Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-05

t,om cur Regular Correspondent.

trom cur Regular U",rcsroud,o,
Building operations still 10 on, despite
the cold.
Charles Kecsy shot niue tue wild ducks
ON the uvcu water below tho iyer dam
yesterday.
Tho thermometer stord seven degrees
above zero this morning II is tho coldost
day of the season.
The Columbia cornct band will hold "A
fair in the armory between tho Ssh aud
ld,h Of February
Personal
The Misses Lydia Skoeu and Ahco
Buohor have returned homo from trip to
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington,
ID. &.
Mr.. Samuel Swarta. Vt this place, is
now Ia Leavcuwovth, Kansas, negotiating
for tho purchase Of u largo steam marble
works.
Tho first sleigh passed over tho river on
the ico yesterday. The tcam was driven
by u WriEhtsvtllo man named Miller.
Harry NOltc At, was the first Columbian
who crossed, doing 80 shortly after Miller
had Uiossed
Large numbers Of skaters enjoyed tho
pleasures afforded by tho excellent cOudi-
ton of the ice. Cuastiug on tho hills of
town still continues good. Few accidents
To coasters have occurred this winter.
The door rug lately stolen from Mr.
Charles Stcvcnsou's residence has boeu 10
covered. IL was found two or three squares
from the place where stolen by u gcutlo.
man who returned IL to it's owner. Tho
thief evidently feared detection after COM
mitting the theft and threw away tho
| stolen property.
The remains oi John w. Sghlrgelmucb,
tho Z. Il II fireman who was fatally
injured 10y being struck b. a train a, Glen
Loch on Thursday, were brought o. his
home here yesterday afternoon. The
funeral services will be held At Trinity
Catholic church on Sunday ut o'clock
Deceased was only 81 years Of age.
strAght0uIuE the A.. IL, ~ iIne
K J. Stlckhou3c, Of the Pennsylvania
railroad civil engineer corps. with a forco
ut assistant engineers, is running q now
luO between Muuutylle and point u
short distance south or RrhrcrstOwu. Tho
alteration IA the liuo X bcuug made In
accordance with tho extensive s,ries ol
| Improvements projected for different
points on this railroad. The change Will
! avoid several dangerous curves.
Rev. Mr.. Peters, OF Lancaster, will
uliUiate at the United Brethren church
TO morrow, rs the pastors, Rev. J. b,
Funk is unweIl
Union religious services viii be held in
tho Presbyterian church TO morrow at 4
O'Clock. People Of all denominations arc
expected TO participate.
Services in COmmemOuatiOu Of the four
hundredth anniversary Of the birth OF
Uric Lwiugli, will be held on to morrow
Sunday in Iriuity Reformed.
Police Intelligence.
Squire Patton sent four drunk and dis
orderly characters to jail this morning.
JOhu LDCkard was on ! spree again last
night. on ser Rpienhauser arrested him
for being disorderly, but on the way to
tho lookup he became stubborn and pug
naciOusly inclined. The assistance of ON
Ger Oyslugor was secured aud tho prisoner
was finally taken to the place for the
naughty. John succeeded in planting his
"hOOr' on tho side Of Officer Dysinger' 4
head before the struggle was over. squire
Young heard the case this morning and
sent LOckard to tho county jail for sixty
days.
Meouus- And Elections,
Pennsylvania castle, No. 20, A, X . of NJ.
c., will hold a meeting this evening.
The election for trustees of the Cd
Columbia public ground company was
held to day.
~ DusluCSS tuGCllu. Ol tnB IOlumOIa
lire company WAS held In the engine house
parlors last evening. Business of import,
ance was transacted. Oue new member
was elected aud fourteen applications for
membership recsyed aud laid over for one
month.
A meeting OF the armory association wa,
held last evening aud an election for nine
trustees hold. The following were chosen
f. A. Bennett, l. 9. Grtt, VIM Slen.
berger, 5. II. Boyd, ). g. McCorkle, A.
G. Bruuer, II. c. Ltchty, b. B. Case aut
Il. B. Eckmau The semi annual vdend
Of four per osut. was declared payable on
February at L. X. Smith u Co.'S bank.
An adjourned meeting will be held in the
armory on next Thursday evening at 1880
o'clock.