Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-04
COLUMBIA NEWS.
oUR KUuvLAn UuHKEspOsuEnUr
a Handsome Lodge Uoom--Rocsot Du,Idiug
Uporation---a f,oy Nearly Sufrocstcd
I'm a Hay InnnaI

Uporations--a Boy Nearly sutocatcd
In n Hay Tunnci.
Tho improvements VIII oh have for SONS
time beou going on iu tho lodge room OF
Susquchanna lodge, No. 80, |. o. Of o. T.,
were finished to day, MIR. H. G. Young
rcpapercd the room aud In this respect II
equal to tho q. A. X. room Slenberger
" Son furnished the handsome Brussel IL
carpet, which was laid by Mr.. Il, Il.
Carter. In the centre of the room is a
splendid Smyrna rug, 4S7 feet In size,
which Is present to tho lodge from MIR,
Will, Shenberger, ono of it's members,
Than this lodge room there Is now none
more handsome In town.
Bulldog operations
DIR. G. +. Markol's fne rev stable is
going up rapidly.
John f.ebcgorn is makiug extensive i'm
provemcnts on the interior Of his restau
rant. John Conway has tho work in
charge.
Yesterday II H. IFoiso took possession
Of the lot of ground located at Second aud
Mill streets, on which ho will soon begin
tho erection Of q large brick warehouse.
Tho property was bought from jacob
Sheath for $1,000.
A property located on Lancaster avenue
was sold a private sale on Wednesday by
The late owner, John Lutz, 10 Christian
Eckort for $500, The present building Is
to he replaced by a wagon makers aud
blacksmiths shop, Mr.. Eckert's present
place nn Cherry street being to smal for
his business.
baseball Prospects pa-ned.
II Is now evident that tho "three prip
cipal citizens " who werO so ready TO
promise an enclosed ball field for tho
players OF town have retreat Il IRON their
promise. Tho prospects Of an enclosed
field OF this character arc now about az
promising rs a run of shad in winter. A
tine baseball field would really be n good
thing FOR the young men aud boys Of the
town.
n Dangerous wpdo OF Tunuriing
Some boys have tuuuelel tho hay In
the barn of +. :. Brz, uoar town, aud a
lad named George Y agcr was uoarly sui
focated there On We inosdAy. rlr tunaol
was cayed in by som of the party stamp
ing on IL.
The Did CoIncu's Last nCs,inE.
Tonight the old council will hold a
meeting aud settlo up it's business, after
which 1t will adjourn sine dIe. The
report Of the treasurer tor the past year
will also DO submitted. Next Monday
morning the new council will meet ia the
council chamber for organization.
society ana riro COMPANY Matters.
Olive Branch lodge, No. 1877, q. L. o.
oi o. F., and tho Columbia band will meet
tonight.
All tho Railways of Odd Follows hall
have been painted. The walls arc bright
blue and the ceilings a pretty shade Of
pink.
The Columbia tircmcu were busy to day
in the woods gathering greens with which
TO decorate tho armOry Tor their fair.
a business meeting of the Shawnee fire
company was held last night. Hereafter
all applicants for membership must fill up
prescribed fOIm before their names can
go before the meeting Tor a. YIN.
The regular monthly business meeting
oi the Columbia tire company will be held
this evening at tho engine house. No
business OF any particular importance is
expected 10 employ the GtteEtjOD Of the
meeting.
wen known singsI's Retirement
MIR. w. L. Barr, who for three years aud
more has been bass singer in tho Second
street Lutheran church choir, has tondered
his resignation, his term OF engagement
having expired on April 50. Tho church
council has requested HIM ty continue in
the position until May 1t, 20 a change
before that time would LOB Uo for the
by Mr.. Barr frOm tho council shows in
what high appreciation his seIvtcos are
held. Tho choir Of this chr rch is one of
tho very best ia town aud the gentleman
referred to is tho foremost singer in it.
His place will not readily be filed.
Town BTIefs.
4 number OF tramps lodge ia the lookup
nightly.
Nlarge aud very pleasant party was
held at Mr.. Albert Courtney's residence
on Wednesday evening.
Pencs's cigar factory has been closed all
week. Operations will be resumed next
Monday. An accident to ono of the
owners caused tho short susrCusion of
work.
A young son O. Frederick Stol was
struck in the right eye with an arrow On
Wednesday, Afternoon, receiving injuries
which DR., Markcl thiUks may result III the
loss Of the sight OF the eye.