Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-02-17
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q 6os.uwnrA, Pa, Feb I7.--There Is report
~ The offlcials OF the Pennsylvania railroad
euunpany intend blasting the ice which Is now
ii Tho Susquchanna river In different places,
% prevent, II possible, the danger to the
kRidge 1t this place. A prominent ofncia Q,
ne company visited Columbia and examined
10 Ice with the intention of blasting, but
,vhau esnes Of workmcn were sent 10 make
ia bissts they found the Ice frozen to the
bot<cup. making blasting impossible.
Interesting Lecture.
Z s.From Baltimore to Naples was the sub
Ioct pf the lecture given In the opera mousse
~ evening by Rev. Francis J. Clay-Moran;;
he lecture was very fairly. attended, and
jhe audience were taken from this country
% the old in a very graphic manner. Views
a. some of the beauties Of the trip were
txuthfnlly put upon canvass.
Church Festival.
The festival held by the Ladies' Mite society
Of the Second street Lutheran church, closed
last evening. 1t was fairly attended. The
elegant cake presented by the Nigilant nre
company ON last Saturday evening, was voted
or by the church choir. The contest proved
yery exciting and close, and resulted In
victory for the choir The amount of money
collected was as follows Choir, ST.I5 Mite
society, $500; Rev: w. p; Evans also so col, ,,a
cake, s63.30 The total receipts for the festi-
val amounted to s263.
Tho Election.
At the different polling places of the
different wards there is quite large attend
auce despite the extreme cold weather.
From the present indications quite large
vote will be polled, and the contest will be
close Both parties are struggling to regain
the possession of council and school board,
which are now In the hands ofthe Democratic
party.
Borough JottiDgs.
The Lenten season will be inaugurated to-
morrow.
Chiquesalunga tribe No. 80, I. o. r. NJ.
will kindle a council fire in their wigwam
this even.
Market was but poorly attended, owing to
the extreme cold of this morning.
A farmers wagon, while unloading wheat
at Maulfair's -four mill, became frightened
and ran Off They were caught at Second
and Union streets.
7. Nj. Holbutner, clerk at Brubaker's Tre-
mont house. died suddenly of, an apopletic
fit His remains were taken to his home at
Frederick City, from which place they Will
be inferred to-day.
Two Eyangelists, Revs. Jones and Bontz-
hoff, are holding services in the Bethel
Church OF God. Thus far they have held
three meetings which have been attended
with fair success.
The Columbia fire company has been pre-
sented with avery fine dog, half shepherd and
half Newfoundland, by a member of the
Rescue fire company of York.
Tho rendition of "Fedora' by Fanny
Davenport in the opera house on Wednesday
eveeing, Feb. Is, 1856, will be the theatrical
event of the season. A large audience will
greet this celebrated actress in this her famous
role.
Last summer Mr.. Theo. L. Urban prepared
four dozen ears of corn in four different way'
rs an experiment to see if it could not b'
kept until winter in the same state as wheI
IL was taken from the stalk. Mr.. Urban ha
opened one dozen ears and found 1t to be
success. The corn is i'm a suitable condition
for roasting.