News: Items From the Lancaster Intelligencer, March 13, 1897, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA

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Items From the Lancaster Intelligencer, Saturday, March 13, 1897


HIT WITH A BASE BALL BAT.

James Stevenson, son of C. W. Stevenson, met with a very painful accident last 
evening.  He was playing with a number of companions.  He got too near the bat, 
which one of his young companions was wielding, and he was struck across the 
nose, breaking the bone and otherwise badly bruising it.  A physician dressed 
the injury.


SUSPCIOUS STRANGERS

Three strangers appeared in our town Friday afternoon, carrying clothing, 
spectacles &c, which they offered for sale at ridiculously low prices.  Officer 
Campbell arrested the men, who gave the names of Andrew McCarty, George Anderson 
and Harry King.  They were taken before Squire Evans who committed them to jail.  
Squire Evans will refund the money to any one who purchased a pair of glasses 
from any one of the three.


PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Martha Street, of Philadelphia, who has been visiting her sons in this 
place, left this morning to visit friends in Peach Bottom.

Rev. B. K. Mowrer, of this place, will preach in the Mathiot meeting house at 
Kinderbook this evening at 7:30 o'clock.

John W. English and family returned last evening from a visit to friends in 
Philadelphia.

Cyrus Mellinger, of Philadelphia, is visiting friends in Norwood and Columbia.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy and Ralph Sterling, of Philadelphia, are the guests 
of Mrs. Serena North.

Kallfield's Orpheum Stars will appear here on Tuesday night.

Charlotte Wright, colored, was committed by Squire Stone for five days on 
charges of drunk and disorderly conduct.


HE DIDN'T SEE THE SAW

FARMER HOSTETTER'S ARM BADLY GASHED
WHILE WORKING NEAR IT.

COLUMBIA, March 13 – E. M. Hostetter, a farmer residing near Cordelia, met with 
a very serious accident Friday afternoon shortly after 3 o'clock.  He was 
assisting in cutting a quantity of cord wood at the home of his brother-in-law, 
Amos Ferry.  Shortly before the accident occurred the belt flew off the circular 
saw, and Mr. Hostetter turned away, intending to put a quantity of tar on the 
cog wheels.  A fly wheel of a hundred and fifty pounds was attached to the saw, 
which kept it revolving.  In turning toward the saw, which he did rather 
hastily, Mr. Hostetter struck his left arm against the revolving teeth, which 
buried themselves deep into the flesh of the left forearm, gashing and tearing 
it in a fearful manner.  The blood spurted from a dozen places.  The arm was 
temporarily dressed, and Mr. Hostetter was brought to town and placed in charge 
of a physician, who dressed his injuries.  It required eight stitches to draw 
the wound together.


TRIED TO MURDER.

James Watson Used A Razor on
Harry Dennis With Deadly Intent.

James Watson, alias "Boggs," was heard by Justice F. S. Groff on Friday on 
charges of felonious assault and battery and carrying concealed deadly weapons.  
The prosecutor is Harry Dennis.  Both are colored and reside near the "Corner 
House," on the Welsh mountain.  The testimony developed that Watson had a grudge 
against Dennis and last Saturday night he decided to murder Dennis.  He admitted 
that before leaving home he secured a razor, concealed it in his coat sleeve and 
started for Dennis' home.  When he met him, without any formality he used the 
razor on Dennis, cutting a deep gash five inches long on the left shoulder.  
Before he could do any further damage he was disarmed.  Dennis was considered to 
be dangerously hurt and for three days it was thought that he would die.  He had 
a strong constitution and is now in a fair way of recovery.  Watson was unable 
to furnish bail and he will be kept in jail until the April term.