Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-17
THE MILTON SUFFERERS.
PROMPT LOCAL RELIEF MEASURES.
Well Attended Meeting and Liberal
Response.

A Well Attended Meeting and Liberal
Response.
In response to the call Of the mayor upo
our citizens a meeting was held in the or
phans' court room on Saturday evening t.
devise some means of promptly contribu'
ing from Lancaster relief for the sufferer
from the terrible and destructive fire whic
has devastated Milton, Northumberland
county, and made three-fOurths Of it
people homeless.
There were some twenty-five or thirt
representative business and professiona
men present, and on Judge Patterson
motion His Honor Mayor John T. Mac
GonigIe presided, and stated the object 0
the meeting. Mr.. Walter Kieffer wa
made secretary.
The mayor read a list of some subscrip
tions that had been handed in prior to tn
convening of the meeting, and quite
number Of the persons present announced
their subscription in amounts runnin:
from $50 down until the whole amoun
subscribed reached nearly $500.
The following committees were the1
appointed to canvass their respective ward:
on Monday, reporting the amount raiset
and turning in the money to the mayor b!
2:30 p. IN. SO that draft for the whole
sum subscribed by that time could be at
once forwarded to the proper authorities
in charge ot the relief measures:
First wards. A. Croft, VIM. McCom.
sey, John Rees.
Second war!-H. E. Slaymaker, II. c.
Moore, J. Il. Warfel.
Third ward-E. McMelIen, r. W. Shen
G. A. Heinitsh.
Fourth ward-Geo. X. Reed, Geo NJ.
Franklin, Thos. Hays.
Fifth ward-M. Brosius, w. NJ Frank
lin. John +. Good.
Sixth ward-N. Lightner, G. W. Zecher,
w. U. IIensel.
Seventh wam-W. A. Morton, Joseph
Clarkson, Alex. DonneIly.
Eighth ward-II II. Rhoads, H. r.
Breneman, DR.. J. Long.
Ninth ward-C. Zecher, Jno. |. Hart
man, John 5. Rohrer.
In accordance with resolution passed
by the meeting, the pastors of the city
churches announced from their pulpits the
appointment of this committee and urged
their people to make liberal response to its
appeals.
Some discussion WIS had as to the pro-
priety of collecting food and clothing.
And it was finally agreed for the present
to limit the work to the prompt raising of
money, as the more expeditions means of
relief
The mayor was appointed to act as
treasurer of the fund, to receive and for
ward the contributions.
The meeting after some further discus
sion adjourned.
The Work of the Committees.
The committeeman, upon being notified
of their appointment, went promptly to
work, and during this forenoon have
pretty thoroughly canvassed the city.
We publish acknowledgement Of all the
subscriptions received from all sources 10y
the mayor up to 3p. IN. to-day. Those
paid i'm at the meeting of Saturday evening
and prior to it are, each and all, assigned to
the respective wards in which the donors
reside.
OF course, it has been impossible in the
short time already afforded to have seer
everybody who is disposed to give to this
worthy object, and the committeeman are
still taking subscriptions. All persons
disposed to contribute, who have not YET
been called upon, may hand their sub.
scriptions to the mayor or to any one OF
the committee. They will he promptly
acknowledged in these columns and viii
be forwarded at once.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
having agreed to forward free Of charge
all contributions in kind, arrangements viii
doubtless soon be made to receive. an(
pack car load of provisions, clothing
&c. in Lancaster.
The following are the subscriptions thu:
far made to the Lancaster fund, whether
handed to the mayor, subscril e at tie
meeting or to the committee on collec
tiOns.
First Ward.
J. b. Kevinski, ST.; cash, 25c; Finn &
Breneman, $50 Jno. A. Hiestand, $25
A. ]. Steinman SO: cash, S. Samuel A.
Croft, $40; John Rees. So; Sener & Sons,
SIS Mrs. G. Sener, So Miss Mary Sener,
81; Geo. l.. Boyle, So; d. B. Williamson,
So; w. Leaman, So Henry Dcerr, 300
pounds of pork.
Second Ward.
Geo. NJ. Kline, 500; c. III. Welchans,
81; Geo. Calder, jr., $25 w. L. PEPPER,
$50; DIV Patterson, $50; G. NJ. Howell,
SEQ; Lew. S. Haldy $50 ii. c. Mo, re-,
SO; II. G. Long, $40; J. L. Lyte, So !;
Rev. J. v Mitchell, So; C. A. Locher, So;
S. P. Eby, 81; Miss A. Champneys, 81 !;
b. Champneys, $40; Mrs. b. Champneys,
So; Miss l.. Clark's Sunday school class,
SO; G. N. Reynolds, 81 cash, s1.25 IL.
Baumgardner, $25 Isaac Diller, $40; A.
Herr Smith, $50; Givler, Bowers &
Hurst, $50 S. H. Reynolds, SEQ; Amos
Henderson, SEQ; Skiles & Frey, $50; S.
Sprecher, So; Mrs. VIM. Wiley, $50 :;
Mrs. G. ID. Kelly, $40; Mrs. A. NJ. Evans,
$40; Robert A. Evans, $50 John Baer's
Sons, $50; cash, 81 John L. Atlee, $50 :;
John B. Warfel, $40; H. f. S!aymaker,
SO; A. ii. Peacock, $40; VIM. d.
Sprecher & Son, $40; Geo. d. Sprecher,
$40; Astrich Bros. $5 Mrs. r. A. Evans,
S. Miss Annie Dale, So; r. j. Houston,
S5; E. ]. Zahm, So; A. p. Fullmer, s. e;
James McKenna, S5 :: Geo. Nauman, s.;
Mrs. NJ. r. Ellmaker, Soc. J. B. kauff-
man. So II. B. Parry, So; c. F. Knight,
So; c. Cast, $5; Jere Rohrer, S.; P. w.
Frey, So; EGw. Edgerly, s5; d. Mayer,
s. j. Lachenbruch, So; James Potts, s.;
w. A. Wilson. S.; W. G. Baker; 50
VIM. Tyndale, So; J. X. Metzger, 50; ID.
Leche, 81 j. L. Binkley, So H. Ger
hart, 50; S. b. Hirsh. 81. John Copeland,
80 ~ II