Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-09
QUITE A SERIOUS FALL
|xCEfvED BY COiUMBIA LADY, rN
DESCESDiN6 INro A CELLAR.
low the Accident Happened-The Project oI
Erecting Memorial Church ON Gettys-
burg RattIefieid-A Stranger Takes
Fruit ana Faiis to Pay for II.

Regular Correspondence of the INTELLIeEScER.
CoLuMBIA, July 8. "A very serious accident
happened to Mrs. Eliza Gentner, living
on Walnut street, about 5 o'clock, yesterday
afternoon at home. She was going into the
cellar of the house, when by some accident
tripped upon the landing Of the stairs and
was precipitated to the floor below, striking
her head against the walls Of the house. The
shock rendered her unconscious but upon
the proper restoratives being applied had re-
covered sufficiently 10 be able to be taken up
stairs. fracture of the right arm and Sc
we're cut in the head are the injuries sustained
by Mrs Gentner
Refused to Pay
A stranger in town, very much the worse
for ljatior, was walking down Fourth street
YESTERDAY afternoon, and stGcping at the
frHit shaid In front of Warren's restaurant
commenced helping himeslf To some bananas
4 that werd hanging at the stand. After talk ing
a few of lhe bananas pay was demanded from
him for them by the proprietor, but he posi-
lively rSfused to make any attempt TO pay
for whal he had taken and commenced run
/, ming down Front street. James Taylor, who
is employed at the restaurant, at once went
in puiaGit Of him and caught him at Bach
MANS lumber yard. He still refused to
settl( ihr the fruit he had taken and Taylor
wenS n scarch of an officer but the stranger
improving his opportunity made for parts
unknown and could not be found.
Memorial Church to be Built.
An offering will be made at the st. Paul's
p. f. church, next Sunday to helpin erecting
memorial church on the battle field at Get
tysburg An offering will he made i'm all the
parishes and missions connected with the
diocese of Central Pennsylvania on next Sun
day.
The idea of erecting memorial church on
this battlefield was projected several years
never SlCppSStnIly
committee has been appointed TO take the
matter in charge and the erection of the
church is assured.
steer Stolen.
Mr.. John Eeager had a very valuable steel
stolen from his farm near Columbia last
Sunday night No clue can be found by the
officers to the parties who committed the ac
or to the whereabouts of the animal.
M Picnics.
The Sunday school of the ST. Paul's Ger
man Lutheran church is picnicing a
Heise's woods to-day. The weather is very
favorable for picnics, and the day was pleas
antly spent to all those who were present u
the picnic
On Monday, July 20, the German Pionee
club of the ST Joseph's Catholic church vii
hold their first grand picncat IIeises woods
The following gentlemen have the picnic il
charge and viii make the affair success
RI. w. Slegelmilch chairman Geo. Ieigler
lr., master OF ceremonies Michael Thoma
Jr., floor manager, j. Smith, l.. Smith, Chas
Thomas and j. Iiegler, assistant floor mana
gers. WorrelPs orchestra will furnish tn
music for dancing purposes.
Personal Notes.
Mrs. NJ Castor, of Wheeling, West Va,
visiting Mrs. Taylor Gable.
Mrs. James A. Meyers and family ar
spending short season at Ansonia, Tiog
county, Pa.
General William Patton and daughter ar
at Chatauqua, New York, at the hotel Ath,
mia.
Frank S. Given, of the Philadelphia ,
Reading railroad company, is in town yisi
ing friends.
Borough Briefs. -
The three sand flat boats belunginp<o Adar
Rodenhauser, are undergoing repairs, an
will be finished so thatrIe business of di,
gins. sand can sceii be commenced.
repairs to the Columbia rolling mi
soon be completed, and work at tn
hew addition to the industries of our tow
will commence in about six weeks.
The Trinity Reformed church is underg,
ing extensive repairs. The new seats ha,
arrived and will he put in place at once.
The new proprietor of the Columb
Herald, VIM. B. Given, esq, entertaine
the stall and employees Of the Heraid at b
home last evening.
The lawn tennis grounds on North Seyent
street have been completed and the first gam
was played there this morning
MI $. s. Detwiler is adding 10 the appea
ance of his residence by the addition of
galvanized iron cornice to the ROOF.
The members of the Columbia Citizen
band, believing that their instruments no
IN use by them are in very poor conditiO
and that new set would add greatly to I'll
quality OF the music and would be in col
tormity with their new uniforms, are con
mencing to talk seriously about holding
fair in the armory during the month
October or November.