Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-06-18

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| i5nauuurA. pa. June l7.--On the night OF
6nAov. Apsil 10, the railroad station at
1nt Hops was broken open by thieves,
p revolver, violin, Q lot Of photographs
= 1ventythree cents stolen. All efforts TO
- ~ persona committing the deed proved
~ y Snavniling, until within q few weeks
vAon Oficer Hoffman, OF the Reading &
G6onmbla police force, with the help Of OFF,
~ Wittsck, got clue TO the robbers These
NO ofIicen went in that vicinity on
5nSevsa, and at last suspected Jonas
nd samuel Pyfer, living about four
miles from Mannheim, In the direction Of
Cornwall, and Jacob Schell, living near Leb-
encn, a. concerned in the robbery. The
houses Of this party were searched and at
Aast . few articles found in the possession OF
Hchell. This man then confessed 10 the
robbery and implicated the Pyfer brothers,
stating that he did the watching while they
OnmmittedS the deed. Schell and Samuel
pyler were arrested on Tuesday and brought
70 Columbia, where they were confined In the
WIttick and Hoffman drove to the Cornwall
mouutains taking Schell with them, on a
hunt for the stolen articles as this man
etated that they we're hidden on the mountain.
Their search was fruitless excepting that
Jonas Pyfer was arrested. Yesterday after
noon the three men were given hearing at
The Office OF Squire Evans and were remanded
to taii for further hearing on Monday, June
81. This morning Officer Hoffman went to
Allentown to arrest another man who Is
supposed to be concerned in the same robbery.
the Picnic Season.
This morning the Sunday school Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church went to Lititz Springs,
whore they will spend the day. fair num-
ber went on the picnic this morning and
many more will visit it this afternoon.
Columbia Lodge, No 252, Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen, will go on an excursion
70 Penryn park, on Friday, June 18th. The
members have been very active in making
this excursion success, which it will most
likely prove to be.
A number of persons left town this morn
ing at o'clock, on the excursion to Mount
0refna. held to-day by keystons Lodge, No.
A. Brotherhood OF Railroad Brakemen.
1sase hall.
On next Saturday afternoon, the Columbia
base ball club will play game with the Key.
stone club OF Mannheim, on the grounds OF
the former. A game was played by these
clubs two weeks ago when the Columbia was
victorious and the contest on next Saturday
promises to be equally exciting. The towr
club has now excellent management ant
with q fair amount Of practice should be abb
10 give q first-class exhibition Of the nationa
game.
Town Notes.
lumbia school board, will be held this even
ing, in the council chamber.
Thomas Lineaweaver returned home L
Lebanon this morning, after brief visit u
town.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Church O
God, will hold a straw berry festival in tn
church on Thursday and Friday evenings G
this week. The festival will be held for tn
benefit of the church.
Miss Irene Mcclure. of Harrisburg, is Wis
iting friends in Columbia
The Kickapoo lnuians arrived in tow
this morning and will camp tor one week o
the open ground at the corner of Fourth an
Union streets. The band will give exhiD
tions of the customs of this race and tn
doctor in connection with the band, will Sc
the preparations prepared by the Indians, 9
cure for all manner OF diseases.
The members of Pennsylvania Castle, n,
rs, Knights of the Mystic Chain, will go
York this evening at o'clock on speci
train, where they will pay fraternal visit
York castle, No. "a.
The repairmen of the Pennsylvania raj
road are now engaged in putting in new raj
on the main tracks, between Union an
Perry streets