Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-29
JOIN PAYNE'S DEATH
|S1k7pa az 0xs or cOEUMBrA's MOST
1NSEUEETTAL CIr1gENS.



& OoLuMnIA, June 2a.-Columbia has lost
~ Of her most prominent citizens by the
u661A Of Mr.. John Payne, which occurred |
- evoning at 1850 o'clock. During the |
1lnno that Mr.. Payne has been a resident OF |
0ol6mbia he has always taken great inter- |
- n its affairs, and has always been one of
tko 6rst 10 do anything that would increase
Me town In wealth or population.
John Payne was born at Galley, Devon
thire, England, In 1878, and was 81 years old
When he died. He came TO America from
South Wales In is4a. settling in Danville, Pa.
He afterwards lived in Pittsburg, Safe Har-
bor and Phenixville. He was connected with
ne Phoenix iron company Of the latter place
hanna IRON company of Columbia was origt-
mated he was one OF its incorporators and In
tho year 1874 was called to Columbia to take
charge Of the mill In place Of Mr.. Harris, the
former superintendent The mill soon pros
psred under hts able management and dur
ing the financisl difficulties Of the past few
years the mill was kept steadily at work
when In almost every other place they were
closing on account OF the dull times He
Z IVES compelled to resign the active manage
msnt about year ago on account Of falling
health.
Last February Mr. Payne was elected to
Y servo term in borough councils and at
4 once took an active interest in the different
duties appertAining to the interests OF the
town, and would have made worthy council
4 man but death struck him down when he
wsa about to enter into career OF usefulness
: 70 hffhstsf and TO Columbia.
N Since last january Mr.. Payne has been In
4 lhiling health, but was only confined to his
s bed for few weeks His death was not ex-
& pe0ted at present by his family, end was
taetened ON by congestive chill which he
had yesterday. He leaves wife and seven
children who by his death have lost q good
husband and kind and afiectioDate father
and bur community worthy citizen:
The funeral will take place ON Thursday
astarnoon July z, at 2:3O o'clock from his late
residsnce ON South Second street.
Two Accidents, One Very Serious.
While engaged in conversation yesterday,
. companion, without any cause whatever,
suddcAly threw knife, with the blade open,
at Charles Broome,s striking him on the right
les ipk,c manner that quite severe cash
N Ia been received by relatives in
town IL ~ Stevenson, son OF Mr.. r. M:
6tSvonsoD, nlofly d Columbia but now OF
poe %s On wn sy ffisus hs yoSns soS
was with his father at tEe place where he Il
employed, and by misstnp fell through an
open elevator from the second story Of the
Of the skull The injIries received by the
lad are OF very serious character, and the
4 sympathies Of friends gf his parents are ex.
tended to them in +, afiiiction.
40 Bal1
The game of base bali between the Iron
sides Of Lancaster and the Columbia ON last
Saturday afternoon was good one, although
very heavy batting characterized the game
and towards the close was rather exciting
The COlumbias were the winners by the fol
lowing score:
INNINGS.
Columbia. a..................4 8 1 In
y Io6Asides, s,............,....O 2 o Alt
Tho hf8 8U,a
Marietta, and o. K, club of town, did mo-
come of, as the former club did not put In 1T
appearance.
.s}s'.l Early Closing in the Borough. ~
The question OF early closing in the stores
OF Columbia has again been agitated among
some merchants, but ys.oIe especially by tn
Clerka A few years ago the movement wa
general among dealers and no one seemed to
be any the loser by the operation. For tn
pest two years only few OF the storekeeper
{ closed at Z o'clock In the evening and thereb,
gave their clerks much needed rest. J,
be closing at an early hour in the evenini
during the summer months, although few
stores may do 20. II the customers are awar
Of the fact that nothing could be bought ate
O'Clock, they would make their purchase
at q suitable time, and no one would be an.
the worse off by the stores closing at such
- time that all could have the evenings u
themselves The stores Of OF lancaster as ns, ar,
and Columbia merchants should do like
wise.
Borough Briefs.
Miss Laura Eberly, of fredericksburg, Pa.
: IL visiting Miss Amelia Wilson.
Mrs. s. r. Lineaweaver and daughter Mel
lie, are guests Of DIR. J. X. Lineaweaver, o
Walnut street.
A man named Green, of Lancaster, ba
purchased the harness store Of Mr.. j. X
Flury, and will take possession tomorrow
June 80.
p. X. r. engine No. 534, which has beel
repaired in the Columbia shops, was trie'
yesterday and found to be in satisfactor.
working condition.
The Lutheran sociable held last Saturda,
evening was as we'll attended az was expectet
and q neat sum was cleared by the church.
The gas and water committee Of councils
who were ON a visiting trip to different citie
inspecting the system OF lighting by electric
ity have returned home fully impresse,
With the idea that that Ii the proper and bes
manner Of Lighting town. They inspecte'
seven different systems OF electric-lights
AS the national holiday approaches difiel
emit stores are already exposing for sale tn
various articles which are used In celebratin
the anniversary Of the birth OF our liberty.
ODD FELLOWSHiP
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