Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-24
! fWENTY-TWO YEARS.
INN ssnEvEs Js4S BlKER OF CHEST.
NOT HIlL, NEAR NOuNryILLE.
a Native OF Germany ana Resident of
3 - County Nearly Forty Years-A Col
sred woman Dies fi>om Paralysis.

\ CuLuxBiA, Aug. 2i.-John Baker, of
Cheesuut Hin, near Mountvillc, died this
morning at $50 o'clock in the seventy
ninth year Of his age. The death resulted
nom . rheumatic affliction after an illness
~ twenty-five years He was badly
crfppled and walked with the aid Of
clutches. He was born in Germany and
came TO this country about forty years ago.
He lived nearly all that time In Lancaster
co0nty. A wife and one son survive. The
funeral will be held on Monday morning
a. o'clock from, Holy Trinity Catholic
church.
Mrs. Sarah Watson, well-known coll
ored woman, died at her home, on Lancas-
ter Avenue, last evening at 7:45 o'clock,
oeoA q wears. She had been sick for the
~ six months with paralysis, which
\ eNuncd her death. She was born in town,
snd lived here all her life. -Four children
Two girls and two boys-survive. The
faneral will be held on Monday afternoon
Il o'clock from the colored Baptist church.
John Hardy, son Of William Hardy,
living on North Third street, had serious
AL this morning at Filbert & Forry's ice
house. The boy had climbed ON skid
and accidentally fell TO the ground, dis
fance of fifteen feet. He struck on board
and received severe sprain in his neck.
DR., Miffiin attended the injured boy.
Rev. w. j. Wilkie, headmaster at Selwyn
hall, Reading, will conduct the services in
81, Paurs p. Z. church on Sunday.
Rev. WIN. Sanborn, Of Harrisburg, will
preach in the Church of God on Sunday.
Rev, A. r. Meyers, of Mountvillc, will
preach in Salome L. b. church on Sunday.
A union service will be held in the Pres
byterian chapel on Sunday morning by the
Presbyteriar Lutheran and Methodist so
( cieties of Christian Endeavor. The service
9 will be under the leadership of Albert
King, assisted by Noble Fighter and Fred
Duttenhofer.
Miss Perley, of Spanish Forks, Utah,
will make an address in the Presbyterian
chapel on Sunday evening on the subject Q!
" "Mormonism and Homo Mission Work, "
!. untler the auspices Of the Women's Home
( Missionary society.
The campfire of the Sons Of Veterans IL
the armory last night was very largely at
tended. Camp leand the Ladies' Aid society
Of Lancaster, were present. The affair wa'
success in every manner.
The Shawnee fire company will hold q
festival i'm the engine house parlors this
evening.
The Democratic ward meetings will "
held this evening at the places prcviousl.
published.
Howard Stape, driver of the L. 5. ex
press wagon, had tho third finger of hi
left hand mashed this morning bya trunl
falling on that member.
Miss Mary Fitzgerald, of Philadelphia
is visiting Miss Hattie Miller.
r. D. Hull and family left yesterda.
for trip to Clearfield county.
Charles Smith and wife, of Philadelpbia
are visiting friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Clark returned hom
last evening from an extended Wcster
trip.
Mrs. A. Charles and sister, Miss Essi
Swartz, LEFT this morning for n trip to Al
lantic City.
Miss Lille Marshall, OF Lancaster, is tn
the guest of Miss Clara Richards
Frank Musser and wife returned to thei
home in Harrisburg this morning.
Misses Emma and Alice Caster of Fhila
delphia, returned home to-day, aecompa
MED by Misses Mary and Tillie Vogel.
Emma Archie and Clara Henry, tw
notorious colored women, indulged In
prize fight yesterday afternoon over som
difficulty. Emma proved to be the bett,
of the two and knocked Clara out in thre
rounds.