Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-21
PROVIDING FIRE ESCAPES.
OOEUasfA C0OECfLMEN TO fEsPEOT
raOsR IN LAECAsrkR.
ne chief Busisess thst Occupicd the Ad'
jesrssa Meeting Of Councii-Isems IN the
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News Notes About Town.

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COLUMBIA, April 2i.-- An adjourned meet |
tue of the borough council was held last |
evenins IN the council chamber Members |
present MsssrA Bucher, Caswell, Edwards,
Fovrsy, Hsrshey, Mifflin, Musser and Wester-
man. Absent, Eckman. The principal
business before conncil was the consideration
of Hrs escapes to be erected at the opera
house. Bids, accompanied by plans and
specifications were read from Messrs Anne
4 Thomas 9. v. Rote, of Lancaster, and
Jacob +. Bender. These plans all provided
for different kinds of escapes and every
bidder sent his own plan. On motion the
property committee were instructed to visit
Lancaster for the purpose of inspecting fire
escapes at the children's home and other
places.
A report was made about the fence about
Potter's field, which Is In bad condition.
The property committee will attend to the
fencing The highway committee was in
structed to have pavements raised about the
line streets in different parts of town. The
secretary was instructed to notify Rev. j. j.
Russell to pave and grade about his property
on Walnut street, between Eighth and
Seventh. On motion the council adjourned
TO meet at call of the president
Religious Notes.
st. Paul's =. +. church services will be
held this evening at 7:30 o'clock, and will be
conducted by Rev. F. +. G. Almon, NJ. A.,
Of Mechanicsburg, Pa. Services will be held
on Thursday morning at 1880 o'clock. A
sermon will be delivered ON the subject, ais
1t i ?" At 4:30 p. IN. the su bect for the sermon
will be "Tbe Denial"
Services will be held in the Bethel Church
of God this evening at 80 o'clock and will
be conducted by Rev. G. w. Seilhamer, OF
2 o'clock conservation and praise services
will be held at this church.
Rev. G. d. Rishel, pastor OF the Church OF
God, organized white ribbon temperance
army last night Notwithstanding the incle-
ment weather large number were present
The society was named the Mount Olivet
Division OF the w. r. T. A. of Columbia, and
the following officers elected: President,
Rev. G. d. Rishel secretary, Miss Lille
About forty persons signed the pledge and
received the white ribbon. The occasion was
enlivened with interesting exercises.
Tramp Impostor.
For the past three weeks a tramp has been
about the town and made himself very OBJ.
noxious by his appeals for assistance. The
fellow is about six feet in height well built,
has black mustache, and wears blue over
alls. The man stops almost every person
that passes him and makes an appeal for
charity. Sometimes he wants to sell hand
kerchief and generally winds up by getting
a small sum OF money. He suits himself to
and other times he is a railroader. He first
asks what time of day 1t is, and then ends
up by an appeal for charity. The man is a
regular nuisance and should be sent out of
town.
Badly scalded.
Mary Jones, girl living in an alley near
the Chestnut Hill furnaces, met with pain
ful accident at her home yesterday. She was
carrying kettle of very hot water, and in
some manner the kettle upset and she re-
ceived the contents on her side and arm, re-
sulting in painful injuries. The burns re-
ceived the attention of a physician.
Town Notes.
Frank McFalls has purchased house on
Cherry street from Henry Fisher, where he
will In future reside
During Tuesday about four hundred shad
were caught on the batteries below the dam.
BY including Mud Island and other fisher
les in that vicinity, about one thousand fish
were brought to land yesterday. BE-.
+. X. Weiser, clerk for DIR. Markell at his
drug store, has accepted situation in Phila.
delpha where he will also attend lectures.
Mr.. Weiser has been with DIR. Markell for the
past two years and was universally liked.
His place will be taken by Mr.. John Paules.
Ofhcer Gilbert OF the railroad police, ar
rested Patrick Coyle and Thomas Callan for
riding on an east bound freight train. Squire
Frank sent them to Jail tor ten DAYS
lightning arrester has been placed on
the dynamo of the Columbia Electric Light
company to prevent any danger TO the mach
inery during a storm. Last night the lights
burned very brightly and were not effected
by the heavy flashes of lightning. This was
the first time the lights vera burning during
storm, and they did very well.
Part OF bank at the cellar of Haldeman' )
new store on Locust street caved in yester-
day afternoon. man named Hogentogler
had his leg hurt in a trlfling manner which
was the only damage done.