and the tax was
levied nj 81 for each dog. The book will
he handed TO Collector Boyd.
Will kim, clerk at Heckel 4 Paine's
store, had the little finger of his right hand
knocked out of joint last evening, while
playing ball.
The Ironsides will go TO Lancaster on
Saturday TO play ball with the Active team
in that city.
Meyer Bachman win leave town on Sat
urday TO attend the wedding of friend in
Baltimore.
Engine No. 6I5, of the =. II. r., had a
slight wreck at Marietta last evening, de-
laying freight trains for two hours. The
wreck crew were I'm service.
Tho Reading pay ear will be here on
Monday morning.
The Metropolitan band will go to Iron
vile on Saturday evening to play at fes
tival.
Fifteen inches Of water was let ont of
the canal last evening to repair leak at
Chickies.
Miss Clara Richards entertained n num-
ber Of her friends at hcr home last evening.
A most enjoyable timo was had by all
present
The funeral of the late Peter Schccken-
bach will he held on Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock from Salem Lutheran church.
Miss Sadie Chapman entertained few
Of her friends last evening at her home.
How stolen Watch Was Recovered.
From the Lititz Record.
Last week one night two men connected
with tho merry-go- around located at
Gantz's restaurant and IA man selling pat
ent churns, were In company together
until q late hour. Two of them--the churn
man and one of the others instead Of going
to bed, laid down on wagon near the
flying horses. The third one kept back
for some reason or other. Next morning
when the churn man wanted To see the
time, he found his gold watch was missing.
Later in the day one of the merry go-
round men was seen entering an open
shed near the restaurant, and laying him
self down on a pile of hay, thrust his arm
way down into II. His actions look cd sus-
picious Constable Ilelman was notified and
made search In the pile of hay, hut found
nothing. Later Barton Swarr began search
ing and thought he heard the tick of tn,
watch In the hay, but could not find IL
He then went outside of the shed, place.