Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-11
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| Eisosion os ON csps s-Rews About the Rail-
roAd-rhs Burgsss and HIS Ohtosrs-
a Childs marrow Esosps.
The following officers were elected by
| Coriuthian Royal Arch Chapter, No. 224 4,
on Tuesday evening
M. X. II. p --Theo l.. Urban.
King--C. 8. Kaufman.
=Scribs.--Rev. Brown.
| Scot. "A, j. Kaufman.
| Treas. 10. II. Pfahler.
| Rep. to @. Ii. Il. A. Chapter .-Jno. A
Slade.
Trustees. Jesse', +. T.. ID. Miller aud
| James Perrottet.
| After the election Dist. Deputy q. Ii.
p. A. J. Kaufman conducted the install
lation ceremonies.
LOCAL POLITICS.
A. v. Rogers is working for the Demo.
cratic nomination OF constable in the First
ward, while Officers William Wittick and
Alex McManus are contesting for that
position In the Second ward. Both Demo.
Gratis and Republicans will work hard this
year to elect councilmen aud school di
rectors, rs the former wish to retain a
majority In council and school board, while
the latter want to dethrone them. The
fight will be very warm.
| PERSONAL.
Joseph Showalter, OF Harrisburg, q
former resident Of Columbia, is dying.
II. B. Heise aud Newton Phenegar were
reelected elders Of the Fourth street Pres
byteriau church, last evening. DR.. +.
Hiukle has resigned as an elder. His sue
cessor will DO chosen week later.
Harry Eager, of Reading, is in town.
George, or as he is better known, Pap"
Gohn, is seriously i'll.
John A. Slade Is indisposod, and unable
| to be out OF the house.
Samuel Kuhn, of New York, is visiting
Mr.. David Hanauer.
The following residents Of Silver Springs
havebeen stricken with typhoid fever within
tho past week Mr.. Jacob Stauffer, his
married son, also, q siuRls man, his wife
and eldest daughter. The other children
Of his family have no far escaped the dis
ease.
ABOUT THE RAILROAD.
p. X. X. Brakeman A. G. Croft, killed
| at Middletown, yesterday, was once res.
ident Of Columbia, when he broke on the
the r. & @. II. II.
Columbia will undoubtedly have union
| to to be known AZ the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Brakemeb. At a meeting held last
Sunday, eighteen names were enrolled. A.
| z. Rogers was chosen president pro. tenn
with Armor ID. Bell, as secretary pro. tenn.
| Another meeting has been called for Sun
day next, at p. M, in the old Spy build
ing, In Bank alley.
Conductor 8. Ii. Burckbart, Of X. s. @,
crew No. 8, fell yesterday while off duty,
| and badly spraiued his right ankle.
The p. Il. Il. and Il. & 9. II. II. will
| sell excursion tickets over their main lines
| and branches on the following days /:
December 23d, Gath, 25th, 30th, 3lst, and
January 1st, good on all trains until Jan,
9Th, 1885. A reduction Of Of q cent per
| mile will be made.
DIED IN LANCASTER,
Our townsman, Frank Il. E. Grove, died
| suddenly and unexpectedly, in Lancaster,
last evening His remains will be brought
to Columbia to-day, and at 2:30 p. m. to-
morrow they will be inferred from the old
Grove homestead, on Cherry street, near
Third. in Mount Bethel cemetery. De
ceased was aged 43 years, and unmarried,
THE BURGESS AND THE POLICE.
Chief Burgess Irwin says he has no
| further use for the police force Of Columbia.
Most of his attempts to abolish nuisanoes
| In the borough have failed and just be-
| cause the constables and special policemen
| refuse to cooperate with him in his work
i nk1iu haNo thpJ pio"iocu
| assistance, but in each instance, they
| failed to keep their WORD. Tne chief
burgess, finding that,requests and plead
| ings are without avail, will now adopt q
new course. Hereafter he will not make
any requests, but command, and IL his
orders are disobeyed, the matter will be
placed before council, who will act. Their
past neglect of duty will probably be
brought before the borough fathers to-
| morrow evening, when their regular
monthly business meeting will be held.
| A CHILD's LIFE SAVED by FIREMAN.
While coming towards Columbia on
Tuesday evening from Reading, Engineer
A. B. Greagory saw child playing on the
track in front of his engine. He notified
his fireman, j. j. Calpan, of tho fact, and
hastily springing out of the cab window
and running along the foot board of the
engine to the pilot, the brave fireman al
the imminent risk of his own life. sue.
oeeded in snatching the child from the
very Jaws of death. 1t was brought tC
Columbia and given in charge OF Johr
Foley, an hostler at II. Il @. round house
who will care for it until claimed by it,
parents.
| TOWN NOTES.
John Musser has had his furniture stor,
connected with the Columbia telephon,
exchange.
The regular monthly business meeting
of the school board will bo held in CON
mon council chambe this evening.
Osceolo tribe, No. II, l. .. II. NJ. vii
meet this evening.
Rev. Thompson, late pastor of Mt. ZioI
A. M. E. church, who resigned that posi-
tion, has accepted call In Philadelphia
and left for that city this morning. Hi
successor is Rev. J. w. Rollins, of Phila
daiphia, and he will take his new charg,
next Sunday morning.
Mr.. jeff Gilman will take unto himsel
Miss Fannie Staman this evening
Although both are residents of Columbia
the nuptials will be tied in Philadelphia
Christmas trees are selling in Columbi
for 80 cents and upwards.
Playing marbles by gas light amuss
our young lads very much just now.
The oroquet grounds at Sd and Walnu
streets, are now being used for ''shinney
purposes.
A number of Columbians will attend th
rink opening in Marietta this evening.
Isaac Hogentogler, residing at No. Il
Fourth street, has a hog which will /
. publicly slaughtered on the 10Th inst
7 whose avoirdupois is something over so
pounds. 1t is probably the largest porke
in this vicinity.
hast evening Maggie Stevenson, colore'
whipped oolored lad named Hill, on Fif
street. Maggie was then sued for assau
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