Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-06
HE CHURCH IMPROVEMENTS
m SRCOND STREET, LUTHERAN COL
4 UNsTA, NOT TO BE OUTDOEE.
~ l;Aurch Closed for Vacation and Refur.
x1thlng = some Recent Deaths in the
Borough : Jslts OF summer Gossip.
a. Incident and Accident.

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Borough : Blss Of summer Gossip.
Incident ana Accident.
5I1osular Correspondence OF the INrRLr,cENcER.
CoLUMBIA, Aug. 6-The SecJnd Street
xlutheran church will also receive some at
1nntion on the part sne members In the
way Of fixing W the church. The church
~ slcsed for sne present on account of the
{ pi>stor. Psv. VIM. p. Evans, having his an.
innai Vacation. During his absense the
3 sAufch buildingwill be thoroughly cleaned
7u1d put in good condition. A committee of
1adie6 have solicited subscriptions from the
3potnbes OF the church, for the purpose Of
making some needed repairs. The carpet on
4 the floor Of the main body of the church will
~ taken up and thoroughly cleaned before
4 d again put down. The work of renova-
&ion will not be as extensive as II has been In
some Of the other town churches, but will
consist Of good cleaning of the interior of
the building. The appearance of this place
q worship will be greatly improved after the
work Of cleaning has been finished.
Died Of Old Age.
About the oldest resident of Columbia has
departed this life. Mrs. Hannah McCarty,
living 10 Shad Town, died at her home on
1ast Tuescay evening from old age The
muoral services were held in St Peters
Catholic church this morning at ten o'clock
The remains were inferred In the Catholic
{ graveyard, on the Marietta pike Mrs. Nc
Carty has been living in town for great
many years. The exact age is impossible to
q flnd out Her son placing her age at 1O7
years, but other relatives Of the family were
Of the opinion that the deceased was but 90.
Y MrA McCarty was born in Ireland, where
{ the record Of her birth was kept and her re-
latives never inquired as to her exact
Mrs. Elizabeth Gladfelter, aged 80, died on
N "Wednesday morning at seven o'clock, at the
4 residence Of her son, Samuel Gladfelter, OF
old age. The funeral will take place on Fri
day morning.
A ConstabuIary Vacancy.
A vacancy has been created In the Office of
constable of the Third ward by the death of
Frederick Struck. The position has several
applicants who are willing to assume the
duties of preserving the peace of the ward
An applicant in the person of Big George"
IS striving to be appointed To be constable
OF town is the sole ambition OF this impor-
tant person of Tow Hill, but his difficulty
rests with his living in the Second ward.
The vacant Office Will, in all probability, be
filled at the next term of court The new in
cumbent will hold the office until the next
borough election.
Dog Lost and Recovered.
valuable coon dog was stolen last Tues
day night from Irwin Miller living in
Wrightsville. The owner Of the animal
had his suspicion aroused that his property
was stolen by party from Columbia and
that the dog was in town. He made trip
to Columbia yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose of hunting for the stolen dog. AS he
was going along Front street he accidentally
ran across man leading his dog. In a very
short while the dog was in the possession OF
the proper owner who soon left town for the
Wrightsville side of the river
Personal and Social.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
of Columbia will hold their first excursion,
on Monday, August IL, to Penryn park
The Ironville band and orchestra will be
present and furnish music for dancing The
committee in charge consists OF George Nc
Mahon, Fred c. Brink, John 7. Richards
Z Charles McCauley, w. ID. Hershey. All
those who attend are promised a pleasant
+ time.
number of persons oftown spent yester
day in an enjoyable manner at Wild Ca,
The committee in charge of the Shawnee
fire company. picnic, which will be held in
Heise's woods on Saturday, August Is, are
making every necessary arrangements tc
mako 1T very successful affair
On Thursday, August 10, several young
mon OF town will go to Mount johnson
Island, to encamp there for several days. A
line time will be had by those who attend.
~ The iron moulder's picnic is Heise's woods
SO Aof arrangeI9cnts are comp petent to
'58ss '8ss y sHS3 picnic pleasant one, and those
4s IN sszSfs isSe promised good time
Miss Annie and Mr.. VIII. Fendrick are at
Cape May, enjoying the sea breezes of this
4 favorite resort.
George Waubaugh, formerly an employe
OF the Herald, but at present a typo in the
office of the Harrisburg Patriot, is spending
some Rsv time q With ndr his parents wn
Brethren church, is enjoying his vacation
with friends in Harrisburg and at his old
home in Maryland.
Rev. J. +. Meixell, pastor of the Bethel
church, will spend August In several coun-
ties OF the state On a missionary and tract dis
tributing tour. The collection of sufficient
money to pay off the debt of his church in
town is the object of his trip
A number of young men of town started
this morning on a pedestrian tour to Wild
Cat Falls. They viii return this evening by
rail.
Briefs Around Town.
At the next meeting of the school board OF
Columbia resolution will be offered to
postpone the day of opening the public
schools for about sixteen days. The school
term is only eight and one-half months and
the object OF the resolution is to have the
term OF 1885 TO end about the same time as
& the last one ended.
The breaking of some machinery at the
boiler works of Fairer Il Son, will cause a
delay In the finishing of the boiler by those
parties to the Electric Light company. The
workmen have commenced to put up the
wires for the light.
The cffice of A. o. Baker, at the shops of
the Pennsylvania railroad company in town,
ia being repainted aud repaired.
Tho first OF series of games will be
played on the grounds at Kitchentown on
Saturday afternoon between the Dauntless,
OF Mount Joy, and the Columbia base bali
club.
OUR DOCTORS.
The August Meeting of the Lancaster CITY and