Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-20
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.


NEWS FkOM NEIGHBORING TOWNS
Prize Fight at Marietta" Tho Fourth 4,
Litstx.
Rats continue to arrive at Marietta i,
considerable numbers and q goodly mum
Der more are expected before the Low
water season sets in.
A prize fight took place at the lower
end Of Marietta on Saturday night be-
tween q man named Miller and another
known as Shorty" McCloskey. After
fighting fifteen minutes McCloskey was de
clared the winner. Miller was fearfully
bruised about the face and head.
Lltitx Items.
1t is with deep regret that we announce
the death of Walker Geitner, son of Clem-
ent Geitncr, residing on Main street, aged
about 81 years. He died rather suddenly
on Saturday morning, having been sick
but few days. Young Geitner, two
weeks ago, returned from an extensive
travelling tour, having been as far west AS
LeadvilIe, Colorado, and as far south as
New Orleans. from which latter place he
came direct home. His demise in the
prime of life has cast a shadow of gloom
over our community. His funeral takes
place in the MOravian church on Tuesday
afternoon.
Active preparations are in progress for
the commencement exercises of Linden
Hall seminary, which take place on We'd
nesday evening. A large attendance is
locked for, and our several hotels will be
tax ID to their utmost to accommodate the
many strangers who will be in town this
week.
Improvements are going on at a rapid
rate. Every carpenter is taxed to his
utmost in filling orders.
The committee on the celebration Of the
4th of July have arranged for the usual
programme of music, OratiOns, illumina-
tiOn. etc. Rev. Max Hark, of Lancaster,
will be the orator of the occasion. There
will be a brilliant display Of fireworks in
the evening. There is much complaint
among the citizens Of the too frequent
disorders at past celebrations, and the
committee will do we'll to take stringent
measures to prevent the usual dcmoraliza-
tion this year.
Columbia News.
Miss Nellie Melick, who came here last
week, left for her home in Lock Haven
this morning.
Miss Maggie Fendrich returned home
from college last Saturday evening.
Mr.. Joe Fendrich, of Harrisburg, is here
on a short visit to his parents.
Mrs. Geo. Crane and daughter returned
home from a ten days visit to friends in
Baltimore, last Saturday.
Mr.. Joe ii. McFadden, of Philadelphia,
paid our town short visit last week.
The Shawnee Rolling Mill Co.. receiving
their coal on Saturday, started up this
morning.
Services were held in all the churches
yesterday, and besides being we'll attend
ctl were Of an interesting character.
Tonight the regular monthly meeting
Of the Citizens band will bc held in
the band room. A full turnout is re.
qucsted.
A four-year-old child CT Mr.. Billet, liv-
ing near the dam: died of diphthcria on
Sunday night.
Twenty coal boats arc laying at
Burners coal wharf to be unloaded and
twenty more arc expected in few days.
The Susquehanna river is now in good
rafting order and many rafte arc cOntinu
ally passing through the shutes.
The st. Johns Lutheran church festival
held the latter part of last week. was an
entire success, both socially and financial
ly, clearing between $50 and $175
Yesterday afternoon, a horse, driven by
two gentlemen from Lancaster, was SUM-
struck. A horse doctor was sent for and
in the course of an hour or two the horse
was all right. The team belonged to a
Lancaster livery.
Nat. Wikc and Amos Brown, freight
conductors on the Pennsylvania railroad,
left town this morning for an extensive
tour through Missouri. They will go di-
rect to st. Louis.
Mr.. George Riley, q workman on the
Black & Upp contract short distance be-
low Columbia, fell down the stairs at
IOunger's boarding house, on Saturday
afternoon, and had his back broken, be-
sides being otherwise injured. He was
removed to the Lancaster hospital on
Saturday evening.
Two men arrested for disorderly con:
duct on Saturday evening had hearing
before Justice Frank this morning and
were committed to Jail for ten days.
Constable Struck took them down.
This morning the workmen of Upp 4
Black. contractors, were paid for last
month.
A. Strasser, of New York, president Of
the Cigarmakers' union of America, was
III VuNh CdIuLuky usS w AAioS
branch of the union in this place. He left
few days when he will perfect arrange
mentS.
A horse attached to Mr.. Hcise's milk
wagon ran off this morning, on the road
between Hcise's woods and Staman's farm.
The milk cans werc upset and their con-
tents spilled, but to the wagon the greater
H,,,, front hn
ing demolished. The horse escaped with
a few scratches.
The changes in the Peuniv vlvania rail-
road are as follows Mr.. John Fry, assist
ant ticket agent at this place, will 90 to
Lcaman Place to fill the position of ticket
agent there. Mr.. John B Wisler to TAXA
Mr.. Fry's place here. Other changes will
take place in a week or two.
An excitement was raised on Fourth
street last evening by the escape of a
canary bird, belonging to Mrs. Harry
Hippey. It was chased from treo to tree
and from house to house, but could not he
caught. Finally, Of its own account, the
bird flew back to its cage.
Patrick O'Riley, formerly of Brooklyn,
New York, but now workman on the
Upp & Black contract, while sitting on
the track near the "cut" was struck by
the shlfter and had bis left foot SO badly
crushed that it will have to be amputated,
He was also badly cut in the forehead and
on the back of the head. [He was brought
to this city and placed in the hospital.
Dr. Bolenius went to the hospital this
afternoon for the purpose of amputatiDg
the foot.
On Sunday morning a large crowd of
both whites and blacks congregated on the