Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-12
COLUMBIA NEWS.
From our Regular Correspondent.

At the Republican ward meetings OF
Saturday evening the following ticket was
settled First ward-Courcil, J. A. Min
ich school board, A. Wilson assessor
B. F. Clepper constable, John Gilbert
judge, William Fasig inspector, Martin
Hinkle, jr. Second ward-Council, J. E
Mifflin school board, DR.. William G
Taylor assessor, William Boyd con
stable, Henry Fisher :; judge, William
Collins inspector, Thomas Waters.
Third ward-Council, Thomas Edwards
school board, Daniel Stape, ST.; assessor,
Daniel F. Gohn constable, Edward Gas
we'll judge, John Keesy Inspector, VIM.
Gilbert. The conferees who were ap
pointed by the several wards choose JoEu
Shenberger for chief burgess and Chris
tan Strawbridge for high constable.
Some Destructive Fires.
This morning at $40 o'clock the paint
shop of B. F. Stoner's reel works was en-
tirely destroyed by fire. George Finka.
bine, lad of fourteen, who was employed
at the works, was the cause. 1t is a prac.
tice to dip the castings of the reels into a
tub of paint while they are at moderate
heat. Finkabine had allowed an iron to
become very hot and when he dipped it
into the paint it caused the latter to ig.
mite. The boy was burnt about the hands
in trying to extinguisil the flames, and,
when he found this to be impossible, be-
came frightened and ran home, not stop
ping to give the alarm of fire. When the
flames burst through the windows it was
discovered by one of the employees. A
general alarm was sounded.
BY the whistles of =. r. K. engines the
fire department arrived promptly, but too
lite to save the structure. Steady strea III S
of water saved the adjoining properties,
where large amount Of valuable goods
vas stored. The loss by the fire is not
heavy, as the burned building was only
an old frame structure.
The fne, Old Haldeman mansion, in
York county, near New Cumberland, took
fire from locomotive spark lodging in
the cornice on Saturday, and in u short
time it was in ruins. 1t was built in 1850,
by Col. Jacob s. Haldemau, of Harris
burg, at cost of $4,000. The rooms
and halls were elegantly fitted up and
there Col. Haldeman resided ten years,
until the day of his appointment as minis
ter to Norway and Sweden.
Obituary Notes.
Jacob Ripley Eby, who died at Harris
burg, yesterday. was native of Columbia
and was in his 9th year. His father was
an extensive miller and ne himself learned
tho carpenter trade. He engaged in the
erection of public works, went into IT, Q
lumber business and then became grocer
in Harrisburg and accumulated wealth.
He was largely interested in many of the
industrial establishments Of the city, being
stOckhOlder and director of the Harris
burg car and machine and foundry works
and was also connected with other leading
industries. He was president for several
years of the First National bank and
likewise of the State Agricultural society.
A young son of Mr.. Fred. Friend, of
Union street, died on Sunday morning of
scarlet fever.
Borough Budget
Prayers at St. Paul's at 4:30 p. m, to-
Gore, Independent eau
didate for burgess.-The Sailor property
withdrawn at $4, 400.-E. A. Becker's
coach chops sold to Harry Nolte, ir.-
Henry Haeffner, p. K. r., fagman. had
the right side Of his head and ear badly
torn, Saturday night, by the explosion of
a signal cap.-Bethel revival services con-
tinue.-St. Johns Lutheran church festi-
val, Feb. IS, 16, 17.-The newly arrived
Shawnee fire bell weighs 800 pounds
Mrs. Martin Irwin buried at 10 a. m. to-day.
Adam ROdenhauser gone to Elizabeth
town to move two big safes.-River rising.
Band serenades postponed ON account
of the weather.-Mr. J. II. Kaufman has
home from Williamsport-Miss
Maggie Wilson returned on Saturday
evening from an extended visit to Phila-
B. B. Keller, formerly
of the Shawnee rolling
mill here, but late of Philadelphia, has
gone to Florida.