Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-15
UOLUM Bln NEWS.

from Our Regular Correspondent.
Last night $40 shad were caught at Mud
| island.
At Purple's conservatory is q small
| orange tree bearing fruit.
Mr.. Is. W. Kraybill, OF Mt Joy, is intro
ducing here Blaine's Twenty Years IN
Congress-"
Two new firemcn's hats aud the shields
for 25 other hats have been received by the
Vigilant fire company.
The heaviest dealers and shippers OF
shad caught in this part of tho Susquehan
ma are tho Shultz brothers, Of Washington
borough.
Mrs. John Stevig has completed cradle
quilt three feet square which 10 composed
| of ,OOs pieces of patchwork. Where Is
one to equal 1t
A splendid specimen of Newfoundland
dog belonging to DR.. +. Hinkle has either
strayed away from its late owners resi-
dence or been stolen.
The ladies mite society of the Second
Street Lutheran church will hold q
strawberry festival and supper in the
armory on the evening Of June 10, 10 and
IA.
A false report of tho death Of Miss
Jennie Bachman was circulated on the
man and her brother, Mr.. Hyde Baohman,
are slightly improved in their condition OF
| health to day.
Miss Maggie Wilson left to-day to visit
| relatives Ia Canandagua, N. Y.
Mrs. VIM. Hiteshue and family will
| leave on June lat for Tacoma, Washing
| ton territory, whcro they will make their
| future home.
Mr.. Harry p. Dller, Of Lancaster, spent
pleasant day hero, yesterday, among
| old associates.
Runaway hoy Returns.
Jacob Croft, who, with companion
named Charles Rankey, ran away from
home several months ago after stealing
| money from their parents, has returned
to town after numerous adventures,
Croft aud Rankey separated some time
| ago, and the whereabouts of the latter Ia
now unknown by his anxious parents.
school Matters
TO morrow an oral examination In
| chemistry will be held at the high school.
The public will bo admitted
The Normal class school taught by the
Misses Maggie Purple and Aune Hershey,
| was examined yesterday. The examina.
| tions gave tho utmost satisfaction to Su-
| periuteudcnt Amcs.
Base Ball.
A York base ball club has challenged tho
Quicksteps to n match game.
This afternoon meeting Nf the board
OF directors OF the Lancaster County Base
Ball association will be held in this place.
The meeting will doubtless DO an interest
ing and important one.
foot crushed,
a trainman named Brooks, employed on
the Frederick division of tue Pennsylvania
Railroad, had his right foot crushed be
tween to dead wood of two cars at safe
Han Dor last evening.
The Keoiy stove Company.
Next Monday evening the board OF di
rectors of the Kcely stove company will
| elect president, secretary, manager and
assistant manager, going into session
after tho ending OF the stookhOldCrs'
meeting. AT meeting held last night by
the directors committee was appointed
to select tho names Of eligible candidates
for those positions, and present them at
next Mondays meeting OF the board.
| The Oh Columbia public ground com
pluy offers reward OF $50 for tho arrest
OF every person detected is injuruR the
| trees planted on any Of tho complnys
| land, Trees on property belonging to
| Frederick BuchpT and Christian Hershey,
| have recently been injured by being
barkCd' by some person, in addition to
the trees belonging to Mr., William b.
Given, reference TO which was made in
yesterdays paTer.