Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-07
COLUMBIA NEWS,
@ua HmoULAn uoxsrsrospxsus.
Tho Removal OF some Thrsst.niae r,.iIcrs--
The New IOnnclI-Mattnra Ne nniIInn

The Removal OF some Thrsstsniae Boiors--
Tho view NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Requiring
Police Intorvs, lion,
large force Of wor,1 men of the Penn.
syNapa ta,'road cop .pany, under the di
,vo.'oh o' ~ H. Williams, chief official o
, ,nse ,oau mere, rore engaged yesterday in
whieh oVcrb' Lng the track of tho above
road at oint south OF the Henry Clay
furnace. above Columbia. These rocks
were considered dangerous to trains, as
.ney gave Indications Of falling, and yes
tet' ,ay they were removed. An immense
VI ovid Of people were on the spot to see the
operations. Immense chains were wound
about tho main rock, which was nearly
hundred fect above the tracks, aud by
means of block aud tackle corrected with
u locomotive which stood on tho tracks.
When this moved tho great macs, weigh
ing over three hundred tons, fell with q
tremendous crash. A track Mt the foot of
the hill was crushed to pieces. A ioroe Of
workmen were ongagod all day in clearing
away tho debi is and are yet at work. The
removal Of tho rock WAS conducted ia a
most novel aud ingenious manner by Mr..
Williams.
Borougn Council UrgAni.es
The new borough council organized this
morning and elected tho following officers:
President, William Patton secretary, John
Clark treasurer, lst National bank of
Carlisle solicitor, VIM. B. Given tegua.
tor, samuel Wright supervisor, Adam
Maxton opera house manager, Joseph
Leamer opera house superintendent and
market master, George Bpiyer, The
reguar stated meeting will be held next
Friday evening.
Religious n, ,,.
Tho Catholic church were largely at
tended yesterday.
Tho new pastor y the Bethel church of
God, Rev. j. +. excl, preached his first
sermon here yo te,day.
7, iHo plo,e cF ,ss OF Mr. l.. w. May at the
a., ~ ~, Luthw an Sabbath school numbers
c9hgr egatioual meeting will bo held
nv tuo l" sbyterian church on "Wednesday
o.ou'ns , .or the purpose Oi clecting four
Matters tor tue Police.
y boy named David Hougentugl, T
ne" ~ threw Z, Il Il. train oil the track
oh Front street, last evening by placing u
:" 20 stick bereath tho wheels OF a car.
A fight occurred At tho corner OF Third
and Loccuy,J streets late on Saturday night.
y
by the other with crutch. Mutual
friend separated the fighters.
II REQ young men named kiscadden,
Nc ore aud Tubby, was arrested by Officer
v ittick on Saturday, on Walnut street,
for being disOrderly. A. yesterdays
hearing before Squire Patton they were
discharged ou paymout of the costs OF suit.
Some rascaIs recently bull fro ia the
canal boat ar Wolverton," living in the
basin, and tho dro burnt of the iron
chains attiched to number OF ropes
The iron was carried of and sold as junk.
The matter has just been discovered.
Rafting hcoiuent-.
On Saturday raft struck q rock in the
river opposite Wolle's quarries, below
town, aud was patty torn apart.
Another RAFT, on the same day struck on
Goat rock, below the dam shute, aud had
its front section torn away.
Boroush briefs.
Albert Leonard has been appointed i.ni
tor Of the II " &. depot.
A large party was held at Mrs Matthews
residence, on Walnut street, oa Saturds!
evening.
Joshua Strauss, aged about As years
died last night at his home on Walnut
street, Of general debility.
A hot coal dropping on the floor o
Hiteshue's tailor shop nearly caused {
couhagration yesterday.
Miss Ella Caracher, aged IS residen
of Marietta, we'll Known here, died in tn
above town last Wight OF consumption.
Lewis Lyle NJ arly lost the sight of al
eye on Saturday night by running
against n wir'l clothes line At his home.
Tho school board will meet to-day II
MIR. VIM. Is. Given's oftico 10 adopt th
plans for the new school building.
To nigh, the following meetings will
held Sus quehanna lodge Of Odd Fellows
CampanY Z Riverside Home, IL. G. (H
F.) c. A.. and Conestoga lodge, Knight
OF Pythpas.
The Shock library has a gOoily numbe
of subscribers, but for town of this siz
the list should be much larger, espeoiall
as the subscription paid per annum is onI
sl.
Around the Opera House.
The beaut tlful drama Of the " Banker
Daug hter " will be played here TO nigt
by urst GLASS company.
I" war derings ia Germany will be u
subject OF a lecture which will be delivere
in the opera house on Thursday evenin
April l7th. by the Rev. Francis j. Ola
Moran. The price Of admission will be
cents. StereOptcon views will illustr
the lecture.