The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-14
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STATE NEWS or A DAY.
Fourth Annual Reunion of the Reformed
Church at Carlisle.

Fourth Annual Reunion of the Reform ed
Church at Carlisle.
! CARLISLE, July 14-Thls being the CEN
tennial year OF the independence of the Re
formed church in the United States, fully
three thousand members and friends of the
church from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia attended the
fourth annual reunion at Williams Grove
yesterday. The exercises began promptly
at o'clock in the large auditorium, and
the big meeting was presided over by Hon.
w. Rush Gillian, of Chambersburg. The
music for the occasion was furnished by
members of choirs from the different de-
nominations throughout the Cumberland
valley. After singing and prayer by Rev.
A II. Kremer, ID. D., of Carlisle, Hon. w.
Rush Gillian delivered the address of wei
come. He spoke of the rise and progress
Of the Reformed church throughout the
country, and furnished statistics bearing
him out in his remarks. He was followed
by Rev. n. c. Schaeffer, superintendent of
public instruction of this state in an ad-
dress on The Reformed Church Centen-
NAL, Her Education and Her School," a
vocal solo by Miss Corinna West, Of
Harrisburg; 'The Columbian Celebra-
tion," by Rev. A. N. Peightal, of York; a
tenor solo by John Kessel, of Carlisle;
"The Sunday School Work in the Re-
formed Church, f" by Rev. Rufus w Miller,
! Sunday school secretary of the general
synod. The election of officers for next
year resulted as follows President, Rev.
j. A. Poffheins ID. ID. of West Virginia; vice
president, Rev. j. b. ShOntz, of Pennsyl-
vauia; secretary, Rev. George A. Snyder,
| d. D.. treasurer Rev. NJ. II. SRngree, Of
Pennsylvania.
Prepared to Fight Cholera.
HARRISBURG, July l4.-At the annual
meeting of the state board of health last
night DR. Samuel T. Davis, of Lancaster,
was unanimously reelected president for
the ensuing year. The system of deten-
tion stations and cholera camps TO be
established in the event of an outbreak of
cholera on emigrant trains was considered.
| The board is ready for instant action. A
resolution was adopted declaring it to be
the sense of the board that all boards of
education should require the destruction
of school books used in families where
! smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, typhus
| fever or Asiatic cholera exists. DR.. j. b.
| Neale, of Reynoldsville, was elected med
| ical inspector of the western district, vice
Dr. Lorbert, resigned.
Buried Under Tons of Earth.
| POTTsvILLE July l4-The Lehigh Coal
company, operating the York Farm col
liery, on the outskirts of Pottsville,
have been sinking an airway to better the
ventilation of their workings. While
George Buhler and John Rosenberger, Of
Yorbyille, were engaged in timbering the
sides caved in, burying the men beneath
tons of debris In two hours both men
were brought to the surface. Buebler is
injured Leyond hopes Of recovery, having
been crushed in frightful manner Ro-
senberger has both legs broken and is in
| jured in the back and internally. Both
are married, having large families of small
children.
Children Play with o-Glyoerine.
WASHINGTON, Pa, July l4-Three chill
dren found two bottles and began hurting
stones at them. One of the bottles was
struck, causing tremendous explosion.
An enormous hole was blown in the earth,
trees and fences were leveled and the chill
dren were hurled a great distance. Willie
Cox was fatally hurt, and his sister Ma
tilda and Georgia Ward, aged ID and ls
respectively, were seriously hurt and may
diS The bottles contained nitro-Rlyoerins.