Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-24
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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Reporter.
The merchants still frot over the injury
bjing done them by the young man who
is selling bed spreads aud clocks on tho
installment plau For his articles he ro-
ceives twico as much as thoy are sold at
tho legitimate places of business ~ is
rank injustice to our merchants to allow
such operations as these go on In the
town. Thoy stay here throughout tho
year, lot business bc duh or brisk, aud
yet person Is allo we'd To come hero and
injure their business without doing any
good to the town. lIs should be " moved
on"
a Nuissnoo Abatod.
A dead dog was removed from Brnner's
coal basin Yesterday by the supervisor OF
the Pennsylvania canal. The chief bur
gcss of town was first notified Ot the
presence of tho dead animal in tho basin
and asked tO have IT, removed. Mr.. Buoher
councilman from the Second ward, consul
ted the law relating tu tho bOrough's caro-
Of the canal and found chat tho coaulinCts
Of tho basin r0stcd with tho canal com
pany. Tho supervisor of the company was
therefore ordered to remove tho body,
which ho did.
social EVENT,
A largo party was held last evening at
the residence of Mrs. Isaac Furnwalt, by
the members Of Riverside Home No ~,
IL. q. (H. F. Q. A. ThpTe were present
sixty seven persons, ladies' and gentlemen.
Tho affair was very pleasant Ono and
was continued until after midnight.
Col w. Newton uiucheur aud daugh-
tor, Of Weston, Va, is Waiting Mc. j. A.
SIade, his brother INLAY
Mr.. Bentley Suppleo's r,sidcuco ON Lo.
Gust street was the scene Oi y very pleas
ant soCiable last evening.
Mrs. Lou Murphy, Of Freehold, n. j.,
10 the guest of Miss Fannie Pierce
VIM. Il. Given, esq, IL tho proud father
Of an hoiress.
Public Entortsiumonrs.
The congregation Of the Second street
Lutheran church held it's third sociable
last evening after prayer meeting bad
euded. IL was very pleasant affair. lis
object, Ike those preceding II, was tO give
the members Of the Cuurch AN opportunity
to become better acquainted.
James Jordan and partner won the prize
III walking at the concert held by Mt. Zion
a. NJ. l.. church, last evening. Tne enter
tainmGnt was attended by fair sized
audience.
~ ulEhL Will bN ueIu III III armOTy
what will probably be one of tho most
pleasant events OF tho soasOn--St. Paul's
l.. L, church reception and sOcisblc.
Osceola tribo OF Red Men will hold a
meeting in its wigNam this evening.
The invitations for Co. C.'s banquet
have been issued.
Building Improvemruts
The residence Of Mr.. II. ii. neise il
having extensive improvements made on
its interior. In addition parts of II
being remUdCICd it is being Tcpainted
through. The woodwork IN all being
painted aud grained to initiate black
walnut, IL will bo Il handsome reside noe
when it comes from the hands of the |
artisans.
Mr. A. Josse's store IN tho opera house
has been connected by an arch with the
room formerly occupied by Fosters gen
tlemen's furnishing goods store, both Of
which rooms will now constitute Jessel's
bazaar.
Forcing the s-ssUn.
A fancy card tirn has notified one Of
our booksellers that an aSouL Will call on
him in May with samples Of Christmas
cards. That dealer is doubtless man Of
enterprise and manages to market his
goods early, but thcu he should remember
that he is " rushing the SoAS,u. Selling
Christmas cards in May IL barely season'
able.
Round tuo Iowu
Shad are not abundant as yet, but somo
fine specimens are to be seen. The best
sell at from II TO $50 per pair
slight accident to nOrthbOuud on
gine OF the Frederick railroad detained
trains On that road this morning.
The trees are beginning to show their