Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-13
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All the members of council except II.
Westerman, were at the monthly meeting
last evening. Chief Burgess Irwin reported
that Officers W!ttick and Gilbert, spscial
policemen, were not properly attending to
their duties. They were discharged as
special policemen. The police committee
was instructed to procure q suitable man
to be known as . special policeman, and
report to council. His salary was fixed at
s35 per month.
The II. & G. II r. crossing at Fourth
street has been repaired The bridge
near by is considered to be In an uusound
condition.
Pavements and cutters on Union street,
although In dilapidated condition, will
not be repaired until spring. The road
committee was instructed to grade aud
pave the alley between Union and Mill
streets from Second to Third.
| In behalf Of the Metropolitan Rink as
ISOLATION, A. Q. Bruner, esq, appeared
and requested to have the license, 25 cents
per day, lowered, as 1t was iu excess Of
L
than Columbia. Manager Silas Krom, who
was also present, denied having said he
was willing to pay 25 cents per day license.
An ordinance pertaining to the matter was
drawn up, and will be acted upon month
later. The sum named as license for the
the rink in the ordinance was $40 per
annum, and In all probability that will be
the future tax on the rink.
Councils committee will meet the jury
appointed by court to assess damages in
the opening Of Second and Chestnut
streets ut w. 3. Given's law Off at this
8 p. IN. The court refused to excuse ]. w.
Yocum from serving on the jury.
Council granted the following petitions:
to place gas lamp between Union and
Mill streets on Fifth, and 10 Law crossing
on Third street between Poplar and
Maple.
The sanitary committee will secure the
service Of an expert to apalyze the water
furnished to Columbia by the Col. Water
Co.
The fire committee will open CORES
poudenoe with the owner of Harden's Star
hand Grenade fire extinguisher.
An ordance to reduce the salary of the
high constable from e100 per year. to s1(
J was read, and will be acted upon q month
later.
J Mr.. Tile presented report showing 9
striking comparison between the receipts
, for transient market rents, as collected IL
1888. by O. Strawbridge, and those col
lected In 1884, by John Briner, present
, market master. @. Strawbridge's collcc
tion--from April LIST, 1888, to January LIST
1884, s2l0 rs. George Briner's collec
ticn-from April 1st, 1884 to Deoembe
, 9th, 1884, $3.50. An excess Of sS69. 25 auC
markets were no better attended in 1sS.
, than in 1888. Mr.. Srawbridge also haC
, ,, three more collections than Mr.. Briner's
After granting orders for several bills
. council adjourned.
BOROUGH BRIEFS.
Hugh Boyd, the injured conductor, ha
. chance to recover--Gso. Goodhart ha
been here arranginging for Suydam'
a dime museum mex. Friday aud Saturday
: NJ. NJ. Bschenheimer bounced Hun
|. gariau yesterday for stealing q cap iron
! his store-Franois 4. +. Groves fuuerna
i was largely attended yesterday.
al PERSONAL FONTS.
l.. Mr.. Joseph RICHTER, of Williamsport,
Q in town.--The family of Mr.. A. K
A~ni~.~. ~~- as~asahiy s~sPrissa les
=? evening, by party being given them by
Il large number of their friends. IL was
: pleasant affair.-Adam Nissley, aged rs
y died from old age, at his residence O
Q Locust street, above Fifth, yesterday after
. noon.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Rev. ]. Ii. Pennebecker, pastor q
Trinity Reformed church, will celebrat
his first anniversary as pastor of til
q church to morrow q. m. In the eyenin
y he will lecture on "Thou Shalt Not Com
:, NIT Adultery" Rev. Psnnebecker is
thorough minister, well liked, and
making great progress in the church.
Services will be held in all the Euglis
If Protestant churches of Columbia, tc
d morrow, at the usual hours.--The pulpi
d of ST, Johns Lutheran church, will b
o filled tomorrow by Rev. Ulrioh, Of Myers
a town.
d Rev. J. E. Rawlius, the new pastor O
n Mt. lions A. N. f. Church, with his wife
y reached town on Wednesday. Ee is
ir native OF st. Thomas, w. l., and has bee
in this country fourteen years. He wa
n supported by kind friends until he wa
g graduated from Trinity college, Hartford
+ Conn.,, and from tho Congregations
i Theological seminary there in 1873. Afte
: preaching in New Haven, and an associat
pastorate of two years at Shiloh Pres
d byterian church, New York, with tn
Q late Henry Highland Garnet. U. 8. plenl
potentiary to Liberia, he joined the
o NJ. L. church. Mr.. r. will make tn
!, acquaintance OF his people on SundR
g morning. and win preach in the evening
i He will also hold meeting In the ohorcl
a every evening next week.
n RAILROAD MATTERS.
The force OF workmen at the P. r. r
o round house, at Columbia, will not be re
= duced as was expected, but the employees
!, commanding with yesterday, will onl,
' work hours per day, instead of 10 a
heretofore.-Ths railroad men will NEE
Y at the old Spy building tomorrow after
= noon to organize the brakesmen's brother
d hood.
The County PnsFmsoouticaI Association.
The December meeting Of the Lanosste
County Pharmaceutical association wa
. held on Thursday afternoon, o very goo,
representation of its members being pres
: ent. Three new applications for mem
= bership were received, on which favorabl
! ! action was taken, viz John @. Long
: Charles L. Long and DR.. VIM. Wormley
= Notes on several standard preparations O
. the pharmaoop9ia were made, and speci
!. mems Of liquid parafins oil, p. g., crsan
y tartar manufactured by the New Yorl
y Tartar company, and oil of ergot wer
7 submitted, the latter being the product o
. the exhaustion Of large quantity Of ergo
. In the preparation Of the fluid extract o
. that drug. The feasibility of inaugural.