Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-15
COLUMBIA NEWS.


OCH KE0ULAK OORREsPONDknCa
events Along the eussasheaoo-ASsms oi
Interest In and Around ths Borough
Picked mp ~ tss 'lnseln- So
Eseoer ksporess.
Mr.. A. j. Kaufman presided over The
stockholders meeting Of the Keely 6tove
company. last night. Tho nov board Of
directors are Samuel F,lbert, J. A. Ney.
ers, ]. II. Herr, w. B. Given. e. c. Gray.
bill, Geo. w. Haldemau, Hiram Wilson,
3. s. Detweiler and Wm. Patton.
Mr.. DetWeiler vas also elected treasurer.
At the first meeting of the new board .
president of it, a asecretary of the company
and q manager Of tho works will be
elected.
The election of Mr.. G. e. Grsybill - .
director will also doubtless be contested
at that meeting, ON the grounds that ho
is not An individual stookholder.. He rep.
resented the banking firm of E. X. Smith
s. Co., of which he u . member, and ro-
marked in an interview this morning that
he intended taking his seat as he was
elected by the stockholders and believed
be had all the rights and privileges of one
of them. The matter gives rise to an in
terestiug question which must soon be
solved. Mr. w. II. Pfahler was compli.
mented on his successful management Of
the works by prominent member of the
board of directors. The meeting was
quiet one and adjourned shortly before
midnight. -.r
Railroad News
VIM. II. Taylor, p. r. r. brakeman,
WAS struck by the first overhead foot
bridge east of Bryn Mswr yesterday on his
return trip from Philadelphia. He was
knocked senseless and fell on the top Of
the car, where he.lay until discovered by
member of his crew, No. "a, and taken
to the cabin. He was brought to his
home in this place last night. He is able
TO be about to-day, although . ragged cut
on tho back of his head reminds him of his
recent escape from death. ....
Frederick 6tr0ble, q Reading and
and hands badly cut by being thrown
from train of G. 8. Maltby, at the Ian.
caster turnpike crossing.
Samuel Boyd attempted to jump on a
freight car Of the Pennsylvania railroad
yesterday, but missed the step. A firm
grasp of the hand rail above enabled him
to save his life, but his escape from death
was narrow one. r...--sn.... t
The first of ten new engines from the
Grant works in Paterson, N. j., which are
to be used on this division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, arrived here yesterday No.
1,O05.
Tho Borough Budget.
Harry Welsh, who works one Of the
guide ropes at BruDer's coal yard derrick,
was thrown into the canal basin by break
of the rope two boatmen saved him.
The disappearance of little child yester
day and tho finding of its hat by the
Shawnee dam, gave rise to a report of
drowning but after the sluices were opened
to let out the water for the recovery Of the
body the estray child had been restored to
the mother.-Three men Offering to sell
postage stamps wero gathered in by Officer
Rodenhauser on suspicion that they stole
them.-The Wrightsville limo company's
steamer is temporarily towing the canal
boats across the dam.-Billy Gilbert is
proud of his new milk wagon. Senator"
Jim Mead, erstwhile a well-known boot
black here, has become local preacher.
The Red Mems picnic in Heise's woods,
yesterday, was a big affair, despite the
unpleasant weather. The dancing pavilion
was crowded with dancers at night. Mr..
Andrew Hardnels presided in the most
satisfactory manner over the refreshment
stand. Everything passed off in quiet
and pleasant manner.