Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-11
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Regular Correspondence OF IsrEtLIoKSoRR.
CoLuMptA. May 1.-THE annual meet
ing Of the stockholders OF the Kelley stove
company wss held last evening In the council
chambsr OF the opera house for electing a
board oS. nine director and a treasurer Of the
company. Tho result was great surprise to
many Of the stockholders and 1t is the general
topic Of conversation on the streets this morn
fue. The vote for the director resulted as fol-
lows: 8. 8. Detwiler, 1892; VIM. Patton,
8. .ls2: Hiram Wilson, 8, 493 J. A. Meyers, o9i I;
J. H. Herr, 3,75s; Samuel Filbert 3,59s;
VIM. b. Given, s56 G. f. Graybil s94 II.
r. Bruner, 2,457 and +. A. Bennett 2,16l
votes The old board were elected with the
exceptance Of Mr.. Given and his place Will
be- filed by Mr.. Bennett The vote for
treaurer was ]. A. Meyers, l., 1874 and Geo: w.
Haideman, 1,775 votes Alter the result oi the
election was announced Messrs. Meyers and
Graybill stated to the meeting that IL ap-
peared as IL the small vote which they re-
ceived was an indication that they were not
wanted In the board, aud they both declined
the position as directors The board will
most likely fil the vacancies caused by their
resignations An annual dividend OF three
per cent was declared.
A Marrow Escape.
Christian Metzger, the beer bother, was
driving in his team, in company with his son.
over the crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad
ct Locust street this morning. and came very
near colliding with freight train. An east
bound freight was noticed by the occupants
OF the wagon, but about this time the shifting
engine with two cars was crossing west and
was not seen by the driver. An accident
seemed imminent, and Mr.. Motzger jumped
from the wagon and ran up Locust street.
The boy also got from the wagon and sue
ceeded in getting the team from the tracks
without meeting any accident
Heavy storm.
About nine o'clock last evening a heavy
storm passed over Columbia, accompanied
with VIVID lightning and heavy peals of
thunder. At the station of the electric light
company the sight was a most beautiful one
when the electricity would pass over the
wires. The room would be lighted up in a
very pretty manner, but very lew of the per.
sharp flash of lightning would occur. The
lightning arrester prevented any damage to
the lights or the machinery.
Town Notes.
The regular monthly meeting of council
will be held this evening.
This evening the white ribbon temperance
army, Mount olivet division of the Church
of God, will hold meeting.
On Tuesday evening, May 18th, Frank
Jones and company will appear in the opera
house in the comedy OF " 81 Perkins, or the
Girl Left Behind Me-" This play is said to
be very fine one and is full of funny situa-
tions. A band, dressed as farmers, is one of
the attractions.
Work was commenced on Monday on the
erection of five houses at Eighth and Locust
streets. Jacob Sheath is the contractor TOR
the dwelling houses.
By reason of the muddy water the shsd
fishing Is very poor
Rev. Henry Wheeler, former pastor of
the Methodist church in Columbia, is spend
ing few days among his old friends.
Officer Gilbert and Kennedy of z. r. R.
police, arrested three train Jumpers last
night Squire Frank sent them to iail for
ten days each this morning.
party of ladies and gentlemen from Ian
caster and Columbia drove to w ashington this
morning where they boarded RAFT and took
ride down the Susquehanna river to Port
Deposit A trip through the RAFT chute at the
Columbia dam was not desired by tho part "
A heating furnace at the Columbia rolling
mill had stopped working for few days or
account of the boiler leaking. The necessary
repairs has been made and work has been re
sumed.
The river is now receding very rapidly
and will soon be at its usual state
John w. Michael has launched a row boat
of new and improved pattern, on the river
The boat runs very rapidly and is very eas
rowing.