Local notices and commentary on industry and town life
Advertisers are reminded that the press runs Thursday afternoons and requires authenticated notes for inserts. Iron markets gain firmness while New York faces harbor threats from garbage dumping. Utah polygamy law actions loom with possible enforcement. Summer travel ends as rail service and hotels see strong patronage. A Albany iron company employs 2,600 workers with rising rails output. Silver disbursement policy expands under Sherman. Local letters urge Lyceum reopening and funding for a fall season despite past mismanagement.
Treasury plans silver dollar payments to lawmakers
About 75 thousand dollars in silver dollars leave the vaults monthly to cover salaries and running costs across departments at the Capital, totaling roughly 750 thousand dollars per month. Clerks will likely spend the coins, returning them to banks and Treasury vaults, while the order may apply to Congressmen as the Treasury plans to give ten percent of money requisitions for M G's in silver dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Sherman
United States
Washington
Orice
Treasury Department
M. G’s
Worms Eat the Tobacco Man in Salisbury Legend
A tale from Salisbury speaks of a man whose tobacco so large he crawled under leaves to hunt worms and emerged the next day with his shirt eaten away by the worms. In county court Judge Paterson disposed of 122 cases, the most in a week for the criminal court. Lancaster Poultry Association to exhibit in December. Rev J H Dobbs of Franklin and Marshall College named a corresponding member of the Ethnographic Society of Paris. A Beachrey Custom notes churches giving thanks for harvest with wheat sheaves and ornate decorations by ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Paterson
Lancaster County Poultry Association
J. H. Dobbs
D.D
Franklin and Marshall College
Ethnographic Society of Paris
Public sale of Warwick real estate in 1879 Orphans Court
On Saturday September 13 1879 by order of the Lancaster County Orphans Court a public sale will be held at John W Hol linger’s public house Warwick. The property includes a lot fronting Orange street with a house, kitchen, outbuildings and fruit trees. The sale may split into two parcels with specified frontages. viewing prior to sale arranged. William Evans administrator of Maria Becker will announce terms at 2 PM.
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Columbia
United States
Ephrata
Seventh Day Baptists
Tobias Donker
Springville
Mt. Joy
Lancaster
Hofer
Morris Bricker
Lancaster Intelligencer
Atry
Orphans’ Court
Lancaster County
John W. Hollinger
Warwick
Miles Hallacher
John Evans
Orange Street
Sousa
Didim
William Evans
Maria Becker
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