Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-27
HAD HIS POCKET PICKED.
4 MAnBDBUR0 CITIZEN VINO CAME
70 GRIEF IN COLUMBIA.
a Rsc&ss-Hook Missing with $50 in 1t After
George Stewart Was Jostled Around I'm
Car-PoIice Intelligence - The
t News Among the Churches.
,wu,ar Correspondence Of IsrrILIexrcrn.


CoLUMB1A, June T,-George Stewart, a
retired plumber and gas-fitter, Of 9l6 North
Third street, Harrisburg, had his pocket /
picked here ON Thursday evening. Mr.. |
Stewart was attending 10 some business
while O'Brien's circus was exhibiting on
ThurBday In the evening he purchased
ticket for Harrisburg The circus had at |
tracted large crowds of people from the sur
rounding towns and consequently the cars
were crowded. AS Mr. s., who is an old
gentleman, was about to enter the car, he
found the doorway blockaded by two men.
IL II the old story he pushed to get in while
the men endoavored 10 get out. Mr.. Stewart
was not long In discovering that his pocket
book containing about $3.50 was missing. He
looked about the crowd but of course the
lightfngered gentlemen had escaped.
Breaking up = Nuisance.
The attention of the town officers had been
drawn to the fact that for the past several
months crowd of young men and boys
have been playing cards at the building sit
uated on the old Cooper lumber yard. This
habit has been indulged in by number of
very young boys. Officers Wittick and Gill
about noon, and discovered a game in pro
gress and number of boys engaged in watch
ing the players. Their presence at that place
soon caused the game to stop rather abruptly
: tection. The officers secured some of the
cards and learning the names of some OF the
psaySss, although no arrests were made, but
. warning given to the boys to stop their
playing.
During the summer crowd of boys can be
seen every day making a habit of going in
swimming. This the officers have also de-
termined to abolish, and in future all who
after sundown The RATS that line the river
from the coal shutes TO Bruner's saw mill are
constantly being used for this purpose. At
the latter place boys, ranging in years from
six to ten, can very often be seen playing in
the water, as it is only about two feet deep at
X this point
Police Intelligence.
Henry Smith, cripple, has for the past
few days been annoying people with appeals
for money. The condition of the man has, In
many cases, opened the hearts of the gener
GUS, and they have responded to his appeals
chased whisky for himself and his compan
ions Yesterday he got intoxicated and be
having in disorderly manner was arrested
by Officer Struck ON complaint of Charles
Shillow. He was taken before 'Squir,
Frank, who sent him to Jail for 80 days.
Officers Wittick and Gilbert succeeded II
finding the buffalo robe that had stolen from
Mr.. s. s. Detwiler, on last Thursday evenin,
by Edward Shattuck, who Is now in Jail fo
30days. The article was found under pile o
lumber at E. n. Smiths lumber yard.
Among the Churches.
The observance Of the Lords supper vii
be held at the Presbyterian church at tn,
morning service tomorrow. The evening
services will begin at eight o'clock, ,commenc
ing tomorrow and continuing during th
summer
During the summer months the Sunday
school exercises of the Trinity Reforme
church will be at nine o'clock in the morn
ip&W sead OF in the afternoon.
Injured by u Stone.
William Collins, an employe of the Colun
bia rolling mill, was helping to unload som
heavy stones at the mill this morning b
some accident one of them, called two ma
stone, slipped and struck Collins on the brea,
inturing him very severely. He had 70 /
taken to his home on Union street and d
w. q. Taylor summoned who attended
the injuries he received.
Town Notes.
This afternoon the Ironsides, of Lancaste
and the Columbia base ball club, play a gam
of ball on the Columbia grounds, at Kitcher
town.
The Riverside club, of Marietta, visite
town this afternoon, and crossed bats wit
the o. X. base ball club on the stove work
grounds.
Last night the Columbia Citizens band wa
out serenading, and the music they -playe
~ was very good. On the evening of Frida.
JAY I'd, this band will give an open air cor
cert ON the Safcony in front of their ban
room. On this occasion they will play SCI
eral of their new selections.
Yesterday the trustees of the Columbia fiji
company bought 800 feet Of Eureka hose,
be used by their company.
A party of men from Reading, numberin
fifteen, are spending week at Roy's islant
below tho dam, engaged in fishing and sin
liar amusements
Very few Columbians attended the excu
sion to Pennryn park this morning.
This evening the sociable of the Secon
street Lutheran church will be held in til
yard adjoining the church.
The writing school of Prof Cunningham
which has been in progress for the past ie
weeks, at the institute building, closed la
night Very marked progress has bee
shown by the attendants at the school. job
Girfin received the lst prize and Miss Sad
Zeigler the second for the most improv
mentmade during the time the school W;
held here. The prizes were very handson
Bibles.