Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-18
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~ Policeman +. Holman arrested four
n1on n . woed. between the Marieua
1une6joo I'd Chlckiss, yesterday afternoon.
~ c1lccr had been ON their trail for the
- Shroo days, owing TO their suspicious
1o6k Thsro were eight men IN the gang,
~ ~ ol1csr only arrested four, being con.
V1nood that The others were not guilty Of any
mls6emsanof. Tho men were brought to
0uaumhla and taken 10 the Office OF Squire
Gvans for . hearing, where they gave
lnolf names - Henry Kline, Bsrnhard
Daldy, Augustus Hull and Charles Smith.
me men are all Germans and gave Balt-
more, Nd, - their homo The following
astiCles were found In their Possession y
new penknivss Ave wallets e PooffssSsoocs f sascca
psck smoking, pairs buckskin gauntlets,
black gloves, harmonica, handkerchiefs,
xssor, suspenders 9 ten cent stamps,
8 one cent stamps, 8 two cent stamps,
cent: In .b;s money spGos vleS1 hcSors icr
striped shirts, 2 knit Jackets, pair
boofs, pair striped pants, l pair corduroy
pants, gold breastpiD, gold watch charm,
pounds Of coffee and pounds OF -four. The
men told very conflicting stories OF the man.
nsr in which the goods came into their POS
session and Oficer Hoffman is Of the opinion
that they are the gang who have been work
ing In the surrounding counties From the
variety Of articles in their possession they
have robbed some country store. Last even
ing they were taken TO the Lancaster Jail to
await further Developments.
District Meeting OF A. M +. Church.
The Fourth p e. district of the A. NJ. E.
church, Philadelphia conference, commenced
their sessions In the Mt. Zion A. NJ. +.
church ON Wednesday morning. Rev. VIM.
w. Grimes. of Lancaster, presiding elder,
presided over the meeting and Rev. J.
w. Norris, Of Reading, acted as the
secretary. A large number of ministers
from the different churches of this
district were present The attention
OF the meeting was given to vari-
GUS topics, which we're ably discussed. Dur
ing yesterday the temperance and the public
school question received the attention of the
delegates present, also the necessary means
for making the churches more spiritually
prosperous. The arrangement OF circuits
was also debated upon, as some OF
the ministers are opposed to camp.
meetings. From reports received the several
churches are in an excellent spiritual condi.
ton and a fair condition financially. The
educational question will be discussed this
Afternoon, opened by Rev. T. II. Moore, OF
Columbia The topic for this evening will
be the Sunday school cause, the relations OF
parents to children and of the church to the
Sunday school, opened by Rev. J. w. Norris
OF Reading The Sunday school of the town
church will attend the meeting this evening
and the exercises will be very interesting.
CowardIy Act That should be Punished.
On last Tuesday night James Mcclure
living on South Fifth street, accompanied by
his wife, was coming from the opera house,
when he met man, near his home acting in
. dsorderly manner. Mcclure made a few
remarks to the fellow, who became very
much incensed and was going to fight Nc
Clure and his wife passed on to their home,
when the man in q mean cowarGly manner
hurled q large stone with great force at Nc
Clure, striking him in the forehead above
veyed to his homo and medical attendance
summoned. The injury il serious one
Where the Irish Were Scarce.
The Pennsylvania railroad company ex
pected q number OF people from town to at
tend the meeting in the court house, at Lam
caster, last night. Three extra passenger car
were attached 10 the evening passenger train
to take the people to that city. At MARKETS.
two men boarded the train, two at Columbia
one at Mountville, and one at Dillerville max
ing total Of six persons in three cars The
return train Of three cars brought six persons
to their homes ut II p. IN.
Town Notes.
The regular monthly meeting of the school
board will be held this evening In the coun.
ell chamber.
The members of the United Brethren
church will hold q festival In the armory foI
three nights commencing this evening. This
Is one Of the plans adopted To- raise money
for the erection Of their new church, and as
the cause Is a worthy one 1t should be hber-
ally patronized.
Waite's comedy company appeared in the
opera house last night in " lnshavogue," a
play which greatly pleased the audience.
Widow Bedott =" will be given this even
ing.
A car jumped the rails this morning on the
rolling mill tracks. Itwas soon replaced.
Yesterday afternoon box car jumped the
track on the Pennsylvania railroad in front
Of De Huff's coal yard. Considerable trouble
was had before the car was replaced on the
xaila.
After the close of the performance in the
opera house the band connected with the
Waite company rendered Mr.. ]. II. Zeamer,
treasurer Of the opera house, q serenade at
his home on Walnut street. The music was
the finest ever heard In Columbia