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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1885
Page
1
In a dated vignette a neighborly tale unfolds of Jerusha Roberts and family who speak through their noses, accusing a dog and sheep theft and triggering a chain of village gossip and a final misattribution when Watch the dog is found not guilty.
Mrs Emma Markley of Reading nee Haring died Wednesday from blood poisoning caused by erysipelas after a fall. Her coffin weighed near seven hundred pounds, required ice around the body, and was carried out by ten men. six policemen lifted it through a window due to door size. The incident notes a wide window and potential wall damage. State items mention strikes, picnics, and local crime, including a Philadelphia man jailed for slander and a burglary recovery.
A Lancaster finisher Charles Smith stole four watch movements from the Lancaster factory while in Springfield Massachusetts. One movement reached a jeweler who bought it. records show the factory did not sell that number. Smith is arrested for larceny and suspected of stealing from the Springfield firm. In Lebanon George Louser, 48, wealthy dry goods merchant, died by his own hand after three prior attempts, his melancholy foretold by family losses. A railway wedding on the Sewickley branch united Conductor Ambrose and Miss Nancy A Malone on a moving Pennsylvania train with the ceremony barely started before the train demanded tickets.
A Lititz Boy visits Dayton Ohio's Soldiers Home in summer 1835, detailing grounds three miles from town, access by streetcars and railroad, pay day crowds of about 2000 workers, pensions, and orderly operations. The tour covers barracks, laundry powered by steam, tailoring in Union blue, an opera house and church, Horticultural Hall with tropical plants, and a bustling dining hall with large rations. The piece concludes with a strong invitation to visit the institution.
John Connors a Plymouth area miner went on a drunken spree lasting four days. Delirium tremens left him wandering to Bald Mountain ten miles from Wilkesbarre where he was found exhausted and naked among briars and snakes. He was brought to a Knecht farm and then to a hospital. doctors hope for recovery. Local girl heard cries and notified her father. Authorities suspect he became lost after being stripped of his clothes during his trek.
A fire destroyed the Buck Mountain Colliery stable near Ashland at noon Friday, roasting twenty seven mules. Several cars of bay, harnesses, and other property valued around ten thousand dollars were lost, with insurance partly covering the damage. Spectators watched as the entire building burned in minutes. the event likely started by incendiary means.
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