Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-27

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'Mnsnlar Correspondence OF isTELLisBECKR.
CoiuuprA, Dec. 27.-Jsnuary 1st 1851,
>1oi1l sse very important changes In the Read.
- 4 Columbia railroad at Columbia under
- policy inaugurated by the new manage.
1nenl VIM. Clark, the present express and
nekst agent has been appointed station agent
md viii have full charge OF the freight, pas.
eonesr and express departments at Columbia
with m advance Of 20 cents per month. Sam.
ael N. Stape, the present freight agent, has
6een made telegraph operator and express
md ticket clerk, but his salary has been re-
/ ouced s25 per month. Mr.. Stspe has been an
employe twenty-one years The Telegraph
olhce has been removed from Its former
quarters and placed In the express ofiice y;
O. Hardy will be the operator at the round
house on day turn. The present day opera.
tor st the round house will be employed at
4 nieht, and the night operator Will be dis
missed. The services OF officer Fred HoH-
mau will also be dispensed with.
Christmas I'm Town.
on Christmas day the streets were full Of
peopla Very little drunkenness was seen,
Although a number of fights took place, re.
Uultsng in bruises and sore heads 1u the
evening tho Sunday schools held their en-.
tertainments, which were very interesting.
Found Dead In Bed.
The infant son of Frank Conley, aged six
weeks, living on South Fifth street, was
found dead in bed on Sunday morning. The
parents retired on Saturday night about $50
o'clock, when the child was In good health.
About 4:30 a. IN. on Sunday the parents
awoke aud found the child In dying condi.
tion. A ply sician was hurriedly summoned,
Il but the child was dead. The cause Of the
death Is supposed to be inward spssms. The
funeral will take place this afternoon at
l o'clock.
Charles tY:Erwin, assistant superiuteu dent
81 the Western Union Telegraph company,
New York, spent Christina. among friends
A small child OF A. p. Rodgers, living on
South Third street, fell down flight OF stairs
ct her home on Sunday, cutting severe gasb
In its head.
Charles Spotten, son OF Robert Spotten
living on Locust street, had severe cash Gu
in his head on Christmas by running into
sled while coastiDg.
The assistants to Robert +, Williams, traii
master OF the Pennsylvania railroad at Colum
bia, presented him with a handsome fTui
stand and pair Of silver vases on Christina
morning. The speech was made by DR.. A
Craig. Mr.. Williams presented each OF tn
employees In bis department with lsrg
turkey.
FIG. Johns. superintendent OF the infan
department of the United Brethren Sun a.
school, was presented with gold-hesGeC
cane, and his assistant Miss Lille keech
received gold ring.
Mr.. FL. II. Houston, of Philadelphia, hal
endowed Wrightsville, his birthplace, with
public library.
The Chestnut Hill Iron Ore company pre-
6ented each child OF their employees with
box of candy on Christmas morning.
Messrs- Geo. W. and r. F. Hsldeman pre-
sented g. SO in gold to each employe of thei
store.
The Kelley stove company has been shu
down for repairs and 10 take account Q
stock. The machine shop IS still running,
Rev. VIM. p. Evans, pastor OF the SeconC
Street Lutheran church, finished his cours'
Oflectures on Sunday evening on Success
In Life." The lecture was on The Futur
ofthe Young Men OF Columbia"
The Presbyterian and Episcopal Sunds.
schools will hold entertainments this even
Ing.
Prot. .. K. Gleason appeared in the rinl
on Friday night and Christmas Afternoon
and evening to good.sizsd crowds. The pro
fessor handles number Of vicious animal
with much success.