Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-28
COLUMBTA WILL REMEMBER


Regular CoFfespon0ence OF INrsLLIeENoER
CoLunBrA, ,zay y2l-Tc-morrow being tho
day ses apart .0s Memorial Day, the occasion
viii b. obN <vsd In Columbia. under the d.
vsclion u Gen. Welsh Post, No lis, g. A. X.
The deuonsioa of the soldiers' graves will
bsrs o. The post will assemble In the post
rooA q O'Clock sharp. The parade
will move promptly st 2:30 o'clock, going
up Locust street to the cemetery, In two sec
tons Ono section will be led by the Iron.
vile cornet band and the other by the Grand
Army drum corp4 Company G, Fourth
Regiment, have rendered their services ~ al
escort to the post, which has been accePted.
Company l, Eighth Regiment, OF Wrights-
villa, have also offered their services and 10
oil probability our neighboring military COM
pxny will he part Of the parade
The services in the cemetery will consist
OF the decorating Of the soldiers graves, and
the carrying out Of the form laid down in the
ritual OF the Grand Army posts. These exer-
cises will be held at the soldiers plot. The
apecixl Memorial Day exercises will take
place in the opera house on Sunday evening
Gen. Welsh post will 60 TO Washington
borough on Saturday morning to conduct ser
vices there. The comrades will meet at the
post room ct 10 O m. and take the 1O:40 train.
A special train will return to Columbia at
IL o'clock.
The post will participate in the memorial
tion of the citizens of that place. The post
will meet In the post room at p. m. and go
10 Mountville st $50 ?. m. by special train.
The exercises at that place will be under the
, direction of the citizens committee The
post will return to Columbia at $40 o'clock.
Il has been requested that out OF respect
for the occasion all places of business be
closed from IL to O'Clock p. M, and In ALI
probability this request will be generally
observed.
A sons of Veterans Camp,
A number of young men Of town have or
ganized camp Of Sons of Veterans and the
new camp was mustered In last night The
name OF the organization will be the General
Welsh Camp, No. 6S, Sons OF Veterans The
following officers were elected Captain,
Sherman Kidders; first lieutenant, Morris
Bailey; second lieutenant Clifford Keech;
camp council, John Metzger, Charles Broome
and Edward Reuter-; quartermaster and
treasurer, John Cline; orderly sergeant and
secretary, James Broomfield; chaplain, Sam
uel Hlnkle; delegate to convention at sham
okin on June sth, Charles Broome; alternate,
John Cline.
Town Notes
During yesterday afternoon the town was
visited by hail storm, and hailstones about
the size Of beans fell in all portions of the
town The storm lasted but q few minutes
and did not result in any damage.
Shad fishing still continues to be very
poor and this morning only 10 shad were
brought to Columbia as the result Of the
catch during last night at the fisheries near
the dam. At some of the batteries the men
have suspended work.
large party OF ladies and gentlemen from
York, Wrightsvllle and Columbia. held a
picnic at Wild Cat yesterday. The day was
spent in very enjoyable manner and
dancing formed an important part of the
pleasures.
A game of bail will be played on the insti-
tute grounds on Saturday afternoon by the
clubs composed of members Of the Lancaster
and Columbia high schools
Mr.. William NJ. Stevenson and family, OF
Philadelphia are visiting among old friends
in Columbir.
Train No 13, drawn by engine 321, OF the
Reading & Columbia railroad, while coming
in the direction of Columbia at o'clock
this morning, struck man at Lime Rock
The man lives in the vicinity OF that place
and was attacked with q ft while CROSSING
the tracks. The engineer reversed his engine
and the man was not struck very hard
although he received some bruises about hi.
body. #t t
The Columbia base ball club will not play
on Saturday, as was expected, but will oper
the season on Saturday, June 5th.