Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-05-07
CREAM or cuRnE Nr ENENrs.


The Belair Social, Literary, Musical and
Dramatic club In Belaix, Maryland, has
t,een fined $dO0 and costs Of prosecution for
violating the local option law.
Suit has been brought at Syracuse, N. ",
against the estate Of William y. Storey TO
recover 5000 and interest promised his
nephew for abstaining frem drink during
his minority.
The looth animal convention Of the
Pennsylvania diocese OF the Episcopal
church was organized al ST, Luke's church,
philadelphia, ON Tuesday. Tho annual
address was read by Bishop Whitaker.
A. NJ. Pence. ON Tuesday before Judge
Horton, IN Chicago, rs counsel for the anti.
Esher,te faction, made strong plea against
alleging the Reading, Pa, decision was the
only legal Judgment IN tho case.
An order mas been Issued from the adju-
tant generals department 1t Harrisburg
assigning General George II. Suowden to
the command Of the National Guard, and
Colonel X. p. Dechert to the command of
the First Brigade.
At Huntingdon, Pa, James Davis, aged
53, was shot and fatally wounded by Will
accused Say Of being too intimate with
Mrs. Davis and attacked him with knife.
Say then fired at Davis and the bullet
pierced his throat.
A dispatch from I.cavenworth, Kansas,
says that q big railroad scheme. with mil
lions to back II, is on foot for trans.con-
tinental short line from New York TO 'ne
Pacific. The enterprise Is In the hands OF
body Of English capitalists aud Ameri'
can railroad men.
Prof VIM. NJ. 70 ,hmsn, sge 30, Of Fleet
wood, has been elected superintendent oi
Berks county's schools, succeeding David
y. Keck, who held the office nine years.
.fIs.D St,s.ll
as sIperintendcnt of the city schools Of
York. Tho latter held tho oiIice twenty
years. Prof. Breneman was rejected chief
Of York county's schools.
Real Estate Agent A. .Eliwood Lancaster,
of Philadelphia, Is a fugitive from Justice.
lie is charged with einbezzlement OF funds
entrusted to him 10 invest The amount is
variously estimated at from $4,000 10 $751;
600. Lancaster, who Is 80 years Of age, Loft
wife and four children In almost destitute
circumstances His infatuation for a
woman caused his downfall.
Frederick Halsey, ~ years Of nge, resid-
ing ut Clifton Heights, near Media, was
struck aud killed by trail Tuesday even
ing. Young Halsey WAS In company with
several other boys, and they were playing
along the track. As the train approached,
IIalsey stood and danced before tho engine
until II was within about 30 feet of him,
when, not noticing the express coming
III tn0 opposite utrecItO1, no Hteppeu III
front OF ii and was hurled to instant death.
Miss Della Lyon, a well-known school
teacher of Jackson county, w. Va, on
Tuesday eloped with and was married nj
Pomeroy, o., to Tommy Murray, one OF
her pupils. Tommy IL 10 years old, while
his blushing bride and former teacher con
| fesses to 80 summers. Young Murray II
| the son Of well-known Campbellitt
preacher. His parents were aware Of the
attachment. but strongly opposed the
| marriage. Mrs. Murray says IL was n trut
| love match. She will teach school ant
support her husband.
Jennie Griffis, of Middletown, n. Y.
| obtained permission on Tuesday 10 visi
| Ernest V. Utler, who Is confined In jail "a
| that place. charged with bigamv In marry
ing her, his wife being still alive. Miss
| Grifiis and the prisoner exchanged apparel
and Utler left the Jail in female atiir'
heavily yeiled, while tho Young lady re
manned In the cell In tho mans toggery
Utler was arrested, and the two are hel,
for conspiracy. In order to save him sh
had testified that they were not married
but evidence Of the wedding WAS abundant
| ]. 8. Hartman, who IL trying to wall
from Wabash. Ind, to San Francisco
within 90 days, on n wager of $4,000, al
rived in Lamar, Col, on Tuesday. He
now l ,49S miles from the starting poin
and $40 miles ahead of schedule time. Iii
average has been about 20 miles In "a hour,
This Ia his halfway point, and he islwail
ing orders from his manager, whom II
left nj Coolidge, Kansas, to secure fires
horses. Accompanying him on horsebac
are Messrs. DrumInond, Gebhart and Mt
Donald. Fourteen horses have alread
| played out, unable To stand the strain. II
II looking well and shows no appearance
OF fatigue, although he has lost IL pound
| In nesh since he started