Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-08


{ doaunprA, Dec Sat a meeting OF Gen.
k1ah Post No. lis, @. A. r., last evening, |
no following officers were elected 10
Igeo for cpe year Post commander, s. b. |
|0oppoH; senior vice commander, X. 5. /
DonhoR; Junior vice commander, John Pin |
Hngeon QuArtermsster, James L. Pinkerton;
DuyUocn, DIR. r. Hinkle; chaplain, Jacob IL |
winner; ofiicer OF the day, Jacob L. Reitzel |
cAeor Of the guard, +. G. Charles; trustees,
\. Mullen, J. L. Pinkerton and Samuel FIJI
noft; ordnance sergeant, G. L. Grove dele
49, 10 department encampment > n
Aihsight w. Hayes Grier, Rooer, Hall
o60 J. w. Yocum alternates, Cyrus Brnner, |
~ u Dunbar, w. L. Hershey, Andrew kaue
q -. Livingston, John Mowery and JACOB
The regular monthly meeting of the Vigilant |
'1ro company, No. 2, WAS held last night |
Vhon the following officers were elected to
eervo for the ensuing year: PRESIDENT
George r. Bennett; vice president, !.
Moriarty secretary, George w. Schr2edef
Null chief engineer, Chas. +. Grove; assist
ant engineers, q. +. Bsight, VIM. Rodgers,
VIM. Moore, Poster Devlne; chief fireman,
John Hickey; assistant hremen, Seorge
Dosch, John Moore, James Tulley, John
Dcoth; chief pipemsn, Harry Lockard +; as.
olstant pipemen, A. EiseG berger, A. Easolt,
a. e Baight assistant hose directors, John
Madden, Howard Barnes, James McGinnts
trusteee, John Hickey, VIM. Moore and n
Gilman,
The Christmas Market
Under the direction OF the ladies Of the
Presbyterian Church Aid society a Christmas
market will be held in the srmory on Decem-
her 9th and 10th, which promises to he a
beautiful and novel affair. BY the use OF
holly and Christmas trees the place will be
tastefully decorated. There Will be French,
German and Japanese booths attended by
ladies dressed In appropriate costumes ana
there will be sold the products OF the coun.
tries they represent A dolls reception will
a;so bo held and four premiums given for
the largest, smallest, and prettiest aud Oldest
dolls The little girls from the town are
invited to compete for the premiums
Articles useful and beautiful will be sold,
also refreshments of all kinds. An admis-
sion fee OF five and ten cents will be charged.
Boy Bitten by a Dog.
Harry Hlnkle, young son Of D. X. Hin.
kle living on North Front street. was bitten
In the right leg by dog belonging to W. a,
King. The boy was going up alley Il, ard
pessed the place where the dog was when be
was attack ed and received serious wound
which confines him 20 his homo
Death OF Mrs. John Given.
Information has been received here OF the
death of Mrs. John S. Given, at her home az
Frankford, near Philadelphia, on TUESDAY
morning. Mrs Given was a resident Of Col.
umbia for number of years and was very
well known during her residence in the
town. She was related to the Kautfmans,
Suicklers and others here.
Town Notes.
Callan, Haley s. Csllsn's minstrel company
appeared in the opera house last night to a
fair audience, when the finest performance
Of this kind ever seen in Columbia was given.
The acts OF the "Electric Three" the Dare
Brothers, etc, were received with well de
served applause.
A pleasant party was held last night By the
"Pieiades" " at the residence Of Mr.. J, c.
Stoner.
Three hogs were butchered a. Wagner:
hotel yesterday, which weighed when dressed
456 462 and 466 pounds.
A special service will be held on Thursday
evening IN st PauPs 2. f, church. In con.
nection with St Andrews Brotherhood. An
address will be delivered by Rev. Edgar
Cope, Of Philadelphia.
Considerable disorder prevailed in the
opera house last night, caused by some
= young men sitting In the parquet by
their loud talking and making remarks tC
the actSrs on the stage. The annoyance was
so great that several persons were compelled
TO take Other seats. No attempt was made
TO stop the talking.
"Across the Atlantic" " will be ted
in the opera house on next Monday night
During Christmas week several attractions
will he given at the billiard hail on Second
street. John Cline. OF Lancaster, viii ap
pear at this time
Mrs. Jacob s. Strine left town this morn
ing for visit to her daughter, Mrs. Samue
Ball, at Dayton, Ohio, MIR Strine accom-
panied his wife as far as Pittsburg.
Mrs. Stephen Jones, living along the Mari
eta pike, near town, is lying very sick at bel
home, resulting from a pin entering hel
right hand near the wrist, which could no
be removed. The lady is very well known
IN Columbia