Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-22
A BUSY CHURCH WEEK.
moW 0OLUARfA RELf0SOUs Ps0PhS
ARE 0BsERvfT0 THE WEEK.
eyscsal CONNIE snoration Of To-day In the b"r-
sush Houses Of worshsp-Hcw Tram
Delayed aFussral-Decressed Ca'ch
Of shsd-pAss Nosss About Town.

Regular Correspondence OF IsrrI1IaRscFR.
t.orUMHfA. Pa, April 22.--The Catholic
churches are observing to-day as Mandy
Thsrsday. Solemn services were held this
morning.
II the 81 Psul's r. r. church this evening
Il 7.2O o'clock the services will consist Of the
holy communion admin istered to the copgre-
nation. On Gdod Friday morning services
viii be held ct 10 o'clok and a sermon will
b delivered on "The Shadows OF Good
Things to Come" From II to p. m. devo.
tion OF three hours on the cross. At 8 p. m.
special services will be held in the opera
house. sermon will be preached 10y Rev.
Moran and the united church choirs Will
render special Passion music.
In the Bethel Church Of God, this even7
ing at 7:30 o'clock, there will be preaching
aud observance of the ordinances On Good
FRIDAY at 10 a. m. there will be childien's
meeting and service of song; at p. M. a
womanss and missionary meeting Will be
held. Miss Lydia Forney, OF Harrisburg,
and Mrs. X. q. Wiley, of Washington, Pa,
will assist at the special services.
Services will be held in the Trinity Re-
formed church on Good Friday morning at
l0:i5 o'clock.
Services will be held in the Second street
Lutheran church on Good Friday from II 20
o'clock. Rev. VIM. =. Evans, pastor, Will
be assisted at the services by some of the
other pastors OF town. In the pulpit retreat
of this church there will be seen q crayon
picture of the crucihxion OF ShrisI me
figures are life-size and natural and represent
Christ on the cross and the two Mary's knee!-
ing before him. The picture Is the WORK OF
Mr. Samuel Filbert.
Two Funerals.
The funeral of the late Mrs. nj. A. Bletz,
took place on Wednesday afternoon from her
late residence on Walnut street, aud was
largely attended by the many friends OF the
deceased. Interment was made at Mount
Bethel cemetary.
The funeral OF Dollie Simmons took place
from her late home on South Front street on
Wednesday afternoon. Interment took place
at Mount Bethel cemetery.
Funeral Delayed by Trains.
A funeral cortege passing to the cemetery
was caused a very vexatious delay during
yesterday afternoon at the Union street cross
ing on the Pennsylvania railroad. BY the
continual passing to and fro of trains the at
tendants of the funeral were detained at thi
place about eighteen minutes. The tran
hands paid no heed to the requests to NOV
the cars. In reply to inquiries at the dis
patcher's office OF this road any undertake
will notify the officials Of a funeral passin!
the railroad and orders Will be issued to keel
the track clear.
Town Notes
From present indications a very good houst
in "The Mikado." This company appear:
on next Saturday night under the manage
ment of General Welsh post
On Saturday, April 9th, 1856, Co. c, o
town, will have been organized for nine
years. The company will celebrate their an
niversary by attending the Second stree
Lutheran church on Sunday evening.
The lodge room of Chiquesauuga trib,
No. 80, of Red Men, is now undergoing re
pairs and will be generally renovated. In
side window blinds will be added, and tn
windows will be eight panes instead OF lou
as at present.
The shad fishing of yesterday was yer.
poor, and the batteries in the vicinity of til
dam were not very successful. The catch c
yesterday is estimated about 800, and wit
the fisheries of Mud Island and vicinity Tn
catch will amount to nearly 1000.
A large crowd can always be found abou
the window Of Brugh's drug store by tn
sight of hen and nine chickens, solOre
with different kinds of dye. In the windo'
OF Markets drug store are four very prett
white rabbits and they draw number
people about the place.