Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-05-29
THE RETIRING PRESIDENT OF THE
COLUMBIA NATIONAL BANK.
The News From Columbia-Sad Results of n
Runaway Accident--stealinga Trunk From
His sweetheart-The Programme for De-
corstion Day-Notes About Town.

coration Day--Notes About Town.
Regular Correspondence of the ISrELLIoEscEn.
COLUMBIA, May 20.--The complete and in
teresting sketch of Col Samuel Shoch's life
and personal "reminiscences, printed in last
evenings INTELLIaENCER, was highly ap-
preciated by his large circle of friends and
acuuaintances here. One of them desires to
contribute the above pen portrait of him by
way of supplement to the INTELLIGENCEH's
sketch.
Mrs. G. @. Franciscus, OF Philadelphia,
yesterday, sent to Col. Shoch mound OF the
choicest cut flowers. Its size is ~ feet long,
llz feet wide, and about inches high. In the
centre of the mound is a bed of pink tinted
carnations, and in the centre of the bed the
figures "ss," to signify the ago of Col.
Shoch, in violet immortelles. 1t is the hand
soonest floral design seen in Columbia Tor a
long tine.
A Runaway Accident.
A sad accident happened to part of the
family of Eli Grosh, who reside short dis
tance beyond Sherk's Grove, near the first
bridge crossing the Chiques creek. Mrs.
Grosb, his mother, and his daughter SUSIE
aged years, were returning to their home
in a wagon from Drytown, when one side of
the wagon broke down. Mr.. Grosh was
The accident scared the horse, aud he ran off,
Susie was thrown out, dragged short dis.
tance, and finally run over. Her injuries,
which are serious, consist of a bruised face and
body, and a scalp wound, which extends
from point on the top OF the forehead to the
occipit Mrs Grosh was thrown partly from
the wagon, but her feet caught under the
seat and she was thus saved from fall which
would have resulted in her death, as it was
she was severely bruised and shaken up. a
Columbia physician attended them.
Robbed His Sweetheart
Sarah Ann Yelletts beau, James Dallas,
went back on her in mean manner yester-
day while she was at work at the Continental
hotel, being employed there as cook. Dallas
stole from herxouse in Alley ], between Sd
and 4th st~eeS, her trunk containing all her
"lothe4rand several other articles. After dis
~Eosing of them, Dallas had Simon Molsem
{, purchase ticket for Coatesville, and thus he
escaped from Columbia When the robbery
was made known, Ofhcer Wlttick was put
upon the thiefs track, and worked the trail
30 successfully that at eight o'clock last even
ing he arrested Dallas at or near Coatesville.
He was returned to Columbia this morning,
where Squire Evans gave him hearing,
and his guilt being clearly proven, he was
sent to Jail for court Molsen was also com
mi.ted as an accomplice.
Observance of Memorial Day.
Post No. 1lS G.. A. R., will, in observance
of Memorial Day, be fot med at 2i5 and the
column will move promptly at 3 O'Clock,
up Locust street to the cemetery, led by the
Citizons' band of Columbia.
The exercises in the cemetery will TAXI
place near the soldiers plot, on the arrival
OF the column, and will be brief, as fol-
lows:
Reading of Memorial Order. jutant.
Prayer by the Chaplain. n...............BF +. Dead
Memoria! Address. WIN. B. Given, ESQ
strewing Flowers Post
BY special invitation of the citizens of
Mountviile, Post lis will participate in the
memorial services here. Comrades will as
semble at Post headquarters at o'clock
sharp, move down Locust street to the Penn
sylvania railroad depot and go by special
train, leaving Columbia at $500. Returning,
leave Mountville at $40
The following new graves Will be decora-
ted tomorrow Eli J Derrick, 45th Pa vols.
died July 81, 1854. Frank E. Grove, Sd Pa.
artillery, died December 10th, 1884 Hugh
NJ. Boyd, 2osd Pa. vols, died December l4th,
A Successful Operator.
Prof. John Warren, of the National res
taurant, Columbia, writes of the successful
operation OF removing a tumor from the jaw
OF his lO-year old son Ignatius. The tumor
had grown just above the end of the left
upper jaw, and was removed by Prof. Mayer,
of the Jefferson Medical hospital. Part OF
the jaw bone and two teeth were cut away,
and the operation is considered success.
Young Warren, although suffering intense
pain, is doing well.
Town Notes.
John w. Swartz yesterday bought of G. G.
Kaufman, attorney for Ms. Sarah Ross, OF
Tyrone, brick house, situated on North
Third street, for g, 400.
While driving up Union street yesterday,
wagon containing Robert Comfy and Henry
Fisher struck and knocked down a three
year-old child of Nat Wike, which was play
ing in the street. Its injuries are severe but
not necessarily dangerous.
The Dutch Pinaiore company has cancelled
its Columbia engagement
The river in front of Columbia was dotted
with pleasure boats, fully halfa hundred
going back and forward. The six sail boats
sailing in consort made pretty sight
Fred. Friens, of Union street. while ''gap-
ingp last evening dislocated his left jaw.
Brakeman Fred Wendler, of shifter 440
had his right hand terribly gashed this
morning by lump of coal falling from a
coal dump and striking him.
A spread rail caused a wreck to two cars of
draft last evening, near the Locust street
crossing. The draft was being brought from
the "Little Mill" by shifter llS Only a
slight detention to travel was caused.
The Actives of Lancaster will be III Column
bia tomorrow and play game of base ball
with the Columbia club.