Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-03
THE FOURTH.
HUT WEATHER IN PROSPECT

HUT WEATHER IN PHUSf1OA-
what tho Lancaster People Will do To
morrow-1he Sons OF Veterans Meet
ins-Festlvities In the County.
cit is going to be scorcher." "Ther
will be thunder gust at o'clock in tn
afternoon" are some of the popular pro
liabilities for tomorrow. No business
will be done in the city. The Sanks vii
be closed and the newspapers will make o.
issue. At the postoffice Sunday hour
will be observed from to 9 a. N. and 6 t.
Up. m. There will be no general celebra
tion of the day and no doubt hundreds O
people will seek relief from noise and hea
by repairing to tho shades of the country
Private picnics, fishing parties. public
dances and excursions Of various kinds ar,
in contemplation and the following specia
features of the days observance will, nc
doubt. engross large share of the popular
attention.
The Cliosophic society, of college anc
literary circles, will hold special mid
summer meeting on Mr.. John G. Hager's
lawn, at "The Naples" near the city.
The third annual encampment Of the
Eastern Pennsylvania division of Sons Ci
Veterans, will be held in this city to-
morrow, Thursday and Friday. MembcIl
of tho order from all over tho the eastern
part of the state arc expected to bs pres
ent, and the attendance will be large. Tht
visitors will begin to arrive in tho evening
trains to day. aud will be met at tbs depot
by an escort from George H. Thoma.
camp, of this city. Tomorrow morning
at o clock there will be a reception by
the Lancaster camp, in the g. A. r. hall
when addresses will be delivered by mem
bers of the order. At 1890 the parade
will form on N. Prince street, right rest
Ing on w. King, and will move at II
o'clock over the following route: To
Conestoga, to S. Queen. to Centre Square,
N. Queen, to Chestnut, to Duke, to
Orange, to Lime, to E. King, to Plum,
cOuntermarch to Centre Square and dis
miss.
In tho afternoon picnic will be held al
What Glen park.
On Thursday at $50 baseball match
will take place ON the IrOnsides grounds
between mines from Mead camp at Read
ing, and Georne Ii. Thomas camp of this
city. At 10 o'clock B. F. Eshleman, esq,
will deliver the address of welcome in the
court house, to which reply will be
made by Edwin NJ. Aimes, of Altoona
AT 1O:45 the encampmeut will be formally
opened in tho court house. Ga Friday
tho encampmcnt will be reconvened for
the transaction Of business. To morrow
morning at s o'clock the division officers
will hold special meeting at tho Grape
hotel.
Besides tho picnic of the Sons of Veterans
at What Glen two others will be held, one
at the Green Cottage, Oh Poplar street,
commencing in the morning, and another
in the afternoon aud evening at Tells
Hahn, by the Aukamp social club. Om-
nibusSes and carriages will bo run to all
of these.
The principal sporting feature to NOR
row will be tho game of baseball between
the Ironsides and Harvey Fishers, of Dun
cannon. This will be the secoud game
between these clubs aud, as the home team
won before, tho gamo to morrow will be
one of great interest. The assemblage of
spectators to see the match will be
the largest by far o! the season. JOS
Byers, the new pitcher of the Ironsides,
Will make his first appearance in this city
"n this OCCASION, and will be supported by
Lecher. The nine left for Pottsville this
morning. and were playing tho Anthra
cite professional team this afternoon. The
score will be wired to this city immedi-
ately after the game and placed on tho
l-jTELLIGENCER bulletin board. The
ciii returns tomorrow morning at 8: 49,
TO morrow morning at O'Clock, the
niues from tho hardware stores of A. G
Kepler and Geo. nj. Steinman & Co., will
play 4 match game on the college grounds.
game of baseball will DO played on
the ironsides grounds between the married
mon and single men Of the watch factory,
tomorrow morning, commencing at 7:30
An admission fee Of 10 ceutS will be
charged ladies free.
A large number OF fishing parties are
being made up by people desiring to spend
the day in the country, and they will leave
town early in the MORNING.
In Marietta.
At Marietta there will be public dedi
cation OF the new lodge room of tile
Knights of Pythias. The grand officers of
the state will bs present, as we'll as mum
Crous delegations from adj AGENT towns. la
the afternoon there will be parade of the
knights which is expected to be quite an
imposing demonstration.
the q. a. X. EncampmeDt.
AT Mannheim the eDcampmcnt of Gen
Hentzelman post No. 800 will continue at
Kaufman park and will no doubt attract
a large c.u,:d Of the G. A. r. and others.
At LitItz.
AS has keer usual for many years past.
there will be celebration of the Fourth
nf July at Liti,z. The springs will be
illuminated with thousands of lanterns
and there will bs a very fine display Of fire
works. Addresses will be delivered by
w. A. wilson and w. F. Byer, esqs, o
this city.
A meeting of the alumni of the State
Normal school at Millersville is called
for tomorrow, presumably for the pur-
pose of giving the retiring principal, DR..
Brooks, a good send of. 1t is expected
shat several addresses will be made, in
Guiding one by DR.. Brooks.
Relics of the Old Fire Department.
The American fire company recent Y
sold their apparatus and engine house to
the city. Last evening a meeting of the
members was held for the purpose of
dividing the assets. Eighty nine mem
bers were found to be in good standing
and each was paid s1S. Several hundred
dollars was kept in the treasury to pay
outstanding debts.
A meeting of the Empire hook and
ladder company was held last night and
the trustees we're instructed to sell the
truck house to the city for So, 800 in case
it is wanted.
Stole Dinner.
Yesterday man named ]. r. Yentzer
Of Willow street, went into Roy's Holly
Tree inn. ordered his dinner, ate it and
then moved off without paying for it. A
ladv attendant called his aftant;op to his