Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-12
INSTANTLY KILLED.
4 DliEsnarS I4lD CaUsaED WllLI
CeUPLlSe Clls lr BRUCElAlrA


X morning about ii O'CLOCK ~ Brucknerys
Geesion, three miles from Columbia He
was instantly killed while coupling cars,
Z Me bod being caught between the bumpers
Which crushed his skull. His remains
were brought here and after being viewed
hy Deputy Coroner Hershey, were sent 70
hls home q Quarryville.
The unfortunate man was married and
Nysan old.
The coroner's inquest was postponed
until tomorrow morning at ten O'Clock,
when tho train hands will be heard and
veedict rendered.
The deceased was = son ofthe late Henry
4 Lefever. He was bornand raised at Quar.
ryyille, where he attended school and after-
wards worked upon farm and drove team.
For several years he drove horse cars In
Philadelphia. or late he has been working
upon farm and only went on the railroad
about two months ago. In that time he
had many narrow escapes from being hurt.
He was large man, Of powerful build and
very strong. He leaves . wife who was
daughter OF the late BENJAMIN Wilmer.
She resides at Quarryvills and her only
child, a little boy Of twelve years, Is with
her. The deceased IL brother Of Henry
H. Iefever, Of Hubors Drumore township.
Council Falls to Organise.
A .hird unsuccessful attempt was mace
last night TO break the deadlock at the
stated meeting of town council In the
opera house.
Members present, Forty, Minnich, Grove,
Bennett. Jackson, Wilson and kim, pres.
ident. The absence Of Charles left the Re-
publicans In me majority and the Demo-
crats retired and broke the quorum until
nut a,,torad into m trau N aaCf
only routine business.
On motion the reading Of the journal was
dispensed with. The chair instructed the
secretary to notify the marketmaster to
make the customary announcement Of
market stall rentals.
On motion the pay roll and current bills
were ordered to be paid, the secretary pro
tenn drawing the warrants.
Mr.. J. Macafee, who has the contract for
grading Plane street. appeared before coun.
cIl, and after statement OF the disadvant-
aeos under which he was working, due 10
the bad weather, asked for an extension Of
time and was granted q continuance of
thirty days.
James Crowthers, local manager, asked
council for concert company rates for the
rental Of the opera house for the Roger &
I &auoAhB SouuCuy NohRouy
: given last evening, assigning that there
there were only six people and that the
gross receipts would not exceed 800. A
spirited discussion followed and the motion
prevailed.
The chief burgess asked for repairs to
hxtures for his Office
The following bills were then read, and
on motion, approved and ordered to be
u.a&As E1nNttnvn nfl nf thro vva rdu
ga 30; chief burgess, salary and inclden-
tals e54.25; g. Macafee, contract work,
oto.6l; Lewis Hartman, stone, $2le.45;
Crist 4 Paschall, advertising, $3.50 Col
umbla Herald, advertising, 60; J. w.
Smith, assistant regulator, $3.50; Il. w.
0osrke, draining material, $3.35 Electric
nor, coal, e2l.79 8. A. Bockius, secretary,
1l6; pay roll. borough employees, $37i.7a.
q Adjourned to meet at the cali of the pres.
ident pre- tenn.
toglsr, living in Shsdtown, and David
Miller, his brother-in. law, for stealing
chickens. For some time past number
OA SuhSAOub uuNV peou stOicu lTOul phItltS
In town and surrounding country. Hogen-
togler has q number of chickens on his
premises, and among the number were two
identified by z. 7. Britton and Nathaniel
Leithols er. The men had hearing before
Squire Evans this morning and were COM
mitted for trial at court.
Harry Stricken, charged with larceny
BY Chas. L. Groen, waived a hearing be-
fore Squire solly last evening, and was
held In $500 bail for court.
James Mccain, brakeman on C. d. local,
had the thumb of his right hand mashed
this morning while coupling cars.
John Kutx, an employe Of the Shawnee
furnaces, had his left arm broken this
morning by wrench striking him, while
unloading cars. DR.. Markell reduced the
fracture.
Laundry Machine company, had the mid
die finger ofhis left hand mashed Yesterday
afternoon, by having II caught In some
Snachinery. n
n. A. Fulweiler, reporter on the Negs
fell down hght Of stairs st Marietta last
night and was painfully bruised. He was
walking along dark street and could not
- the stairs which descend from the street
70 the basement.
Royce & Lansing's company appeared in
the opera house last night to fair-sissd
audience.
The meeting Of the committee and ladies'
OF the Shawnee fair has been postponed
until Tuesday evening next.
J. II. Ostertag Is furnishing the casing
for the new pipe organ of the Presbyterian
church. 1t is being made from special de-
signs by Architect Hewitt.
The Out Door club met last night at the
house of s. T. Dickinson, when the feature
OF their programme was the impersonation
OF Dickens characters in costume.
VIM. Smoker and wife celebrated their
crystal wedding last evening" when good
time was had by the guests present.
J. w. Irwin, manager of the Grubb estate
~ Mount Hope, was in town to day.
p. H. Morrissey, first vice grand master
OF Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen, was
In town to-day in the interest of that or
gsnization.
Quick Work.
On Saturday morning Osborn & Hart
man received 50-horse power Flick Cor
liss engine, which came In eleven boxes
and five large pieces 1t was taken from
the cars and set up by A. c. welchans and
oy Sunday was In running order, SO that
it was not necessary for any delay by the
work.
Another Surprise Party.
Last evening large surprise party was
given 10 Mrs. Jacob Weiser, who resides
On North Water street near James. About
thirty complies of friends of the lady were