Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-20

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Hsular Correspondence OF the IsrELLieEScER.
6oLuNBIA, Dec 20-The rain storm OF
- saturday, which continued the entire
" and evening, was the cause Of the bust.
- q the merchants being less than was
oro1o1patsd. The Ice merchants also felt
Goopcudent over the weather. The river is
nelreiy frozen over above the bridge and
LOW the bridge IL almost closed. II the
Wonthsr continues cold thisopen space would
G0oBs over and the cutters could secure
DDoo supply Of Ice. The recent rain may
$500 rise In the river which would carry
~ ios on and lessen the prospects OF crop
The Death List.
John 0nuley, aged 80, well known man,
s 01o0 q his homo, In Concord lane, on sunusy
& fmoenine at six o'clock after an illness oil hve
Nopks Of typhoid.pneumonia He was a
omber OF Company G. for about fve years.
K ne funeral will take place on Tuesday after.
z 8oon st two O'Clock. Services will be held
r. q Johns Lutheran church. A firing
z Snsrod Of Company G. will attend the funeral.
GvsMsrgaret Poff, aged 81 yesrss iieo at
-sr ho.H1 h H1 INTEL, ,4ased had been sick
seurdsve on S6.ire funeral will take place
g coms orning At ten ,Stx,,,a oclSeE; ahe re,
Real Estate Sold.
On Saturday evening, the following prop
critics were sold at public sale at the Franklin
house: A brick dwelling on Walnut street,
above Front, to NJ. s. Shumap, for 1886 (;
two brick houses, situated on South Third
stroet near Cherry to John b. Wissier. for
e. 40; q lot Of ground on Walnut street above
Fourth to c. +. Grsybill, for 1886 the sam
uel Truscott homestead, on Cherry street was
Withdrawn, also a house corner Third and
Poplar streets was withdrawn at s, 800
Thumb Ampu,ated.
About two weeks ago Lewis Cashore, q
brakeman on the Reading & Columbia rail
ruad, had the thumb OF his left hand mashed
while engaged In coupling cars. The attend
ing physician had hopes that the thumb
could be saved, but the injury was of such
nature that the thumb had to be smputsted
dose TO the hand on last Saturday.
Town Notes.
Iester & Aliens minstrel company, one OF
The finest of Its kind on the road, will appear
Ia the opera house next Wednesday evening.
Engine e95 coming west, ran into the rear
end OF freight train drawn by engine 800 in
the east yards this morning, resulting in
the bumper and pilot of the engine being
broken.
A very large congregation assembled in
the Second street Lutheran church on Sun
day evening, when Rev. VIM. p. Evans de-
ltvered the third lecture on "Success in
Lifen This lecture was very interesting.
The wreck crew left town at nine o'clock
On Saturday night to clear away wreck on
the PennsylNanla railroad Al tne tonestoSa
bridge The wreck occurred To freight train
drawn by engine 29S. The crew returned
home Sunday morning at three o'clock.
Miss Maggie Welsh entertained the pupils
( Of the high school at her home, on Chestnut
street. last Saturday evening. A pleasant
time was had by all.
Harry Heiselman captured an owl on Sat
urday near Turkey Hill, which he brought &c
Columbia 1t is of a species never seen about
this vicinity, having white face, and Is the
color Of guineah hen. From tip to tip across
the wings 1t measures forty-five inches.
The employees Of the Reading & Coumbis
round house heard very peculiar noise
about eight O'Clock this morning, sounding
like the explosion Of a boiler. The men lefi
their work in hurry, but could not find out
the cause of the noise.
Benjamin Jackson, colored, was committed
to jail for thirty days by Squire Evans on the
charge Of drunkenness and disorderly con
duct and cruelty TO animals.