Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-20
DEATH OF P. B. vACHE.
443 DEMxsE OF A WELL-KNoWN AND
POPULAR COLUMBIAN.
~ Father Of Twenty Two Children, Only -Four
4 - whom survive--A Field OF blazing
n T1mothy-Notes Of the Dismond-Poiice
News--Notes About the Town
noeular oorrespondcnce Of rIsrrlLrarscrn

II OOLU MBIA, IA, July 2U.-Ine sudden |
fisath of Mr.. p. b. vache at his home on
Third street, between Locust and Cherry,
was great surprise when the fact became
known on Sunday morning. Mr.. vache
had been In ill-health for the past few years
but had shown good signs of improvement |
during the past few months. On Saturday |
morning he appeared TO be in his customary |
health and had been sitting in front of his |
house on Saturday night until nearly eleven
o'clock. At eleven o'clock ho was sitting in |
- rocking-chair In the house when he sud-
denly fell to the floor Assistance was
near at hand and physicians sent for,
but before they had arrived Mr.. Vache had
departed from this lite. He was conscious
thst his time had approached Mr.. Vache
was In his 6sth year at the time of his DEATH
and was well and favorably known to the
residents of Columbia, where he had lived
for many years. For twenty years Mr..
sylvania railroad, and this gave him an ex-
tended acquaintance among the towns situ-
ated along the line of this road.
-Qhe Immediate cause of the death was
( heart disease and he died exactly years
and eleven months from the time Of the
death of his wife. From their marriage
twenty two children was the result, although
hut four daughters are now living. Mrs.
Charles w. Stevenson, of Columbia; Mrs
Edward Thomas, of Grand Rapids, Mich;
and Misses Hettie and Lulu, who lived with
their father. The funeral OF Mr. Nache will
take place from his late residence on next
"Wednesday morning at ten o'clock. Inter-
ment at Mount Bethel cemetery.
Timothy Field on Fire.
About halfpast eleven o'clock, on Sunday
morning an alarm OF fire was given and the
engines quickly responded to the call, but
after running a few squares found that the
fire was in the country. 1t is supposed that
spark from passing locomotive set fire to
a field of timothy, belonging TO Mr.. S. S. Det-
wiler, situated near the old coal oil refinery.
The warm weather and no rain had made the
field very dry, and the timothy was soon
blazing fiercely. Men with rakes, etc, did
everything to stay the course of the flames,
and only succeeded after about four acres, or
been destroyed. The loss to Mr.. Detwiler
will be from SIS to 500. The alarm of fire
caused some excitement in the several
churches of town and many left before the
services were concluded TO ascertain the
whereabouts of the fire.
Personal Points.
Miss Maude Pierce, who has been attend
ing school at Dover, Delaware, has returned
home.
Harry and Robert Dean, of Boston, Mass.
are making visit to to- their parents in Co
lumba.
Miss Hattie Miller, of Philadelphia, is Wis
iting friends in town.
Mr.. Will. Pierce, of New York, is on
visit to his former home in Columbia
Or the Diamond.
The y. X. club were defeated by the Active
OF Wrightsville, on last Saturday afternoon
The club went across the river expecting dc
feat but not as bad as was administered I
them. The score was o. X, o runs, Actives
25 runs.
Contrary to expectations the yigils,
Newtown, defeated the Columbia base bal
club on the home grounds last Saturda
afternoon. crowd was present. althoug
of the pitchers and but for the miserabl
fielding of the Columbias, the home clu
would have been victorious. The game n
suited as follows:
Sisiis SGln@oa iis........ =
- Police News.
-Willian TuriNr and Samuel Richardson
- hau |! fight on Tow Hill last Friday nigh
The result was the arrest Of Turner on con
plaint OF Richardson. A fearing was ha
this morning at Squire Franks. AS bot
were to blame in the matter the case was di
charged by the squire. The parties intereste
were colored
Joseph Hoffman, arrested last Friday NOR
ing by Officer Wittick, has made confessio
TO that officer admitting that he had stole
<Se cigars that he had in his possession whe
arrested. He had stolen about 1900 ciga
from Henry Eberly, at Durlach, about tw
weeks ago and had disposed of 1000 to Il
Y
division of the p. & r. railroad, at a vel
trifling cost The remaining 200 the ms
had with him when arrested. Hoffman
now in Jail at Lancaster waiting for hea
ing, which will be gwen him when Squi
Evans hears from the owner of the stole
cigars
Town Notes.
Tho machine shops of the Supplee Stea
Engine company was entered last Frids
night and some tools, valued at twenty dc
lars, were stolen. The tools were the pro
erty of Miles Swingler, an employe in Il
shop. No clue to the perpetrators of the a
has, as yet, been found.
The first picnic of the Pioneer club of
Joseph's Catholic church is being held
Heise's woods to-day. The music for the @
casion is being furnished by the lronville Q
chestra.
The picnic of St Peters Catholic chur,
in Heise's woods last Saturday was large
attended and a success. A large sum w
cleared by the picnic.
The rink was largely attended last Satu
day and the pleasure OF skating enjoyed |
all present
A large crowd assembled on North Thil
street last Saturday night to hear the ser
made by the Citizens band. The music w
well rendered and enjoyed by all who hear
it.
The picnic of the st. Paul's =. Il. al
Second street Lutheran Sunday school,
Penryn Park, tomorrow will be largely q
tended if the weather is favorable.
DRUMORE DOINGS